Workouts for shooting

[Hit-or-Miss]

I have an old Bullworker from the 80's. If it was good enough for M. Ali and Bruce Lee, it's good enough for me.

[Jaypo]

Bruce- he was WAYYYY ahead of his time in his training and his philosophy.  He was the first mixed martial artist!

As far as workouts, I'd say bent over bows (preferrably 1 arm dumbells)  focusing on using your back muscles to pull.  Also, if your gym has a pully machine that allows you to adjust the height of the pulley, set it at about chest level, and pull it towards you just like you pull a bow.  When I was rehabbing my shoulder from a torn labrum, I did this to get my "bow" strength back, and it worked wonders!

[Shakes.602]

I  FOUND  an Old BullWorker at a Flea Market the other day, for  $10  and Almost Bought it! Dang it!!
 Thats the Critter that has Bands up & down both sides of a Chrome Tube with Black Hand formed Grips on each end, Right??  

[giff]

pull ups and renegade rows to work shoulders and back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8G3maonTUc

[katie]

I use the Total Gym. It is awesome for shoulders, arms and back!

[Ground Hunter]

What ever you do, take it slow and work into it.  If you injure yourself it will set you back.  Use your head.  There is only one thing that acts like a traditional bow - a traditional bow.  You likely already have your best training aid.

[metsastaja]

I shoot a lot of blank bail and do rhomboid exercises for my shooting.

[highplains55]

i use kettle bells and shoot arrows everyday !

[Encino Man]

I work out at the athletic complex where my kids go to school. I was discussing strengthening shoulder muscles with the baseball coach. He showed me his little contraption that he set up to work out the throwing muscles. It's a 6 foot rubber tube with a tennis ball tied to the end of it. I've found that it mimics the push and pull of the bow perfectly, plus you can work both sides of the body for symmetry.

[emac396]

I Keep it simple push ups pull ups sit ups and dips. Shoot as often as possible and get in woods.

[Igor]

Overall fitness IMHO should be everyone's goal. I've done a varity of things (59yrs old) including martial arts-power lifting-wrestling etc ...having said that the last few years I've focused more of my work outs on my shoulders that I have in the past because of my reborn passion for archery...

Typical - exercises 3 times per week....I do walk alot in my job everyday (3-4 miles) so that helps and I would increase my gym workout if I didn't.

30 Minute cardio
30 Minute of resistance training 12 reps - moderate weight

pull ups
sit ups - 3 sets of 30
Varity of pull down lat/exercises
Varity of deltoid/shoulder exercises/presses
bicep curls
Bench chest exercises
tricep extensions

I don't rest between exercises I just move to another piece of equipment - benefit of being in a gym environment and going at 5am :^).
You don't need to invest that much time to stay reasonably fit but you do have to be disciplined especially as you age.

Oh! and I shoot my bows regularly - which is just plain fun

Blessings

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Glenn

[Bjorn]

I use 2 ten gallon buckets-one in each arm and do flies; 20 reps, put them down, and do 20 more reps to really feel the burn.
It is not easy and really puts a strain on these old shoulders of mine!
One of these days I will put some water in the buckets!    

[kykiller]

Crossfit is probably the best all around functional program out today.