Workouts for improved shooting

[Dongles]

Out if interest, does anyone specifically go to the gym to improve muscle strength for a) increased draw weight ability and b) improved muscle stability during the shot ? or even increased endurance and stamina in the field..

Being in the military I have the luxury of going to the gym daily and have found that heavy weight sessions (particuarly for the shoulders and back) give dramatic increase in muscle strength for the muscles you use in the average shot. This particuarly aids me when i don't get the chance to shot my bow for long periods of time, being able to pick a bow up an shoot without any muscles straining because i haven't used them for a while.

There is no substitute for actually shooting practice, but i believe doing a regualr weights routine will improve your shooting ability.

[bobzila]

so what sort of training would help me pull more poundage (what exersize) :?: :D

[macka]

Slowly increase the poundage of your bow mate and after a while it will come easier so you increase it some more and in no time you are pulling 60 or 70. I dont practice on the target only on rabbits. I always shoot every arrow into the target before a hunt to make sure my bow and the arrows are shooting straight not to mention myself. would be a different story though if i was shooting instinktive.

Macka

[bobzila]

i know that macka but i wont to go from 55# on my curent bow to a 70# on my next bow so i was going to do weights so i would be aboll to move strate away in sted of moveing to 60# and slowly moving up :D

[Wareagle]

Rowing exercises, or a tin of bricks with a rope over a pully shoulder high, worked for me :D

[Warlocke]

High Cable row with a rope and D-handles, upright row, tricep dips with Dumbell press to balance out the musculature.

Twice a week with exercises for your other muscle groups should do.

Use reps between 6-8 and about three sets.

[johnno]

Hey Warlocke, what about just simple old pushups and chinups?

[Barry]

They will definately help Johnno :lol:

[Warlocke]

Looking for specific exercises, Jonno.

These are non-specific general conditioning exercises with difficulty in applying weighted overload.

I you want to pull heavier poundages you gotta get stronger i.e. more weight not reps.

[Barry]

Now if I could just get a decent compound with the poundage I want......

Better keep letting the muscles atrophy so I will be happy with what I have :lol:

[Kimall]

Yer right Baz your back creaks as much as that hoyt when you draw it and its on about 45# is it not. :P
Get yourself the new Mathews mate they are out in 80#
Cheers KIM

[Barry]

LOL!!!! Dont I know it... Seriously I have shot a Samson... is that Matthews?? Was scaled at 105lbs

Wegith was good but I didnt like the bow much.


*Edit* That was before I took 18 months off from the gym :cry: now 45 is pushing it....

[Kimall]

Dam I was hoping to get a bit of agro going with that comment.HEHE :D
Mate do you have a 3d shoot at your club soon.If so I come down and have a play with you.
KIM

[Barry]

Dongles,

Sorry mate in this case I'm guilty of hijacking your thread. Serisously Warlocke is one of the most knowledgable people I know on weight training. Specific targeted exercises will help you build strength, which will allow you to draw more.

However not sure I would be making the kind of jump you are talking about. Drawing a heavier bow will help build some endurance and strength and allow you to draw more. However the types of muscle building exercises Warlocke is talking about will more likely help build more focused muscles and hence allow you to draw more quickly.

Kim, Not sure about an ABA one but we can shoot 3DAAA??? and you will have to try harder for the Agro... the roids have worn off :shock:

[Dongles]

Bobzilla,
I would recommmend, Lat pull downs, upright rows (for your traps), and bent over rows (or rows of any desciption). Also try some rear deltoid flies.

It is important that you also balance these exercises by performing chest and front and middles deloid exercises, otherwise your back muscles will become far stronger than your chest/front and could cause posture problems.

It may also help to perform situps/crunches etc to work your abs and obliques to build a solid central core. It will give you a strong foundation while shooting.

cheers Tim

[bear]

Gday dongles,
I believe a bit of weight training on top your archery will definatly help with your poundage or at least make it easier to hold back your current poundage, chinups and pushups will work fine though the chins if done with an overhand wide grip will be more benificial to your muscles involved with drawing a bow. some more advance exercises that will also help would deadlifts, bent over rows, lat pulldowns, squats etc, though I would strongly advise that you join a gym and take on a full body routine as just training one muscle group will promote injury!

BEAR

[Sparra]

I find that if I keep walking out to the fridge and lifting green cans to my mouth it seems to help..Of course you have to change hands every second can so that you build up both arms the same and I sometimes vary the way I walk to the fridge.If a bigger work out is needed I change cans to the 440ml woody's...
Regards...Sparra