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Welcome to the Human-Predator-Pack Mule podcast, I’m your host, Todd Bumgardner. I’m a Strength and conditioning coach, I’m a writer, and I’m an outdoors person just like you. I created this show to help be more successful in the outdoors, both by training your body to handle the rigors of each hunt and to do it over the long haul and to introduce to some great guests that are going to teach you some skills and tell you some great stories. Again, I’m Todd Bumgardner and this is the Human-Predator-Pack Mule Podcast

Todd Bumgardner


    • Sep 10, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 38 EPISODES


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    37: Backcountry Medical Necessities

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 53:55


    Jimmy Gruenewald of Orion Medical Consulting joins me to talk about the necessary kit and skills every backcountry hunter needs to be prepared for backcountry medical emergencies. Jimmy is a physician's assistant and a veteran of Afghanistan, serving with the 82nd Airborne and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :36 Training, Nutrition, Logistics QnA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 22:47


    This episode features a QnA where I answer questions about changing training styles depending on the type of hunt, how to manage some logistics with flying to hunt, and managing your nutrition on the hunt. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :35 Building The Elite

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 57:40


    I chat with Craig Weller and Jonathan Pope the founders of Building The Elite. Their main gig is prepping candidates for special operations selections. But there's a lot of crossover between what they do and prepping for backcountry fitness. We talk about appropriate ruck training, mental skills, adaptability, and how to actually train instead of just beating yourself into the ground all the time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :34 E-Scouting with Beau Martonik

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 46:56


    I chat with fellow Pennsylvania boy, Beau Martonik of East Meets West Hunt. Beau tells the story of killing his first bull elk and the e-scouting process that led him to kill it. He also lays out some of the crucial elements of his hunt planning process. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :33 Nutritional Strategy to Prep for the Backcountry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 24:17


    Here ya go! A 5 step process to nutritionally prepare your body the backcountry. Covering: fail activity level, how much and what to eat during training, intermittent fasting and training strategy, what type of workouts to do when you're fasted. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :32 Summer Rucking Tips

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 26:21


    This episode gives you the goods on how to handle your summer rucking. It covers: how much weight to use, what heart rates to work at, what kind of shoes to wear, how to take care of your ankles, core training, etc. If you want to be 100% prepared for summer rucking, this is your episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :31 Mental 1%-ers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 30:05


    Flying solo on this one. I lay down my process for improving my mental skills and resilience. And I tell ya a story about why not doing this when I was younger pretty much ruined my college football career. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :30 Endurance, Recovery, and Coaching with Dan Reeve

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 53:01


    I chat with UK-based Strength coach and athlete Dan Reeve about using your “1%-ers” to drive recovery, the basics of endurance training, and coaching philosophy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :29 Comp Shooting and Hunting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 90:53


    Jordan Wilcher joins me to share his experience from his first season of competitive shooting and shares some takeaways we can apply to rifle hunting. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :28 How to Prep for High Altitudes When You Don't Live There

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 13:38


    This puppy teaches you the HPPM process for training to hunt at higher elevations when you live at lower elevations. Shoot your questions to humanpredatorpackmule@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :27 Hunters And Special Operations

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 66:31


    This episode features my good buddy Doug Kechijian of Resilient Performance Physical Therapy. Doug is brilliant physical therapist and performance coach, an also has a unique experience as a member of the spec ops community. He thinks that backcountry and mountain hunters should prepare like special operators. Tune in to find out why! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :26 Mental Skills for Staying in the Field

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 51:46


    I chat with my good buddy and hunting partner, Steve Opat, about mental skills for getting through the suck and staying in the field. And it all starts with your mentality while training... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :25 Train All Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 15:52


    Flying solo on this one! I talk about the strategies we use at HPPM to train all day in preparation for meeting the all day demands of backcountry hunting. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :24 Supplements Worth Taking

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 68:35


    This episode features world renowned nutritionist, Dr. Mike Roussell. We talk about how to evaluate whether or not you should take a certain supplement, which supplements are great for health, which are great for performance, and which are a total waste of money. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :23 How to Set Up an Accurate Hunting Rifle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 34:58


    I'm joined by Hunter and long range shooter Matt Comment. Not only is he one of my good friends, he's also the guy responsible for turning me into a decent shot. During this episode he talks about how to take a run of the mill rifle and make it an accurate hunting weapon. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :22 How to Actually Train Women

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 53:30


    I chat with UK based strength coach Adam Willis, an expert in female training, about whether or not there are actually any differences in training women versus training men. Spoiler alert: you have to listen to find out. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :21 Training Tactical Operators

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 78:42


    My business partner Chris Merritt joins me to talk about how we organize and execute the training for the tactical unit that we train. Chris also killed his first deer this season and he tells that story! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :20 Whitetail Chronicles pt. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 14:38


    Overcoming other hunters with access to the same ground and a new strategy for the mountain and the farm. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :19 Strength Training for Archery pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 11:26


    This episode adds two more exercises to your strength training for archery repertoire. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :18 Whitetail Chronicles pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 19:46


    Recap of the opening weekend of archery whitetail season in Virginia...includes a nice little Mexican standoff with a black bear and talk on the strategies that I chose. Check it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :17 Three Challenges for Hunters

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 15:48


    During this episode I issue you three challenges to help you develop your predatory skills. Full disclosure: this is stuff I'm working on, too. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :16 Strength Training for Archery

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 17:42


    This episode walks you through the types of training and exercises that will ACTUALLY keep you strong and healthy while practicing archery. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :15 Hip and Low-Back Pain with Dr. Justin Rabinowitz

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 59:33


    During this episode I catch up with longtime friend and incredible physical rehab practitioner Dr. Justin Rabinowitz to give you tips and practices to help you prevent and manage low-back and hip pain. It's something that all backpack hunters know can be issue, so let's stop it before it starts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :14 The Whitetail Chronicles pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 15:55


    We're starting a new series on the HPPM podcast! During The Whitetail Chronicles, I'm going to lay out the story of my 2020-2021 whitetail season: the strategy, the good, the bad, the ugly...all of it. This first part of the series gives you the low-down on where I hunt and my strategy for opening archery weekend in Virginia. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :13 3 Tips for In-Season Hunting Fitness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 16:31


    This episode walks you through a few simple things that you can do to maintain your fitness during hunting season so that you perform to your best and stay injury resistant. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :12 Does Hunting Tackle Matter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 14:20


    After running into some trouble with my compound bow, I get a little into the weeds about the choices of tackle we use to hunt with and how much it matters. Serious bow hunter that thinks crossbows are dumb? Listen to this... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :11 Nevada Muzzle Loader Mule Deer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 71:10


    I chat with my man Jordan Wilcher about his SUCCESSFUL Nevada mule deer muzzle loader hunt...from scouting to pack out. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :10 Archery Hunting with Joe Ferronato

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 58:10


    My man Joe Ferronato and I have a killer conversation about archery hunting. We talk stalking, practice, beating target panic, and Joe tells some great archery hunting stories...including his archery bison hunt (the pucker factor of that story is serious

    :09 Rust Busters and Tough Pack Outs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 85:45


    Steve Opat of Alaskan Odysseys joins me for some good old rabble rousing, chatter on what a rust buster is and why you should get one in early in your hunting season, a meandering chat on mental toughness, and Steve's first ever pack out as an Alaskan. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :08 Keto and Fat Adaptation with Dr. Mike Roussell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 54:30


    Dr. Mike Roussell is a nutritionist, author, consultant, and public speaker. Not only that, he's a guy that actually trains and practices what he preaches. I know first hand...we trained together for quite a while. In this episode he breaks down what keto does, what fat adaptation is, and whether of them are really worth pursuing for backcountry performance. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :07 Over and Under-Rated Back Packing Gear with Josh Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 45:16


    Man, this is cool! I got to do a podcast episode with one of my closest friends. But it's not just because he's my buddy, he's the most experienced backpacker that I know. In this episode Josh lays out the most over- and under-rated gear for lightweight back packing...just in time for your summer scouting trips. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :06 Adult Onset Hunting with Kate Galliett

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 54:49


    I chat with my incredibly rad friend Kate Galliett about becoming an adult onset hunter. She got into hunting in her 30s for some seriously good reasons...and she shared some great stories from last mule deer season. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :05 Mental Toughness with Michael Easter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 56:04


    Ever wonder what mental toughness really is and how to develop it? Want a cool hunting story about Alaska? Well, get ready to be happy, this episode of the Human Predator Pack Mule podcast is for you! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :04 Why Training Hard All The Time is A Huge Mistake

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 58:00


    This episode features my mentor, Bill Hartman. He's a physical therapist, strength and conditioning coach, and one of the most looked up to people in the fitness industry. In this episode, Bill and I break down how to ACTUALLY train your body and what that means...and why training hard all the time is one of the biggest mistakes you can make, and how to actually train to prepare your body for your hunts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :03 Matt Comment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 23:35


    I had a great conversation with international hunter, Matt Comment. I brought Matt on you tell you about the training that's worked for him, that hasn't, and how he's coming back from neck surgery to get back to the life he loves living...being a great dad and hunting big game on mountains. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    :02 How to Hunt the Haul Road for Caribou

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 97:22


    Steve Opat of Alaskan Odysseys joins me again and we're talking hunting the famous haul road for caribou. Steve has hunted the haul road for 10 years consecutively, so he knows the deal. We chat about logistics, gear, dealing with daylight, scouting, stalking, shot positions, and meat care. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    Human Predator Pack Mule Origins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 84:25


    I chat with Steve Opat of Alaskan Odysseys about the origins of Human Predator Pack Mule, strategies for moving slow while you're hunting, why you don't have to tear yourself down to be ready for packing out, hunting industry physical training big orange vs. naïveté, what about motivation?, Don't be “Instagram.” --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/human-predator-packm/message

    Human-Predator-Pack Mule (Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 0:35


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