Weights are having an adverse affect...
#12
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lingle WY USA
Posts: 527
RE: Weights are having an adverse affect...
How soon after the workout did you try to draw your bow? I've had times when I fried my triceps and literally couldn't draw my bow for several hours afterward. Muscle fatigue and recovery is a funny thing. I bet if you tried to draw your bow after several days rest you would feel noticeably stronger.
Working out your muscles that you shoot with are not difficult. Anything that creates the pushing/pulling action of the upper body will do this. You just have to make sure you get the "pull" not just the push. Everybody loves the bench press and push-ups but the "pulling" or back exercises are equally important. Seated back pulls, hanging back pulls, lats, etc., are great for increasing strength in your shooting muscles.
Working out your muscles that you shoot with are not difficult. Anything that creates the pushing/pulling action of the upper body will do this. You just have to make sure you get the "pull" not just the push. Everybody loves the bench press and push-ups but the "pulling" or back exercises are equally important. Seated back pulls, hanging back pulls, lats, etc., are great for increasing strength in your shooting muscles.
#15
RE: Weights are having an adverse affect...
It's funny. I didn't do any weight work for a month and my bow actually got easier to draw. Started back on a hand weight routine with push-ups and I'm curious to see how it will affect me on Saturday when I shoot.
#17
RE: Weights are having an adverse affect...
I never stop lifting weights year round, but I can say that I'm never able to shoot the same day I lift. Even the day after (depending on how hard I hit things) is rough but certainly doable.
#18
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Memphis TN USA
Posts: 3,445
RE: Weights are having an adverse affect...
I guess I am just going to keep lift and doing cardio until about Sept. and then I am going to quit lifting and just do strictly cardio (eliptical, treadmil) and abs.