Ep. 348: Off-season Physical Training to Make You A Better Hunter with Todd Bumgardner

East Meets West Hunt

Beau Martonik is joined by Todd Bumgardner, strength and conditioning coach, author, and founder of Human Predator Pack Mule. He trains Tier 1 tactical operators, backcountry hunters, and everyone in between while hunting all over the country himself. They discuss Beau’s journey with fitness, ways to stay consistent, a tiered approach to fitness for hunting, intensity levels, the HPPM program, mistakes hunters make when preparing for hunts, how it relates to whitetail hunting, and much more!

Topics:

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:09:55 - How Beau got connected with Todd 4 years ago and Todd's background
• 00:15:32 - Beau's journey with fitness
• 00:18:37 - Being ready for the “day after day” - staying accountable and consistent
• 00:35:04 - Intensity levels and Todd's approach to training
• 00:42:06 - Bad decisions leading to injury
• 00:46:44 - The phases of Human Predator Pack Mule and choosing the right place to start for you
• 00:53:02 - The older you get, the harder it is to restart getting in shape. Traveling and life get in the way
• 00:58:22 - Don’t overthink it. Just do something
• 01:01:27 - Think outside the box to get your training in
• 01:02:43 - Relative strength and how weight training can translate to a hunting situation
• 01:12:42 - Todd’s 2023 hunting season

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