Are You Born With Mental Toughness? By MTNTOUGH’s Ara Megerdichian, Retired Army Ranger Lieutenant Colonel, and United States Military Physical Education Instructor
It was early morning in Arlington Virginia and I was just finishing up an amazing run from Fort Meyer Virginia (home of the Old Guard, Arlington National Cemetery, and The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier) …
How to Avoid “The Bonk” on Extended Backcountry Hunts, by Dustin Diefenderfer
MTNTOUGH Fitness Lab located in Bozeman, MT, has established itself as the elite source for improving mental toughness, physical preparation, and performance research for the backcountry hunter. They have assembled an impressive team for this …
Strength Standards for the Backcountry, By Bert Sorin
I know there are many in the hunting community that scoff at the idea of “training to hunt”, that think you can get by on grit alone. And for some, this may be the case. …
Is Target Panic Linked to Diet? Part 2, By Beau Martonik
There are two sides of the camp when it comes to archery training, whether for competition or hunting. On one side, it is believed by some that you must get in as many reps as …
Is Target Panic Linked to Diet? By Beau Martonik
Target panic. Two of the most dreaded and discussed words in the bowhunting lexicon today. Most bowhunters will experience it over the course of their lives and many struggle with it on an annual basis. …
Ruck Training Rules of Thumb, by Jordan Smothermon
As the coaches and clients that train at the Mountain Tactical Institute looked deeper into the physiological demands and effects of rucking, interesting questions guided us to interesting answers. As you might imagine, when certain …
East Meets West – How and Where to Train, By Beau Martonik
Growing up in the Appalachian Range of Pennsylvania, I’ve chased whitetails, turkeys, and coyotes my entire life. I never realized how lucky I was to live in the largest National Forest in Pennsylvania, and hunt …
Alex F@#ks Up, By Alex Viada
I stared at the piece of egg sitting there on a hot rock. Man, I thought, that tasted much better going down than it did coming up. I flopped onto my back, a sharp rock …
The Cycle, By Robert Kröger
Life is a series of challenges. As hunters, we often purposefully place challenges in our path to understand what it will necessitate to overcome them. Challenges are fraught with risk, but likely the greatest risk …
Lessons Learned Training Mountain Guides, By Rob Shaul
Over nearly a decade of operating our facility, I’ve worked with multiple full-time professional mountain guides, and have come to better understand their gym-based training needs. Along the way, I made several mistakes based on …