Exercises to increase draw weight

[Tsalagi]

Well, sling augers for a CME 55 drill rig for a livin' for about 5 months, that'll do it! b    

Basically, daily exercise will give you what you need. The English longbowmen trained up to heavy bows over time. But once at the draw weight, they still shot regularly, by law. I seem to recall it was 2 hours after church on Sunday, was the law. Plus other training during the week. That's on top of the physical labor they already did just as a matter of course in their lives. Want butter? Gotta churn it. That kind of thing.

[TheFatboy]

I pulled my bow for 100 reps yesterday. Was actually surprised that I could knock out that many. It's been a while. Anyhoo, the times where I've pulled the bow for training, are the times when I've shot it with the most ease. Not only are you getting stronger, but you're engraving the movement pattern into the back of your brain.

[Bill M.]

check this out
 http://www.howardhillshooters.com/weighttraining/weighttraining.html

[cacciatore]

You have a lot of good suggestions, everyone works good; now you have just to be persevering,that is the key of any program.

[reddogge]

It's true that probably the best way to train to increase draw weight is with the bow but don't discount a moderate weight program at the gym as a supplement for overall health and well being.  In fact all men could benefit from a program of resistance training as it keeps the muscles taut and lively.

Most men my age have flabby muscles and stringy arms because they don't do anything but sit on the couch.

[Bill M.]

but i like my couch  

[Lefty1972]

You could use a slingshot with extra heavy bands.  This is an easy way to train both sides of the body.

[hayslope]

Originally posted by LKH:
Go to a physical therapist and buy some of the rubber band type (about 5" wide) material they use for therapy.  You can get it in various strengths.  Buy about 5 feet of whatever strengths you want.

Take it home, tie a knot in one end and a small loop in the other.  Put the know in a door where the hinges are and close the door.

You can adjust the resistance merely by moving further out.  I've never had one break, but I hold my hand over my eyes when pulling to my face.

I actually squinted after reading that post!!!  That would leave a mark for sure!!!!!

[straitera]

(2) different size sets of dumbells (15# & 35#) 30+ minutes daily while peddling recumbent bike. One day curls & jabs, military press the next.

[M60gunner]

I agree with George on using the bow. I have a video by Price Elbert called Archery Fitness. He uses hand squezers and and a wrist roller besides his bow. The hard part is keeping any program up. I used to pull 80lbs. for many years but it required some type of work out every day. Now at 64+ years I still have to keep working even know I droped down to 55-60lb bows.

[elk nailer]

Fred Asbell had an article in the june/july  04 issue. Worked great for me. Remember to warmup before so you dont hurt your self.