Sand Bagging it and joint compression.

[Mammot]

I am loving these sand bags, like nothing I have ever used. I am wondering help me get a realistic idea. I am 6'5 265 right now. My bag only carries 70lbs I will get larger as needed yet it is fine for many of the exercises I do.

How much weight do you think the human body can carry for 1, 2, 3 hours time before I cause Knee and back problems simply from compression?

It will be a year before I am packing 200lbs for 1 hour walks but I really want to get there.


There are some big Moose in some mountain areas I want to slay butcher and carry back the meat and rack. These areas are only accessible by foot.

So I need to be able to carry 200 plus lbs for quite a distance.

When will my body break? I know I am vain, but I believe I have no limit as to what I can carry as long as I continue adding 1 or 2 lbs of sand a week. Slow and steady. Sadly I will learn the hard way, I can not afford to learn this way any more.

[smootheavy]

Use progressive overload...the russian combat athletes use this method all the time...they train wearing weight vests so the body has to adapt to a higher bodyweight, then when they take it off they are quicker and lighter on their feet also having better endurance and more explosive power.

I would add weight for 3 weeks and then do a de-load on the 4th on the 5th week start with the weight you loefdt on on 3rd week and then go up from there.

Originally Posted by Mammot

I am loving these sand bags, like nothing I have ever used. I am wondering help me get a realistic idea. I am 6'5 265 right now. My bag only carries 70lbs I will get larger as needed yet it is fine for many of the exercises I do.

How much weight do you think the human body can carry for 1, 2, 3 hours time before I cause Knee and back problems simply from compression?

It will be a year before I am packing 200lbs for 1 hour walks but I really want to get there.


There are some big Moose in some mountain areas I want to slay butcher and carry back the meat and rack. These areas are only accessible by foot.

So I need to be able to carry 200 plus lbs for quite a distance.

When will my body break? I know I am vain, but I believe I have no limit as to what I can carry as long as I continue adding 1 or 2 lbs of sand a week. Slow and steady. Sadly I will learn the hard way, I can not afford to learn this way any more.

[Paul Bunyan]

I wouldn't just focus on carrying the sand bag. That can be part of the training but you should use it as a conditioning tool. By that I mean working some sand bag complexes into the mix for cardio work. I'll try to put together some stuff for you when I have some free time.

PB