Single Best Workout to Prepare For Elk Hunting?

[UTJL]

I’ve started a custom workout plan for hunters by Evoke Endurance. I’m only 4 weeks in, but it’s good so far.

They focus on building an incredibly strong aerobic base and then worrying about strength.

 

[aftriathlete]

I remain a huge fan of dragging a tire around your neighborhood. Any tire will do, and you can use weights or rocks to load it up if you want to. Only cost might be some nylon webbing if needed to make a harness to go around your waist.

 

[go_deep]

I remain a huge fan of dragging a tire around your neighborhood. Any tire will do, and you can use weights or rocks to load it up if you want to. Only cost might be some nylon webbing if needed to make a harness to go around your waist.

This is the tire I use.

 

[P Carter]

I’ve started a custom workout plan for hunters by Evoke Endurance. I’m only 4 weeks in, but it’s good so far.

They focus on building an incredibly strong aerobic base and then worrying about strength.

Can you provide any more details? I assume they don’t have a general hunting-related plan out. For context, I use the uphill athlete “maximum vertical” plan and would be interested to see a hunting plan to hybridize the two a bit. I basically train for a vertical ultra until July/august and then sharpen up for hunting.

 

[UTJL]

Can you provide any more details? I assume they don’t have a general hunting-related plan out. For context, I use the uphill athlete “maximum vertical” plan and would be interested to see a hunting plan to hybridize the two a bit. I basically train for a vertical ultra until July/august and then sharpen up for hunting.

I don’t have my copy of uphill athlete at the moment as I loaned it to a friend. So I’m not sure what’s included in the max vertical training plan.

I think the biggest difference will be how the custom plan changes the focus across the year to have you in the best shape for hunting season. Right now I’m building an aerobic base, but later this year the plan will center on strength and before season it’ll move to muscular endurance. They also will provide a training plan to maintain fitness throughout the season. I’m in Montana, so my season lasts 3+ months and I lose a lot of my strength.

One other difference, is a focus on longevity. They get that many of us would like to continue hunting into our 70s. So they take a different approach compared to some of their military and mountaineering plans.

 

[Maverick1]

This is the tire I use.
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