I'm particularly bored with work this week, so, seeing as it's Friday, I thought I'd start a new thread to see what measures people take to keep in shape for archery. I've always been very active - I raced road bikes until my early twenties and still enjoy road and mountain biking on a fairly regular basis.
I also go to the gym. For the past 2-3 years I trained 4 times a week, though a recent house move and increased work commitments (plus archery!
) have meant a reduction to 2 or 3 times.
4 nights a week was easy enough; I divided the workouts into different muscle groups so each one had a week to recover.
Monday: Chest/Triceps
Tuesday: Legs
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: Shoulders/Abs
Friday: Back/Biceps
(Every night: 20mins swim - high intensity)
Now I divide up the various routines depending whether I have 2 or 3 sessions in a week but keep certain workouts separate (ie back and bi's separate to chest and tri's, shoulders separate to chest).
I think that weight training has allowed me to handle a fairly high draw weight quite quickly and given me a level of "muscle awareness" that certainly helps when fine tuning form (or trying at least!!
)
So, what do other people do? Weights, cardio, or just turn up and shoot? Do people notice any particular drawbacks or benefits of their chosen routine?