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

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 Note** Timestamps will have roughly 4 minutes added to them depending on ad length. Resources: Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @todd_bumgardner @humanpredatorpackmule Facebook: East Meets West Outdoors GoWild: Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt) Website/Apparel/Deals: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/ YouTube: Beau Martonik - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w Partner Discounts and Affiliate Links: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/partners Amazon Influencer Page https://www.amazon.com/shop/beau.martonik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices