General Sheep Hunting Routine/Workout Prep

[Dust1n]

Does Anyone Have A General Sheep Hunting Routine/Workout Prep To Prepare During the Off Season

 

[DuckDogDr]

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[mtwarden]

I don't know if you call what I do a routine, but it seems to work.

I'm hiking 3-4 miles daily on local single track trails, with one day concentrating on steep stuff and one day upping the mileage to 8-10(+). These hikes are mostly in Zone 2- ie not overly arduous (some of the terrain will bump the zone up a bit). I strength train twice a week using a modified Wendler 5/3/1. I spend a lot of time on snowshoes and backcountry skis during the winter and backpack year round. Lots of time on my feet.

About eight weeks out I start adding a weighted pack a couple of times a week. I start with 30 lbs (two weeks), then 45 lbs (two weeks) and finally 60 lbs (also two weeks); the last two weeks before hunting season I cut the weight back to 30 lbs. The weight is with sand bags, the actual weight with the pack/water/etc is probably close to +10 lbs over that.

Like I said probably not a "routine", more of a lifestyle, but it works

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I don't know if you call what I do a routine, but it seems to work.

I'm hiking 3-4 miles daily on local single track trails, with one day concentrating on steep stuff and one day upping the mileage to 8-10(+). These hikes are mostly in Zone 2- ie not overly arduous (some of the terrain will bump the zone up a bit). I strength train twice a week using a modified Wendler 5/3/1. I spend a lot of time on snowshoes and backcountry skis during the winter and backpack year round. Lots of time on my feet.

About eight weeks out I start adding a weighted pack a couple of times a week. I start with 30 lbs (two weeks), then 45 lbs (two weeks) and finally 60 lbs (also two weeks); the last two weeks before hunting season I cut the weight back to 30 lbs. The weight is with sand bags, the actual weight with the pack/water/etc is probably close to +10 lbs over that.

Like I said probably not a "routine", more of a lifestyle, but it works

Hard to beat that routine, hit the specificity and get some strength work in and thats about as good as it gets. Only issue is that for lots of guys, they just don't have time/access to hit the trails for 2-3 hours a day.

Whats crazy is that I live in AK and I have to drive like ~30 mins just to get to where the hiking is. When I lived down south, it was out my back door.

 

[mtwarden]

Retirement has made it easier to rack up the miles, that's for sure!

We might have the best single track trail system in the US- ~ 100 miles total and most within a 10 minute drive.

 

[lamarclark09]

Wow, that’s actually quite lucky to have 100 miles total and within a 10 minutes drive. This would have made things so much easier for you.