Heavy bow training

[@MedievalTrebuchet]

Thumbs up for the wink at full draw with a 200lb bow. Lol

[@ergohack]

200lb bow at 3:55 if anyone missed it.

[@isaacgraff8288]

200lb.... That'd need some very specific arrows to not explode from just being launched... not to mention the damage on the receiving end.

[@thecrock1975]

There's the cocky archer spirit! Love it. Well deserved and amazing draw length and and hold at 200lb. Great to see the thoroughness of your draw and hold. No half measures here!

[@knightshousegames]

When he picked up the metal workout thing, I thought that was some weird future bow and he was gonna be like "250 lbs, this one can shoot through concrete" then demolish his neighbor's house.

[@laurenzreichelt4911]

knightshousegames xD soon

[@ChadKakashi]

Lol!

[@Terribletrain]

According to Guinness world records the record for the heaviest bow drawn at full length is 200 pounds. Maybe you are able to beat the world record? anyway really impressive!

[@masonomasono]

I know its just training but to see someone actually pull a 200lb bow is beautiful.

[@davewellerwarbowarcher]

The wink says it all joe 😂

[@Joegibbs-archery]

👌👌😂😂😂 cheers Dave

[@dastardlyman]

i loved the todds workshop videos. so here now subscribed. when i was a wee boy i remember "learning" that we (as a nation) could no longer use 200lb longbows because we no longer did the years of training. good to see that is now just not true

[@slimyoung2392]

he went from 40# straight to 100#, I was like "what is happening?"

[@thecrock1975]

Thanks for the video mate. How many times a week would you do a workout like this? Do you do strength training in the gym as well, or do you just do bow work to get this strength? You look like a big dude, so I am guessing you do weights as well? Are there any specific weight training exercises you focus on that directly assist with your archery strength? Thanks again.

[@gushlergushler]

The wink hurt my soul deeply ... being able to draw this WHILE keeping your humor in that way is just so impressive :D

[@jefflovesdogs9973]

FELLA, YOU'RE FANTASTIC!!! And I hope you don't hurt yourself doing that, ever!! Godspeed.

[@PeterHandl1980]

Man, you´re a monster! Thumbs up for you!

[@76Gazz]

Thanks for keeping this unique and fascinating piece of our history alive Joe.

[@Irisius]

I love the clock in the background, saying training in no time.

[@Asiertxu1974]

Very nice explanation for how to get in to the heavyer bows!! Best regards! Asier.

[@bernardnegrin2504]

Very impressive! That's an amazing workout. You are a Power Archer!

[@phil20_20]

That's like Dungeon Siege without all the monsters!

[@Immopimmo]

Holy moly!... That 200# longbow is massive!

[@MickGrewcock]

Brilliant. Loved the 200lb wink!

[@Joegibbs-archery]

Cheers Mick😁

[@MickGrewcock]

@@Joegibbs-archery You are welcome Joe. I think you have much to teach and I think you have an audience ready and waiting. Enjoy your weekend. Mick

[@gushlergushler]

Fancy seeing you here! I really miss your videos, bow related or otherwise.

[@mikegregory2492]

Bloody hell! That T-shirt is accurate - and they ought to be sponsoring him for feats like this!

[@BullRoarer_]

Blimey Joe! Well played 👍🏻💪🏻

[@pmukundiit]

Amazing strength - was already apparent from your earlier videos but interesting to see your training. Do you also train pulling with your left arm? Do you also use conventional exercises like chin-ups, rows, presses etc.? Any specific work for rotator cuffs?

[@Joegibbs-archery]

I only train right handed. Yeah I do chin ups. But that's about it for bow training the best way really is just to shoot. . I always warm up rotator cuff. 😁

[@pmukundiit]

@@Joegibbs-archery Thank you, I appreciate your taking the time to respond.

[@robertlewis4666]

Only one thought comes to mind....AMAZING! Well done mate!

[@stewartgaudin2023]

I am unworthy...…..phenomenal athlete!!!

[@kborak]

About a year ago I saw a vid of you saying that you had to start as a kid to draw heavy warbows. I got a 55# pound recurve around the same time. My 140# warbow should be getting here in a week. I wanted to thank you for the inspiration that interview provided. I dont think I would have made this much progress without it. I doubt I will ever get much past this weight, but at least I can say I can shoot a warbow, after some training with it of course. Again thank you and I hope all is well.

[@clee5653]

How long did it take for you to get to 140# from 55#? Right now, I am pulling around 50# too, and while I am not as crazily strong as Joe, I am aspiring to shoot a 80-100# bow.

[@kborak]

@@clee5653 it took three solid years. I got the bow and could barely pull it lol. But I can draw and shoot it now. Its not easy, but it can be done. I think its 50/50 strength and technique. Do the power band exercises you see Joe do, and shoot every day. The minute tat 55# bow starts to get comfy go up to a 70-80# bow, its a bigger jump than it seems.

[@clee5653]

@@kborak Thanks for your valuable advice. But I still have a few questions. How many arrows do you shoot per day, and how do you define getting comfortable with the bow? Just trying to figure out how much intensity to get strong without injuries

[@kborak]

@@clee5653 Comfortable is something you will define. You will understand what I mean when it happens. The Bow will become "comfortable". I have never counted how many arrows I shoot. I tend to pull my bow out when I go outside for a cigarette. I would make a guess over over 100 at the minimum. I have slowed up some since Im not building up any more. But when I was going hard I would guess at least 100.

[@Flexhunter308]

This was the best thing I’ve seen this year.. and was told by Bickerstaffe that it was impossible to make a flat bow 100 pounds when I asked them if could make me one, but you have one in 150! Ever put that through a chronograph? Would you sell a bow potentially or just for personal use? Awesome video mate truely.

[@danielwinkler9722]

Your Arms amd shoulders are "awesomemly" trained, wow. Resepect👍🏻

[@mannyedwards2820]

Geez, this guy is strong

[@JAMES.ARAGORN]

Hey Joe can you show us a tutorial on how to draw English longbows. Greatly appreciated

[@gerhardheydrich3146]

Joe, where you you get your training bands? Who makes them? Not intending to work up above 100lbs draw weight and right now draw 80lbs.

[@jukeseyable]

Found you from Todd's,,got urself a sub

[@wolfatthegates]

That is amazing strength! Where did you get that recurve?

[@Joegibbs-archery]

I make them. I make all my own bows. Cheers joe

[@1071jmkz]

Hi Joe, I noticed you using EliteFTS training bands previously. Which one do you use specifically?, and where did you purchase it? I can't find anyone in the UK who stocks the short bands -even Elite.

[@Skullpainting]

I lost it at the 190 pund flat bow xD

[@hefaistoss1]

HI Joe. I shit my pants when you did draw 200 lbs and made a wink ;D wtf is happening. We should go to UK next year again so hope we will meet again at Dorset or somewhere else. Simon

[@hawkname1234]

Hella extra points for the wink.

[@markebush]

Incredible bow! What method do you use to string it? Could you make a video of stringing heavy weight bows like that?

[@paulevans4334]

Where do you get the training bands from ?

[@isaacgraff8288]

Rereading Codex Alera, and this makes me think of Bernard's Bow. I want to know the damage and range a 200lb bow does.

[@peterxyz3541]

THIS is proof that I don’t take myself seriously enough. I top out at 60lb. I need to top out at +80 so I can comfortably handle 50lb.

[@DragoChronicSmoker42]

lol those 200lb+ bows are basically just a tree sapling with a little bit of detail and a string.

[@vedymin1]

This guy is hacking the matrix here :)

[@Kinl23]

Bows to bow God....

[@DH-zv3qp]

Wow the return of Robin hood!!!

[@freediverinthecity]

Greeting Joe. After a heavy training session such as this, how many days does it take to recover before you can repeat the effort? Thanks, Bo

[@GnF12]

Beautiful strong

[@Dream_Weapon]

I use a 75lb 55lb and a 40lb. The increments are insane between them. I worry I'm gonna end up lopsided. I shoot left handed though I am right handed because my right eye is useless. Do you ever train left handed to kind of even out that muscle use? I try to but it feels well weird.

[@Joegibbs-archery]

Hi stu I only train right handed.

[@aaronkent1741]

That wink 😂

[@beezymeech]

absolute beast

[@tosgem]

I finally figured out who you look like. Darryl Beattie, Australian Motogp rider

[@suikakujun]

Awesome!

[@Layan--..--]

Can I buy all types of bows and arrows?🤔

[@19firebird86]

Where did you get that weight band from?

[@Moonlord8941]

Hell yeah brother

[@sambsialia]

Wow. I would like to do this from both sides. It would make a man very strong.

[@gregi112]

Great!

[@muhammadcharistha4114]

Hi Joe, how long it takes for u to able to pull 100lbs?

[@2camels0ina0tiny0bus]

Do you workout traditionally or just with bows?

[@ollifoxbow9123]

What an amazing skill you built up. Kudos. What kind of training would you suggest to someone who wants to shoot a 70/75 pound longbow? I am planning a living history display of a late medieval bowhunter. Also I regularly shoot with a 45 pound longbow at the moment.

[@Joegibbs-archery]

Hi foxbow. For 70/75lbs the best thing to do is to get your hands on one and just shoot it 1-2 times a week. You'll soon build up the strength.

[@ollifoxbow9123]

Thanks for the quick response. Isn’t a direct jump from 45 to 75 a bit too much? Never done this. I am a bit afraid of wrecking up my technique, if it is too heavy.

[@Joegibbs-archery]

@@ollifoxbow9123 when I was younger about 16 I jumped from 120lbs to 145 lbs it was a big jump but i think 45 to 70 shouldn't be to bad.

[@ollifoxbow9123]

Great. Thanks for the feedback.

[@greenhoodedvigilante458]

Are you breathing out when your are drawing back the bow??

[@mtodd4723]

are you working out in Flip Flops ?

[@billclinton5661]

I wonder why his right arm is bigger than his left arm? 🤷‍♂️

[@Sol_Solis_]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@wimsele]

RE-SPECT!

[@angelosantos1755]

HELLO VOÇE ENVIA PARA O BRASIL

[@sumahan5859]

i lost my mind

[@jackchambers2126]

but how accurate is he?

[@jasmeetsingh3877]

Did you know sikh's guru, guru gobind singh ji use 550 lbs bow for war

[@jasmeetsingh3877]

This is in sikh history

[@tomtruyens9804]

Seeing this I find it hard to imagine entire armies of smaller semi-malnourished peasants firing the heavier bows..

[@angelosantos1755]

you and horse

[@tslmiami6288]

I call BS on the average archer during the mid evil days being able to drawl 100, 150, 175 pound bows. They were an average 5.6” tall and probably weighed around 150 pounds. Most people ,unless they were nobility, were always a bit malnourished because super markets were not a thing. You’re an impressive bow bending beast but I doubt your abilities are an example of what archers were capable of back then. We like to romanticize the past. On one of Fred Bears hunting trips in Africa he documented not one man/warrior in an entire village could pull back his 65 pound recurve. Anyway, impressive skills you yourself have!

[@Moonlord8941]

theres a big difference between 100 lb bows and 150 lb bows my friend not to mention the other 25 you slapped on there willy nilly esp when you consider firing consistently.

[@chickensandwich1589]

Mary Rose bows from the mid 16th century were 90-180lbs, most of them being in the 120-140lbs range...

[@WV591]

pulling one thing but shooting another.

[@sheikorbit]

Probably this is the only video of him you watched, mate. Try watching this one if you have the time. kzbin.info/www/bejne/enPblYehmcl7l6c

[@godzillaburger9690]

You've obviously not seen the video of him hitting a target with all 6 arrows at 25 meters in 30 seconds with a 140# bow...and getting 1 bullseye in the group. Don't hate just because you can't pull a 25# bow, mate.