Workouts! What are we doing to prepare?

[noharleyyet]

Any of you old timers recall Moosie's work out story....

Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side.

With a 5-lb potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, and then relax.

Each day you’ll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer. After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb potato bags.

Then try 50-lb potato bags and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-lb potato bag in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. (I’m at this level.)





After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each bag.

 

[hank4elk]

I gardened today, then ate a grilled elk round steak, chile rellenos,tamale,beans...NM elk training.

 

[Coop]

Sandbag workout today. You can substitute a plate in for most of these exercises if need be.

10 Rounds of the following for time!

-Sandbag Thrusters x10
-Lateral Sandbag Drag x10ea.
-Sandbag Push-up x10
-Sandbag Overhead Walking Lunge x10ea.
-Sandbag Ruck Run x100 yards

 

[Lige]

I just did this.

The full extension lunges in this absolutely suck.

Try the Ibex next, I did that one Thursday and walked out of the gym looking like I was 3 sheets to the wind.

 

[nwihunter]

I ran 6 miles Sunday morning for the start of my marathon training program. Went to the gym later in the day to get started with my weight training again. I quickly realized how old and weak I have gotten.

 

[vikingload]

Will be 59 soon and headed to Wyoming for first DIY Elk hunt. Started elliptical 6 weeks ago. 7 nights a week to start at 5 nights now doing 60-80 minutes per. Will be adding pack and 20-30 lbs next week. What should I be incorporating into work out going forward? Good news is near 20 lb wt loss to date. Reading some "core" routines and appears I need to work back and stomach muscles to prep for pack in and pack out. Suggestions?

Stairclimber is always my go to when I don't have mountains to train in.

 

[Sdhunters]

Get cardio up and a short rest is all that is needed for a quick recovery. Hauled out bull over 2.5 to 3 miles in 3 trips about 17 miles total and took a series of short hauls followed by a short rest and it was not as bad as I had imagined.

 

[JFish]

Since I sucked wind so much last month hiking in Colorado, I started insanity max 30. I dread starting the workouts but once I’m done I feel great. I have to mop up a puddle of sweat off the floor when I’m done.

 

[Wyohunt]

Bacon, copenhagan, and beer. Seems to work for me.
Seriously tho my job has me put on 8-15 miles a day. So that's about it.

I get all the exercise I need at work too.

 

[hogcarpy]

I live close to a county lake recreation area. I'll run/walk the 6 mile loop around the lake 3-4 times per week. There is a decent (for Nebraska) hill at the area that his 50 in elevation change. I'll hike up it 15-20 times with a weighted vest twice a week. I used to do a class called Bodypump at our local YMCA in lei of some of the running. Great workout for hunting, however, that isn't available with the Covid deal.

 

[Revenant]

Since Covid came around, I’m working from home a lot more. I usually do a 3 mile hike in our local preserve with my daughter in her backpack carrier and 2 of the dogs (here’s a phot from this morning). We also got a Peloton bike in March before everything hit, and I do 30-45 minutes a day on that thing.