Ep. 20: Spike Camp - Optimizing the Offseason to Improve Your Health and Fitness
In Pursuit
MeatEater
4.9 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 25 December 2025
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of In Pursuit, Rich Froning sits down with the crew to talk off-season training for hunters—why now is the time to build strength, maintain conditioning, and let fat loss happen as a byproduct of consistent work. They also preview the upcoming Conquer 90 Challenge with Mountain Ops, break down the different training tracks (including the new Everyday Hunter hybrid program), and discuss the importance of goals, accountability, and community in preparing for the hunts that matter most.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.1 | By now, you know what works and what does not. |
| 0:07.5 | First lights, white-tail kits were made for the long haul, |
| 0:11.3 | built to perform in the late season cold and trusted by hunters who demand more from their gear. |
| 0:17.0 | The thermic kit is our cold weather workhorse. |
| 0:20.1 | It will keep you in the game when the temps drop to 20 degrees and below. |
| 0:25.0 | Don't let the season give you the slip. |
| 0:26.9 | Finish strong with a system that delivers when it matters most. |
| 0:31.0 | Built to perform, built to last. |
| 0:33.3 | Check out the full lineup at firstlight.com. That's f-I-R-S-T-L-I-T-E.com. |
| 0:41.9 | That's kind of the beauty of the program, though. If you're doing the program, you're going to, |
| 0:45.6 | the residual effect of following one of these tracks will be to lose some weight. And the idea |
| 0:52.0 | that, hey, if I get stronger, put on a little bit more muscle, |
| 0:55.0 | that it will burn up more fat and you will have the strength. There's, you know, I think, |
| 1:00.6 | obviously we can get into the weeds and super, like, analytical on what we're trying to do with, |
| 1:05.2 | like, get you strong. But for most of these programs, the byproduct is for a lot of guys is if you are overweight, |
| 1:13.0 | you're going to lose some weight. |
| 1:14.4 | And if you're underweight and need to get stronger, you're going to get stronger. |
| 1:17.5 | So there's almost like a, it's a dual purpose. |
| 1:22.4 | Out here, the stakes are real. |
| 1:25.6 | Effective preparation starts with fitness, but it requires so much more. |
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