Ep. 38: Spike Camp - Bulletproof Your Body for the Mountains
In Pursuit
MeatEater
4.9 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2026
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Join Rich Froning and the Mayhem Hunt Crew in a new Spike Camp episode, It's a practical conversation on building a body that can handle the demands of the backcountry. Rich sits down with AJ Wilkerson of 931 Performance Therapy to cover ankle stability, stronger knees, low back health, shoulder durability, and how to train for real world hunting demands. They get into rucking, prehab, single leg strength, eccentric loading, and simple ways to build resilience before season starts. This episode is packed with actionable tools to help you prepare better, move better, and hold up when the load gets heavy.
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| 0:30.8 | at firstlight.com. I actually think a lot of, I would say a lot of people probably under prepare and they do go out and they hike for eight to ten miles a day maybe for five or six days in row. |
| 0:45.8 | They go, oh, why is my back hurts? So, well, you haven't trained in those shoes. You haven't walked that far. You haven't worn a pack that heavy. So like, yeah, of course your lower back |
| 0:54.5 | hurts. You've been carrying 40 pounds every day. Out here, the stakes are real. Effective |
| 1:03.4 | preparation starts with fitness, but it requires so much more. This show explores the tools, |
| 1:09.3 | knowledge, resilience, and skills needed to be |
| 1:12.6 | ready when it matters the most. Join me, Rich Broning, as we apply the decades of wisdom |
| 1:18.4 | I have gained through training and competition to hunting in the backcountry. This is |
| 1:24.3 | In Pursuit. Brought to you by Mountain Ops. |
| 1:30.6 | In collaboration with Mayhem Hunt. |
| 1:33.8 | All right. |
| 1:35.4 | Does that mean go, Dodds? |
| 1:37.0 | Yes. |
| 1:37.6 | Ready set go? |
| 1:38.3 | Ready set go. |
| 1:39.8 | All right. |
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