Workout
 

How many bow huntersactually go and workout every week and have a set trainingschedule that you follow. Just curious to see how manyhunters do.

RE: Workout
 

I try to hit at least one buffet every 1-2 weeks in the offseason....

RE: Workout
 

I work out Monday, Wednesday and Friday one week and the next week its tuesday and thursday and thats my set routine.

RE: Workout
 

haha now thats pretty funny

RE: Workout
 

I guess that would make me the David Wells of bowhunting??:D

RE: Workout
 

Then that must mean your one heck of a bow hunter :)

RE: Workout
 

Lets see...work out,does that include wakeing up,getting out of bed,drinking coffee and turning on my laptop to HNI then lighting up a smoke,if it doesthen yep I work out.:D:D:D........




Really its to cold to walk outside and freezing my lungs[:o] dosnt fall into the plan.
I have a Bowflex,Excersize bike and a hot tub in my B room,I work out Tue and Thur in the off season and in the spring I go Mon-Wed-Fri.With the weekend off....

RE: Workout
 

I am in the gym 5-6 days a week. Kinda like my job here at school. Have to be in shape. Leavin' forour spring baseball trip toGeorgia in two days gotta be in shape for those southern bells!!! I ran for 25 min. on the tread mill today got 3.8 miles in!! Not bad!!:D

RE: Workout
 

7 days a week for me. 5 days lifting and 2 days doing some form of cardio.

RE: Workout
 

Im in the gym 5 days a week and on the track 3 out of the 5 for 20 minutes.

Monday-Chest, Back, abs
Tuesday-Triceps, Biceps, abs
Wednesday-Off
Thursday-Legs, Calves, abs
Friday-Off
Saturday-Shoulder's, Deltiods, abs
Sunday-Forarms, Back, abs

RE: Workout
 

I have an eliptical, and I use that for 30 mins. 4 times a week. Also, I use a Bow Fit at least 2 times a week.

RE: Workout
 

weights Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday mornings

Cardio Monday, Tuesday, Thursday late afternoon with the wife

RE: Workout
 

The wife and I do our workout atleast once a week if Im lucky twice a week!:D

RE: Workout
 

I used to be a power lifter turned body builder and then just recreational workout guy, then I had children and I have not worked out in two years!! I feel terrible all the time, I just have no time to go to the gym, a 2.5 yr old and a 6 month old, too much to do!!

RE: Workout
 

Monday - Chest and triceps
Tuesday - Back and abs
Wednesday - Shoulders
Thursday - Biceps and Forearms
Friday - Legs and Abs
Try to do cardio 3 times a week. Sometimes I get 4 times others only twice or less.

RE: Workout
 

Three to four days a week in the gym (basement) 3 days a week cardio. us old timers gotta do something to keep up with you youngins :D

RE: Workout
 

RUN TWICE A WEEK, SETUPS AND PUSH UPS 4-5 TIMES PER WEEK. I USED TO POWER LIFT IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COMPETED ON A TEAM. I'M IN BETTER SHAPE NOW WITH THE SIMPLE AND EASY PUSH UPS. THERE EASY, NO EQUIPMENT NEEDED AND YOU CAN DO THEM ANY WHERE.

RE: Workout
 

I hear ya WV, I racked my body in my 20s ... Bench pressing 380lbs at a body weight of 180 lbs, way too much weight for a man that size. Shoulder shrugging 600 lbs, and then I got into body building and the dieting of that killed me!! I went from 20% body fat as a power lifter to 5% as a body builder in less than 2 years!! one extreme to another..My body is hurting everyday, please tell all you know, do not power lift it is not a good thing for the body!!

RE: Workout
 

4-5 days a week of running and lifting, mainly to chase elk up steep slopes. It does help with the whitetail hunting but it's not too strenuous compared to my elk area.

RE: Workout
 

I try and shoot my bow on days I am not doing upper body, especially back and shoulders! Bad, bad combo. lol

Monday: chest-abs-cardio
Wednesday: legs-abs
Friday: arms (tri's, bi's, forearms)-abs-cardio
Saturday: back-shoulders-abs-cardio

RE: Workout
 

I try to run a couple of miles a day, but for sure everyother day I'll do a couple.

RE: Workout
 

Holy Hell! 380 at 180....naturally?

RE: Workout
 

yeh, all natural, just a lot of food and heavy lifting, never took any roids, thought about many times, but never did it.

RE: Workout
 

Very impressive. Power lifting is a killer on your joints! I was never a "power" lifter but lift heavy when I want to bulk up. I am getting into archery/bowhunting a lot now, so heavy lifting is put on hold for that reason.;)

RE: Workout
 

Heavy lifting is not good for you. Im almost 33 yrs old and I feel much older b/c of it. I wish I never started it. It doesn't mean a hill of beans now what I did back then in the gym, my joints are a constant reminder of those days.[&o]

RE: Workout
 

LOL. I hear you. It goes away quick and you look back and say...was it worth it. I used to work out 5-6 days a week in my early 20's when I was in Jiu-Jitsu and trying to impress girls. I'm only 29, but I now only work out 2-4 days to maintain and stay inshape and that's enough. It isn't my lifestyle anymore. You know what a hassle that is.

RE: Workout
 

i lift weights 3-4 times a week......but its not for hunting

RE: Workout
 

Here is my workout schedule:

Monday - Heavy weights (upper body) for an hour, then run fast mile (6:30 min), then I take a brutal "Sports Conditioning" class that works the entire body.
Tuesday - Run 2 - 3 miles, then I box for a couple of hours.
Wednesday - Repeat Monday workout
Thursday - Repeat Tuesday workout
Friday - Off
Saturday - Either heavy weights (upper body) or I run 3 miles, which ever I'm in the mood for.
Sunday - Off

RE: Workout
 

aint that the truth, Danny boy!:D

RE: Workout
 

Southdakotahunter
you will need to pick someone else to be as david wells is the david Wells of bowhunting. He is a bowhunting fanatic.
.

RE: Workout
 

I'm in the gym 4-5 days a week religously off season. I go a couple times per week during season.

RE: Workout
 

I do. I don't always stick to it this early in the year, but the closer I get to hunting season, the more serious I get. I twisted my knee pretty bad during the season, and just now gettingover it.

Right now, I'm running/walking around ten miles a week (3 sessions per week-average 3 1/2 miles per) and I'm lifting twice a week (about an hour per-four sets, ten reps per set, curls, overhead press, upright rowing, bench press, etc...).

In a month or two, I'll be back up to fifteen miles a week running/walkingand lifting three times a week.

RE: Workout
 

Anyone interested in a workout, body building style you can PM me, but you have to eat right or it won't happen, also you have to give more than a few weeks and then give up. I don't practice what I preach anymore, but It used to work for me when I was body building.

RE: Workout
 

6 days a week lifting. 5 days of cardio.

RE: Workout
 

Wow I never knew that David Wells is a bow hunting fanatic. I guess you learn something new everyday.

RE: Workout
 

I don't really have a set workout scedule, but I'll try to strech out my shoulders and upper back before shooting. It seems to help with not getting too sore or tight.

RE: Workout
 

I know with megetting talked to a lot by the division 1 college football coachs for Free Saftey, I need to be in the best shapeI can be in. So I Lift, take supplements, cardio, and dietreligously.

RE: Workout
 

The closest I get to a workout anymore is getting up at 4:30 every morning. Yes, there is actually a 4:30 in the morning! I go out and do chores on this place and back in at 5:30 to get cleaned up for work. When I get home, I drive right past the mailbox and park the truck at home and then walk the half mile to the mailbox to check mail. Then on weekends, I'm cutting up trees and limbs that got knocked over in the December ice storm. When it snows, I have a small area that I shovel by hand before getting out the tractor to get the rest of the snow cleaned up. If that is considered working out, I do it everyday. If not, I guess I'm a lazy bum.

Now, every year a month before the rut starts, I start walking 5 miles a day to be able to to walk back to my stands without getting winded or sweaty. But as the other thread says, you must follow that up with a good healthy diet. As my wife is from Asia, I have no choice but to eat healthy except when I cook dinner.

RE: Workout
 

I lift 3-5 days a week during the offseason. I hate cardio so I don't do much of that.Trying to get better about that.