Natty Power

Speed comes into play.

Running to hunt pray and escaping from being eaten by wounded beast, were the situations where humans had to run at the full speed. Throwing weapons was another skill required for hunting. Finally, they had to carry their catch back to the shelter. So, prehistoric game hunter training would look something like this:

• Sprint: Run as fast as you can over distance between 50-100 yards. Do it 3-5 times, with complete recuperation after each sprint.
• Throw: Make a straight wooden spear and throw it as far as you can, just like athletic javelin thrower. Quickly run to the spear and throw it back again. Do it in numerous cycles to build stamina. Alternatively, you can throw a short axe at tree stump, but always be absolutely sure there are no people around and you are far away from the target.
• Bow and Arrow: Drawing bow and shooting arrows would be a real deal, but you can also train the same movement by stretching an old-school training tool called “chest expander”. It is cheap and available on the Internet, but you can also use an ordinary rubber band and try to pull it apart.
• Grab the Horns: It would be extremely dangerous to grab a real animal by the horns, so rather train safely with another old-school tool named “power twister”. Bend this tool and imagine yourself overpowering a wild buffalo.
• Lift & Carry: Sandbag will perfectly simulate weight and form of a dead animal. Deadlift a heavy sandbag several times in several sets. Then carry the sandbag for time or distance. Carry it with various handling styles. The most common ones are bear hug hold and over the shoulders. If you don’t have a sandbag, just use ordinary sport bag and fill it with stones, sand or dirt. Sack of potatoes will do the job as well.

Hunting was never easy, but you can train and be prepared, if you eventually end up being hungry in the wilderness. Therefore, feel free to sharpen the tip of the spear. Who knows, maybe you get lucky and actually manage to hunt something down.

Making traps is probably more efficient way to catch fresh meat, but it is only a skill and does not require any physical power. If you wish, you can learn that skill from survivalist experts. Remember, you are here to train for natural power. Instead of real hunting, go buy meat at the supermarket.