balin
.240 Incinerator
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Post by balin on Oct 24, 2021 0:19:53 GMT -5
Doing some strengthening moves for the rotator muscles may be the most beneficial thing in the long run.
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Post by AxeHandle on Oct 24, 2021 11:59:32 GMT -5
We pocket pool shooters hold the gun with one hand. A match is 90 rounds of slow fire (10 rounds in 10 minutes) at 50 yards, and 180 rounds of sustained fire in 5 shot strings at 25 yards. As a 35 year old shooter it didn't really register what an endurance thing it was. Getting ready to shoot my first match as a Grand Senior (70). Weight training has taken on a new meaning. As a senior(60) I learned to not shoot slow fire like a 35 year old. If I did that I might shoot a couple of good targets and then go quickly down hill from there. Learned that so long as the sights recovered on the target and were steady, shoot another shot or two or three or four. Bottom line is just keep on keeping on!
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Post by bigbore5 on Oct 29, 2021 22:21:19 GMT -5
I'm the opposite. I'm 50 now but work as a millwright. Everything is heavy. I'm 6'2", 262 pounds. My problem is getting the muscles to relax. To much tension causes tremors so I have to breathe deeply and try to ease up.
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wpeel
.30 Stingray
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Post by wpeel on Nov 19, 2021 21:43:53 GMT -5
I assume you're doing front raises...they will get the job done. Consider these hints:
Each rep do an "isometric" hold at the top. Two or three seconds will be sufficient.
Bent Over Rows and Shrugs will also help your hold. DO NOT do the shrugs with a circular motion, straight up and down is the ticket and won't cause issues for your attachments.
Consider buying some hand or ankle weights and wearing them on your wrists whilst doing dry-fire practice. This kills two birds with one stone, so to speak. It won't take much weight. You could take an old sock and put gravel or sand in it and then tie it to your wrist. Where there's a will, there's a way.
I have the residual effects of cerebral palsy and have trained in a similar manner. I wobble and shake so much that people think I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. In essence, every target I shoot is a moving target. However, a good buddy has won enough money betting on my shooting to take he and his wife to dinner twice. I credit the strengthening from weight training as a major factor in allowing me to shoot well.
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Post by NRA Dave on Nov 20, 2021 10:06:09 GMT -5
Greg Ellifritz's Weekend Knowledge Dump email had a good article posted on T-Nation.com about grip training. 24 Grip Strength ExercisesI like clubs for shoulder work, fat bars and loaded carries for hands.
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