Hi, I’m posting this to ask, what do you guys think should be a decent distance I can carry someone with the fireman’s lift before I have to let him down?
Here are my stats. I’m only an average lifter. If it matters, I’m an Asian, which explains the height and weight.
It realy depends on the reason you are doing it. To safety is the common answer from a person who does it in a real world situation. I weigh 195lb and have carried a 185 pound man in combat equipment that totaled him up to about 250, plus my own 70lb rack 100m over uneven terrain. I was not exactly hauling a**.
Luckly, I’ve never had to make the attempt in a real world situation. Speed is realy more important than distance.
Having much experience in this department (whether I like it or not), somebody your size with your strength should be able to go quite a while. You could breakoff 800 meters and be good to go afterwards.
You could do a mile, but it would suck bad. I don’t know your cardio, but most of the time speed matters more than distance. I carried a buddy my size (about 215 at the time) 100 m in about 16 sec when I was in training. The cadre (instructors) found that impressive, I just didn’t want to get yelled at.
I see. Thanks for the replies. A mile = 1.6km, bananas, I assume you mean steady state at walking pace?
I’ll bear in mind the speed issue. So 100m in 16 seconds is above average at least. That should be a target for me then, though I’d probably be able to hit about 20+ seconds only.
How different is it for girls, just out of curiosity? Do they find it easier or harder with their different physiologies? Built more for speed or endurance?
You want to keep a steady jog, that maximizes distance covered vs fatigue. I have also had very much practice doing carries, so that explains my speed. As far as females go, to be honest, I have seen.VERY few women attempt a fireman carry, and the ones that did could barely stand up correctly.