577 | Training Q&A with Evoke Endurance

The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

by Exo Mtn Gear

Sports:wilderness, Sports, Wilderness, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

In this bonus Q&A episode of the Hunt Backcountry Podcast, we’re joined again by John from Evoke Endurance to tackle listener questions on training for backcountry hunts. We dive into the realities of balancing competing priorities, building fitness for multi-day hunts, and why aerobic base—not VO2 max—is the true foundation of performance in the mountains. John breaks down how to structure your training with limited time, how to think about strength vs. endurance, and what really matters when preparing for cumulative fatigue in the backcountry. We also get into practical topics like heart rate-based training, adapting plans around injuries, fueling strategies, and what to do when life inevitably disrupts your schedule. If you’re trying to train smarter—not just harder—for your next hunt, this episode is packed with actionable insight. THE TRAINING PLANS... Use code EXO before 04/30/26 to save on the training plans... 20 Week Training Plan: https://evokeendurance.com/training-plans/backcountry-hunting-20-week-training-plan/ 28 Week Training Plan: https://evokeendurance.com/training-plans/backcountry-hunting-training-plan/ LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE... Episode 574 | "Building the Mountain Hunter: Physiology, Foundations, and the 20-Week Training Plan": https://exomtngear.com/blogs/podcast/574 Episode 475 | "Proven Training Methods for the Mountain Hunter": https://the-experience-project.com/proven-training-for-mountain-hunting/ Understanding V02 Max: https://evokeendurance.com/resources/understanding-max-vo2/ Additional Free Resources from Evoke: https://evokeendurance.com/resources/ The Hunt Backcountry Podcast is brought to you by Exo Mtn Gear: https://exomtngear.com/ Email Sign-up: https://exomtngear.com/newsletter Contact Us: podcast@exomtngear.com Leave A Message: https://speakpipe.com/huntbackcountry Podcast Episode Archive: https://exomtngear.com/podcast

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Huntback Country podcast. This is kind of a bonus episode today here in episode
0:06.3	57. We're speaking with John from Evoke Endurance and answering your listener questions that were
0:14.7	submitted to us through the podcast and then also submitted to the team at Evoke Endurance.
0:21.4	And all of this came from our recent podcast with John,
0:24.4	where we talked about training for backcountry hunting
0:26.8	and also specifically the new training plans
0:30.0	that are available from Evoke Endurance.
0:32.6	If you haven't heard that podcast,
0:34.7	if you haven't understood who Evoke is
0:37.4	or what this training plan is,
0:39.0	check out the link in the show description. You'll see several resources that will provide more
0:43.8	context for you guys. This Q&A won't make much sense if you haven't heard those podcasts,
0:49.4	or at least know a little bit about Evoke and what they are up to. So check that out if you're new. And then also
0:55.7	as we do this, it's just a quick last call as this is released for the discount that Evoke is
1:01.8	offering for you guys, the listeners of this show, here this month and April of 2026. If you want
1:08.8	that discount code, check it out in the show description. If you're hearing
1:12.4	this after April, the plans are still incredibly affordable for the value. So no worries there.
1:18.3	You can still go check out the plan at any time. And as we said last time, we don't have any
1:23.1	incentive, any monetary partnership, anything like that with AVOC, we're simply sharing this
1:28.8	content, the discount, and the plans with you guys because we think they're valuable and we think
1:34.6	they'll help you. That's it. All that said, let's dive straight into this Q&A with John.
1:42.5	Well, John, welcome back. We were chatting a bit beforehand and record. I somewhat feel bad for what I've done to you in the last couple of weeks.
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