02-06-2018, 03:10 PM
LR1955 Wrote:Montana:
About the diet, exactly. Although I believe one could focus some foods on things like eyesight and the central nervous system, there is nothing specific I know of.
About the exercises -- I wouldn't be so fast to correlate strength training with poor fine motor skills but I sure do agree that exercise will improve marksmanship performance. It will improve all performance.
So what marksmanship specific exercises would you recommend?
Got to do my first training session of the day.
LR55
I never said strength training in general but heavy lifting. I did a combination of power lifting, body building, for a little over 20 years. Besides gaining incredible strength and stamina, I also had an increase in shaking. I noticed it when using a cutting torch and looking through binoculars. Nothing, drastic but noticeable. I had to learn how to brace myself better when shooting. My shooting buddy shot high power and there was no way I could have competed with him because of my shaking. Because of age and injuries, I lightened my weights during my work outs and the shaking subsided. The benefits of heavy lifting were many but steady motor skills were not one of them. For shooting skills, I would focus on normal weight training and cardio like cross county skiing, mountain biking, swimming, martial arts, etc. I have never done it, but I bet yoga would be advantages for fine motor skills. A daily stretching regiment would also be advantages. I'm no sports medicine expert but I do know what effects different exorcise endeavors have had on me. Now if you have a cure for old age, please don't be shy!
