The best exercise is the exercise you'll do consistently. If riding the Peloton is your best mode of cardio exercise due to work and life schedule, giver hell! You'll want to stay in a lower heart rate zone roughly 55-75% of your HR-Max for the first 4 weeks, then add in times of working in that...
Proper exercise dosing is going to be very important for you along with proper medical management. Once you're considered stable, a good strength training program and cardio training based off of heart rate zones is going to be important for longevity of your hunts!
Im a little late to the party but for what it's worth, when I program for someone going on a hunt, I incorporate rucking/loaded pack hikes into the program 4 weeks before someone starts their hunt. No more than 50% of bodyweight, but I usually start them off around 20lbs and work up to what they...
A lot of folks deal with knee issues, especially with the downhill and loaded packs, due to weakness within the glutes/hips. The glutes help stabilize our pelvis, which then reduces excessive loading of our knee structures. If our glutes are weak, that excessive mobility in our hips with a pack...
Sure thing! I typically focus on the rear deltoid, serratus anterior and the teres minor/infraspinatus (2 rotator cuff muscles that rotate our shoulder out) for hunters/archers with shoulder issues or looking to get stronger.
The exercises I usually go with are: bilateral external rotation...
Like one other said..build a strong aerobic base with proper heart rate zone training. Focus on shoulder girdle and pelvic girdle strengthening initially to get a good strength base.
I’m a physical therapist and would love to answer any further questions you may have!
Coming from a physical therapist here...
You’ll want to start with isolating the rotator cuff and the deep should girdle musculature. All these muscles stabilize the shoulder joint to allow for better performance with the bigger exercise like push ups, pull ups, presses and pulls.
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