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I think it's always been that way...at least in my lifetime.

Yes. The weight in the vest is balanced front and back, spread evenly. It rides without the inevitable bounce you get with a pack at the pace required to make 4mph. While I didn't suffer this, I've seen seriously bruised shoulders from pack straps, on pack test victims :).

Here it was dead flat, on the high school 1/4 mile oval used for track and field events. I was surprised at how much easier it was with the weighted vests, after the first several years using a pack. Not easy, mind you, just easier :).

Trust me, even for fully fit people, the arduous pack test is no giveaway. And the 45 pounds is the same requirement if it's 25 percent of your body weight, or 45 percent. It was about 35 percent, for me. For my wife, closer to 50 percent.