Implementing Ruck Training (Loaded Walking) with the Aging Adult
by Robert Linkul, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSCA
Personal Training Quarterly
May 2022
Vol 9, Issue 1
The following article provides a simple guide to ruck training for the aging population.
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2. Belcher, D. Considerations for ruck injury prevention in the low back. TSAC Report 46: 12-20, 2017.
3. Jenne, M. Implementing strength training to improve ruck march capacity. TSAC Report 55: 42-44, 2020.
4. What is rucking? GoRuck.com. Retrieved 2021 from https:// www.goruck.com/pages/what-is-rucking.
