Warm-up Wam-down

[cliveanne]

Do you warm-up before shooting, & warm-down after shooting?
(With me, it varies)

[*~L~*]

I always warm up but never remember to warm down, </p>

[Gold Flinger]

I always stretch before shooting, but I don't think it's necessary to "warm down". When cycling I always warm down: it wasn't always easy after a race so we had a masseur , but I always did a couple of miles "spinning" slowly to clear lactic acid and prevent cramping and stiffness after training runs or time trials.
I think that if you're putting so much effort into drawing your bow that you risk lactic acid build up, you're way overbowed .
However, I think warming up is vital to avoid muscle or tendon damage to the shoulders. I go for nice long stretches in every direction until I feel the tendons "loosen" (20-30 seconds) and then a good bit of arm swinging to get a bit of blood pumped into the delts, lats and rhomboids.
I try to stretch at intervals during the shoot as well.

[Dave]

Gold Flinger - 20/6/2005 11:12 AM I go for nice long stretches in every direction until I feel the tendons &quot;loosen&quot; (20-30 seconds) and then a good bit of arm swinging to get a bit of blood pumped into the delts, lats and rhomboids. I try to stretch at intervals during the shoot as well.

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And there was me thinking you were just dancing to that tune going on in your head...</p>

Can anyone tell me the name of them rubber band warm up devices and where they're available? I've had a look around the interweb and can't find them. </p>

[Gold Flinger]

Clinibands. Physios hand them out willy-nilly for injury recovery, or Quicks sell them.

[Dave]

Gold Flinger - 20/6/2005 11:37 AM Clinibands. Physios hand them out willy-nilly for injury recovery, or Quicks sell them.

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Aha, no wonder I couldn't find them; I'd have never guessed that name </p>

Thank you </p>

[cecile]

I always do warm-up.
As for warm-down, I do it very often and especially after a long and hard training or after competting.

I think too few archers warm-up
Do it, you will shoot better !!

[Gold Flinger]

Just had a look on the website, can't find them but I'm sure they're in the current catalogue. Are you shooting tonight? If so I'll try and remember to bring it down. Otherwise I'll see if there's a catalogue number.

[Dave]

Gold Flinger - 20/6/2005 11:48 AM Just had a look on the website, can't find them but I'm sure they're in the current catalogue. Are you shooting tonight? If so I'll try and remember to bring it down. Otherwise I'll see if there's a catalogue number.

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Unfortunately I won't be there this evening But I should be there Friday </p>

[geordie_online]

I feel I have to warm up.

Tense, stiff shoulde, no good for straight arrow flight.

I normally go for a 10k run, swim 5k and then 40 press ups.



.... only joking, I normally tired after setting up me bow!