Yearlong Fitness Regime for Hunting

[S.Clancy]

07/07/16
Squats 275x9x3
RDL's 225x8x3
Lunges 6x10
07/10/16
OHP 135x10x3
BB Rows 205x10x3
Incline Press 135x10x3
Pullups 8x4
07/17/16
Bench 205x10x2,8x1
Pullups 75x5x3
Dips 20x4
BB Rows 145x10x5
07/18/16
Squats 275x10x3
RDL's 225x10x3
Lunges 10x6
07/21/16
OHP 135x11x2, 9x1
BB Rows 210x10x3
Incline Press 135x11x3
Pullups 8x4
07/28/16
Bench Press 205x10x2,9x1
Pullups +80x5x3
Dips x20x4
BB Rows 145x10x5
07/30/16
Squat 280x10x3
RDL's 225x10x3
Lunges 10x6

 

[S.Clancy]

24 straight days of work is finally finished, and I followed that up with a wedding weekend where I was part of the bridal party. It was a loooooong, 3.5-4 weeks, let me tell you. I got some strength work done, but probably around 1/3 of the amount of workouts I would normally do. Still, i'm making progress, which is all that matters. Some of my work was backpack shocking, so I got some hiking and weight carrying in. Otherwise, on the days I was home (which was few), I tried to take the dog for a walk carrying an 80-90lb pack just to get in some extra. My schedule should be more normal now going into August and the fall. My main goal during this hectic period was take every opportunity I had to go to the gym, and really hammer it when I was able to go. I tried to be efficient with time and resources. Only 5 weeks left!!!!

 

[Clarktar]

Way to go SC. I'm right in the middle of my field work.. but I should be finished by labor day. Looking to get a handful of workouts in this week and possibly a bear hunt...

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[S.Clancy]

08/06/16
Bench Press 295x1, 205x10x3
Pullups 85x5x3
Dips 20x4
BB Rows 145x10x5
08/07/16
Squat 285x10x3
RDL's 225x10x3
Lunges 10x6
08/12/16
Bench Press 210x10x2, 9x1
Pullups 90x5x2, 4x1
Dips 20x4
BB Rows 145x10x5
08/22/16
Bench Press 295x1; 210x10x2, x7
Pullups +40x10x3
Dips 20x4
BB Rows 145x10x5

 

[S.Clancy]

Hey all, its been 3 long weeks, sorry about the delay, but we're just finishing up the field season and I've been traveling and getting some scouting in. I've been consistent on the 1 leg day and 1 upper body day a week. However, you'll notice that there are 2 workouts missing, 1 upper body, 1 lower body. The reason for this is they were't really worth posting. They were some of the worst training sessions I've ever had, I literally felt like someone turned gravity up by 50%. I can't find a link to it, but Dan John wrote an article years ago about training sessions...most are punch the clock type sessions, some are great, and every couple years you have a training session that makes you feel superhuman. Then there are sessions that are so bad, you want to quit. I had 2 of those, consecutively. However, I upped my food and sleep (as much as I could) and keep going. On the plus side, scouting was great, saw 11 different bulls, nothing huge, but still exciting. Because I'm starting grad school this fall I won't be able to take my standard week off, so we'll see what I can get done in 4 days. Hope your season openers, for those who've started, are going great!!

 

[S.Clancy]

08/28/16
Power cleans 135x3x5 Sickness workout
Bench Press 135x5x3
Pullups 8x3
08/31/16
Bench Press 225x3x3
Pullups +40x5x3
Dips 20x4
BB Rows 145x10x5
09/13/16
Bench Press 210x10,8,7
Pullups 40x9x3
Dips 20x4
BB Rows 145x10x5
09/20/16
Bench Press 210x9x3
Pullups 40x9x3
Dips 20x4
BB Rows 145x10x5
09/21/16
BB GM 195x5x3
Squat 235x10x3
Lunges x10x4

 

[S.Clancy]

09/27/16
Bench Press 210x9x3
Pullups 50x7x3
Dips 20x4
BB Rows 145x10x5
09/28/16
BB GM 200x5x3
Squat 235x10x3
Lunges +20x4
09/30/16
OHP 115x8x3
BB Rows 205x10x3
Pause Squat 275x1x5
Speed Squat 185x3x6
Hamstring 100x8x3
Quads 100x8x3
10/04/16
Bench Press 210x9x2, 10x1
Pullups +50x8x3
Dips 20x4
BB Rows 145x10x5

 

[S.Clancy]

It's been a busy last month. Tough to get training in around work, grad school, field work, and hunting. I switched to 1 upper body, 1 lower body, 1 full body split because I need a little more recovery time during the hunting season, so I can't do 4 full weight training days. In other news, I shot a bull the 25th of September, just got finished processing it. It was a 58 yard broadside shot, arrow hit almost exactly where I aimed, which was low as I have my pin set at 60 yards. Bull made it about 140-150 yards and layed down. Crept in for a second shot while he was gasping and the deal was done. He's not a big bull, prob a 4-5 yr old 6x6, but it was a great experience. Now I get to help my brothers in rifle season for elk and hopefully chase some monster mulies in November. Hopefully the season is going great for you guys.View attachment 41078

 

[S.Clancy]

10/05/16
BB GM 205x5x3
Squat 240x10x3
Lunges +25x4
10/07/16
OHP 120x8x3
BB Rows 210x10x3
Pause Squat 275x1x5
Speed Squat 185x3x6
Hamstring 100x8x3
Quads 100x8x3
10/11/16
Bench 215x7x3
Pullups +50x9x3
Dips +45x10x5
BB Rows 145x10x5
10/12/16
BB GM 210x5x3
Squat 245x10x3
Lunges +30x4
10/14/16
OHP 125x8x3
BB Rows 215x10x3
Pause Squat 275x1x5
Speed Squat 195x3x6
Hamstring 100x10x4
Quads 100x8x4
10/18/16
Bench 215x7x2,9x1
Pullups +60x7x3
Dips +45x10x4
DB Rows 80x10x5
10/19/16
BB GM 215x5x3
Squat 250x10x3
Lunges 40x4
10/25/16
Bench 215x7x7x9
Pullups +60x8x3
Dips +45x10x4
DB Rows 80x10x5
10/26/16
BB GM 220x5x3
Squats (wider stance) 275x5x3
Lunges 40x4

 

[S.Clancy]

Last 3 weeks have been super busy, killed a ton of pheasants over opening day in NE Montana, killed some pheasants and ducks the next weekend, and last weekend helped my brother pack out an elk from the Crazies. We packed in about 3.5 miles the day before opener, there were 10 trailers and 5-6 other rigs in the same general area, it was unreal. Went to an out of the way spot for opening morning, had what I think was a bull ghost thru the timber without offering a shot, then that evening he shot a cow in the same place. We just switched to all copper bullets this year, it performed great at 360 yds. Hung her up that night then spent about half the next day packing her out, ~11 miles and 2000ft elevation over 2 trips took about 5.5 hours. Now we both have meat all winter!!! As for the training, I've switched some stuff up, it was getting a little stale. Switched to wider stance squats (as opposed to really narrow which is what I've been doing), and switched my days around a little bit. Still getting some progress so I'll just keep after it all season. My next big trip will be around thanksgiving (mule deer hunt) but I'll make it up into the hills a little bit to chase mule deer or help people with elk. Good luck on all your seasons!!!

 

[Felix1776]

Wendler is awesome, as far as I can tell from internet videos and podcasts. He's a big reason why I have followed Elite FTS for so long, along with their business model and how they approach selling products. I actually had an article posted on Elite a couple years ago, I'll attach the link at the end of the post. From all I've ever heard 5/3/1 is fantastic, I've actually never used it, always programmed myself. Link... Selling Snake Oil: A Brief Review of Dietary Supplement Efficacy and Safety / Elite FTS

I had totally forgot about this thread until this morning.

Fine job on the article. It's awesome you did some work for Elite. Those guys are my heroes. Especially Dave and Jim. I avoid most supplements and supplement marketing especially like it's the plague. My supplementation is super basic: protein, a daily multi-vitamin, and the occasional BCAA drink while cycling or if my workouts are pushing the 45-60 minute mark. I could probably use to get on some fish oil and some other stuff since I'm getting older.