I am a lifelong warehouse worker myself and being a public land hunter-- this helps out TG! Sometimes I still have to unload trucks by hand and I will be 58 in a few months. Hope to retire at 63- but may not be able to afford that. I also still practice the martial arts every day. 36 total years involved. It is my 2nd passion to turkey hunting. I remember some of the dojo wars that you won't see in todays schools. And lifting weights and hiking round things out. I know alot of old-time turkey guides hiked alot to stay in shape.
So what do you do members to stay in shape for the next turkey season??
Resistance training, cardio, and kickboxing six days per week. Of course, that stuff occasionally injures me, too.
Used to actually work as an electrician. Now I am in management so I lift weights and either jog or do the stationary bike.
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I'm a career firefighter which has its own ways of keeping me in shape. I also powerlift and compete occasionally which I know doesn't seem like it would carry over into the cardiovascular conditioning of hiking a long ways to chase a bird, but it certainly doesn't hurt! To echo pickle, sometimes the "training" I do can also leave me slightly injured as well. I tend to back off of the amount of weight lifted come turkey season and treat it like a really long deload period just to be safe!
I'm working at retirement. I just walk on my treadmill and work outside a lot gardening etc...just regular activity...I don't do a lot of running and gunning anymore for turkey's ...i just move and set a lot and listen. I have 5 good homemade blinds on my land...so i always know were the turkeys are located.
Weights 3 days a week and bike 3 days a week 30- 40 miles.
Walk a lot when at work and a lot of climbing ladders /towers some few hundred feet high so I stay in shape year round. I do a lot of scouting/ walking right before season after hunting every day of the season I'm usually in the best shape when it ends.
Every four years I watch the Olympics.
Quote from: KentuckyHeadhunter on July 23, 2017, 04:12:54 PM
Every four years I watch the Olympics.
I tried this with both the summer and winter games, but it got too much for me, now I just focus on the winter games-----too hot in the summer
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Gigaloing
What is that maid service ....?? :TooFunny:
I'm always doing something in the woods when not at work. I run a trap line for 4 months in fall and winter. That will keep anyone in shape.
Working construction and farming. If I have to "work out" in the evening, then I didn't work hard enough during the day!
I walk a couple of miles about 5 days per week. I do some modest weight lifting. Shoulder issues keep me at pretty modest weights. I do some rowing every now and then to ready myself for the bi-annual fitness testing at work.
Right now I'm preparing for an elk hunt in Idaho so turkey sounds like a day in the park.. outside of hunting I'd say exercise is my favorite hobby
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I am a Triathlete. I suck at swimming but I do it, I'm an average or a little better biker. I'm a very good age group runner. I do some strength training. I do a lot of races in a year cause it's fun and outdoors. I take a break from it during turkey season and just hunt. But at 52 I can still cover ground if needed!
Quote from: WiLL B on July 24, 2017, 12:15:23 AM
I am a Triathlete. I suck at swimming but I do it, I'm an average or a little better biker. I'm a very good age group runner. I do some strength training. I do a lot of races in a year cause it's fun and outdoors. I take a break from it during turkey season and just hunt. But at 52 I can still cover ground if needed!
52! My God, I would love to see 52 again. Triathlete? I cover a lot of ground as I love to run and gun and I'm in my 60's. I guess I'm a quad athlete. I run, bike, climb mountains lift weights, lift a fishing pole and work my butt off to hunt turkeys, deer and pretty much anything else I can legally shoot at. Unfortunately I too ain't much at swimming but been thinking of spear fishing. I'd say you have a way to go yet! Just joshing you a bit :z-guntootsmiley:
Nothing really, I hate formal exercise. Walking the dogs and fall hunting with my dog is about the extent of it. I'm one of those guys who needs a heart attack to change their lifestyle.
I'm something of a work triathlete. I run my mouth, push my luck and jump to conclusions all day! :goofball:
I have a two year old grandson, that we keep. He keeps me on the go, he doesn't understand the phrase " you got to give Pop a second...)
I really enjoyed reading all the replys.
I'm a retired career firefighter. I caddie at Sand Valley Golf Resort in Nekoosa Wisconsin. It's a six to seven mile walk carrying clubs (a couple pounds heavier than a gobbler). Keeps the legs in shape and pays for my hunts. Win-win!
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Quote from: WiLL B on July 24, 2017, 12:15:23 AM
I am a Triathlete. I suck at swimming but I do it, I'm an average or a little better biker. I'm a very good age group runner. I do some strength training. I do a lot of races in a year cause it's fun and outdoors. I take a break from it during turkey season and just hunt. But at 52 I can still cover ground if needed!
52! My God, I would love to see 52 again. Triathlete? I cover a lot of ground as I love to run and gun and I'm in my 60's. I guess I'm a quad athlete. I run, bike, climb mountains lift weights, lift a fishing pole and work my butt off to hunt turkeys, deer and pretty much anything else I can legally shoot at. Unfortunately I too ain't much at swimming but been thinking of spear fishing. I'd say you have a way to go yet! Just joshing you a bit :z-guntootsmiley:
I hope to be able to still roll in my sixties. I just take it one season (year) at a time. I can still roll at 52 anyway. Makes it easier getting to those distant gobblers!
I got busted up in a vehicle wreck 10 years ago and I exercise to the best of my ability every day. I used to play hockey 3 nights a week, then run 4-5 miles & do 300-500 pushups every day in between. Being in that kind of condition saved my life when I got T-boned by the drunk idiot in the other vehicle. My hockey career ended that night, as did my running & pushups.
These days, I kayak many miles each weekend (and troll for fish when I'm doing it), I walk every morning before work 3-4 miles, and as part of my work I run a probe and dig with a Razorback shovel daily. I can tell how hard a day it was by how many T shirts I saturate with sweat... there's a reason they sell those pocket T's in 4 packs. On holidays I scuba dive in the tropics for fun, though in heavy currents, it can be a severe workout. I'm 56 years old and lucky to be on this side of the dirt.
I'm happy for every day & every day of turkey season I get.
Jim
I prepare for this nonstop.
Quote from: WiLL B on July 24, 2017, 11:42:09 PM
Quote from: mtns2hunt on July 24, 2017, 09:47:55 AM
Quote from: WiLL B on July 24, 2017, 12:15:23 AM
I am a Triathlete. I suck at swimming but I do it, I'm an average or a little better biker. I'm a very good age group runner. I do some strength training. I do a lot of races in a year cause it's fun and outdoors. I take a break from it during turkey season and just hunt. But at 52 I can still cover ground if needed!
52! My God, I would love to see 52 again. Triathlete? I cover a lot of ground as I love to run and gun and I'm in my 60's. I guess I'm a quad athlete. I run, bike, climb mountains lift weights, lift a fishing pole and work my butt off to hunt turkeys, deer and pretty much anything else I can legally shoot at. Unfortunately I too ain't much at swimming but been thinking of spear fishing. I'd say you have a way to go yet! Just joshing you a bit :z-guntootsmiley:
I hope to be able to still roll in my sixties. I just take it one season (year) at a time. I can still roll at 52 anyway. Makes it easier getting to those distant gobblers!
Seriously, all any of us can do is take it one season at a time. Once knew a guy I would see hunting with a group on public land. He hunted with a Python, 44. He would walk miles and always seemed to be the one that came out with the big buck. The last year I seen him he was coming up the hill toward the parking area. He was all crunched up and using two walking canes the type that had the brace on the handle to give more support. His face was worn as only pain can make it. He had been in a bad car accident. (like someone else on this post mentioned.) It really brought tears to my eyes even through at the time I worked in an ER with a level one trauma center.
You just never know. I have been very lucky I have always exercised and hunted.
Quote from: mtns2hunt on July 25, 2017, 09:27:09 PM
Quote from: WiLL B on July 24, 2017, 11:42:09 PM
Quote from: mtns2hunt on July 24, 2017, 09:47:55 AM
Quote from: WiLL B on July 24, 2017, 12:15:23 AM
I am a Triathlete. I suck at swimming but I do it, I'm an average or a little better biker. I'm a very good age group runner. I do some strength training. I do a lot of races in a year cause it's fun and outdoors. I take a break from it during turkey season and just hunt. But at 52 I can still cover ground if needed!
52! My God, I would love to see 52 again. Triathlete? I cover a lot of ground as I love to run and gun and I'm in my 60's. I guess I'm a quad athlete. I run, bike, climb mountains lift weights, lift a fishing pole and work my butt off to hunt turkeys, deer and pretty much anything else I can legally shoot at. Unfortunately I too ain't much at swimming but been thinking of spear fishing. I'd say you have a way to go yet! Just joshing you a bit :z-guntootsmiley:
I hope to be able to still roll in my sixties. I just take it one season (year) at a time. I can still roll at 52 anyway. Makes it easier getting to those distant gobblers!
Seriously, all any of us can do is take it one season at a time. Once knew a guy I would see hunting with a group on public land. He hunted with a Python, 44. He would walk miles and always seemed to be the one that came out with the big buck. The last year I seen him he was coming up the hill toward the parking area. He was all crunched up and using two walking canes the type that had the brace on the handle to give more support. His face was worn as only pain can make it. He had been in a bad car accident. (like someone else on this post mentioned.) It really brought tears to my eyes even through at the time I worked in an ER with a level one trauma center.
You just never know. I have been very lucky I have always exercised and hunted.
All of us (even the fittest most healthy) are only one illness or injury away from being crippled. I thank God every day for my good health!
Quote from: WiLL B on July 25, 2017, 10:14:33 PM
Quote from: mtns2hunt on July 25, 2017, 09:27:09 PM
Quote from: WiLL B on July 24, 2017, 11:42:09 PM
Quote from: mtns2hunt on July 24, 2017, 09:47:55 AM
Quote from: WiLL B on July 24, 2017, 12:15:23 AM
I am a Triathlete. I suck at swimming but I do it, I'm an average or a little better biker. I'm a very good age group runner. I do some strength training. I do a lot of races in a year cause it's fun and outdoors. I take a break from it during turkey season and just hunt. But at 52 I can still cover ground if needed!
52! My God, I would love to see 52 again. Triathlete? I cover a lot of ground as I love to run and gun and I'm in my 60's. I guess I'm a quad athlete. I run, bike, climb mountains lift weights, lift a fishing pole and work my butt off to hunt turkeys, deer and pretty much anything else I can legally shoot at. Unfortunately I too ain't much at swimming but been thinking of spear fishing. I'd say you have a way to go yet! Just joshing you a bit :z-guntootsmiley:
I hope to be able to still roll in my sixties. I just take it one season (year) at a time. I can still roll at 52 anyway. Makes it easier getting to those distant gobblers!
Seriously, all any of us can do is take it one season at a time. Once knew a guy I would see hunting with a group on public land. He hunted with a Python, 44. He would walk miles and always seemed to be the one that came out with the big buck. The last year I seen him he was coming up the hill toward the parking area. He was all crunched up and using two walking canes the type that had the brace on the handle to give more support. His face was worn as only pain can make it. He had been in a bad car accident. (like someone else on this post mentioned.) It really brought tears to my eyes even through at the time I worked in an ER with a level one trauma center.
You just never know. I have been very lucky I have always exercised and hunted.
All of us (even the fittest most healthy) are only one illness or injury away from being crippled. I thank God every day for my good health!
Amen to that!
Also wanted to mention that I cut my fire wood in the middle of the summer. This is an intense work out in several ways. Lots of walking, lifting and rolling. It works several different muscle groups and helps one stay flexable. Need to stay hydrated but it will certainly tone yoy up. I cut both on a farm and on public and with a permit.
I push my TV remote with my trigger finger instead of my thumb.
I crossfit and jog all through the year.
Swimming laps helps me stay in some kind of shape
I have a desk job, but try to run and do some weight training.
Round is a shape. I eat.
Cycling in the spring/summer, resistance training fall/winter along with putting my road bike on the trainer.
Also, much much more cognizant of what I eat during the fall and winter.
Road cycling helps me take eat what I want without too much consequence, but when not putting in long mileage days in the saddle, got to be calorie careful.
I am 46 years old and have two boys ages 11 and 7. Keeps me moving whether I want to or not. Usually follow the oldest around on the disc golf course 2-3 times a week and the youngest, well he's 7.