Exercise for hunting season

[Captcurt]

I hunt alone most of the time and in some pretty rough country. Two years ago I put an arrow through a big doe that went off into a hell hole. I trailed her about 100-150 yards down the hill after dark. Now this farm is 800 acres and no one knew where I was. I was surprised that I had cell service when I called home. I gave my wife the news and told her that if I didn't make it home she should call my friend who works on the farm. Just tell him that I am on the hill behind the garden patch where he helped me drag a big buck the year before. Then I started the drag. This hill is about a 30-35 degree grade but there were places steep enough that I had to grab a sapling to climb the hill while dragging. I use my climbing harness for a drag so my hands are free. It took me an hour to get the deer 300 yards to where I could get my Yamaha to it. I swore that the next deer would be on level ground and in the middle of the road.

 

[Chuck R.]

This thread is timely as I just got back from having a shot in my right knee (again).

The whole high-school sports, college Rugby, then 23 years in the army took their toll as far as my right knee (3 surgeries) and lower back. Humans aren't supposed to jump out of or off things especially while wearing body armor.

I do my best to keep the weight down, at lunchtime a couple of us old retired guys walk a 3.3 mile route that we do in around 50 minutes and I hit the exercise bike 3 times a week. This pretty much keeps me mobile. I still do push-ups and curls, but sit-ups are off the program. As we get closer to hunting season I add additional hikes and a ruck to the daily walks. I find now that one of the things I must do is daily stretching, especially the lower back.

I've also got 80 acres to maintain to Austrian forestmeister standards (wife), so that's either keeping me young or killing me depending on the day's work.

 

[.308 Norma]

I swore that the next deer would be on level ground and in the middle of the road.

Ha! I've sworn that oath to myself several times. Forgot all about it the next time I had a chance to shoot a deer down in a black hole.

 

[Garandimal]

Year round maintenance.

No-starch diet.
1.5 hrs high-rep lifting - pushups/pullups/situps/bodywtsquats/bardips and pulls and presses with a 25 lb. ammo can.
0.5 hrs running - 2.5 mi. plus a 0.5 mi. for time.
4:15-6:15 AM.
3-5 days/wk.




GR

 

[daniel craig]

Year round maintenance.

No-starch diet.
1.5 hrs high-rep lifting - pushups/pullups/situps/bodywtsquats/bardips and pulls and presses with a 25 lb. ammo can.
0.5 hrs running - 2.5 mi. plus a 0.5 mi. for time.
4:15-6:15 AM.
3-5 days/wk.




GR

You’ve got a lot more discipline than I do. That’s for sure.

 

[MaxP]

I eat healthy thanks to my wife, but I have found that you really need to exercise portion control and simply not overeat.

 

[Hookeye]

My job is physical but limited in type of motion.

56....injuries and arthritis.

Sucks.

Think just walking a lot and doing stairs is good enough.

Even out of shape my stamina is fine. I put lots of others to shame, can go at a good clip, all day ( used to run, bike and lift ).

Problem is getting out of bed the next day

 

[Hookeye]

Pudendal and sciatic nerves lit up.
I still have moved over a ton tonight by hand

 

[Ernie Bass]

Lot of aerobic work. I use a heart rate monitor. Goal is endurance then strength then stamina . Usually the early season can be very warm. So I increase my endurance in the summer heat and humidity. On a hot day your heart rate is about 20 beats higher for he same effort on a cool day. It takes about 10 min for the muscles to warm up and then the body starts to burn Fat at about 30 min and uses glycogen sparingly. 40min the fat burning increases and goes full tilt at 1 hour. Fat is the best fuel for endurance.
Build up your endurance by going for 1 hr. at a heart rate to not exceed 70% of max. Any higher and you blow the workout.(not the goal. higher heart rates come later after endurance is built up with is about 6 weeks.
Stamina is going at a fast pace for about 20 min at a sustained pace. Strength is done by going up hills and walking down.

Weights for the muscles used to drag a deer for a long distance.
Get use to the heat and humidity and a cool day is a much easier effort.
I do arobic exercises with Bungee Cord for back strenght and chest. Use dumbells for arms, wrist.
Dragging a deer for a long ways, is tough. Typically you go into ANEROBIC(with out oxygen) stage quickly if you are not in shape. This is why you see so many heart attacks.

Of course if you are sitting in a tree stand all day, who knows what kind of exercise. I guess that depends on how far away your truck is.

 

[daniel craig]

I eat healthy thanks to my wife, but I have found that you really need to exercise portion control and simply not overeat.

THIS one gets me every time. It’s amazing how small an “adequate” portion actually is.

 

[MaxP]

THIS one gets me every time. It’s amazing how small an “adequate” portion actually is.

You’ve got that right! It’s sad...

 

[WrongHanded]

Scouting has been my exercise for hunting so far. I go farther, faster, and carry a decent amount of weight whilst doing it. When I look at areas I try to cover every nook and cranny. I take a map, compass, and GPS, and just go wandering around looking to see how the ground view lines up with the maps and satellite images. Usual, I end up going through a lot of blowdown and thick brush (the kind that requires a tick check afterwards). Or I get up on hills so I can see the terrain better.

Closer to hunting season, I try and do it every weekend.

 

[Hookeye]

Used to work w some big time weight lifter guys.
Now they are having a lot of back/neck/shoulder surgeries.
They overdid it and now are all crippled up.

Moderation in all things is pretty darn good advice.

 

[Hookeye]

I have always looked at food as putting gas in the car.
Who enjoys pumping gas?
Hated having to stop what I was doing and take time out to eat (or go to bathroom).
Biggest time wasters IMHO.

But then I turned 40 and food started tasting good LOL

Then I turned 50 and that bathroom thing started getting kinda important.

Am not in the best of shape, but always did portion control.
20 gallon tank doesn't get 25 gallons put in.

I live in a factory town, with a lot of restaurants. Obesity is common here.
You go to a restaurant and see em piling it on.

Hear em talk, the amount is the value, not the quality of the items.

SMDH

Oh, I can pig out on some good grub, but then I know I've screwed up and feel miserable.
Laying around after eating, when I should be doing something..........doesn't cut it.

Esp when I'm not crippled up from work or have a wicked headache. Those usually conspire to ruin my free time.
Being a pig and screwing up my free time...........that's just stupid (and a rare occurance).

 

[Garandimal]

You’ve got a lot more discipline than I do. That’s for sure.

What doesn't kill me makes me stronger.

...and this way, I'll leave a hansom corpse.






GR

 

[Garandimal]

THIS one gets me every time. It’s amazing how small an “adequate” portion actually is.

Starch - is what makes the portions small.

2,200 calories of meat, cheese, non-starch vegetables, and fruit is a pile of food.

Even w/ my maintenance workout - I can get by comfortably on 1,200-1,500 calories a day.

Even dropped that to ~ 750-900 a day, for a month or so, after a particularly misguided Winter, where I assumed Pecan pie was a nut, and Pumpkin pie was a vegetable.






GR

 

[Buzznrose]

If folks are looking for some quality advice on working out at home, check out the “Critical Bench” channel on You Tube.

their restorative exercise videos are very good based on my experience with physical trainers and therapists. I use them a lot for back and knee issues. They really help.

some of my favorites:







They have a lot of great exercise routines to help improve your fitness

 

[.308 Norma]

Starch - is what makes the portions small.

2,200 calories of meat, cheese, non-starch vegetables, and fruit is a pile of food.

I know you're right. But here in Idaho, potatoes are kind of sacred. It even says "Famous Potatoes" on our license plates.
Just kidding around. In truth, I don't even like potatoes all that much. And I can say that freely because ".308 Norma" is not my real name.

 

[Garandimal]

I know you're right. But here in Idaho, potatoes are kind of sacred. It even says "Famous Potatoes" on our license plates.
Just kidding around. In truth, I don't even like potatoes all that much. And I can say that freely because ".308 Norma" is not my real name.

Have a very simple basic diet:

Two meals:

Breakfast - 0900 (9AM)
2-3 Bananas
6 oz Mozzarella Cheese (6 sticks or a 5th of a 2# block) or 5 oz of Swiss (a 6th of a 2# block)
(or raw tree nuts)
4-6 Apples or similar fruit

Dinner - 1400 (2PM)
Half a Chicken or 1/3 of a 5# burger log (or similar steak, game, or fish portions)
1 large onion
1 head broccoli or 1/2 cabbage
1-2 large zucchini
1 tbsp garlic
1 tbsp crumbled bacon
1 tbsp olive oil

Dessert - Oranges/pears or similar fruit.
(or as an evening snack if desired)

Lots of water and coffee when thirsty.
Fast 18 hrs. (3PM-9AM)

This on a 4AM-10PM waking day.




GR

 

[daniel craig]

Have a very simple basic diet:

Two meals:

Breakfast - 0900 (9AM)
2-3 Bananas
6 oz Mozzarella Cheese (6 sticks or a 5th of a 2# block) or 5 oz of Swiss (a 5th of a 2# block)
(or raw tree nuts)
4-6 Apples or similar fruit

Dinner - 1400 (2PM)
Half a Chicken or 1/3 of a 5# burger log (or similar steak, game, or fish portions)
1 large onion
1 head broccoli or 1/2 cabbage
1-2 large zucchini
1 tbsp garlic
1 tbsp crumbled bacon
1 tbsp olive oil

Dessert - Oranges/pears or similar fruit.
(or as an evening snack if desired)

Lots of water and coffee when thirsty.
Fast 18 hrs. (3PM-9AM)

This on a 4AM-10PM waking day.




GR

Sounds good to me, I’d have to to replace most of the cheese being lactose sensitive (not 100% intolerant though).

 

[FL-NC]

If we are talking about the workouts that we actually do:
Mon AM- 400 burpees, 100 iso-curls, 20 minutes shadow-boxing
Mon. PM- hunting in fall/winter, yardwork/ home & vehicle maintenance spring & summer
Tues PM- MMA striking class, 1 hour
Wed AM- 500 burpees, 100 iso-curls, 20 minutes shadow-boxing
Wed mid-morning/early afternoon- realistic live-fire training at range (includes sprints, light climbing, pushups, etc.)
Wed. PM- kickboxing class, 1 hour
Thurs. PM- MMA grappling/full spectrum sparring 1.5 hours
Fri. AM- 600 burpees, 100 iso-curls, 20 minutes shadow boxing
Fri PM- hunting fall & winter, yardwork/ home & vehicle maintenance spring & summer
No workouts Sat & Sun.
I do a pretty decent job of sticking with this schedule. Of course, things like Dr appointments, deer processing, travel, "life in general", etc. tend to screw it up sometimes.

 

[MaxP]

If we are talking about the workouts that we actually do:
Mon AM- 400 burpees, 100 iso-curls, 20 minutes shadow-boxing
Mon. PM- hunting in fall/winter, yardwork/ home & vehicle maintenance spring & summer
Tues PM- MMA striking class, 1 hour
Wed AM- 500 burpees, 100 iso-curls, 20 minutes shadow-boxing
Wed mid-morning/early afternoon- realistic live-fire training at range (includes sprints, light climbing, pushups, etc.)
Wed. PM- kickboxing class, 1 hour
Thurs. PM- MMA grappling/full spectrum sparring 1.5 hours
Fri. AM- 600 burpees, 100 iso-curls, 20 minutes shadow boxing
Fri PM- hunting fall & winter, yardwork/ home & vehicle maintenance spring & summer
No workouts Sat & Sun.
I do a pretty decent job of sticking with this schedule. Of course, things like Dr appointments, deer processing, travel, "life in general", etc. tend to screw it up sometimes.

Damn ambitious!! Nicely done!

I’m a former prize fighter and don’t have it in me to workout at this level anymore. Too worn out and damaged. However, I typically do two workouts a day, to include a run.

 

[Garandimal]

Sounds good to me, I’d have to to replace most of the cheese being lactose sensitive (not 100% intolerant though).

Bulk raw mixed tree nuts and seeds work fine as a substitute. Places like Trader Joe's or Sprouts is good for that.

The dairy protein is good for older muscle generation - and 40 grams of it in the AM is about right for my size.




GR

 

[courtgreene]

Tip: download an app to monitor your intake. It’s a pain to enter everything that goes in your mouth. Therefore, you don’t absentmindedly grab snacks.

I rarely have time for formal exercise, but because of eating healthy have lost sixty pounds in two years.

 

[HB]

Yoga/core strength. Nothing is worse than being contorted in a weird position and cramping up. Even out west I didnt have issues with cardio but I was wrecked and slept for 12 hours after getting of the mountain.