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bushman:
How do you go about weight training to shoot these heavy bows? As I said in last post I want to make a 100 lb ELB, but at the moment I’m only shooting a 45 lb bow, last fall I was shooting a old compound but not sure what it was set for, might have been around 60 pounds. Any info greatly appreciate it, thanks.
Bushman

peasant1381:
I've used weights long before I started with warbows and it set me up nicely to start off at quite a heavy draw weight. I also use looped bungee cords so that I can replicate the draw itself. Ideally a series of progressively heavier bows would be the way to go as you will have the enjoyment of shooting as you progress up the draw weights. That costs some serious dollars however so weight training can be a cheaper alternative.
Any training is better than nothing and I can only vouch for what works for myself.
So here's a list of some of what I'm doing at the moment. They're not all warbow specific but they'll give you a good all round stronger body.
Just google the names if you don't what they are.
Deadlift
Powerclean
Lunges
Benchpress
Military press
Bent over rows
Pull ups

I haven't been to a gym since 1998. I have an old bench in the garage, 200lbs of plates, and an old water pipe up in the joists of the garage roof that I use for a pull up bar.

Dag:
Pushups, pullups and core work are three areas of fitness that have helped me tremendously in drawing warbows

Agincourtwarb0w:
Same story here, pushups, pullups, crunches, bench pressing, deadlift, creaseins, all core workouts, I focus on those that build your arms, pecks, shoulders and back.

deerhunter97370:
I use a bowfit safari exercise band. It's light and I can use it all day at work. The guys I take care of like trying to pull it. It says it's 80-100 pounds. Joel

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