Getting in shape?

I'm an IT guy, so I otherwise get pretty fat just being couped up in an office all day.
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I use to be an IT guy too but with the quality of users our company had I was running around all day long.
I guess you are one of the lucky ones
 
BTW I found some exercises one can do with your rifle to help develope the muscles you use when shooting without a rest. I will see if I can find time to scan it and will then mail it to anyone interested.
 
As for a decent shooting position, I've found the one I saw in a picture of Carlos Hathcock to feel pretty comfortable and seem pretty steady. It's where you sit almost cross legged (if you're right handed), and put your elbow on your knee and cradle the rifle with it:
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What do you guys think? Has anyone tried this position?

-Rohann
 
Rohann:

I cannot say I've tried this position, but I am gonna give it a try soon. When I shoot with optics and a sniper rig, I'm usually shooting earth pigs with my dedicated earth pig rifle, Rem M700 SPS .223 mounted with Leupold Wannabe-knockoff Kommunist Chinese scope. I'll sit cross-legged and rest my elbows inside the fat or the creases of my knees.

I've successfully cartwheeled many groundhogs from this position.

Now regarding cardio development, each day of the summer, I'm riding 25 kliks on my mtn bike doing my usual road ride around Collingwood. I love the freedom and the MP3 player. That's so if I get hit by a dump truck, I'll die with great tunes playing....
 
The position Hungry mentioned is by far the most stable I've found yet.The one in the pic is not too bad but the more stuff you have your rifle resting on the more things can go wrong.
 
Keeber750: Yuk yuk, yuk... in my role as Moderator, it's our job to stir the pot a little bit. Sometimes, I resurrect older information threads, so that some of our newbs can jump in and learn. Now that one of my former students is a Reg Force infantryman and getting ready for deployment to the 'Stan, I can help him learn more by reading older posts,too....
 
For the sitting position, I use the cross-legged position described by Hungry, but the difference is that I rest my left elbow on the boot of my right leg, which is crossed over the left leg. The weight of the rifle is primarily supported by the left arm which has a solid connection to the ground through the boot.

When I use the classic position with the elbows supported by the inside of the knees, I found that my sight picture was bouncing a little with my pulse during the 500-100 rundown.
 
If you need to get in shape just to do the PWT then a lifestyle change is needed. Remember you have quite a bit of time to make it to the mound and get your shots off. Everyone seems to run as fast as possible, but the trick is to balance it all out.
 
Ok, so if you get 30-35 seconds for the 100 meter rundown, how much time do you get for the 500 meter rundown?
 
BC_Guy said:
Ok, so if you get 30-35 seconds for the 100 meter rundown, how much time do you get for the 500 meter rundown?
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I believe it is 40 or 45 seconds per mound. Which is more then enough time to get your shots off. I can do a 400m sprint in 40 seconds and change... And I am not a runner. Take 20 seconds or so to get down there and then use the rest to take well aimed shots.
 
BC_Guy said:
Wow, and the world record is 43.18 seconds! LOL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/400_metres :D

Just messin with ya, I get the gist of it. I'm in good shape, I should have no problems.
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I think the time was 46 seconds.... If that is 3 seconds off the record, then that is better than I thought... I am pretty sure excellence in my Battalions PT test is under 48 seconds... Maybe I missed a lap though;)
But you get the gist right?
 
Last year, around first week of June, I went to see my doctor for a annual check up. It turned out, I am 230lbs, for 6'2" guy.
I said, this gotta change. Since then, I changed my diet, joined the gym and now I am between 195-200, plus I add some muscle :)
My goal is to loose another 5-10lbs and stay around 190lbs.

I do not remember, when was the last time I had fast food or white bread, also in my home we do not drink Coke or any soda.
Hardest was beer, I went down from drinking about a 1l of beer a day to 1-1.5l a week.

I am 39, and feel great, my waist dropped from 36 and up to 34.
 
PeterPan said:
Last year, around first week of June, I went to see my doctor for a annual check up. It turned out, I am 230lbs, for 6'2" guy.
I said, this gotta change. Since then, I changed my diet, joined the gym and now I am between 195-200, plus I add some muscle :)
My goal is to loose another 5-10lbs and stay around 190lbs.

I do not remember, when was the last time I had fast food or white bread, also in my home we do not drink Coke or any soda.
Hardest was beer, I went down from drinking about a 1l of beer a day to 1-1.5l a week.

I am 39, and feel great, my waist dropped from 36 and up to 34.
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That's awesome dude. Very inspirational, wish some of my mates would take heed...
 
Actually, I found that dropping pop and doing the low-carb thing helped me a lot. Mind you, going to the gym and getting an *effective* routine down is much better.

Note to self: Get into shape for service rifle events...
 
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