The Loaded Carry: Why Walking with Weight Teaches Everything

Here's what nobody tells you about aging and strength: the first thing that goes isn't your max deadlift or your bench press. It's your ability to carry groceries up three flights of stairs without setting them down. It's hefting a suitcase into an overhead bin. It's moving furniture without calling your kids. The loaded carry doesn't train you for life. It is life, distilled to its essential mechanics.