I Attempted the Army Ranger 12 Mile Ruck Test

Army

ranger

s are an elite unit of soldiers who attempt to take on special operations missions during

army

ranger

selection. Candidates undergo extreme physical and mental

test

s that include a 12-

mile

walk with 35 pounds of dry weight in three hours or less, and today I'm challenging. To complete this

ruck

myself, do I have what it takes to pass? Let's find out the standard is less than three hours, but I'm here with Lauren. He says let's get two hours and ten minutes. Is that what you want. Let me be clear. I've never bothered before I have soft bottom combat boots Long socks Shorts T-shirt We're going to use an item for hydration and electrolyte replacement One thousand milligrams of sodium 200 milligrams of potassium 60 milligrams of magnesium A little nervous, but if you're nervous means you're doing something right let's do it it's probably a bad time to tell you I'm nursing a torn hamstring but we'll be fine let's rock my name is lauren lynch I'm a former ranger on 275 in tacoma there's only three battalions first, second and third.

I was stationed in the 2nd Battalion at Fort Lewis, so the

ruck

is a huge crucial point, part of what we do every day, from jumping out of planes, moving, shooting, communicating, carrying heavy loads, etc. today we are going to do a 12

mile

run and I will be 55 pounds dry and this is what we do on a daily basis when we are training continuously since we returned from deployment when we are deploying we are constantly doing rucks as part of our point

test

ing as well as testing of selection. So far in the first part we feel quite cool hills, we will just start walking, so once we reach a hill we will just go down it, preserve energy, yes, downhills. we're going to slide we start right before a big hill yeah we'll be fine as I can see we're doing a big warm up we're getting to the top of the hill and that's how I talk to myself when I'm in the military, that mental preparation to put that in your head and telling yourself that that gives you that wind line, so once we hit that rock right there, that pile of rocks, the weather is right and that mentality and that mission mentality is something dear to me and they asked me hey, do you just want to be on the side?

I said no, I don't want to be on the side. I want to do this with you so I can show and show. that respect back to my brotherhood for the rangers to lead the way you want, heel, toe, just a little bit, let the movement of your body push you down, so you let your feet loosen up a little bit and just you let it roll and lean. forward so the weight can push you forward. I'm going to supervise Austin during this 12 mile race. He is a little nervous in this process. I'm going to take his mental state, his body state and we're going to walk. making sure we complete the mission, that's key number one, taking care of each other, in that case we have a battle buddy and that's how we're going to execute today, yeah buddy, this backpack already broke, really yeah, half mile? half a mile in what is our time 10.

I'm sorry 7 20. My hamstring hurts a little. The road is very busy here. I wasn't expecting that, but we're going to have to climb another hill once we get to that sign. Coast good 3.2 miles feeling good Chaffin has a blister, feels good, although I've already finished a full bottle, time to get back up, not sure how I'm going to get back up yet, but I hope we figure it out Matt. Here you go, whoops, oh, you're a shaker trying to hold on to these electrolytes. This is raspberry salt by element. By the way, this video is sponsored by element.

Thank you all for sending them. I've been using them the night before a big party. Sweat while running. I've been drinking these religiously for the last three days to prepare for this. When we walk we stay at about 15 15 and a half, but when we run it drops to 11 to 13 anywhere and then downhill. We even saw ourselves in the tens, so we're taking gaps in terms of running while conserving energy, we're missing another four of these, so we only did three miles, we're three and a half miles from the end, we've got the other half of this. six miles and then down and back look at this view, isn't it so amazing?

Okay, come on, it's time to get it, guys, do you want to run with us? Come on, we're an hour into 4.2 miles, breaking halfway, breaking, I'm not going to Lie, I'm a little dizzy, but I can still function. I'm more good, so once I'm done, I go back and help my friends, that's my heart, it just encourages me to complete the mission, make sure everyone is there. Coming home I have a different mindset, but I love it. I have to hold the backpack up so it doesn't rub against my back. The weight strap would bring it closer to my back.

Well, I have this backpack so high that it reaches more than the middle of my abdomen. Ideally you want all your weight up, you put your ruck up high so the weight is pushing you over your toes and you're using it to your advantage right now, the weight is pulling me back, that's not good. , but you have to do what you have to do. the pace is about 11 and a half minutes when we start running when we walk it's about 15 times looking good all of you if you're outside you're sweating a lot it's very important to maintain those electrolytes sodium potassium which you can use like a pink salt from the Himalayas or if you want a little flavor use a supplement as an item, it tastes great and if you follow the link in bio you get a free sample pack with any purchase. drink dot com slash a-u-s-t e-n in another mile we'll get to the halfway point, which means I'll turn around and come back that's when we get it going How are you feeling?

I felt good. I started running. I'm starting to feel a little dizzy, but we're not good. We have the opportunity to walk, so let's work to get oxygen at depth. breathe through your nose and then just exhale slowly we are at 5.4 miles we have 0.6 of a mile going straight this way until we turn around and go back the way we came it's getting hot out here it's probably 80 85 something like that a little humid here in chula view but it's a beautiful day ready to leave who me no that keyword is not in my dictionary long strides now just let those legs do their job I want you to exaggerate your steps by walking from heel to toe, so in this process of thought in which your mind, what kind of similar thoughts are you fighting one after another?

Yeah, I said we're at four, we're about to get to five, then we have one more, then we get to six, then I say do one more after six, we're almost there at seven, well, we're almost there. six and a half, just taking them down one by one, do you have any doubts? Do you have any of those thoughts creeping up on some doubt, some doubt or frustration, right? keep your mind clear, yeah, it's a good thing, I try not to think about a lot of times the guys in the video will tell me to talk about something, I'm like, I don't want to, I don't want to talk about anything, hey man.

Did you see the mark, come on man, did you see where I started walking, heel, toe, let those legs slide, slide, let those feet just go, let's pass that pull, let's pass that pull, getting it out normally, I wouldn't put that energy in my head. It hurts, but I'm just trying to convey to you guys if you try this, please try it with a friend, make sure you stay hydrated because I honestly don't remember anything past mile 6, I'm like just go almost all man mode, let's take a step, let's go here past this yellow pool oh, thank you for that, I appreciate it, yes, I knew I had to do it.

I had a pass. I had a pass. I came back for you and there is a selection. There's a point where they're both doing a selection where they have to, no matter what they go through, hack their time if they don't get kicked out, so my mentality today, to be an example, I had to go back to my time and then come back so my brother could finish. That's the most important thing is to finish because in Rasp you have a chance if you don't do it again Now that being said, if you ask for the bus or van to pick you up, they kick you out to survive another day that I was on. really strange head space when I finished the work I was dizzy I was definitely fatigued but the total time three hours six minutes 24 seconds I missed the time limit by about seven minutes I was close very close but I didn't make it pass so I just want to let you know if you're shredding or if you're trying this, make sure you keep your electrolytes on stay hydrated, electrolytes are important because they help regulate the amount of water in your body, they help regulate the ph of your body. level and also help move nutrients in the cells, so I also want to thank you all for the million subscribers.

It's been a really long and exciting journey. I love sharing these videos with all of you. Thank you very much for watching this. and I'll see you next time