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Hi im 13 i am getting a bow. I tryed out a parkers bow and it was hard for me to pull back. It was set at 50. Do any of yall have exercises to help you get you use to pulling a bow back. The guy said i should try pulling back my dads compound bow and ajust the weights as i get use to it. Is there any exercises you guys do to get your arm ready to shoot a bow without pulling a muscle?

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I have used the bands from cabelas during the off season. Here is a link. [link]http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jhtml?id=0004832415492a&navAction=push&navCou nt=2&indexId=cat20026&podId=0004832&catalogCode=IE &parentId=cat20026&parentType=index&rid=&_DARGS=%2 Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fcatalog%2Fitem-link.jhtml_A&_DAV=MainCatcat21424&hasJS=true[/link]

You can get it with or without the video.

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oh ty ill show my dad this. Yea the guy that was fitting me also told me about tese types of poducts.

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The other guys are right about the products but if you are having trouble getting them you can try this suggestion. I work as a therapist at a clinic and we have the exercise bands that we use for the patients. Maybe look up a local clinic or sports medicine office and ask for one of those bands. It will cost you a few dollars and they come in various levels of resistence. Be sure to exercise both arms as on side is pulling and the other is stabilizing the bow. Do the exercise as if you were pulling back a bow string with on end of the band tied to a bed post or door knob. Do the exercises from different angles so get all of the muscles which are involved(arms, back and chest)
Good luck and stick with it.

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yea im gonna buy the rubberband from a bow retailer soon.