{"id":192599,"date":"2026-02-24T05:43:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=192599"},"modified":"2026-09-06T08:23:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T13:23:01","slug":"podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #1,106: Born to Carry \u2014 How to Build Strength, Stamina, and Sanity Through Rucking"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re looking for a way to improve your fitness, boost your mental health, and reconnect with a deeply human activity \u2014 all without going to the gym or pounding your knees on a daily run \u2014 then rucking may be the practice you’ve been looking for.<\/p>\n

Rucking is simple: throw some weight on your back and start walking. But a little context and a few key tips can make it a safer, more effective, and more satisfying experience. Here to unpack those principles and practicals is Michael Easter, author of Walk With Weight: The Definitive Guide to Rucking<\/em><\/a>. Michael and I first explore the evolutionary and military history of carrying load. We then dive into why rucking is perhaps the most accessible form of training for strength and stamina, and such an effective tool for alleviating back pain, building bone health, and fostering fat loss. We get into using a backpack versus a weighted vest, how much weight you should carry, and how you can get started today with stuff you’ve probably already got lying around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’re looking for a way to improve your fitness, boost your mental health, and reconnect with a deeply human activity \u2014 all without going to the gym or pounding your knees on a daily run \u2014 then rucking may be the practice you’ve been looking for. Rucking is simple: throw some weight on your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":194573,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230,156,42380],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-192599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fitness","category-podcast","category-strength"],"featured_image_urls":{"large":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1106-538x280.png","medium_large":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1106-768x432.png","aom":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1106-372x230.png","reactor-320":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1106-320x180.png","reactor-640":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1106-640x360.png"},"yoast_head":"\nPodcast #1,106: Born to Carry \u2014 How to Build Strength, Stamina, and Sanity Through Rucking | The Art of Manliness<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Podcast #1,106: Born to Carry \u2014 How to Build Strength, Stamina, and Sanity Through Rucking | The Art of Manliness\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you’re looking for a way to improve your fitness, boost your mental health, and reconnect with a deeply human activity \u2014 all without going to the gym or pounding your knees on a daily run \u2014 then rucking may be the practice you’ve been looking for. Rucking is simple: throw some weight on your […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Art of Manliness\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/artofmanliness\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-24T11:43:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-06T13:23:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1106.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Brett & Kate McKay\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@artofmanliness\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@artofmanliness\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Brett & Kate McKay\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/beta.artofmanliness.com\\\/strength\\\/fitness\\\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/beta.artofmanliness.com\\\/strength\\\/fitness\\\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Brett & Kate McKay\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.artofmanliness.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e4ed6cc1b40b6de48739267a953ef2b3\"},\"headline\":\"Podcast #1,106: Born to Carry \u2014 How to Build Strength, Stamina, and Sanity Through Rucking\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-24T11:43:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-06T13:23:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/beta.artofmanliness.com\\\/strength\\\/fitness\\\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":191,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/beta.artofmanliness.com\\\/strength\\\/fitness\\\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/beta.artofmanliness.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/1106.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Fitness\",\"Podcast\",\"Strength\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/beta.artofmanliness.com\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/beta.artofmanliness.com\\\/strength\\\/fitness\\\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/beta.artofmanliness.com\\\/strength\\\/fitness\\\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\\\/\",\"name\":\"Podcast #1,106: Born to Carry \u2014 How to Build Strength, Stamina, and Sanity Through Rucking | The Art of Manliness\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.artofmanliness.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/beta.artofmanliness.com\\\/strength\\\/fitness\\\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/beta.artofmanliness.com\\\/strength\\\/fitness\\\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/beta.artofmanliness.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/1106.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-24T11:43:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-06T13:23:01+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.artofmanliness.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e4ed6cc1b40b6de48739267a953ef2b3\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/beta.artofmanliness.com\\\/strength\\\/fitness\\\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/beta.artofmanliness.com\\\/strength\\\/fitness\\\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/beta.artofmanliness.com\\\/strength\\\/fitness\\\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/beta.artofmanliness.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/1106.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/beta.artofmanliness.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/1106.png\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/beta.artofmanliness.com\\\/strength\\\/fitness\\\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.artofmanliness.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Podcast #1,106: Born to Carry \u2014 How to Build Strength, Stamina, and Sanity Through Rucking\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.artofmanliness.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.artofmanliness.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Art of Manliness\",\"description\":\"Men's Interest and Lifestyle\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.artofmanliness.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.artofmanliness.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e4ed6cc1b40b6de48739267a953ef2b3\",\"name\":\"Brett & Kate McKay\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/beta.artofmanliness.com\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Podcast #1,106: Born to Carry \u2014 How to Build Strength, Stamina, and Sanity Through Rucking | The Art of Manliness","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Podcast #1,106: Born to Carry \u2014 How to Build Strength, Stamina, and Sanity Through Rucking | The Art of Manliness","og_description":"If you’re looking for a way to improve your fitness, boost your mental health, and reconnect with a deeply human activity \u2014 all without going to the gym or pounding your knees on a daily run \u2014 then rucking may be the practice you’ve been looking for. Rucking is simple: throw some weight on your […]","og_url":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\/","og_site_name":"The Art of Manliness","article_publisher":"http:\/\/facebook.com\/artofmanliness","article_published_time":"2026-02-24T11:43:31+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-09-06T13:23:01+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1106.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Brett & Kate McKay","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@artofmanliness","twitter_site":"@artofmanliness","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Brett & Kate McKay","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\/"},"author":{"name":"Brett & Kate McKay","@id":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e4ed6cc1b40b6de48739267a953ef2b3"},"headline":"Podcast #1,106: Born to Carry \u2014 How to Build Strength, Stamina, and Sanity Through Rucking","datePublished":"2026-02-24T11:43:31+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-06T13:23:01+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\/"},"wordCount":191,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1106.png","articleSection":["Fitness","Podcast","Strength"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\/","url":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\/","name":"Podcast #1,106: Born to Carry \u2014 How to Build Strength, Stamina, and Sanity Through Rucking | The Art of Manliness","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1106.png","datePublished":"2026-02-24T11:43:31+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-06T13:23:01+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e4ed6cc1b40b6de48739267a953ef2b3"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1106.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1106.png","width":1280,"height":720},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/podcast-1106-born-to-carry-how-to-build-strength-stamina-and-sanity-through-rucking\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Podcast #1,106: Born to Carry \u2014 How to Build Strength, Stamina, and Sanity Through Rucking"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/","name":"The Art of Manliness","description":"Men's Interest and Lifestyle","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e4ed6cc1b40b6de48739267a953ef2b3","name":"Brett & Kate McKay","url":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}