azryan Report post Posted August 5, 2006 im going to the gym everyday...for the next few months...at least i will try to go everyday, Jus curious to what you all do to get in shape...i ride my bike everyday...and lift weights to get ready...i should be getting out hiking with my pack on, but im so busy...i cant get out. plus i dont have a vehicle(im working on it), but im gonna get into the best shape of my life and be the strongest i have been...after the next few months of training. I got to lifetime fitness in gilbert anyone else go there?... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted August 6, 2006 i have been running between 1.5 and 2 miles with my fat dog 3-5 times a week. as well as lifting weights at my house. i am pretty active at work and am pretty strong as it is but i am working on gettin better. my main thing is i have been working on my legs! when i get the chances, i have been taking my dogs out and my pack with what i will carry in it when i hunt along with 10-20 extra pounds. i am gettin serious this hunting season as it is 80+ or bust so i am gettin ready for a tough hunt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KGAINES Report post Posted August 6, 2006 i am gettin serious this hunting season as it is 80+ or bust so i am gettin ready for a tough hunt. Does that spike on the last day know about this, you might want to send out a memo. Good Luck to you Casey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted August 7, 2006 man why do i catch so much crap! ahahahahaha. anyways, yeah its still anything with antlers on the last day, but i have 10 days this year, i DOUBT i can go that ong with out dropping the hammer on something! but i am going to be patient and smoke a 130 this year!!! :D:D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couesdiehard Report post Posted August 8, 2006 Instead of actually getting in shape I decided to read a book by someone who is in shape. You know sort of "fitness by osmosis". So I picked up "Backcountry Bowhunting" by Cameron Hanes of Eastman's Bowhunting Journal. This guy is insane! He works so hard all year round getting him self ready to backpack for a week or more at a time in wilderness miles from the nearest trail. Marathons of 26 miles on roads weren't enough of a challenge for this guy, so he has started running ultra-marathons like 31 miles on mountain trails. I am tired just from reading the dang book! I sure am glad this guy hasn't caught on to Coues deer yet! Truthfully, tremendous book for the bowhunter or backcountry hunter at whatever level. Pretty inspiring stuff. Lee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elkhunter Report post Posted August 8, 2006 I'm dealing with the opposite situation than most of you guys! I crushed my knee earlier this summer and lost 12 lbs of my precious oily muscles, but i've been back into the gym these past 3 weeks and gaining a FEW quarter pounds since then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elkhunter Report post Posted August 8, 2006 I JUST got this picture in, this is how I crushed my knee this summer, it shattered RIGHT at this moment! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullwidgeon Report post Posted August 8, 2006 I have been sitting down and glassing alot watching fools run, walk, jog and bicycle by ginourmous coues deer bucks. Hopefully by hunting season I can be prepared and in good enough shape to sit and glass for 12 hours at a time !!! Bret M. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shortpants Report post Posted August 8, 2006 sorry to hear about your knee elk hunter. i'm always at work so it's hard to find time to work out. i work at sky harbor airport so what i do is speed hike the 9 story parking garage stairs 3 or 4 times. each time i get to the 9th floor i run the perimiter of the top floor before going back down the stairs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azryan Report post Posted August 8, 2006 elk hunter sorry to hear that...lol..great pic...u have to give us the story behind that one...i go to the gym everyday but the weekends...and riding my bike at least 4 miles a day...now im gonna start getting up early just to go exercise and shoot the bow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elkhunter Report post Posted August 8, 2006 no need to be sorry guys, it was GREAT! I had ALOT of folks watching me, it was a mudpit wrestling show down in Show LOw at a camp I worked at, so I rode a bike off a ramp as hard and as fast as i could, someone mentioned I got atleast 5 ft of height and the landing crushed my knee, it was tight and i got a great scar and metal plate, makes me look tougher to those chicks In some cases it wouldn't matter about how good of a shape you're in...if you're in nasty shape you could spend all morning hiking one hill and you'll glass all day..which is what you should do! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scout4u Report post Posted August 8, 2006 no need to be sorry guys, it was GREAT! I had ALOT of folks watching me, it was a mudpit wrestling show down in Show LOw at a camp I worked at, so I rode a bike off a ramp as hard and as fast as i could, someone mentioned I got atleast 5 ft of height and the landing crushed my knee, it was tight and i got a great scar and metal plate, makes me look tougher to those chicks In some cases it wouldn't matter about how good of a shape you're in...if you're in nasty shape you could spend all morning hiking one hill and you'll glass all day..which is what you should do! the only problem with that is when u get to the top of the hill to glass yur so dang tired u fall asleep only to wake up and walk(roll) back down Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azryan Report post Posted August 8, 2006 good story...the ladies will like that for sure... they probably feel sorry for you and then your like dude this is awesome...great attitude yeah probably should do a lot more glassing but for backpacking trips i wanna be in real good shape Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dodger2 Report post Posted August 8, 2006 Elkhunter...I can relate, I've had 4 surgeries on my left knee. I tore my ACL twice. I lost a bunch of weight, but then since I couldn't move I put it back on and then some. I'm currently running 10-12 miles a week and lifting 3 days a week. I'm increasing it to next week to 12-15 miles a week and lifting 4 days a week. I'm not doing it for hunting, I recently applied for the police department, but I figure it will help me out in the hills. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
punkrcker1344 Report post Posted August 14, 2006 ya i go to lifetime fitness but i hardly go there cause now im working out at school for a P.E credit. Im running every night to get in shape Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
