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How I prepare my knees for 8 western mountain backpacking trips per year...at age 77
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<blockquote data-quote="ABNRGRKTM" data-source="post: 2663085" data-attributes="member: 120032"><p>I am 54, knees wrecked from army infantry heavy heavy rucking. Knees over toes sled, I use a wheel & tire combo with rope, at times going backwards w rope attached to safety harness belt or forward and I just hold the rope in various positions. The hub hole perfectly fits most of our kettle bell series and there are other ways to attach weight. In the pic you can see my sled and some of our rifle and archery targets in the background. I regularly incorporate shot(s) within the work out rounds. Sometimes its archery, some pistol, some rifle or combo. At times its just a scope change and dry fire or it might be hitting a 9" circle with arrow at 50 yards with a HR of 140-150; great training for all things hunting. I am blessed to have the opportunity to shoot and work out at same location but that doesn't mean you can't think outside the box and create something to mimic mtn hunting and or dry firing a Quality shot under stress.</p><p></p><p>Other exercises for knees and elk hunting (big Mtn type): Oly lifts DL, BS, FS, PC/HC, SP/PP/PJ. I always hit 3-4 box jumps immediately after putting bar down from OLY Lifts. I have a ladder I climb about 13' of vertical, box step ups, row, lunges weighted w rucksack, rifle or 35# bar mimicking rifle. I typically set up a combination of these + other abs/pushups/pull ups/etc doing 3-10 rounds. <strong>Incorporating your actual gear in your work outs will prevent some of the Oopsies this dont work in the mountains.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Sample workout 4 Rounds For Time (RFT) with weight vest or pack on.</strong></p><p>Row 300M</p><p>jog to bow fire 1 shot @ 50 yds. (bow is hanging near shot location) (if target missed shoot again)</p><p>run back complete 5 ladder climbs (from my home gym to my 50 yard line is about 75yards)</p><p>1 KOT sled pull carrying rifle 75M dry fire 2X quality shot from 2 different positions along the way (if shot pulled repeat shot)</p><p>Sling rifle and drag back to gym (sled behind you instead of in front on way out)</p><p>20 step ups with pack & rifle (I use 24" currently and starting out did not carry rifle or pack) (right before hunt this # gets to 50 and ladder climbs go to 15 ea per round) (sadly in a 55 min workout this only equates to about 685' in gain, its not the real deal but I am far from any mountain or significant hill)</p><p>10 push ups</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ABNRGRKTM, post: 2663085, member: 120032"] I am 54, knees wrecked from army infantry heavy heavy rucking. Knees over toes sled, I use a wheel & tire combo with rope, at times going backwards w rope attached to safety harness belt or forward and I just hold the rope in various positions. The hub hole perfectly fits most of our kettle bell series and there are other ways to attach weight. In the pic you can see my sled and some of our rifle and archery targets in the background. I regularly incorporate shot(s) within the work out rounds. Sometimes its archery, some pistol, some rifle or combo. At times its just a scope change and dry fire or it might be hitting a 9" circle with arrow at 50 yards with a HR of 140-150; great training for all things hunting. I am blessed to have the opportunity to shoot and work out at same location but that doesn't mean you can't think outside the box and create something to mimic mtn hunting and or dry firing a Quality shot under stress. Other exercises for knees and elk hunting (big Mtn type): Oly lifts DL, BS, FS, PC/HC, SP/PP/PJ. I always hit 3-4 box jumps immediately after putting bar down from OLY Lifts. I have a ladder I climb about 13' of vertical, box step ups, row, lunges weighted w rucksack, rifle or 35# bar mimicking rifle. I typically set up a combination of these + other abs/pushups/pull ups/etc doing 3-10 rounds. [B]Incorporating your actual gear in your work outs will prevent some of the Oopsies this dont work in the mountains. Sample workout 4 Rounds For Time (RFT) with weight vest or pack on.[/B] Row 300M jog to bow fire 1 shot @ 50 yds. (bow is hanging near shot location) (if target missed shoot again) run back complete 5 ladder climbs (from my home gym to my 50 yard line is about 75yards) 1 KOT sled pull carrying rifle 75M dry fire 2X quality shot from 2 different positions along the way (if shot pulled repeat shot) Sling rifle and drag back to gym (sled behind you instead of in front on way out) 20 step ups with pack & rifle (I use 24" currently and starting out did not carry rifle or pack) (right before hunt this # gets to 50 and ladder climbs go to 15 ea per round) (sadly in a 55 min workout this only equates to about 685' in gain, its not the real deal but I am far from any mountain or significant hill) 10 push ups [/QUOTE]
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