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Recently I was thinking about what might be a minimum maintenance program to keep in shape for hunting. Anyone care to share their personal work out?
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Ringman: If you are talking about "body" maintenance I drink 3 to 4 beers a day. Just funnin ya there - I am to old to engage in calisthenics anymore. But you get after it guy - i suggest swimming to avoid any stress on ones knee's (I learned that lesson the hard and painful way!). Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
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I thought it was booby maintenance. My bad.
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You, sir, happen to be about my favorite poster. As for beer I think I had one earlier this year.
In February it will be two years since my wife told me she wanted to look like she did in her thirties. She was 73. I told her if she didn't work her whole body she would be a flabby old woman. She hit the treadmill and the machines and within sixteen months weighed 127 pounds; down from 184! She can bench press 85 pounds!
I, on the other hand, was a quenticential little old man. Five feet seven inches tall and 160 pounds. I got a couple heart rate monitors and discovered she kicks my butt. I have to limit my speed on the treadmill to 2.5mph at 15 percent incline. Nevertheless it is better than nothing. I can hike in steep terrain for five hours now.
I thank the Lord for my health.
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Good topic. I suggest changing the spelling on the title.
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Ringman, there's an exercise thread on the backpacking forum with some good information. As you get older, you lose lean muscle mass, bone density, cardio capacity, balance, flexibilty, and a few other things. So you need to work on those at a minimum. If you have access to a gym with good trainers, I'd recommend consulting one to come up with a program.
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I am a strict follower of the cigar, whiskey and bacon diet.
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Keep going good men, I need to get motivated.
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Good topic. I suggest changing the spelling on the title. To what?
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Good topic. I suggest changing the spelling on the title. To what? There’s an idea.
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I thought it was booby maintenance. My bad. Yeah, at first glance, saw the same. It's the Campfire so could've gone either way.
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Ringman, I don’t do anything specifically for hunting, but am fairly physically active around our place. However, I believe that a light regiment of pushups, sit ups, pull ups and most importantly aerobic exercises , would be beneficial. memtb
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Good topic. I suggest changing the spelling on the title. To what? get with Eyeball first.
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I just don’t get in a hurry. Surprising what you can walk up on!
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I work out on a tread mill 4-5 days a week. I work at it 30-40 minutes a session, mostly a fast walk 4 mph with incline 5-10%. But at times I’ll jog for a few minutes. And I work out on a weight machine twice a week, various lifts of 50-75 pounds. I’m four weeks shy of 69 and this seems to keep me in decent shape. I do this year round and have for 30 plus years, but it used to be more rigorous.
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You, sir, happen to be about my favorite poster. As for beer I think I had one earlier this year.
In February it will be two years since my wife told me she wanted to look like she did in her thirties. She was 73. I told her if she didn't work her whole body she would be a flabby old woman. She hit the treadmill and the machines and within sixteen months weighed 127 pounds; down from 184! She can bench press 85 pounds!
I, on the other hand, was a quenticential little old man. Five feet seven inches tall and 160 pounds. I got a couple heart rate monitors and discovered she kicks my butt. I have to limit my speed on the treadmill to 2.5mph at 15 percent incline. Nevertheless it is better than nothing. I can hike in steep terrain for five hours now.
I thank the Lord for my health. It would appear that you have a good start. Add a 20 lb pack and a rifle and you will be ready for most anything. mike r
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Age 74.
Tae Kwon Do, 3x per week. Still not real flexible but stretch frequently. Have lost about 20 lbs. in the past 5 yrs. I’m still old, but in better shape than my peers.
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