Know-how
The questions people actually ask
Load progression, technique, gear and the honest comparisons. Written for someone about to put a weight in a bag, not for someone reading about it.
Training
When can you go from 10 kg to 15 kg?
A progression that adds weight or distance, never both in the same week, and what knee pain is actually telling you.
9 min read · updated 18 Jul
Rucking vs running: what each one costs your body
Comparable calorie burn at a fraction of the joint impact — and where that comparison stops holding.
7 min read · updated 11 Jul
Technique
Getting started
How heavy should your ruck be?
Percent-of-bodyweight rules of thumb, why 20% is the usual ceiling for beginners, and how to test it.
5 min read · updated 27 Jun
Your first ruck, start to finish
Pick a weight, pick a distance, walk. The shortest useful version of everything else on this site.
4 min read · updated 13 Jun