Topic may sound a little silly - I was out yesterday with a guy that i've introduced to hunting and he's went with me a couple times the past couple years. The first few trips it always seems like somehow or the other I end up stepping in some sort of animal hole (coyote, badger, possum, whatever burrowing animal it is) and fall down and we have a good laugh - thankfully we've been as safe as we possibly can and no accidents with the gun etc.
He's a naturally gifted genetic athlete - me not so much.
Fast forward to yesterday he actually catches a hole for once and bit it and we he quickly cracked a joke I was due - sure enough last field of the day I fell in a viet cong booby trap at an old overgrown farmstead. Zero chance for me to see this hole and as luck would have it I found it. Anyways my foot dropped in and as fell back it got wedged in and felt like it would not give way, as time stood still thankfully I started to relax my foot and it finally became unwedged so I did not snap my leg or ankle and only have a slightly sprained back as a result.
So after those 2 stories, is there anything you guys do to condition your bodies for this sort of thing?
I need to drop weight so I carry less, but almost being 37 now I am starting to feel the effects of days in the field and they don't go away as quickly as they used to.
Wondering if there's a stretching routine or if I should focus on lower body/core workouts -- if there are any fitness guru's in here I'd appreciate any input. I'd like to continue chasing my bird dogs around for a long time and dont want to hobble myself because I'm not physically prepared like I should be. :cheers:
He's a naturally gifted genetic athlete - me not so much.
Fast forward to yesterday he actually catches a hole for once and bit it and we he quickly cracked a joke I was due - sure enough last field of the day I fell in a viet cong booby trap at an old overgrown farmstead. Zero chance for me to see this hole and as luck would have it I found it. Anyways my foot dropped in and as fell back it got wedged in and felt like it would not give way, as time stood still thankfully I started to relax my foot and it finally became unwedged so I did not snap my leg or ankle and only have a slightly sprained back as a result.
So after those 2 stories, is there anything you guys do to condition your bodies for this sort of thing?
I need to drop weight so I carry less, but almost being 37 now I am starting to feel the effects of days in the field and they don't go away as quickly as they used to.
Wondering if there's a stretching routine or if I should focus on lower body/core workouts -- if there are any fitness guru's in here I'd appreciate any input. I'd like to continue chasing my bird dogs around for a long time and dont want to hobble myself because I'm not physically prepared like I should be. :cheers: