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Hunters fail in the mountains because they train for optics instead of outcomes. The Train Smarter Hunt Longer Podcast puts the kibosh to that. Here, we rebuild the way hunters think about fitness: less ego, more consistency, and training that matches the real demands of the backcountry. Hosted by Todd Bumgardner, this show blends science and experience to give you the honest training info you need to physically prepare for this season and every season for the rest of your life.
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Free Hunting Fitness Assessment: The Hunter's Field Test Know How Much Weight You Can Carry: Pack Capacity Calculator Hunt Hard as You Age: How to Keep Hunting Hard After 50
Article: Why Hunters Should (Mostly) Run, not Ruck, for Aerobic Conditioning Free Hunting Fitness Assessment: The Hunter's Field Test
Free Hunting Fitness Assessment: The Hunter's Field Test Know How Much You Can Carry Uphill Pack Capacity Calculator Free Fitness Guide for Hunters Over 50: How to Keep Hunting Hard After 50
Article: How to Recover During a Backcountry Hunt Free Fitness Assessment: The Hunter's Field Test Pack Capacity Calculator Over 50 Training Guide: How to Keep Hunting Hard After 50
The Hunter's Field Test: https://humanpredatorpackmule.com/free-field-test The Pack Capacity Calculator: https://humanpredatorpackmule.com/packcapacity-calculator How to Keep Hunting Hard After 50: https://humanpredatorpackmule.com/hunt-hard-after-50
Cover your bases, from training to gear, and get your head clear so you're fully prepared before you ship off to elk hunt. Email me at todd@humanpredatorpackmule.com for a PDF copy.
Article: How to Taper Your Training Before a Big Hunt Know How Much Weight You Should Carry: Pack Capacity Calculator Free Hunting Fitness Assessment: Hunter's Field Test Training for Older Hunters: How to Keep Hunting Hard After 50
Free Hunting Fitness Assessment: The Hunter's Field Test Free Training Guide for Hunters Over 50: How to Keep Hunting Hard After 50 Know How Much Weight You Should Carry: Pack Capacity Calculator
Jennifer Broome is a life-long hunter and has been training dogs for 30 years. She runs QK Kennels in Connecticut as well as clinics all over the U.S. while also competing as a professional at hunting tests and dog shows at the highest level. Links: QK Kennels Jennifer's Dog Training Books Mastering Canine Communication Video Course
Lately, I've been getting a lot of questions about rucking weight and length of rucking workouts. So, I recorded this episode to answer them. Free Training Guide for Hunters Over 50: How to Keep Hunting Hard After 50 Free Hunting Fitness Assessment: The Hunter's Field Test
Article: How Hunters Should Train in July Free Training Guide for Hunters Over 50: How to Keep Hunting Hard After 50
Mike Lardy spent 40 years training retrievers. He's also a lifelong hunter who spends his retirement hunting upland and waterfowl all over the U.S. He shares some wisdom on dog selection, training, and tells his story of getting into dog training. Free Training Guide for Hunter's Over 50: How to Keep Hunting Hard After 50
Two things give us confidence in the field: 1. Knowing we've done the work. 2. Hitting benchmarks that tell us each aspect of our hunting fitness is good to go. During this episode, you'll learn important aerobic, muscular endurance, and pack weight metrics to measure against your current hunting fitness. If you can hit them before hunting season, you'll know you're ready to go. Want the confidence of knowing what aspects of your fitness need the most attention between now and hunting season? Sign up for the Preseason Backcountry Readiness Assessment. You'll test: Your aerobic capacity Muscular endurance Mobility Strength At the end you get a detailed report that gives you clarity on the best way for you to train between now and hunting season. Click the link below to sign up: Preseason Backcountry Readiness Assessment
Read the article: How Many Days per Week Should Hunters Train with Their Packs?
A lot of hunters worry that missing a workout will make them lose all of their progress. That's not the case. But there is a point when missing workouts becomes a big problem. This episode covers both of those situations and everything in between. Questions answered: 1. What happens if you miss a workout? 2. What if you often miss one workout per week? 3. If you have to miss a workout, how do you choose which one to miss? 4. What happens if you miss strength workouts vs aerobic workouts? 5. What should you do if you miss two or three workouts in one week? 6. What happens physiologically when you miss workouts over a periods of weeks or months? 7. How should you approach training when coming off of an injury? Free Hunting Fitness Assessment: The Hunter's Field Test
The hunting preseason has started, and it's a confusing time for a lot of hunters. It's often panic time because hunters feel like they're playing catch up, and it causes them to make some poor training decisions. We'll help you avoid those with this episode of the podcast, starting with an answer to the question: What matters right now? Then we'll walk through the exact process we're using to get our members ready for hunting season. Article: How Should Hunters Train in June? Backcountry Ready Sign up: Backcountry Ready
JM Prewitt is a family man, the founder and CEO of Cohesion Co, and a hunter. He's also a good friend and Packmule Apex client. We sat down in his trophy room to tell hunting stories and talk a little bit about hunting's gray areas and what we think about them.
Hunters often walk themselves into hip, knee, and back pain. This episode covers simple ways to keep that from happening.
I've been checking out the forums, and a lot of hunters ask about how much weight to ruck with and how to combine ruck training with strength training and other conditioning. So, I answer those questions in this episode. I also lay out how to progress your ruck training and offer some standards to know if you're where you need to be before the season. The article below includes a detailed rucking progression. How to Train for a Dall Sheep Hunt in the Northwest Territories
*Note: We tried new editing software for this podcast and the video ended up wonky. I apologize for that. I wanted to get the info out to you, so I published it anyway. Late Offseason training continues! This episode breaks down the most important aspects of strength, muscular endurance, and conditioning that hunters should focus on in May to set themselves up for success in the preseason. Free Hunting Fitness Assessment: The Hunter's Field Test Backcountry Ready Sign up: Backcountry Ready
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