Working out

[JWP]

I try to run 2 miles a day and lift weights four or five days a week. I try to stick with multi movement exercises and powerlifting type workouts because of their efficiency.

 

[BassBoysLLP]

I've been on a pretty good exercise kick since the beginning of Feb. Bench is floating between 320-350. Ran out of weights to max out my posterior chain. A lot of HIIT running hills on the side. The scale doesn't show it well, but I "feel light". I want to drop to about 10% body fat by September. In the mid teens right now. Not paying attention to my macros yet, but fat is peeling off. I had a fair amount of easy weight to drop after the last baby/holidays. I expect I'll get close during garden season and I'll change up my diet to meet the goal. Can't wait for turkey season!

 

[essdub]

Dang man, you're a beast.
All I do is go to work and then climb, shoot, walk, and do push ups sit ups and pull ups at home. Plus shovel work and a bunch of crawling around while working in garden.
But it's spring now and I'm down to 198-202 lbs this last week.
For some reason I always gain weight during winter.

Shaun.

 

[swampsnyper]

I feel like crap. Gained 10#s since hunting season finished. Went visit Alabama last week and loved the woods and hiking trails. It's so clean. I can see me getting into daily hikes in the hills once I move that way this summer. The woods sucks down here. Definitely no pleasure hiking in this mosquito infested muddy jungle here.

 

[Prill87]

Fell off the wagon in March after being away for 15 days. Restarted this week but training specifically for my 3 mile run/pull-up test. Not hitting the weights too hard until mid-may


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[redsquirrel]

I'm impressed guys. I was really good with working for about 2 straight months but I've been working so much the past month and a half I just haven't be able to get there as much. I have been eating better since the start of the year than we were right after the baby came, so I'm hoping when work calms down a bit more the rest of this weight will come off quickly.

 

[redsquirrel]

I'm impressed guys. I was really good with working for about 2 straight months but I've been working so much the past month and a half I just haven't be able to get there as much. I have been eating better since the start of the year than we were right after the baby came, so I'm hoping when work calms down a bit more the rest of this weight will come off quickly.

 

[BassBoysLLP]

Work has definitely been challenging. I'm working on jobs in China, Colombia, Qatar, and Oman right now. Its only going to get worse. I'm hoping to squeeze a few more weekends of scouting before the season opens. I'd rather be burning calories in the woods than playing in my hamster cages.

 

[noxninja]

I try to stay in shape for everything. I want to be able to saddle hunt for as long as I can


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[Prill87]

I try to stay in shape for everything. I want to be able to saddle hunt for as long as I can


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I agree that a general level of fitness is good to remain flexible and able to hunt in a variety of locations. I also like to tailor my training as hunting season nears to match the type of terrain (mountains) I'll normally be hunting in.

There are 2 schools of though: sneak to your spot or get their as quickly as possible to minimize possibility of crossing paths detection. More goes into it, but I err on the side of quicker is better because I hunt travel corridors. I'll do more mountain walking with weight to simulate deer season in August and September in hopes that my bodies acclimated and I can move quickly without breaking into an all out sweat when I'm getting into my stand or if I switch locations mid day.

 

[Erniepower]

Ran the battlefrog race on Saturday and rocked that course. Placed 5th in my age group and 25th overall in the open division. With that I qualified for the OCR world championships in Toronto. I however won't be going as I plan on sitting in a saddle in elk country that week.......

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[essdub]

Re: RE: Re: Working out

Ran the battlefrog race on Saturday and rocked that course. Placed 5th in my age group and 25th overall in the open division. With that I qualified for the OCR world championships in Toronto. I however won't be going as I plan on sitting in a saddle in elk country that week.......

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Congrats. And good choice. I'd rather hunt too. Especially if I had chance at elk



Shaun.

 

[John Eberhart]

Had a couple minutes and thought I'd check out what's new on the site and found this topic which is very relevant to bowhunting, especially for us older guys.

I've been working out since 1982 and have a regular routine from January through mid-September at which time I let my hunting be my workout.

Day 1
3 sets of sit-ups (60 per set)
3 sets of bench press (50 reps total per set; 30 reps at 140 pounds then 20 reps at 120 pounds)
3 sets of curls (40 reps per set at 50 pounds)

Day 2
3 sets of sit-ups (60 per set)
3 sets of butterflies (50 reps per set at 40 pounds)
3 sets of pull-downs (40 reps total per set; 20 reps at 110 pounds then 20 reps at 90 pounds)

On day 3 I repeat day 1 and on day 4 repeat day 2 and so on.

I walk all the time so legwork isn't needed.

I used to be able to do more weight but find every year I age that it becomes more difficult to maintain the same weights. I just turned 65 and I can likely climb and prepare trees while doing so with just about anybody, no matter their age. Hunters that maintain their health and muscle tone have a huge advantage over out of shape hunters as they can simply do more without tiring.

 

[g2outdoors]

John, you're an animal.

 

[Prill87]

Had a couple minutes and thought I'd check out what's new on the site and found this topic which is very relevant to bowhunting, especially for us older guys.

I've been working out since 1982 and have a regular routine from January through mid-September at which time I let my hunting be my workout.

Day 1
3 sets of sit-ups (60 per set)
3 sets of bench press (50 reps total per set; 30 reps at 140 pounds then 20 reps at 120 pounds)
3 sets of curls (40 reps per set at 50 pounds)

Day 2
3 sets of sit-ups (60 per set)
3 sets of butterflies (50 reps per set at 40 pounds)
3 sets of pull-downs (40 reps total per set; 20 reps at 110 pounds then 20 reps at 90 pounds)

On day 3 I repeat day 1 and on day 4 repeat day 2 and so on.

I walk all the time so legwork isn't needed.

I used to be able to do more weight but find every year I age that it becomes more difficult to maintain the same weights. I just turned 65 and I can likely climb and prepare trees while doing so with just about anybody, no matter their age. Hunters that maintain their health and muscle tone have a huge advantage over out of shape hunters as they can simply do more without tiring.

John,

Coming from a 29 year old in pretty decent shape, I have to say you're workouts are "beast mode".

I guess I have something to strive for and look forward when I've put in workouts for 30+years


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[320thmp]

I used to be a beach body coach. I have used p90x to lose over 100 lbs. now I use body beast. They are great programs for home fitness. I'm 36 and an army combat vet so I'm used to staying in shape, but you can use those programs at your own pace once you get used to them. Not trying to sell you on anything but give them a look. If anyone is using them and needs advice let me know. I'll help best I can through messenger anyway lol. My goal is to stay healthy and hunt as long as I can my buddy recently had a climber base bottom out on him about 30 ft up. The reason he didn't fall was that he was in good enough shape to pull himself up on the seat. The pain is worth the gain!


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[Prill87]

I used to be a beach body coach. I have used p90x to lose over 100 lbs. now I use body beast. They are great programs for home fitness. I'm 36 and an army combat vet so I'm used to staying in shape, but you can use those programs at your own pace once you get used to them. Not trying to sell you on anything but give them a look. If anyone is using them and needs advice let me know. I'll help best I can through messenger anyway lol. My goal is to stay healthy and hunt as long as I can my buddy recently had a climber base bottom out on him about 30 ft up. The reason he didn't fall was that he was in good enough shape to pull himself up on the seat. The pain is worth the gain!


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Very good example of why fitness is important. I would say I hope he was wearing some sort of harness or restraint system...


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[320thmp]

He's does now......... Lol. We can laugh now but at the time not so much. The best part was he had to wait for someone to get there. Thank god he had cell service!


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[essdub]

That would be inconvenient to say the least.
I'm not in very good shape, but I do have to walk a LOT of stairs with ladders, material, wire, tools (my backpack tool bag weighs 50lbs) and I work in commercial buildings. I got pretty outta breath having to bring load after load up more than ten floors not too long ago. My legs felt like jello after a few trips. But I do try to stay strong enough and light enough to do sets of pull ups several times a week and push ups and sit ups every day.
That'll have to do because I hate exercising if it doesn't involve working at home with shovels, hammers, picks or other digging tools. Oh and hiking and climbing. Those are fun

 

[320thmp]

Find something physical you enjoy doing and do it!


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