Official Praise Thread

[FootyLovin]

Thinking about getting a vest for my workout averse wife also. She does go on semi-regular 1.5 mile walks. She asked about borrowing my ruck but then shied away. I think she might like a vest better.
Good article about pros and cons of rucks vs weighted vests. I'm partial to the ruck for the core/lower back benefits discussed in the article. I definitely feel the core engagement during a ruck. But I'm also in the camp of do whatever works for you.
Re your suicide vest comment, the article notes that many weighted vests look similar to bulletproof vests, and some people are uncomfortable walking around looking like they are in an active shooter drill.

Saw this on reddit today:

"Get 6 bricks, two rolls of duck tape and stack and wrap them in 2x3 config. Wrap these in a towel or two for padding and put in any backpack; I started with a Dakine skate bag just cause it had a little more padding on the rear and was very square. This will be roughly 26#s.​

Go walk."​

It's the ruck version of "here are three chords, now form a band."

Me, I got one of the more expensive rucks out there, but I'm old and will pay to be more comfortable.

For me the suicide vest comment is mostly about white privilege. I don’t worry about getting cops called on me. But I think I would if I wasn’t pasty white.

Having spent a few months carrying a backpack with towel wrapped weights I can say that the issue there is the straps. It gets painful in the shoulders really quickly.

Interesting article. I’m a guy with 4 different types of barbell in my home gym (5 if you count the EZ curl bar). Maybe I’m the proverbial fool getting parted with his money, but this makes me want to double up on this and get a ruck too for comparison. I typically make one significant fitness purchase every year - still way cheaper than a gym membership. Maybe this year I’ll get a ruck.

Curious if you are willing to share - which ruck did you settle on?

 

[FootyLovin]

At least we're not the Dallas Mavericks.

I can’t find what this references. Anyone?

 

[Shwafta]

I can’t find what this references. Anyone?

Is it related to the Luka doncic trade?

 

[mgarbowski]

Curious if you are willing to share - which ruck did you settle on?

GoRuck 4.0. I fall in the height overlap between the 20 and 25 Liter models, and got the 20L. It fits me fine. If you need plates, you don't have to buy them from the bag company. GoRuck's bags are very high quality, but plates are plates as long as they fit. No need to pay a premium. Look at Yes4All on Amazon.

I can’t find what this references. Anyone?

Dallas Mavericks fans host a 'funeral' for NBA star Luka Doncic after shocking trade

Dallas Mavericks fans were distraught, expressing their disbelief that the team could trade a generational player like Luka Doncic without warning.

www.statesman.com

 

[FootyLovin]

GoRuck 4.0.

Yeah. That one looks great. I definitely looked at it when I was shopping last summer. Will consider.