Wondering what everyone’s favourite gym exercises are for mountain hunting

[persianrug]

Favorite? Scouting.

Most time spent? Stairs and calisthenics.

 

[NealMustard]

spending intentional time in the terrain of the animals that you hunt is the best thing to do. I don’t spend anytime in the gym for hunting sheep and goat.

In the winter I backcountry ski which strengthens my hip and legs significantly and decreases my risk of injury during the summer months.

In the summer I trail run in the mountains.

As far as cardio goes I’ve found that the most important part of it all is mental, and by that I mean the ability to pace yourself through long days. If I’m active for less than 4 days a week my ability to naturally pace myself decreases. My heart rate will be all over the place over the course of a ski tour or run. If I’m active most of the week then I can intuitively hold a heart rate and RPE for hours.