Heavyweight shooting prone with bad back.

[shooter98]

Does anyone else suffer from this? I’m 6’3 @250lbs and 46 years old. I can shoot prone for about 15 minutes then my back cramps up and I can hardly stand up. My wife has been trying to get me into stretching exercises for years, maybe I should start doing them lol.

 

[diverdon]

Stretching is a good thing. As a guy who is 6'1" 230 I gotta tell you putting your bipod out another notch or two will also make a world of difference.

 

[ken4570tc in WY]

I've had a similar problem. A shooting instructor suggested I practice every day at home dry fire after stretching and gradually increase the duration each week.

 

[candyx]

Does anyone else suffer from this? I’m 6’3 @250lbs and 46 years old. I can shoot prone for about 15 minutes then my back cramps up and I can hardly stand up. My wife has been trying to get me into stretching exercises for years, maybe I should start doing them lol.

6'3" @ 250 you don't need a gun just beat them to shit.

 

[chrismartin]

As mentioned, raise the bipod up a bit. I think it also helps to tuck a shooting bag under your armpit/side/chest area. I use a Wiebad Pump Pillow. It helps prevent my back and side from cramping up by filling the space between me and the ground. That said, the more I shoot prone, the less of a problem I have, so shooting, dry fire practice and stretching will help.

 

[amcardon]

Stretch, practice, and see your local chiropractor. I'm a chiropractor and I have other shooters in all the time for the same thing. A little heat in the area wouldn't hurt either.

 

[Va_Gentleman]

I hear you brotha.... Everybody wants to be tall, but I tell them, it is a different way of dealing with seemingly normal things. Seats don't fit. Cars don't fit. Women don't fit. And the older you get... it is like the joints just become more of a cementitious material.

Prone hurts....

 

[benchmstr]

Does anyone else suffer from this? I’m 6’3 @250lbs and 46 years old. I can shoot prone for about 15 minutes then my back cramps up and I can hardly stand up. My wife has been trying to get me into stretching exercises for years, maybe I should start doing them lol.

250 at 6’3” is not a heavyweight..build up some muscle and stay away from CrossFit or it will just get worse.:

You are weak and have muscle imbalances..correct them

Bench

 

[shooter98]

This is absolutely true. I’ve been stretching and trying to lay prone at night for longer periods of time. What it has taught me is I am simply out of shape, which is odd cuz I have a very physical job plus keeping up my property I almost never sit still.

 

[benchmstr]

This is absolutely true. I’ve been stretching and trying to lay prone at night for longer periods of time. What it has taught me is I am simply out of shape, which is odd cuz I have a very physical job plus keeping up my property I almost never sit still.

everyone falls into this pit....EVERYONE!

I sit a lot at work, so I do around 100 band pull aparts everyday to strengthen my rear delts to correct posture and build up...I also do a lot of lower back extensions, and glute/hamstring raises.....sometimes just a little assistance movements makes a big difference.

bench

 

[Deleted member 10043]

Does anyone else suffer from this? I’m 6’3 @250lbs and 46 years old. I can shoot prone for about 15 minutes then my back cramps up and I can hardly stand up. My wife has been trying to get me into stretching exercises for years, maybe I should start doing them lol.

Is it the lower back?