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Best weighted vest for zone 2 running & bodyweight training – GoRuck, Rogue, or alternatives?
2 weeks ago (edited)
Hey Zapiens,
I’m looking for a high-quality training weight vest to add extra load to my Zone 2 runs and improve balance and core stability. The first brands that come to mind are GoRuck and Rogue, but I’d love to hear what you’re using, what you’ve tested, and which product you think offers the best price-to-performance ratio.
Any recommendations, tips, or real-world experiences are super appreciated 🙌
@callum-parker
@fabian-praschl
@dennis-esser
@brgmn
@john-graham-harper
@marius-klages
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Highly recommend GoRuck! I have met their leadership and actually ran a DEKA Sprint with one, fell in love with it. Good people too running that company.
Great to hear and thanks for sharing your experiences. Which specific GoRuck vest can you recommend, @john-graham-harper?
The one I used for the DEKA was Ruck Plate Carrier 3.0
I liked it a lot, Ive always stuck with that one
Amazing! Thanks for your recommendation @john-graham-harper 🙏
I've used the adidas running / weight vests beforehand. Have to say, however, that I'm not a huge fan using them for running. Our ligaments (knees + ankles) are already at extreme stress when running (6-8x bodyweight for every step). Adding additional unnecessary weight will increase the impact and increase the risk of long term issues. I'd rather put the vest on when cycling / rowing etc when there is significantly less impact on joints / ligaments.
Thanks for your feedback and very good point regarding ligament stress and running.
Andrew Huberman recommends rucking (walking with added weight) as a great way to hit Zone 2 cardio, especially for men. It boosts calorie burn, builds endurance, is joint-friendly, and fits easily into daily life (he does a weekly weighted hike while listening to podcasts).
I have this one: https://msports.de/products/gewichtsweste-premium with 30kg
Was a stupid idea since there are 30 x 1kg weights and it is really annoying to adjust the weight. Therefore didn't really use it 😅
I should've gone with a far ligther version to start off.
Hey @karol great topic! Thanks for bringing this up! I use the Suprfit Sigurd vest with 13.75 lbs for slow runs – perfect for me to run with slower runners and focus on technique. https://suprfit.com/products/suprfit-sigurd-3d-gewichtsweste
Thanks for sharing, @brgmn
I didn’t have Suprfit on my radar yet. The price point looks great compared to Rogue or GoRuck.
Are you happy with the quality so far, and is it machine washable?
Recently purchased the miR Air Flow Weighted Vest (Amazon link https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016NI0ZOS?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1&psc=1).
It's decent, one I got goes up to 40lb and is adjustable. Fits well and can use it for calisthenics workouts + rucking.
Would recommend!
An interesting new video by Physionic (shared by @sandra-hagen) just dropped, and the findings strongly support rucking and wearing weighted vests:
Key takeaways in a nutshell:
Weighted vests help maintain weight loss over the long term
They preserve the largest portion of our resting metabolism
Had spent some time looking at this back in ‘20/21 - rogue / goruck are cool but also felt expensive.
I ended up buying a relatively cheaper version from Decathlon (6kg vest with additional plates which can take it up to 10kg total, cost me 40 gbp all in)
I used it for short runs of 3-5km + also weighted dips / pullups, does the job.
Additional alternative - which i have not tried but wish i had - is the weighted vest from Strength Shop, 100 eur, adjustable from 1-20kg (have bought most of my other home gym stuff from them and it has turned out to be solid quality)
