Todd and Jordan chat about what program hopping is and why it’s a real dang bad idea for long-term progress. Download our book 5 Biggest Backcountry Training Mistakes for FREE at the following link: https://mailchi.mp/6b25d93d4bea/5-backcountry-mistakes

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Jordan tells the story of his bird dog, Matilda’s, first pointed and killed chukars. Todd and Jordan also chat about how the hard-o mindset is actually detrimental and how to defeat it. Download a FREE copy of 5 Biggest Backcountry Training Mistakes at this link: https://mailchi.mp/6b25d93d4bea/5-backcountry-mistakes

Todd and Jordan chat about why it’s so important for hunters to train their bodies in different positions. They also cover different aspects of training intensity and training organization. Click the link to download a free copy of 5 Biggest Backcountry Training Mistakes: https://mailchi.mp/6b25d93d4bea/5-backcountry-mistakes. Click this link to apply to join our Foundations program: https://forms.gle/BJvyTZndwa9ferjX7

Todd and Jordan discuss the reasons why they rarely program back squats for Human Predator Packmule clients. Don’t forget to snag your free copy of 5 Biggest Backcountry Training Mistakes at this link: https://mailchi.mp/6b25d93d4bea/5-backcountry-mistakes

Todd and Jordan talk about Jordan coming on as an assistant coach, Jordan’s process and experience with training his new bird dog for upland hunting, and in-season hunting strength and conditioning. Download a free copy of 5 Biggest Backcountry Training Mistakes, here: https://mailchi.mp/6b25d93d4bea/5-backcountry-mistakes

Jimmy Gruenewald of Orion Medical Consulting joins me to talk about the necessary kit and skills every backcountry hunter needs to be prepared for backcountry medical emergencies. Jimmy is a physician’s assistant and a veteran of Afghanistan, serving with the 82nd Airborne and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.

This episode features a QnA where I answer questions about changing training styles depending on the type of hunt, how to manage some logistics with flying to hunt, and managing your nutrition on the hunt.

I chat with Craig Weller and Jonathan Pope the founders of Building The Elite. Their main gig is prepping candidates for special operations selections. But there’s a lot of crossover between what they do and prepping for backcountry fitness. We talk about appropriate ruck training, mental skills, adaptability, and how to actually train instead of just beating yourself into the ground all the time.

I chat with fellow Pennsylvania boy, Beau Martonik of East Meets West Hunt. Beau tells the story of killing his first bull elk and the e-scouting process that led him to kill it. He also lays out some of the crucial elements of his hunt planning process.

Here ya go! A 5 step process to nutritionally prepare your body the backcountry. Covering: fail activity level, how much and what to eat during training, intermittent fasting and training strategy, what type of workouts to do when you’re fasted.