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Physical Training For Mountain Hunts & Backpacking
Excellent article on ruck training
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<blockquote data-quote="Bravo 4" data-source="post: 1461190" data-attributes="member: 8873"><p>I concur with you, BountyHunter, on the feet issue as far as rucking goes. We just had a 12 miler on loose gravel and we have lots of skin missing from the heels and balls of the guys' feet. Don't care how good shape you're in, if your feet aren't conditioned for it then life sucks for a long time both during and after.</p><p>I usually have feet that look like thick leather but loose anything other than flat-tight (hard packed) terrain can get ya. You need good boots (that fit) and socks as well. The first time I ever had blisters was day 1 of military mountaineering school about 10 years ago. I had a pair of newer lightweight tennis-shoe type of boots and rucking (hard and fast) uphill all morning and then down that evening tore off a half dollar size piece of skin on my heels and I had blisters on all my toes (and grew an extra pinky on each foot somehow). They were trashed quickly and haven't had a pair since.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bravo 4, post: 1461190, member: 8873"] I concur with you, BountyHunter, on the feet issue as far as rucking goes. We just had a 12 miler on loose gravel and we have lots of skin missing from the heels and balls of the guys’ feet. Don’t care how good shape you’re in, if your feet aren’t conditioned for it then life sucks for a long time both during and after. I usually have feet that look like thick leather but loose anything other than flat-tight (hard packed) terrain can get ya. You need good boots (that fit) and socks as well. The first time I ever had blisters was day 1 of military mountaineering school about 10 years ago. I had a pair of newer lightweight tennis-shoe type of boots and rucking (hard and fast) uphill all morning and then down that evening tore off a half dollar size piece of skin on my heels and I had blisters on all my toes (and grew an extra pinky on each foot somehow). They were trashed quickly and haven’t had a pair since. [/QUOTE]
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