Ep. 30: Spike Camp - Don't Stop Training
In Pursuit
MeatEater
4.9 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of In Pursuit, Rich Froning talks about what it really means to stay ready all year long. Not just getting in shape a few weeks before the season, but building the kind of strength, endurance, and resilience that carries you through long days in the mountains. Rich breaks down the training methodology behind Mayhem Hunt: why we train the way we do, how to build a durable engine, and why consistency throughout the year matters more than last-minute preparation.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.4 | Welcome to Meat Eaters 12 and 26 presented by Moultry Mobile and OnX Maps. |
| 0:10.3 | 12 of Meat Eaters' biggest and baddest hunts from the last year released throughout |
| 0:15.0 | 2026. These are long-form episodes so you get more of what you love. |
| 0:20.1 | The first one up is my baited bear hunt in Manitoba. |
| 0:23.4 | If you've ever wondered what a baited bear hunt is like, you'll love this episode. |
| 0:28.2 | My favorite part was watching a younger bear spend an hour trying to figure out how to get a creatively hung beaver carcass down from a tree. |
| 0:36.5 | Check it out now on Meat Eaters YouTube channel and be on the lookout for more 12 and 26 |
| 0:41.5 | in the coming months. |
| 0:43.4 | I think training with other people, training with your spouse, training with the person |
| 0:48.0 | you're going to hunt with, or going to a gym is incredibly beneficial. |
| 0:52.6 | The accountability part of it, the pushing part of it, the community side of it, |
| 0:57.5 | are really hard to replicate when you're doing it by yourself. |
| 1:01.7 | You're going to push harder when you're doing it with somebody. |
| 1:04.9 | You're going to be held accountable, and then it's just more fun. |
| 1:09.0 | And so those are big pushes, but hey, if you need a stepping stone to get it started, man, |
| 1:14.0 | get some stuff for your house. |
| 1:17.8 | Out here, the stakes are real. |
| 1:21.0 | Effective preparation starts with fitness, but it requires so much more. |
| 1:26.0 | This show explores the tools, knowledge, resilience, and skills needed to be ready when it matters the most. |
| 1:33.0 | Join me, Rich Broning, as we apply the decades of wisdom I have gained through training and competition to hunting in the backcountry. |
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