How to get buff(er) in 3 months to march the heaviest drum in drumline?

[Dragonoid.Slayer]

no experience with carrying drums, but sounds like a lot of back and core strength. cardio doesnt really seem like it plays a huge role here (im guessing you dont run in drumline?) but im guessing itll still help some. i would for the most part suggest a whole body resistance workout. things like lat pulldowns, pullups, curls, rows, deadlifts ect, and anything that works your core. muscular endurance seems like its gonna be key here, so even if you cant practice carrying around the drums, try going for jogs with ankle/wrist weights before every workout maybe? my friend who was in marching band always worked out his calves and said that helped with marching, so calf raises and stuff wouldnt hurt either

a good diet to accompany this wouldnt hurt either

high-rep low-load stuff

deadlift to upright row, lunges, pullups, loaded russian twists, no-leg planks, etc. just recognize what muscles start aching when u walk around w/ all that and do lifts and exercises that work them

Very helpful, thanks.
And yeah, calf stuff is a real help because for drumline especially, 90% of the time we March on our toes and not on all of our foot.

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[Refticus]

work towards getting into the salty spitoon

[Tactical Nuke]

work on your back and core

go skiing, that works wonders

[hillkill]

i used to lug my friend's quads around, and it wasn't that bad tbh.

work on your upper back. try to simulate the quads by holding something that weight 50 lbs and keep your back straight.

but more importantly, do upper back exercises

[Dragonoid.Slayer]

i used to lug my friend's quads around, and it wasn't that bad tbh.

As I said in OP, holding them for short periods of time is like nothing. But after 12 hour days for weeks straight, it REALLY weighs down on you. It's basically like.. saluting to Riddler for a minute isn't that bad, but do it for 10 minutes, and your arm muscles have been stressed enough to the point where it hurts.