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This week Ara helps us walk through what to do if our warrior switch gets turned off. This can happen to any one of us and we need to take small steps to turn it back it on. Find the small wins, take it one step at a time until you get that warrior switch turned back on and you are back in the race.

This week MTNTOUGH COO Ara Megerdichian brings a very special message, a message about the importance of never quitting regardless of the external circumstances. What we do matters, and what we do has a big impact on those around us...those most important to us.  We cannot quit when the world wears us down, because the people we love the most are counting on us!

This week MTNTOUGH COO Ara Megerdichian brought a unique workout to The Lab in Bozeman. The workout was designed so that the participants never knew when they were finished.  There were 3 false finish lines in the workout, and each false finish line broke down the participants mentally, by design.  Every time they got a glimpse of the light at the end of the tunnel they would red line, push hard, then their emotions were devastated when they realized the workout wasn't complete and more work was ahead of them.

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.

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.

How to avoid dehydration and heat exhaustion in the mountains.

The fourth installment in How to Tighten Your Shot Group

The second installment of How to Tighten Your Shot Group

Crisis response for the mentally tough warrior.

After 20 Years Training Elite Soldiers, MTNTOUGH COO, Retired Army Ranger Lieutenant Colonel and United States Military Academy Physical Education Instructor, Ara Megerdichian discusses Consistent Values.

A lot of folks want to make a difference, but we don't think we can make a difference. So that's false. Every one of us has the opportunity to make a difference, although we may not realize how. So I want you to think about things. The Warrior Mindset leads to excellence, excellence in everything you do.

What makes this year unique is while in past years we could laser-lock on upcoming events and use them as motivation to get off the couch and into the gym or onto the road, this year the uncertainty means that for many, we’ve lost the laser lock. 

We are honored and excited to announce that MTNTOUGH Fitness Lab is the FIRST fitness organization to earn the respected 2% for Conservation Certification!

In my day to day job, I do a lot of competitive shooting, a lot of military training and things like that. So being in good shape does nothing but help me in every aspect of life. The mix of...

Hunters and Mountain Athletes from across the globe have been making an investment in their body subscribing to MTNTOUGH+ and dedicating themselves to consistently following the programing. It has been amazing to watch and hear the stories coming in.  We have received a...