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

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The following article provides a simple guide to ruck training for the aging population.

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This article originally appeared in Personal Training Quarterly (PTQ)—a quarterly publication for NSCA Members designed specifically for the personal trainer. Discover easy-to-read, research-based articles that take your training knowledge further with Nutrition, Programming, and Personal Business Development columns in each quarterly, electronic issue. Read more articles from PTQ »

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1. Baechle, TR, and Westcott, WL. Fitness Professionals Guide to Strength Training Older Adults, 2nd Edition. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics; 2010.

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.

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Robert C. Linkul, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D

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