What did you do today to work towards your elk success?

[DTP]

This thread can be used to post what you did to work towards the upcoming elk season. Specifically tailored towards physical activities and diet.


It’s never a bad time to work towards your goals!

 

[DTP]

Today was a 3 mile hike and shot 20 arrows!

 

[DTP]

Today was another 3 mile hike, 20 arrows, and now hopefully soon a full body work carrying a deer out of the woods.

 

[Ilelkhntr]

No place to shoot my bow down here, but plenty of hiking places. It’s a choice of sitting in the truck or hiking around the site.
Actually, the time spent in my truck, I’m on my computer researching elk units and draw odds.

 

[DTP]

100 push ups, 1.5 mile run, and some core!

 

[DTP]

4 mile hike, 75 push ups, core workout, and shot my bow.

 

[ribo451]

Are you feeling lonely on this thread yet? I did the same thing today as yesterday to prepare for hunting season. That was nothing. I’ve got quite a bit of it lined up too. It seems like I do nothing constantly and I never run out of nothing to do.

I can’t shoot my bow at my house but I would like to. I work construction and this time of year it’s dark when I leave and dark when I get home. Working construction keeps me in good shape strength wise but I could really benefit from some cardio. The first several days of the season are always a lung burning experience.

The only thing I have really done to prepare for the upcoming season in the last several years has been online scouting. I have a few places lined up to look at in person but I’ve only been able to make time to go fishing twice during the spring, summer, or fall in the last 5 years so I don’t know how likely it is that I will get to go hiking much.

I’m hoping your updates will guilt me into running sooner or later. It’s been in my plans for a while but seems like something else is always needing done instead.

 

[cohunter14]

I'm with you ribo. I'm hoping Dan's continued posts on this thread will guilt me into getting back to working out. The kids keep us so busy these days along with other things in life that I fell off of the workout wagon a couple years ago and have struggled to make time to get back on board. I suppose it's at the point where I need to start trying to make time for it again.

 

[sjl2012]

Knocked the dust off the bows yesterday and I have found that with my strong desire for food I have to work out year round so I'm right there with you Dan. This morning was MTNTOUGH post season strength 2 wk 8 day 1.

 

[DTP]

Knocked the dust off the bows yesterday and I have found that with my strong desire for food I have to work out year round so I'm right there with you Dan. This morning was MTNTOUGH post season strength 2 wk 8 day 1.

How has the MTNTOUGH program been going so far?

Before we know it, draw season will be here and it always helps turn the volume up!

 

[DTP]

Are you feeling lonely on this thread yet? I did the same thing today as yesterday to prepare for hunting season. That was nothing. I’ve got quite a bit of it lined up too. It seems like I do nothing constantly and I never run out of nothing to do.

I can’t shoot my bow at my house but I would like to. I work construction and this time of year it’s dark when I leave and dark when I get home. Working construction keeps me in good shape strength wise but I could really benefit from some cardio. The first several days of the season are always a lung burning experience.

The only thing I have really done to prepare for the upcoming season in the last several years has been online scouting. I have a few places lined up to look at in person but I’ve only been able to make time to go fishing twice during the spring, summer, or fall in the last 5 years so I don’t know how likely it is that I will get to go hiking much.

I’m hoping your updates will guilt me into running sooner or later. It’s been in my plans for a while but seems like something else is always needing done instead.

I'm with you ribo. I'm hoping Dan's continued posts on this thread will guilt me into getting back to working out. The kids keep us so busy these days along with other things in life that I fell off of the workout wagon a couple years ago and have struggled to make time to get back on board. I suppose it's at the point where I need to start trying to make time for it again.

I figured at some point some other people would jump in!

I’ve been so busy that I almost have to get creative, but really just being outside is the best thing.

Today I hiked about 4 miles with my daughter setting up trap lines.

Then I got a good core workout by tearing down and moving 5 tree stand set ups. You’d be surprised how much that gives you a whole body workout!

 

[sjl2012]

How has the MTNTOUGH program been going so far?

Before we know it, draw season will be here and it always helps turn the volume up!

I like it. Some of the exercises are a bit much but I substitute them with what I can do. It's nice having my workouts programmed year round knowing that heading into September I'm going to be ready to go.