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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Backus" data-source="post: 1078392" data-attributes="member: 22127"><p><strong>Re: Physical Training For Mountain Hunts</strong></p><p></p><p>One of the things that has really helped me stay in shape over the years is playing a team sport where I get some good cardio and leg work. I've played soccer my entire life since I was 5 years old. I'll be 40 this month and I've continued to play a couple times a week all year. The fun aspect of the games and the motivation to still compete with the young 20 year olds keeps me motivated. If I didn't play soccer I know that it would be really tough to stay motivated all year long. I'm just not the type of guy who can run for an hour straight several times a week without getting burned out really fast. </p><p></p><p>I would strongly recommend getting into a team sport like basketball, hockey or flag football. Anything that's lots of fun and forces you to run harder than you would if you weren't trying to win a game. Then when summer rolls around you can start adding additional hunting-specific workouts. The great thing is that you'll have double the motivation for these additional workouts because they'll pay off for your hunts plus they'll improve your team sports. </p><p></p><p>I keep my summer hunting workouts pretty simple. I hike the same hill near the lake that my dad mentioned with a 25 lb pack. I also do some hill running (with and without pack) on a short, steep hill in town when I don't have time to drive the 45 minutes to the longer hill. I try to hit the hills at least 3 days a week in summer. Leading up to a trip I'll add a day or two and pick up the pace as much as I can. </p><p></p><p>Throughout the day I'll do a few sets of 20 pushups and a few sets of 10 pullups at work. I do the pushups and pullups most weekdays during the summer. I'll occasionally throw in some weight training or jogging in my neighborhood, but not a ton. Other than that I just try to stay active on yardwork and other projects around the house. Every little bit of activity helps! As has been said already, the main thing is to consistently do something. It's way more helpful to do a little bit consistently than to over do it to the point where you dread your workouts and end up skipping them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Backus, post: 1078392, member: 22127"] [b]Re: Physical Training For Mountain Hunts[/b] One of the things that has really helped me stay in shape over the years is playing a team sport where I get some good cardio and leg work. I've played soccer my entire life since I was 5 years old. I'll be 40 this month and I've continued to play a couple times a week all year. The fun aspect of the games and the motivation to still compete with the young 20 year olds keeps me motivated. If I didn't play soccer I know that it would be really tough to stay motivated all year long. I'm just not the type of guy who can run for an hour straight several times a week without getting burned out really fast. I would strongly recommend getting into a team sport like basketball, hockey or flag football. Anything that's lots of fun and forces you to run harder than you would if you weren't trying to win a game. Then when summer rolls around you can start adding additional hunting-specific workouts. The great thing is that you'll have double the motivation for these additional workouts because they'll pay off for your hunts plus they'll improve your team sports. I keep my summer hunting workouts pretty simple. I hike the same hill near the lake that my dad mentioned with a 25 lb pack. I also do some hill running (with and without pack) on a short, steep hill in town when I don't have time to drive the 45 minutes to the longer hill. I try to hit the hills at least 3 days a week in summer. Leading up to a trip I'll add a day or two and pick up the pace as much as I can. Throughout the day I'll do a few sets of 20 pushups and a few sets of 10 pullups at work. I do the pushups and pullups most weekdays during the summer. I'll occasionally throw in some weight training or jogging in my neighborhood, but not a ton. Other than that I just try to stay active on yardwork and other projects around the house. Every little bit of activity helps! As has been said already, the main thing is to consistently do something. It's way more helpful to do a little bit consistently than to over do it to the point where you dread your workouts and end up skipping them. [/QUOTE]
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