fitness

Returning to archery and climbing after eight months of physical therapy for a frozen shoulder has been interesting. In fact, this is been my second recovery in the past three years, one for each shoulder. What has surprised me is that I have come back strong climbing, but am having real...

Shooting is important, but without adequate fitness, performance can erode. So how do you split time between shooting and working on fitness? Choose the best answer and explain why. 100% Shooting 80% Shooting, 20% Fitness 60% Shooting, 40% Fitness 40% Shooting, 60% Fitness 20% Shooting, 80%...

I belong to Golds Gym. I don't use free weights too much now but the Golds I belong to has a better selection of machines and better quality of equipment overall and has more space to move around than the new Planet Fitness that just opened in my town. PF has a whole lot of cardio equipment but...

I was on my way to practice this morning, heading into a Denny's when I heard a guy say that he could not go to the game because he could not handle the stadium steps. He looked fit. He looked like he might have been an athlete in his youth. He was not even that old. It was not apparent to me...

About six weeks ago I was lent a 1971 Bear Grizzly 70lb @28. My main aim was to simply use it for strengthening exercise, but with no actual shooting so as not to damage anything,,,on or in me. I normally shoot 45lb from both my Recurve and longbow and I wanted to get to a place I truly had...

Good fitness helps improve performance, whether you are hunting, competing, or shooting in your backyard. I know the pitfalls of focusing solely on shooting and neglecting fitness. It took me a year to recover. So how would you gauge the proportion of preparation time you spend on fitness...

I love archery, and compete in Highland Games in the Amateur and Amateur-C divisions. So I'm above novice, but not running with the big boys. I'm 5'11", 215lbs, and 36 years young. I competed in boxing and martial arts (briefly in MMA) from 18 until I was 31. You may find some good idea out...

I was re-reading one of Cordain's papers on hunter-gatherer activity levels and was astonished by the results. Think on this: Total Energy Expenditure (TEE) is the sum of resting metabolic rate (RMR), physical activity, and a few other energy costs such as the thermic effect of digesting food...

As you probably know, no matter how hard you work exercising and watching your diet, you will not extend your life by more than a few weeks (months at best). Given this, it seems reasonable to ask why any of us are ever interested in being physically fit. And the answer most people give at...

Guys, I am ready to weigh in and let the games begin! Who's in charge of this thing??