Beyond The Kill

This is the fun time of year when we transition into the outdoors and start to push our aerobic capacity. For many of us, that means running or higher-intensity hiking. If your calves are a notorious chink the in the armor and get insanely tight or even strain consistently here are a few tips to help through the early season.  @drmattwarddc @hardyardsperformance ------------------------- Wanna be ready for any hunt this season? Join the BTK Mountain Hunter training program so you can build the strength, durability, grit, and endurance, to handle multi-day expeditionary hunts. Train smart. Be Ready.

On this episode, Adam visits with Brad Brooks from ARGALI to discuss a wide swath of topics. From the state of marketing, sponsorships, and influencer culture in the hunting space, to ARGALI’s new gear offerings for 2023, and finally, what it means to embrace the process of hunting. @argali_official --------------------------- DEALS & OFFERS: Wanna be ready for any hunt this season? Join the BTK Mountain Hunter training program so you can build the strength, durability, grit, and endurance to handle multi-day expeditionary hunts. Train smart. Be Ready. Need boots? Check out the full CRISPI line-up at www.crispius.com to find a model that suits your hunting style and terrain. Get 10% off everything in the ARGALI Outdoors shop by using code BTK at checkout. Looking for a pack that will stand up to the rigors of backcountry hunting, heavy loads, and keep performing season after season? Check out the full MYSTERY RANCH line-up and find a pack that suits your needs. --------------------------- SUPPORT WILD SHE

As we get head into spring we should be dialing back our strength focused workouts and starting to run or hike more. With this, low back pain can be a common symptom. The lower abdominals are key to a pain free low back so, in this episode, you’ll hear how to train and assess them.    @drmattwarddc @hardyardsperformance ------------------------- Wanna be ready for any hunt this season? Join the BTK Mountain Hunter training program so you can build the strength, durability, grit, and endurance, to handle multi-day expeditionary hunts. Train smart. Be Ready.

On this episode, Nolan sits down with Adam Smith & Kyle Virgin to discuss Adam’s recent push for a nanny closure in his home zone in Alaska, as well as some of the conservation issues challenging both Alaska and British Columbia. Kyle & Adam are passionate and accomplished mountain hunters, conservationists, and fathers with the shared goal of raising children outdoors. Kyle is also a backpack guide and regular contributor to Rokslide. @as.ks.ak @slidemountain --------------------------- DEALS & OFFERS: Wanna be ready for any hunt this season? Join the BTK Mountain Hunter training program so you can build the strength, durability, grit, and endurance to handle multi-day expeditionary hunts. Train smart. Be Ready. Need boots? Check out the full CRISPI line-up at www.crispius.com to find a model that suits your hunting style and terrain. Get 10% off everything in the ARGALI Outdoors shop by using code BTK at checkout. Looking for a pack that will stand up to the rigors of backcountry hunting, heavy

We have all heard that you should cool down after exercise but as adults, and especially men, we rarely set aside the time for this. One of the issues that plagues bowhunters is pain in and around the shoulder after taking some time off over the winter. Starting the year with a shoulder injury is obviously not ideal. Wardo provides a few easy and effective ways to cool down your shoulder to prevent injury after slinging too many arrows.  @drmattwarddc @hardyardsperformance ------------------------- Wanna be ready for any hunt this season? Join the BTK Mountain Hunter training program so you can build the strength, durability, grit, and endurance, to handle multi-day expeditionary hunts. Train smart. Be Ready.

In this episode, Nolan talks with Matt Ward or Wardo as the listeners may know him. Matt is the host of the Hard Yards Podcast under the BTK network, formerly Quick & Dirty with Wardo. While he is newer to hunting, Matt has jumped into the deep end of mountain hunting in the last few years.  In a short time, Matt has hunted Elk in the southern Rockies, Stone Sheep in the northern Rockies, archery mule deer in Alberta, and assistant guided for California Bighorn Sheep along the Fraser. We talk about his perspective shift and lessons learned along his journey.   @hardyardsperformance @drmattwarddc  --------------------------- DEALS & OFFERS: Wanna be ready for any hunt this season? Join the BTK Mountain Hunter training program so you can build the strength, durability, grit, and endurance to handle multi-day expeditionary hunts. Train smart. Be Ready. Need boots? Check out the full CRISPI line-up at www.crispius.com to find a model that suits your hunting style and terrain.  Get 10% off everything in th

The time has come for Wardo’s show to morph into something more. Quick and Dirty is now the Hard Yards Podcast. If you’ve been a Q&D regular, you will continue to find the show where it’s always been. But, in the weeks to come, we will be adding some new content and other extras which you’ll be able to find on the Beyond The Kill website. For mountain/backcountry rehab, prehab, and performance content, go to the HYP Instagram page @hardyardsperformance to stay up to date. @drmattwarddc @hardyardsperformance ------------------------- Wanna be ready for any hunt this season? Join the BTK Mountain Hunter training program so you can build the strength, durability, grit, and endurance, to handle multi-day expeditionary hunts. Train smart. Be Ready.

On this episode, Adam talks with Sean Allt, the owner and founder of Backcountry Strength, and BTK’s new head coach for our upgraded training program, the BTK Mountain Hunter Program. They cover the broad strokes of what to expect from the program, why now is the time to begin training for this year’s hunts, and the difference between getting fit and actually training for the specific task/objective of mountain hunting. If you want to build the strength, durability, grit, and endurance to handle multi-day expeditionary hunts, this program will get you ready for whatever the mountains and your hunts demand. Affordable, effective, and purpose built for mountain hunters, if you want to be as physically and mentally ready as possible this season, this program is for you. NOTE: IF YOU JOIN BEFORE MONDAY THE FIRST TRAINING SESSION WILL GO LIVE FEB. 27 AT 5AM PST. --------------------------- DEALS & OFFERS: Need boots? Check out the full CRISPI line-up at www.crispius.com to find a model that suits your hunting

Wardo re-engages the age old topic of tight hip flexors, otherwise known as that annoying pinch at the front of your hip crease. If you have been stretching it for months on end with no result it's time to try a new approach. Give this episode a listen for some exercises and exciting changes coming to Quick & Dirty. @drmattwarddc

On this episode, NMO sits down with Peter Gutsche to talk about wild sheep conservation and guiding at Arctic Red River Outfitters. They discuss the Wild Sheep Society of BC’s recent Northern Fundraiser, membership, and Peter’s journey to becoming a guide. www.wildsheepsociety.com @petergutsche @wildsheepsocietybc --------------------------- DEALS & OFFERS: Need boots? Check out the full CRISPI line-up at www.crispius.com to find a model that suits your hunting style and terrain. Get 15% OFF at Black Rifle Coffee Company or Black Rifle Coffee Company Canada when you use code JOURNAL. --------------------------- SUPPORT WILD SHEEP: Go to Wild Sheep Foundation to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to wild sheep. --------------------------- SUPPORT MOUNTAIN GOATS: Go to Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to conserving mountain goats and their habitat.

Wardo digs into one of the most important aspects to achieving your health, fitness, and performance goals in 2023...nutrition. What’s the right diet to follow? Is there such a thing as the perfect diet/lifestyle? Are you eating the right nutrients at the right time? How should your goals impact eating habits? What does it take to get this right for YOU? Tune in to get a handle on this often confusing and contradictory subject. @drmattwarddc

On this episode, Nmo answers some Q&A about mountain hunting, from breaking down game, to rifles and gear.  --------------------------- DEALS & OFFERS: Need boots? Check out the full CRISPI line-up at www.crispius.com to find a model that suits your hunting style and terrain. Get 15% OFF at Black Rifle Coffee Company or Black Rifle Coffee Company Canada when you use code JOURNAL. --------------------------- SUPPORT WILD SHEEP: Go to Wild Sheep Foundation to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to wild sheep. --------------------------- SUPPORT MOUNTAIN GOATS: Go to Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to conserving mountain goats and their habitat.

Wardo digs into one of the most important aspects to achieving your health, fitness, and performance goals in 2023...nutrition. What’s the right diet to follow? Is there such a thing as the perfect diet/lifestyle? Are you eating the right nutrients at the right time? How should your goals impact eating habits? What does it take to get this right for YOU? Tune in to get a handle on this often confusing and contradictory subject. @drmattwarddc

On this episode, Adam and Nolan debrief on Nolan’s recent trip to Mexico to tag along on a desert bighorn hunt on Tiburon Island in Sonora. Big rams, great food, great people, and more than enough adventure to satisfy a salty Northern BC guide. You can see why Nolan thinks this was the coolest sheep hunt he’s ever been on. @nmo @desert_hunt --------------------------- DEALS & OFFERS: Need boots? Check out the full CRISPI line-up at www.crispius.com to find a model that suits your hunting style and terrain. Get 15% OFF at Black Rifle Coffee Company or Black Rifle Coffee Company Canada when you use code JOURNAL. --------------------------- SUPPORT WILD SHEEP: Go to Wild Sheep Foundation to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to wild sheep. --------------------------- SUPPORT MOUNTAIN GOATS: Go to Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to conserving mountain goats and their habitat.

Wardo digs into one of the most important aspects to achieving your health, fitness, and performance goals in 2023...nutrition. What’s the right diet to follow? Is there such a thing as the perfect diet/lifestyle? Are you eating the right nutrients at the right time? How should your goals impact eating habits? What does it take to get this right for YOU? Tune in to get a handle on this often confusing and contradictory subject. @drmattwarddc

****EXPLICIT LANGUAGE – NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN*** As mentioned last week, we have another repost for you from the Precision Insights series. These episodes are FULL of valuable information that will help you make the best decision possible when it comes to some of the most expensive and important equipment a mountain hunter will ever buy. If you’re planning on hunting alpine game this year, this one’s a must listen. On this episode, Omer Hrbinic, founder of Precision Optics, walks Adam through the intricacies of spotting scopes, and why they aren’t all equal. Whether you're a seasoned sheep hunter looking to upgrade, or new to the game of twisting rams and deep backcountry experiences, a sheep hunter’s spotter is their greatest tool. --------------------------- DEALS & OFFERS: Need boots? Check out the full CRISPI line-up at www.crispius.com to find a model that suits your hunting style and terrain. Get 15% OFF at Black Rifle Coffee Company or Black Rifle Coffee Company Canada when you use code JOURNAL

Wardo digs into one of the most important aspects to achieving your health, fitness, and performance goals in 2023...nutrition. What’s the right diet to follow? Is there such a thing as the perfect diet/lifestyle? Are you eating the right nutrients at the right time? How should your goals impact eating habits? What does it take to get this right for YOU? Tune in to get a handle on this often confusing and contradictory subject. @drmattwarddc ————————— Use code QUICKANDDIRTY to get 25% off at www.wildernessathlete.com        

We know many of you are starting to plan and lock in your hunts for 2023. This is also the time to honestly evaluate your equipment and capabilities so you can make the most of this year’s adventures. With that in mind, we will be reposting some of the Precision Insights episodes from early 2022 so you can make the best decisions within your budget on these crucial pieces of equipment. On this episode, Omer Hrbinic, founder of Precision Optics, walks Nolan through the intricacies of binoculars. For the majority of users, the binocular will be the optic that sees the most frequent use, over the longest duration. An optimal set of binos forms the foundation, the very bedrock, of the optics tool chest, particularly for a mountain hunter. --------------------------- DEALS & OFFERS: Need boots? Check out the full CRISPI line-up at www.crispius.com to find a model that suits your hunting style and terrain. Get 15% OFF at Black Rifle Coffee Company or Black Rifle Coffee Company Canada when you use code JOURNAL.

EP 439  Quick and Dirty with Wardo - Sifting Through The Muddy World of Nutrition Wardo digs into one of the most important aspects to achieving your health, fitness, and performance goals in 2023...nutrition. What’s the right diet to follow? Is there such a thing as the perfect diet/lifestyle? Are you eating the right nutrients at the right time? How should your goals impact eating habits? What does it take to get this right for YOU? Tune in to get a handle on this often confusing and contradictory subject. @drmattwarddc ————————— Use code QUICKANDDIRTY to get 25% off at www.wildernessathlete.com        

On this episode, Nolan sits down with Tanner Dannish of Frontiersmen Gear to discuss the Granby Series of knives Tanner is making. BC’s Granby Bighorn Sheep herd was decimated in 2021 after Blue Tongue swept through it. With a goal of putting $25,000 back into the Granby Sheep Herd, Tanner is building 7 unique blade sets out of the horns of sheep that perished. @frontiersmengear --------------------------- DEALS & OFFERS: Use Code BTKSHIP to get free shipping on the ultra-lightweight and super versatile ASCENT TRIPOD or, any other Spartan Precision Equipment products and accessories, at www.javelinbipod.com. Need boots? Check out the full CRISPI line-up at www.crispius.com to find a model that suits your hunting style and terrain. Get 15% OFF at Black Rifle Coffee Company or Black Rifle Coffee Company Canada when you use code JOURNAL. Use code QUICKANDDIRTY to get 25% off at www.wildernessathlete.com. --------------------------- SUPPORT WILD SHEEP: Go to Wild Sheep Foundation to find a membership option t