580 | Nutrition Without The Noise: Forget Trends & Find Results

The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

by Exo Mtn Gear

Sports:wilderness, Sports, Wilderness, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Kyle Kamp — Registered Dietitian, mountain athlete, owner of Valley-to-Peak Nutrition, and friend of Exo — returns to the podcast to discuss nutrition strategies for your pre-season goals. Whether you are looking to shed some weight, put on some size, or improve your performance for your training and hunting goals, Kyle discusses straightforward, science-based nutrition strategies to help you meet your goal. We dive into... Realistic Fat Loss: Why losing 1–2 pounds per week is the "sweet spot" for maintaining muscle mass and training performance. The Power of the Audit: Using tracking not as a restriction, but as a data-driven tool to understand what you are actually putting in your body. Fueling for Intensity: Understanding why "Team Versatility"—a mix of carbohydrates and fats—outperforms rigid dietary philosophies when the mountain gets steep. Protein Realities: How to calculate your protein needs based on your desired weight rather than your current weight. The Supplement Myth: Kyle shares why he personally takes zero daily supplements and how he prioritizes whole foods instead. Backcountry Preparation: How to adjust your intake as you transition from the training phase to the actual hunt to avoid going into the mountains depleted. Whether you are looking to drop weight before a September elk hunt or want to ensure you have the energy to stay strong on day seven of a backcountry trip, this episode is packed with free, actionable advice. More resources from V2P Nutrition: Website: https://www.v2pnutrition.com/ Podcast: https://www.v2pnutrition.com/podcast Articles: https://www.v2pnutrition.com/blog Backcountry Meat Care: https://www.v2pnutrition.com/backcountry-meat-care Do-It-Yourself Dehydrating Guide: https://www.v2pnutrition.com/dehydration-guide Backcountry Meal Planner: https://www.v2pnutrition.com/product-page/backcountry-pack-planner Backcountry Nutrition Course: https://www.v2pnutrition.com/program-list 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 episode number 580, and our guest is Kyle Camp.
0:22.7	Kyle is a friend of Exo Mountain Gear, has become a friend over the years who is, yes, a customer, but also has completed death hikes with us, and he is someone that myself and Steve have relied on for nutrition advice.
0:37.7	Kyle, as you will hear, as a registered nutritionist,
0:41.1	he formerly worked in a clinical setting,
0:43.7	but now runs Valley to Peak nutrition.
0:47.3	And through Valley to Peak, Kyle helps people with their nutrition and physical goals,
0:52.5	whether that's more in the everyday lifestyle of weight
0:56.6	loss or whether it's more specific to performance. And that could mean performance in the mountains
1:02.3	on hunts. It could be performance on races or events or competition. But Kyle is both very experienced
1:10.2	and well educated,
1:12.1	but pairs that with personal experience
1:14.1	where he has both been on a massive weight loss journey in his past
1:19.4	over a decade ago,
1:20.9	and then also is high-performing mountain athlete himself.
1:25.5	I always enjoy having Kyle on because call him anti-establishment maybe,
1:32.6	not by philosophy, but more out of practicality. Kyle does not subscribe to any specific diet per se.
1:42.0	He doesn't follow any of the trendy stuff. He doesn't recommend any thing that
1:49.7	he's selling. He's just jam-packed with good advice. And so in this episode, we talk about
1:56.7	goals, whether you have a weight loss goal, a performance goal, and we discuss how nutrition
2:02.8	plays a role in that for you achieving the goal, and also kind of correct or address some of
2:09.8	the common themes that are out there that are maybe misconceptions or just not honestly
2:16.0	important to your goals. So I hope that this conversation
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