In today’s episode I report on some recent elk hunting trips and discuss the finer aspects of training for the sport. If you are a backcountry hunter or a mountain athlete, you’ll find this show interesting. Thanks for joining me today! This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete Coaching and Training Services. Our focus is helping you…
To be honest, I don’t love endurance training. My jam in the workout sense is interval training and circuits. To each his/her own of course. But I’m glad I incorporate some endurance training into my conditioning plans. My favorite sport, or pastime – really a passion, is elk hunting. I love almost everything about it. The nature experience. The quest.…
In this episode I tell the story of my recent hunt for antelope. The American Pronghorn is a majestic animal and I describe everything from preparation to the adventure afield, and more. This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete Coaching and Training Services. Our focus is helping you to achieve peak athletic performance in any sport or…
The title says a lot. You can and should train for any sport or activity that is important to you. And you should make your training work over your lifespan — to give you as many years of high performance as possible. I train as a Lifetime Athlete and I train to hunt, among a few other things. I’ve been…
Hey there! I hope your summer is going well. It’s already mid-July and the days are literally flying by. I’ve got a list of items (work assignments, house projects, workouts, trips, etc.) that I’m hustling to check off. I imagine it’s the same for you. As part of the Fit for the Field backcountry hunter conditioning system, this summer I…
In today’s episode I visit with Joseph von Benedikt and we discuss many aspects of backcountry hunting. Joseph is a prolific writer, the host of The Backcountry Hunting Podcast, and one of the foremost authorities on shooting, hunting, and backcountry performance. Joseph and I covered many topics including: Stories of adventures in the backcountry. The adventurer’s mindset. Physical preparation for…
This week I had a great conversation with my friend and fellow hunter/Lifetime Athlete Greg Keller. We discussed the historical origin of hunting as the first sport and hunters as apex athletes. We went on to have a conversation about the unique demands of backcountry hunting, training for that sport, and reverence toward game in the field to freezer to…
