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Everything Has A Purpose: A MTNTOUGH Experience

"Adversity builds strength. When you go home and build your teams, this is how you build them. You lead them through adversity. You lead them through challenge. They will bond closer. Your family gets tighter and you're building warriors." -...

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backcountry knowledge

Preseason Training for Backcountry Hunter Magazine

Hunting the remote areas of North America will challenge both your physical and mental strength like never before. To be ready for these hunts, it is important to train your body so you don't put yourself in a dangerous situation in the mountains.

fatherhood · mental toughness

Warrior Mindset: Fatherhood

This week, we have MTNTOUGH COO Ara Megerdichian and MTNTOUGH Founder Dustin Diefenderfer discussing how mental toughness plays a role in parenting, specifically fatherhood.

Top 3 Mistakes (Don't make these preparing for hunting season)

My body was shutting down.I’m not going to lie: I didn’t train at all for that marathon, but there I was, running next to my wife with less than 10 miles to go.It was her lifelong dream.I encouraged her to...

backcountry knowledge · fitness · hunting

Dream Hunt? Don't start training too late.

A few years back, I took my buddy Joe on one of his first backcountry elk hunts in Montana. It was almost his last.He was a diehard passionate bowhunter from Mississippi who dreamed of hunting out west.Mid 40’s. A hard...

mental toughness

The Art of Lifelong Mental Toughness

This week, we have MTNTOUGH COO Ara Megerdichian and MTNTOUGH Founder Dustin Diefenderfer discussing how one manages to have a strong mind throughout their entire life. It's one thing to be mentally tough for one hour when you know there is an end in sight, but what about when hardships keep coming, and coming and you never know when it might end?

fitness · running

Want To Be A Better Runner?... Run the Hills

MTNTOUGH Trainer Jimmy Alsobrook brings you this simple workout specifically designed to help you become a better runner without running 4-5 days per week.

mental toughness

Warrior Mindset: Work on Your Weaknesses

Tune in this week as MTNTOUGH COO brings us a special warrior mindset message about getting out of our comfort zones to work on our weaknesses. To live extraordinary not ordinary...we need to come outside the box and shore up our weaknesses both in our personal and professional lives!

Justin's MTNTOUGH Story: From Packing Out Elk to Climbing 20,000 ft Peaks in South America

MTNTOUGH'er Justin Helvik is a school principal, educator, father. and husband.... he could choose the comfortable life, but he knows that "comfort is the killer."

Be a Lifeline!

I have been the lifeline, and I have also needed the lifeline. The important thing to remember is if you need the lifeline, Ask! If you are holding the lifeline, Throw the Rope! Watch as MTNTOUGH COO brings a special message about taking care of those around us and asking for help when we need it.

mental toughness

"Stay Dangerous"

The non-technical definition is a mindset & ethos where the treatment of others determines who you want to be, while you are here, and through this humility you find fulfillment over the long term versus short term success.

mental toughness

Warrior Mindset: LOTR

This week MTNTOUGH COO Ara Megerdichian brings us a powerful message reminding us that we do not get to chose the time we live in. But we do get to chose what we do with the time we are given. No matter how negative the world gets around us there is always positive ways to make an impact.

Jimmy Mic'd Up: Good Times

MTNTOUGH Coach, Jimmy Alsobrook has an amazing rhythm when working in the MTNTOUGH Lab. We mic'd Jimmy up again so you can feel the flow and get an idea of what it’s like to train alongside him.

Mountain athlete resting during training

mental toughness

Warrior Mindset: Discard Your Rocks

Ara tells a story about a Panama training mission where his scouts hid rocks in his rucksack. As only Ara can, he turns carrying extra stones into a motivational story that will challenge you to push yourself in 2021. Don't wait to change your life; don't make excuses. The time to start is now.

Hunter building a fire in snowy mountains

mental toughness

Warrior Mindset: Take Ownership

"You have crossed the line to commitment but my challenge for you going into 2021 is to take ownership. Go one step further, carry your team, carry your friends, carry your family and own 2021." This week Ara brings a special message...

Hunter on edge of snowy cliff in mountains

mental toughness

Warrior Mindset: Don't Become What You Hate

Listen this week as he coaches leaders & warriors to not allow themselves later in life to turn into what they hated earlier on in life. "Don't lose your fitness, don't lose your focus, don't become jaded or bitter and never lose your fire because this nation and our families need us."

backcountry knowledge · hunting

‘Always Ready’: Building An Emergency Preparedness Kit

Always Ready is a lifestyle, and includes being ready for anything life may throw your way.

Mountain athlete doing strength training

mental toughness

Warrior Mindset: Distractions

In this second installment with MTNTOUGH COO Ara Megerdichian coaching a special warrior mindset workout in the Bozeman Lab, Ara walks us through the importance of mission focus.

fitness · wildland fire

MTNTOUGH'er James Pummel - Training for Wildland Firefighting

Training for Wildland Firefighting.

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Everything Has A Purpose: A MTNTOUGH Experience

Preseason Training for Backcountry Hunter Magazine

Warrior Mindset: Fatherhood

Top 3 Mistakes (Don't make these preparing for hunting season)

Dream Hunt? Don't start training too late.

The Art of Lifelong Mental Toughness

Want To Be A Better Runner?... Run the Hills

Warrior Mindset: Work on Your Weaknesses

Justin's MTNTOUGH Story: From Packing Out Elk to Climbing 20,000 ft Peaks in South America

Be a Lifeline!

"Stay Dangerous"

Warrior Mindset: LOTR

Jimmy Mic'd Up: Good Times

Warrior Mindset: Discard Your Rocks

Warrior Mindset: Take Ownership

Warrior Mindset: Don't Become What You Hate

Stay Dangerous - Becoming Mentally Strong with former Navy SEAL - Alex Fichtler

Warrior Mindset - Turn On Your Warrior Switch

JIMMY MIC'D UP : Stuck at home? Try tempo to pack on strength.

Warrior Mindset : Don't Let the Wear-down Bring the Walls Down

"Big Sky Bravery saved my life."

The Warrior Switch

‘Always Ready’: Building An Emergency Preparedness Kit

Warrior Mindset: Distractions

MTNTOUGH'er James Pummel - Training for Wildland Firefighting

Warrior Mindset: The Pressure

Whatever you are training for...to prepare yourself for a crisis add some time limits. Add some pressure. Add some stress. Mimic a crisis and force yourself to think with many distractors. Learn to be slow under pressure.

Warrior Mindset: Focus On What You Know

Warrior Mindset: Drink the Water

Warrior Mindset: 100% And Then Some

Warrior Mindset: Tighten Your Shot Group Pt. 4