Now that hunting seasons are pretty much over and the plague has left the household, I got back to the gym on Monday. Dropped the weights to 60% of previous workouts but holy crap am I sore. That's what I get for not hitting the gym during hunting season.
"There is no excellance in Archery without great labor". Maurice Thompson 1879
Nothing clears a troubled mind better than shooting a bow. Fred Bear
Well, as far as a new twist, and "what works," I've noticed a few things over the past year. I've re-habbed a shoulder with rotator cuff surgery, and now I'm re-habbing ligament reconstruction surgery on the wrist on the other side. This has forced me to do upper body resistance one-handed because of the uneven strength.
What I've found is, before the surgeries doing two-handed stuff, I was plateaued out. After doing everything one-handed, I've been able to increase the weight by around 20%, and I'm still improving. I think there's a definite benefit to doing weight training one-handed or one-legged. And that's aside from the fact that it forces your core muscles to stabilize from the tortion your body undergoes.
Now that hunting seasons are pretty much over and the plague has left the household, I got back to the gym on Monday. Dropped the weights to 60% of previous workouts but holy crap am I sore. That's what I get for not hitting the gym during hunting season.
That's why I keep going during hunting season. The only thing I didn't do was squats. When I get back to doing them its going to hurt! That's why I still haven't got back to them.
Well, as far as a new twist, and "what works," I've noticed a few things over the past year. I've re-habbed a shoulder with rotator cuff surgery, and now I'm re-habbing ligament reconstruction surgery on the wrist on the other side. This has forced me to do upper body resistance one-handed because of the uneven strength.
What I've found is, before the surgeries doing two-handed stuff, I was plateaued out. After doing everything one-handed, I've been able to increase the weight by around 20%, and I'm still improving. I think there's a definite benefit to doing weight training one-handed or one-legged. And that's aside from the fact that it forces your core muscles to stabilize from the tortion your body undergoes.
I managed to gut it out, but it could have been more fun. I'd like to spread that pain over a longer time period this year.
I knew I wasn't in good shape, but realizing that I couldn't squat my pack (with meat/camp) was sort of an eye opener. Makes it tough to take a break when you can't stand up with a pack on.
I managed to gut it out, but it could have been more fun. I'd like to spread that pain over a longer time period this year.
I knew I wasn't in good shape, but realizing that I couldn't squat my pack (with meat/camp) was sort of an eye opener. Makes it tough to take a break when you can't stand up with a pack on.
I managed to gut it out, but it could have been more fun. I'd like to spread that pain over a longer time period this year.
I knew I wasn't in good shape, but realizing that I couldn't squat my pack (with meat/camp) was sort of an eye opener. Makes it tough to take a break when you can't stand up with a pack on.
Did squat at the gym today, along with bike intervals, seated shoulder press, lat pulldowns, leg press, reverse lunges, Romanian lunges, weighted calf raises and kettlebell swings.
Little bit of ogling, which added a couple beats to my heart rate.
Up in the mountains this weekend for a little of the real thing (hiking, with a pack, in the mtns.). Saw a herd of elk, 30 in all, headed up the opposite ridge:
Gym workout and then a backpack hike myself. Nothing like yours, didn't even see a Deer. Ran into this runner back at the truck and turns out he does 50mile ultra marathons.
First laying snow on the ground during the hike. Way late in getting here.
P90x was the beginning of a transformation of a hunting acquaintance. Did it for maybe a year and he was a different person. Then he moved onto crossfit when his sons got into that. 51 years old. He can't keep up with the kids, but he is a 1%er for his age group.
I did the original p90x for years. It's a great workout, but time consuming. I know some very successful backpack hunters who use p90x. I'm starting in good shape, but would like to maintain and drop some lbs. Would like to get down to that 175 range to hunt at next year.
Was going to start this thread on New Years myself. I am way behind some of you guys and 2015 sucked balls as far as fitness. Moved houses and basically quit working out. I have my home gym setup better than before and am finally back lifting and eating clean. Going to try for a quick winter backpack trip this weekend if the weather is dry to see how out of shape I really am.
4 mile snowshoe run with about 300' of elevation gain. I held my pace just shy of 9:50/mi.
Now I need to clear my driveway before work......
George
�Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.�
I "lost" a couple steps as well due to work/staffing. I decided that others need to pick up some slack and got back into the groove in December.
Now I just need more snow......
�Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.�
Dion 121s.....I lost some time due to schit snow conditions in the wooded sections. When it gets "boney" I'm picky about footing. No need to shred equipment just to hold a pace.
�Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.�
4 mile snowshoe run with about 300' of elevation gain. I held my pace just shy of 9:50/mi.
No snow here, but I managed a run last weekend. The course had slightly more elevation gain and loss (like 10,000 ft over the course) and I wasn't able to hold a 9:50 pace. But my New Year's resolution is to get better so I suppose I need room to improve, right?
Once I get through snowshoe season, it's on to "Mountain Goat" training. I'd like to run the series this year if work permits.
�Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.�
Deadlifted this morning and eased back into squats. Also decided today that I'm done bulking and began cutting today. I need to drop 10 lbs a month for three months.
I feel like I've been hit by a bus after 5 days of the P90x3. The pull ups really got me good as well as just about everything else. Still have tomorrow too before a rest day. Digging the 30 minutes a day though..
Hiked up a good steep trail yesterday. Decided to run back down the trail as some dude ran past me at a good clip. I think I found a few new muscles. Wow am I sore. Might have to do that again once I can walk straight again.
30 minutes on the gym bike. Speed intervals combined with slow resistance. Weights. Chest and legs. 30 minutes easy row at home
Today.
Gym bike same as yesterday. Weights: Arms, back and light legs.
Addition: young buck was doing dead lifts. Finished a set and started waking crooked. Finally passed out and went to the floor. Came around in about 20 minutes.
Today I started off benchpressing with a slight incline which I find most comfortable. I worked sets beginning with 110# and finished with one 300# rep. I moved to deadlifts then. Started at 215# and ended at 365#. I finished my day with squats; 125x10.
30 minutes on the gym bike. Speed intervals combined with slow resistance. Weights. Chest and legs. 30 minutes easy row at home
Today.
Gym bike same as yesterday. Weights: Arms, back and light legs.
Addition: young buck was doing dead lifts. Finished a set and started waking crooked. Finally passed out and went to the floor. Came around in about 20 minutes.
30 minutes on the gym bike. Speed intervals combined with slow resistance. Weights. Chest and legs. 30 minutes easy row at home
Today.
Gym bike same as yesterday. Weights: Arms, back and light legs.
Addition: young buck was doing dead lifts. Finished a set and started waking crooked. Finally passed out and went to the floor. Came around in about 20 minutes.
20 minutes out cold?
Not out cold the entire time. Someone saw him going down and got ahold of him. Walked up and his was out of it for a couple minutes and then groggy for the rest. They brought the ambulance and the last time I saw him he was sitting up and seemed ok.
He had some heavy plates on and my guess is he wasn't breathing right.
This week I started ramping up the workouts. Bike M-W-F morning, weights in evening then treadmill T-Th. Saturday will be something - snowshoeing, hiking, etc.
Played 1.5 hours of 4x4 volleyball last night. Better workout than I expected with all the spiking and blocking. Woke up, did P90x3 for 30 minutes, and then went for a mid-morning 5 mile run.
Those alpine Sitkas aren't going to stand a chance next year.
Been doing a shid load of PT type stuff- push-ups pull-ups and situps in addition to free weights, mainly squats and bench. Definitely behind where I was at last spring with squats and bench weight wise, but I've gotten up around 20 dead-hang pull-ups. Really looking forward to getting back on the mountain.
At least Statler and Waldorf are keeping their posts up.
I'm still here. Was doing well until Tuesday just not reporting the workouts here. Didnt appear to be much interest in what I was doing except for comedic relief. Injury (Tuesday) means I'm going to take a couple weeks off at the least.
Just got back with mine, two hours. I'm convinced that getting a good dog, turning him loose, and trying to keep up for a couple hours a few times a week is one of the best things you can do to stay in hunting shape, especially if you throw some weight on your back.
Chased grouse a little in the morning. Took the dog, a BMC, to see how he'd do. Nothing though he worked squirrel tracks and was in the brush. Snow made walking a little difficult. Did about 75min hike on the snowshoes in the evening, definitely easier walking but my camelback hose froze.
"There is no excellance in Archery without great labor". Maurice Thompson 1879
Nothing clears a troubled mind better than shooting a bow. Fred Bear
Benchpress and squats this morning. I hope to have time to get out in the mountains and hike this weekend.
No deadlifts?
Deadlifts tomorrow. I was going to do them today but I ended up doing all chest work again. You can tell what my favorite is. Oh well, back on track tomorrow.
Haven't done squat(s) since last Sunday, been fighting a nasty cold. Finally got out, did upper body at the gym, and took the dog to his favorite spot. Slow day, we only jumped 4 roosters, but I was proud of how he locked onto one and trailed it up out of one drainage, over the hill and down into the next. He finally caught up a good 300 yards from where he picked up the scent. I think the coyotes are putting a dent in the flock, found two of these:
30 min. on the rower. HB 110-120 for 20 min. and 130-140 for 10 min. General puttering around (feeding, heating, dog walk) for another 30 at HP 105-110.
JCM- Better, but not 100%. I hope to get back to it a week from next Monday. Cross your fingers I don't re-injure it next week taking care of a dead buffalo...
Starting phase 2 of p90x3 tomorrow. Can't say enough good things about this program. Draw results come up on the 19th, and if an elk is in my future, I'll start doing more Vek style workouts.
26 miles ridden with a buddy, pre- Super Bowl junk food binge. We kept a good pace and did a couple big climbs. Great aerobic exercise and a ton of fun- anyone else here a road cyclist?
For exercise the last few days, I cut down a 100+ foot cottonwood and got the rounds out of the woods along with some other smaller trees. Big damn tree, very hard work. Had to roll them out until they were quite small; that stuff weighs at least as much as oak, I think! Getting the next year's firewood in, split, stacked (about 4 cords) has been critical winter/spring exercise for decades. Love it.
Treadmill 3.4 mph 15% grade for 2 miles (35 minutes +/-).
The only good workout involved with cutting firewood in my opinion is sustained maul and axe swinging: arrange as many rounds as you can on end in a tight pack, put on some good, stiff, full grain leather boots that allow you to stand on anything while protecting your feet and shins against shrapnel, and go to town. You'll be swinging from overhead and sidearm as the halves and quarters fall against each other, and as you scramble over the split pieces to swing at the next ones. This is big work, especially if you can't get the halves to split with an axe and have to use a maul. It's not dangerous if you're not an idiot, and you make sure your feet are set before each swing. Saves a lot of handling work as well. Try to swing continuously and effectively for ten minutes - it's a gasser. Trouble is, for the 3 cords I burn per year, the splitting is done after maybe one solid hour (not including rest breaks, which are many...) of splitting like this. This is good Lat and abdominal work - as good as anything, particularly if you're having to put full effort into a 6# or 8# maul to get the big rounds halved or knotty/twisted halves quartered.
And before the alarm is raised, if you can't figure out how to control the sidearm or off-hand swing of an axe such that there's no chance of it caroming into your feet, then stick to heating with gas...
Still doing the StrongLifts 5x5 with biking on the trainer M-W-F & treadmill runs on T-Th. Got some stump shooting in with the boys yesterday roaming the PA hills.
"There is no excellance in Archery without great labor". Maurice Thompson 1879
Nothing clears a troubled mind better than shooting a bow. Fred Bear
Benchpress and squats today. Pretty robust workout so I downed two protein shakes afterward. I hadn't been to the gym since Thursday so I felt the need to hit it hard today.
Youngest son pulled a good one on me this morning. I planned to do a 2-2.5 mile run on treadmill at 10:00min/min pace. Jumped on and started walking to warm up after stretch, no issues. Started running and heartrate climbed quick and could feel the burn in lower calves. Thought maybe I overdid it yesterday on the weights. Got 8/10ths in and had to go back to a walk because heartrate was high. Walked until it dropped and started running, heartrate climbed to the limit pretty quick. Continued this interval for 30min. Was walking to cool down and then noticed the incline was set at 5%. The 8 yr old minion had been on it Tuesday night, didn't set it back to 0%, and I didn't see it on the display. Made for a good workout. Glad there was a good reason for the tough workout but paybacks are headed his way.
"There is no excellance in Archery without great labor". Maurice Thompson 1879
Nothing clears a troubled mind better than shooting a bow. Fred Bear
Upper body and then a few miles with the dog yesterday. At 10 with one eye, he still likes chasing coyotes, go figure. I'm finally back to where I can use my hand for dumbbells and resistance after wrist surgery.
1 squat the first minute, 2 the second minute, etc. until you cant do anymore. Use 225 if BW is less than 225 and BW if over 225. I weigh 175 so used 225. I got 11 rounds before quitting. This work out sucks.
Did that for 5 rounds and wanted to die a little bit. Haven't squatted in a while due to a tweaked back so went fairly light but it felt good. My pullups have improved a lot compared to a few months ago.
Followed up with 4 sets of RDL's with a 45# dumbbell and went home in a daze.
Got out of bed twenty minutes ago (05.30), made a coffee then wandered out to the clothes line and hung my washing out...ITS 12.7 C!...hastily rushed back inside and wrapped myself around that damned cup of coffee then waved my wife off as she goes for her morning walk, now I am sitting at the desktop for a strenuous bout of key-board manipulation and have taken the added step of placing my coffee three inches further away so that I have to stretch to reach it.
Phew...this exercise thing is REALLY difficult.
Wonder how my wife is going with her eight kilometre walk?
Got out of bed twenty minutes ago (05.30), made a coffee then wandered out to the clothes line and hung my washing out...ITS 12.7 C!...hastily rushed back inside and wrapped myself around that damned cup of coffee then waved my wife off as she goes for her morning walk, now I am sitting at the desktop for a strenuous bout of key-board manipulation and have taken the added step of placing my coffee three inches further away so that I have to stretch to reach it.
Phew...this exercise thing is REALLY difficult.
Wonder how my wife is going with her eight kilometre walk?
She should do it more often, it is good for me.
You'd best start beating feet behind your Sheila, she might find a mate who can still get wood.
Got out of bed twenty minutes ago (05.30), made a coffee then wandered out to the clothes line and hung my washing out...ITS 12.7 C!...hastily rushed back inside and wrapped myself around that damned cup of coffee then waved my wife off as she goes for her morning walk, now I am sitting at the desktop for a strenuous bout of key-board manipulation and have taken the added step of placing my coffee three inches further away so that I have to stretch to reach it.
Phew...this exercise thing is REALLY difficult.
Wonder how my wife is going with her eight kilometre walk?
She should do it more often, it is good for me.
What's the point of trolling a good thread, simply because you choose to ignore physical fitness?
That would be a bit presumptuous of you Tanner...I did not mention anything about a lack of physical exercise.
I merely do not get off on explaining to all and sundry how I need to be a tri-athlete to hunt, and I am pretty sure the only one that needs to be able to swim whilst hunting with a rifle is Stick.
20 min on "Level 6" on a stair stepper with 60lbs in the Kifaru
A step mill? Looks like an escalator? You'll find out if you have any knee issues doing that loaded. Level 10 unweighted (or lightly so) would be a wiser approach.
That would be a bit presumptuous of you Tanner...I did not mention anything about a lack of physical exercise.
I merely do not get off on explaining to all and sundry how I need to be a tri-athlete to hunt, and I am pretty sure the only one that needs to be able to swim whilst hunting with a rifle is Stick.
Then don't read it? I enjoy and benefit reading other peoples workouts and have used a bunch of ideas from here in my own training. I don't need a tri-athlete to hunt but guarantee it doesn't hurt. Thinking that I'm swimming for hunting would be a bit presumptuous of you.....
20 min on "Level 6" on a stair stepper with 60lbs in the Kifaru
A step mill? Looks like an escalator? You'll find out if you have any knee issues doing that loaded. Level 10 unweighted (or lightly so) would be a wiser approach.
That's the one. I've got pretty dang healthy knees (knock on wood) and have found this to be about as close as I could find to hiking a mountain without actually hiking a mountain. It's a quad and lung burner and I've seen it benefit me a ton in the field....
That would be a bit presumptuous of you Tanner...I did not mention anything about a lack of physical exercise.
I merely do not get off on explaining to all and sundry how I need to be a tri-athlete to hunt, and I am pretty sure the only one that needs to be able to swim whilst hunting with a rifle is Stick.
Then don't read it? I enjoy and benefit reading other peoples workouts and have used a bunch of ideas from here in my own training. I don't need a tri-athlete to hunt but guarantee it doesn't hurt. Thinking that I'm swimming for hunting would be a bit presumptuous of you.....
Tanner
Oh, is this a closed forum?
So, you are a tri-athlete...and you want me to know.
Well, no wonder, he needs to be on the hunting trucks and four-wheel drive forum.
Did cardio yesterday, intervals on the stair machine, then stationary bike for a total of 60 minutes. Had a PT session for the wrist and then a follow-up Dr's appointment, so nothing today.
Hope to be exercising my casting arm on the Atlantic coast of FL this weekend....
Last three days, work go in the way, but squeezed this in.
Rower: 2x30minutes Squats: 5 sets (20-5/set)85 up to 205 lbs Squat press: 5 sets(16-5/set)65 to 100lbs Planks: 15 minutes total per day Kettle bell squats: 30x45 lbs Kettle bell swings:30x45 lbs Push-up: 100 total
Spent 2 hours on a different workout, but it was a good one.
Took a lesson on trying to stay on a snowboard. It was ugly and entailed a lot of falling and getting back on. Give me time, I'll ride the damn thing yet.
Core got a workout, shoulders and elbows took some bumps, but came home intact. Young Buck who took me under his wing bounced around on one like it was part of his body.
Lot of hot looking Babe's around so I figured Smoke was there someplace, but we didn't cross paths. Didn't check the hot tube so that is probably the reason.
Body is crushed from this week. Just finally got back into running again and probably overtrained a bit, got something 16 miles in the last 3 days at a pretty consistent 8:30/mile pace. Looking forward to improving on that. Been on kind of a "two-a-day" program with a run and a lift.... Rest is needed for sure.
Hiked up a steepish trail with 40lbs on my back yesterday as quickly as I could. Always a good fitness indicator. Doing pretty good. Diet wasn't the best this last week though.
After missing the gym all week due to illness I was happy to get back today. I incline pressed dumbbells from 50 lbs to 75 lbs and repped the barbell from one plate a side to two plates a side.
Back up the hill in the morning with the 40lb pack on. Felt good and didn't slow down in 30 minutes of uphill hiking at a fast pace. Wore my puff as it was blowing hard out and really heated up.
Around noon- 2 mile run as fast as I could, finished right at 14:13. Think I could've done a bit better not dealing with traffic and trying to not get hit by cars. Felt decent though.
Did an hour of assorted supersets of bicep/tricep stuff that is mostly completely inapplicable to hunting but I like it anyway.
Captains chair, straight leg rotations, 4 sets of 10; then straight leg raises, 2 sets of 20.
Balance/shoulders, 2 different reverse dumbbell flys, one legged on a BOSU ball, 3 sets of 12 each; super-setted with one-legged ankle rotations on the BOSU, 3 sets, 20 reps each side.
Back squat machine, 3 sets of 12 with increasing weight, super-setted with body-weight squats on the BOSU, 3 sets, 20 each.
Unknown at this time....this is the third surgeon that I have seen since July
Fired the first Orthopedic after he recommended "exploratory" surgery
Second Ortho referred me to a knee specialist after steroids didn't phase the pain
Tuesday is my first visit with him.....I hear he likes to try PRP injections first so this is what I expect
Have they done x-rays and MRIs yet? I had my rotator cuff done by a very good orthopedic surgeon, the Broncos team Dr. It's as good as new now. Even with all the diagnostics he wasn't sure what he'd find as far as the severity of the tear, apparently they can be hard to diagnose precisely. I went in knowing I might need rotator cuff repair, but not sure so it was at least partially exploratory. Just another data point.
Did a good hike with the dog yesterday and a bunch of yardwork.
Unknown at this time....this is the third surgeon that I have seen since July
Fired the first Orthopedic after he recommended "exploratory" surgery
Second Ortho referred me to a knee specialist after steroids didn't phase the pain
Tuesday is my first visit with him.....I hear he likes to try PRP injections first so this is what I expect
Have they done x-rays and MRIs yet? I had my rotator cuff done by a very good orthopedic surgeon, the Broncos team Dr. It's as good as new now. Even with all the diagnostics he wasn't sure what he'd find as far as the severity of the tear, apparently they can be hard to diagnose precisely. I went in knowing I might need rotator cuff repair, but not sure so it was at least partially exploratory. Just another data point.
Did a good hike with the dog yesterday and a bunch of yardwork.
I know a bit about those shoulders...
I tore my left labrum in 2012 and had it wired back together in 2013 after all the hunting seasons finished up....all better now...I have no pain and all of my range of motion back
Yep....X-Rays are always first then MRI's as per insurance protocol....all done....both knees
Currently doing great on the P90X3. Lots of hiking too.
My diet hasn't been stellar lately, but back on track. Lots of halibut and chicken breasts. Sitting right at 200lbs, hope to hunt at about 185 this year. (6'1")
Went for a 2 hour hike/stump shoot/shed hunt Sunday with the pooch. Had a 35lb pack on. Snow on the hillsides made footing tricky (not enough for snowshoes). Good hike and good shooting, no sheds though.
"There is no excellance in Archery without great labor". Maurice Thompson 1879
Nothing clears a troubled mind better than shooting a bow. Fred Bear
Currently doing great on the P90X3. Lots of hiking too.
My diet hasn't been stellar lately, but back on track. Lots of halibut and chicken breasts. Sitting right at 200lbs, hope to hunt at about 185 this year. (6'1")
I thought about getting into P90X to get into quick shape. I have a possible 3 day 2 night turkey hunt coming up, nothing extreme. Probably a 2 mile easy hike 1/2 mile thick timber hike to the spot.
I like P90x3 much better than the original. It'll get you in shape for 95% of the hunts NA has to offer. Give it 90 days and follow the diet plan. 21 Day fix diet plan is actually the best one going, IMO.
I'm 2/3s of the way through it. Up to about 11 dead hang pull ups, but I don't push myself as hard as I should on them. Started only being able to do a few.
I don't know how a person could do this program and not build strength. It's a great program.
I did 15 minutes on the rowing machine Tuesday, and thought I was going to die. I have zero ability to pace myself on that thing, but I bet I'll figure it out eventually.
I did 15 minutes on the rowing machine Tuesday, and thought I was going to die. I have zero ability to pace myself on that thing, but I bet I'll figure it out eventually.
If its a C2, learn to read the Erg and pace yourself on that.
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