HIP MOBILITY PART 2 In the previous week, we dissected the lunge and we were able to show you that this key movement has some major benefits for the Wilderness Athlete. This week we dive further into hip mobility and give you some great exercises to help you obtain your goals. If you have not…
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Opponents of the Mountain Valley Pipeline are headed to court to stop it. But with construction slated to begin soon, will that be enough? A rendering by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy of what the finished Mountain Valley Pipeline could look like.A lawsuit hasn’t been enough to stop construction on the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a proposed…
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NO GYM MEMBERSHIP? NO EXCUSES! We know that many of you have weight rooms and monthly gym memberships and you go there routinely because they have the “necessary” equipment to enable you to perform your workouts properly. I have a gym membership myself that allows me to use the bars, machines, and dumbbells to increase…
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Hunting accuracy starts with your gear: a well-tuned bow and perfect arrows. So, that is what I am going to focus on this month. There is no way to justify not tuning your bow and your arrows. It is an essential skill of bowhunting. While most bows are easy to tune, there are some that…
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The best local trails, as selected by BACKPACKER Local scout Daniel Nelson. Beantown: city of colonial history, collegiate culture, the Red Sox, and premium access to the mighty White Mountains of New Hampshire. Boston hikers can easily go from the center of urbanity to sweeping New England summits for a day’s escape, with options ranging…
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Faced with rising visitation and shrinking resources, the National Park Service is weighing the idea of requiring reservations at its most popular spots. Zion National ParkZion National Park has a visitor problem. The canyon saw over 4.5 million tourists in 2017 and just doesn’t have the resources to keep up with demand. Now, due to…
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NO WEIGHTS NEEDED FOR THIS LEG DAY! When most people hear “leg day”, they immediately think of heavy squats, plates piled on plates, and a bunch of leg curl machines in an AC-cooled weight room. Of course, heavy weight and isolation machines are beneficial in developing strength and power, but that doesn’t mean you have to…
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Sitka Gear Core Lightweight Crew LS The biggest gripe echoed by most lady bowhunters is that there just isn’t enough quality gear specifically designed for women. To accommodate our growing subset, many companies slap a pink logo on their men’s line and market it to huntresses. The result is a poor fit and frustrated females.…
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We live in the golden age of archery equipment. From bows to targets, manufacturers are producing high quality gear that fits any budget and all archers. To help manufacturers make products that meet the specific needs of new archers of all sizes – especially women and youths – the Archery Trade Association created an equipment…
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Undeniably the most competitive, demanding and pressure-packed archery tournament in the world, the Vegas Shoot takes no prisoners. The sheer number of contestants and a relentless tournament structure create a merciless environment that brutally punishes imperfection. Nowhere in the archery world is precision more prized, skill more imperative, and luck less influential than at the…
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