The Mule Deer Project

[Cindy Wamsley]

Darin and I will soon be getting together and then the fun begins. In just the little bit I shot Saturday I can tell you this will be a real challenge going from shooting traditional/instinctive (fingers and no sights) to sights, releases etc.

I think the biggest challenge right out of the gate is exactly what Darin posted in post #127... "There are some drawbacks to using a hand-held, hinge style release for hunting - primarily in she will not have instantaneous control over the shot."

That was more than apparent Saturday! It takes a great deal of trust and faith on my part to shoot this "HONEY" but I'm up for it. Darin also said, "In my opinion this is critical to her development as an excellent shooter." And, that's the shooting goal to help me bag a buck!

 

[Cindy Wamsley]

Rebecca,

It would be cool to get this hunt on film. I hope we can. Thanks for the support, it really keeps me going!

 

[Cindy Wamsley]

Fun Facts

I mentioned a while ago that I'd get the picture posted up of the '78 Ford, here it is. Now we just need to put a Rokslide decal in the back window!

Here's a new fun fact that I bet bearguide has forgotten and Rebecca may not know...

I owe my beautiful teeth to bearguide, he was our family dentist!!

 

[Evan Williams]

Cindy,

If you are posting a challenge on the pink RokSlide shirt I'm all over it!!! Remember to breath and remain patient with the back tension. I know that it is overwhelming at first but it will make you a better and a stronger shooter.

 

[david long]

Cindy's Bow Setup - Part 1

All,

Here is Part one of Cindy's bow setup session at Bill Pellegrino's Archery Hut in Colorado Springs with Evan Williams.

Sorry for the poor quality of the video, but my camera was set on the wrong setting. I guess thats what happens when you have an amateur running the camera....lol.
[video=vimeo;44656114]http://vimeo.com/44656114[/video]

 

[RUTTIN]

Nice truck! I am partial to 79's but that would do. Thanks for the pic!

 

[Jared Bloomgren]

I'll take that pickup off your hands!

 

[Cindy Wamsley]

David, thanks for posting the video. There is a lot of great information there. Evan you're a heck of a teacher!

 

[littlebrotherC]

I've never used that glue for the inserts before. What is it called and where can I get some?

 

[rebecca francis]

Here's a new fun fact that I bet bearguide has forgotten and Rebecca may not know...

I owe my beautiful teeth to bearguide, he was our family dentist!!

What? Are you serious? When were you his patient? Did you live in WY? That is so cool! You do have beautiful teeth!

 

[rebecca francis]

Great video by the way!

 

[rebecca francis]

The Kenetrek Mountain Extremes offer an unbelievable amount of support which you will be thankful for when side-hilling or packing out a heavy load. They do, however, require a break-in period. I would highly recommend putting a minimum of 50 miles on them prior to your first backcountry trip with them.

I have to second that. I absolutely love my kenetreks. You'll never hike in anything else.

 

[HellsCanyon]

I'll third that. Have about 15 miles on mine so far and while they are 100 times better than the first 1-3 miles, they still keep getting more and more comfortable the more I wear them!

Mike

 

[Jared Bloomgren]

What kind of target will Cindy be throwing arrows into to prepare for the adventure?

 

[robby denning]

As mentioned, Cindy drove up to Idaho Falls last week so we could run some tests Les is using in writing her program. I got really busy after she left, so just now getting the numbers up for everyone to see what we tested.

Fist test was a Metabolism test done on a Metachek machine.

This is the best way to determine a person's actual energy (calories) needs then a nutrition program can be designed on a good foundation instead of guessing (average metabolism varies +/- 10% so a few hundred calories per day which can add up).
Metachek uses oxygen consumed measure via Douglas Baggs Method and is very trustworthy. It reported average metabolism for Cindy, which is always good news (don't want to be low and she's not.)

Cindy tested at 1483 calories per day Resting Metabolism Rate or 10.5 calories per pound per day based on her weight of 145 w/clothes.
So at Cindy's current weight of 145 pounds, she requires 1483 per day to maintain weight. She'll require 10.5 less calories for every pound she loses.

We weighed her in shoes/clothes, so her actual weight is closer to 140, but the 10.5 calories/pound/day doesn't change regardless of her weight, so whatever her weight is, we multiply by 10.5 to get her max calorie intake to maintain her weight. Obviously we want to have a deficit below the 1483 to lose, and I'll leave that up to Les to determine. In very active people who track intake accurately, we let them eat the 1483 from mostly clean sources and let the exercise be the deficit. Everyone's different, so we usually follow the numbers for a few weeks making adjustments as needed.

Next test we ran was Body Fat %, determined by pinch caliper, three site method- tricep, supraillium, and mid-thigh, two samples each site, so pretty accurate.
She didn't score too bad (29.1) compared to other women her age, but would need to drop about 5% to get in the excellent category which is where most athletes need to score to maximize performance. High Country Archery Mule Deer hunting is an athletic sport and any extra body fat just slows us down.

The test recommended her to get to 25% body fat which would occur at 137 pounds or 132 adjusted for clothes. Plenty of time between now and the hunt to hit that 8 pound weight loss IF Cindy really gets after it, exercise AND diet wise (go Cindy!).

Once Body Fat was determined, I ran a battery of other fitness tests on a Microfit machine: VO2 Max (cardio system efficiency), Resting Heart Rate & Blood Pressure, strength, flexibility. Determining these numbers is important for focus. So many people want to "get in shape" but really have no idea where they are starting from. This usually results in wasted time working on something that doesn't need the attention at the expense of something else that does. Fitness testing brings a focus to a program AND can motivate with future tests as the client knows exactly what she is aiming for.

Cindy is unique in that she either scores excellent or fair, not much in between like a lot of people do.

Her Cardio system is in good shape already and test tells me that she will respond well to training as she wasn't really hitting the gym regularly before we tested, but still has great VO2 and resting heart rate. Think what regular, properly designed workouts would do for her! VO2 max is a number representing how much oxygen an individual can deliver to working muscles. The higher, the better. Cindy scored above 11 METS (meaning she can deliver 11x the amount of oxygen as she can at rest.) That is pretty good, but should be higher. I'd like to see her in the mid-teens for her hunt. Most cardio sport athletes will be in the mid-teens. For reference, super athletes like Armstrong are in the 30's, but they are genetic freaks.

Her Flexibility is bad due to her back issues, but still could and should be improved. I recommended her seeing a good Physical Therapist if she really wants to improve flexibility due to her injury/surgery, then moving on to a good Pilates program that she really needs to stick with for life to get the most out of her back.

Her strength, like cardio is great and will improve accordingly with training.

All in all, Cindy has a good fitness base and with a long term approach changing her lifestyle accordingly, she could achieve top numbers in all areas and be in excellent condition given time and hard work. Best of luck to Cindy and Les.

Cindy, her daughter Katelyn, and yours truly. Thanks for coming up Cindy!

Robby Denning
Director of Personal Training & STOTT PILATES
Apple Athletic Club,
Idaho Falls, Idaho.

 

[Cindy Wamsley]

What? Are you serious? When were you his patient? Did you live in WY? That is so cool! You do have beautiful teeth!

I grew up in Randolph, Utah. Would have been his patient in the 80's and early 90's. Now that dates me! Maiden name is Davis there were 7 of us kids! Crazy huh?

 

[david long]

Cindy's Target - Hips X2 Muley

Now that Cindy has her bow all set up, as J-Rod mentioned in a previous post, it is now time to get her set up with a new archery target. Since this is the Mule Deer project, what better target than the new X2 Muley from Hips Targets.


I contacted Darrin Brown, President of Hips Targets, regarding the Project. After giving him the rundown of the project, Darrin agreed to sponsor the project by supplying Cindy with an X2 Muley fieldpoint/broadhead target so that Cindy can get her bow dialed in.


I would really like to thank Darrin Brown and Hips Targets for sponsoring the Project.

 

[Cindy Wamsley]

I'm very excited to put the first arrow in the Muley Hips Archery Target. Thank you to Darrin Brown for the sponsorship and generous donation.

 

[Cindy Wamsley]

Clothing update

Joni and I have been finalizing the Prois clothing. We've decided that for this hunt the best line would be the Generation X apparel. I have never had this quality of hunting clothing! Can't wait to try it on and see how it performs in the field.

 

[Cindy Wamsley]

I got the Kenetrek's waterproofed and took my first hike yesterday. They are AMAZING boots. Honestly, I would have never picked them up off the shelf because at first appearance I thought they looked heavy and bulky etc. Boy was I ever wrong. I LOVE these boots. I feel like right out of the box they have an already broke in feel. I've only got a few miles on them and many of you have mentioned how they just get better the more miles you log in them. Way cool. I'll be hiking again today, got to get that 50 miles David mentioned. It's easy to hike when you're wearing Kenetrek's! Thanks again to Jim Winjum for sponsoring the project and donating the boots.