Thank You

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Quick heads up. This is going to be a short episode.

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There's no guests joining me and I'm not discussing

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a rucking related topic at length today. I wanted

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to take a few minutes in this last episode of

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2025 to say thank you. Reflect on our year here

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at the Rutgers Edge podcast and share what I'm

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building for next year. If you're new here, you're

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listening to the Rucker’s Edge podcast, a show

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all about rucking that is designed to help you

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improve your rucking routine, lose weight, and

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ultimately gain your strength and energy back.

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Each episode dives into the science, stories,

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and strategies behind rucking. You'll learn from

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top ruckers, coaches, health experts, and performance

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specialists who break down what it takes to train

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smarter, recover faster, and stay ready for the

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next challenge. So whether you're new to rucking

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or an experienced rucker that's already logged

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hundreds of miles, this is the show for you.

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I'm your host, Spencer. Thanks for listening

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in. I want to start the show by saying a sincere

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thank you to you, the listener. If you listened

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to even a single episode this year, I genuinely

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appreciate you. These first few months have far

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exceeded my expectations in a lot of ways. Not

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just in listens or downloads, I don't really

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care about those metrics, but in the quality

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of conversations, the guests who are willing

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to come on and share their knowledge, and the

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messages I've received from listeners who are

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actually applying this stuff to your training.

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What stood out to me most wasn't just how many

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people listened, but why they listened. It's

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clear you're here because you want to improve

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your health, stay healthy, and you want to understand

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rucking a little bit better, just like myself.

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That tells me this podcast is doing what I intended

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it to do. I've also really enjoyed the connections

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established so far. Coaches, community builders,

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athletes, all people who care about long -term

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performance and health. So sincerely, thank you

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for trusting me with your time. Thank you for

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allowing me to be a part of your routine, and

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thank you for allowing me to be a part of your

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fitness journey. And just to ground this for

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a second, at the end of the day, the Rucker's

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Edge exists to help you get more out of rucking,

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physically and mentally, to improve how you train

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and build back strength and energy in a way that

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lasts. This show is about cutting through noise

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and giving you useful information, whether that's

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the science behind what works, real stories from

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people putting in the miles, or... practical

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strategies you can apply the very next time you

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ruck. So I bring on coaches, experienced ruckers,

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and health professionals for one reason, to help

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you train smarter, recover better, and stay ready

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for whatever challenge you're training for. No

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matter where you're at, if you're just getting

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started or if you're years into this, everything

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I do with this podcast is built to support that

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progress. Now let's talk about what's ahead.

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I'm really excited for what's coming in 2026

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on the Rucker's Edge podcast. The show will continue

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to provide information you need to improve your

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rucking and fitness. You can expect more subject

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matter experts, but always through a practical

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lens. And that includes post -ruck recovery and

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stretching. Not just do the stretch, but why

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these stretches will matter. Health and performance

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metrics. Things like heart rate variability,

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VO2 max, bone density, and other data points.

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I also have episodes lined up with leaders in

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the rucking community, people who've made it

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their mission in their life to inspire, educate,

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and help others achieve their fitness goals through

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rucking. And I want to be clear about one thing.

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I'm doing this for you, the listeners. So if

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this podcast has been helpful to you in any way,

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I'd appreciate it if you left a review. Go on

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to wherever you're listening to me right now

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and go ahead and leave a rating and a review,

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not just to help the show, but... to let me know

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what you like about the show, what you want to

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hear more of, whether you want deeper dives,

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specific experts, specific community leaders,

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or more real -world stories, or just to tell

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me what value you've gotten from listening to

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the show. I'll read every review, every comment,

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and they directly influence where this show goes

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next. So with that, thanks again for being here

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and for listening. Enjoy your holiday season,

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take care of your body, and I'll see you in 2026.