At my highshool, we march small blocks which are relatively light. I've never used large blocks before, but I plan to if I end up making a DCA line for this coming season or the next. I really don't want my back to be destroyed on the spot, so are there any excessive I can do to build up the muscles used to carry a 30 pound drum?

Thanks!

at band camp last week, we did snugglebunny of workouts to help carry the drums easier. we did wall sits, planks, leg lifts and some other stuff that i cant think of. those will help you in some way to carry the drums better.

we just carried the drums and played, and our caption head showed us a sweet stretch to help pur back

With most corps I'm familiar with, especially all-age corps, you generally don't carry the drums as much early in the rehearsal season. You'll get a chance to build endurance simply by wearing the drums.