
The Effect of Ruck Weight on Speed – from 0% to 70% of Body Weight
Adam Scott, MS, CSCS After publishing our Five Rules of Rucking article, we went ahead and re-tested it. We did this in order to determine the true effect of uphill movement on speed. The article debunked the rule that a 10% grade would decrease an athlete’s speed by 50%…it turned out to be closer to 33%. Then we set out […]