by ace_admin | Apr 1, 2015 | Exercise for Archery, Nutrition for Archers, Season of the Athlete
Rather than taking the time to debate the wide range of scholarly definitions of what an athlete is, our time is better spent discussing what defines an athlete. Across countless sports, as varied as the individuals participating in them, common characteristics can be...
by ace_admin | Feb 3, 2015 | Exercise for Archery, Uncategorized
Endurance Training? For Archery? Yes! Archery is an endurance sport! During an outdoor tournament you will be shooting a minimum of 84 arrows per day, drawing your bow about 90 – 95 times, walking about 5 miles and you will doing this for 2 days for local...
by ace_admin | Dec 1, 2014 | Exercise for Archery
SPT stands for Specific Physical Training and are exercises intended for the muscles you specifically need for your sport. In archery, we need strong bow drawing muscles, strong bow lifting muscles and the strong string hand finger muscles. Not only must these muscles...
by ace_admin | Jun 2, 2014 | Exercise for Archery
Exercise – a vile word? I don’t think so. We all need to do it. We all need to do it more, especially if we want to get better at a sport. Every sport requires us to use our bodies, and exercise makes our bodies better. So, when should we exercise for archery? We need...
by ace_admin | Jun 2, 2014 | Exercise for Archery
“Exercises! Exercises! Get your Exercises Here!” It seems every time we look at any media, someone is shoving their set of exercises at us. Some claim to make you long and lean, some to bulk up your muscles to turn your into a Greek god, others guaranteed to strip off...
by ace_admin | Jun 2, 2014 | Exercise for Archery
So you want to be an excellent archer. Do you know that means you are an athlete? As an athlete you need to prepare your body for your sport. Archery requires that you have: Endurance – We shoot 72 arrows a day for 4 days in National Tournament. Quick recovery from...
