Biomechanist Katy Bowman and biologist Jeannette Loram talk about rucking—walking with weight on your back—and other modes of carrying. They touch on the evolutionary history of carrying, carrying in modern Hunter Gatherer populations, rucking in the military and the benefits of fitness rucking.
Jeannette and Katy focus on the challenges associated with rucking particularly pain and discomfort. They explain how different body adjustments—like leaning forward, arching the back, or shifting the hips forward—are responses to offset the backward-pulling force of a heavy load. These shifts help accommodate the extra mass, but if a single adjustment is done repetitively or without muscular support through the core, pain can be the result.
Listen in to discover a more varied and mindful approach to managing your ruck; your low back will thank you!
Enhanced Show Notes & Full Transcript
CHAPTERS
00:06:00 - The Dynamic Collective
00:07:00 - Are Humans Born to Carry?
00:13:00 - Phases of Life and Issues with Fitness Rucking and Carrying in General
00:26:00 - What's Holding You Up? Mindfulness in Rucking
00:38:45 - Listener Question about broken bones, brought to you by Ikaria Design
00:49:00 - A Conversation Between Katy and Jeannette: What Is the Big Movement Question?
BOOKS, ARTICLES AND RESEARCH MENTIONED
My Perfect Movement Plan by Katy Bowman
Pain-Free Baby Holding by Katy Bowman
Trunk Muscle Activity In Different Modes of Carrying by Motmans et al 2006
Bone Density and Intramedullary Rods by Kroger et al 2002
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