#940 - Cameron Hanes - The Harsh Price Of Extreme Performance

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Cameron Hanes is a bowhunter, ultramarathon runner, podcaster, and an author. How should we deal with suffering? Most people do everything they can to avoid it, but a rare few seek it out. What if pain isn't just something to survive, but something that deepens our gratitude for the moments that truly matter? Expect to learn what drives Cam to do what he does and what being “undeniable” means to him, what the biggest lesson most people learn when they first go hunting is, the hardest thing Cam has ever done physically, if hard work beats genetics and pedigree, how Cam raised his sons and and what he would do differently, how the average people can train themselves to deal better with suffering, how Cam would feel if he felt truly worth of his acheivements, and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D, and more from AG1 at https://ag1.info/modernwisdom Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I can't believe it's been two years.
0:01.7	I can't believe it was two years since I was with you.
0:04.1	I know.
0:05.1	It's, uh, we got a good, a lot of good material out of that discussion in that time, that day.
0:09.9	I still see clips everywhere.
0:11.9	Did anything, uh, stick with you from the few days that we spent together?
0:16.5	Um, I like, you know, you've kind of repurposed some stuff.
0:20.7	Like, so I, I love kind of repurposed some stuff.
0:28.5	Like, so I love seeing that, but I think it's just that footage going up the mountain with the rock and you chosen, talking about chosen and unchosen suffering, that's going to
0:34.1	last forever for me.
0:35.4	I mean, it's such a good point, you know,
0:37.8	and just that setting
0:39.1	to have that message delivered
0:41.3	at that time
0:42.3	was just so powerful.
0:45.1	So, yeah.
0:45.8	Yeah, I,
0:46.2	I really appreciate how
0:47.8	complimentary you were
0:48.9	about me in the book.
0:50.7	It feels like most of the first chapter
0:52.2	is some bullshit that I've stolen
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