MTNTOUGH Podcast w/ Dustin Diefenderfer

Eric McCormack is a retired police officer and trainer with a client list of heavy hitters such as Rihana Cary, Mark Scott, Lori Winberg and Cam Hanes. We invited Eric and some of the MTNOPS crew up for a day to hang, do a workout and have some great conversations. In this podcast, we sat down with Eric specifically to talk about nutrition, but the conversation also naturally started with his time...

Marine Raider. Veteran. Recipient of the Navy Cross, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for Valor, and a Purple Heart. President and Founder of Talons Reach Foundation. Nick Jones served honorably in the United States Marine Corps for 12 years, including three combat deployments and five deployments total. Following injuries sustained in 2020, Nick underwent six major surgeries in the span o...

Brian Barney is an Eastmans Bowhunting Journal staff writer, host of the Eastmans Elevated Podcast, business owner and a lifelong adventure bowhunter. We invited Brian over to the Lab for a workout, and to sit down for a conversation. In this podcast, we dive into Brian's business in construction, some incredible hunting stories, the mental toughness that was required to push through, and the impo...

In designing the "The GoWild Challenge," we invited Brayden of GoWild and Paul from The O2 Podcast to the LAB to test it for themselves, and also get a taste of some other MTNTOUGH programming. In between workouts, we sat down with the guys and dove into both Paul and Brayden's fitness journeys, creating good habits and the GoWild community itself.

Packing out an elk with a paddle board... Moose pack-out immediately after 880 lunges.... 16 mile day in snow ending with a bull down... All things that happened during this year's 2022 hunting season. Sit down with the crew and listen to these wild stories.

The saying "necessity is the mother of invention" comes to mind when hearing the story of how Kurt Racicot created his first hunting pack. Unsatisfied with the available options and determined to press further into the Alaskan wilderness in pursuit of sheep and goats, Racicot hatched an idea that changed hunting gear: a lightweight pack that could carry enough gear into the mountains for an extend...

From his days working as a kid on a rural Ontario dairy farm to over two decades of elite service in the Canadian and U.S. Militaries, Phil Kornachuk understands what it means to rely on your inner grit to get through life’s most challenging times. After serving in the Canadian Military, Phil gained dual citizenship status in the United States and started a career in the U.S. Army that would take...

When Adam Weatherby’s grandfather Roy started Weatherby Sporting Goods in 1945, his focus was on developing the fastest hunting rifle cartridge in the world. What began as an obsession in a small shop in southern California has evolved into a multi-million dollar company headquartered in Sheridan, Wyoming with nearly 100 employees. It is a quintessential American company, and the name Weatherby is...

Aaron Mulkey has over 300 first ascents to his name on the ice falls around his Wyoming home, and he continues to push the boundaries of the sport. Aaron sat down with MTNTOUGH to talk about ice climbing, hunting, family, and defying age to pursue his passion.

After commanding Marines at the platoon, company, battalion, and regimental level — including multiple combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan — U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Brian Gilman completed his active duty service as the Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Chief of Staff. He returned home to Montana and started the Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation, supporting post-9/11 co...

Freestyle skier David Wise — a two-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time X Games gold medalist — sits down with MTNTOUGH to talk about fatherhood, hunting, and how mental toughness is one of the most difficult but critical aspects of training to be an elite athlete.

Lifelong hunter Remi Warren is passionate about the outdoors and sharing his adventures with the world. As an avid outdoorsman, hunting guide, conservationist, writer and television personality, he is known for bringing the hunting lifestyle to a vast audience. He has completed multiple solo backcountry hunts lasting over 30 days in the wilderness, facing many life or death situations throughout....

Jack Carr spent 20 years as a Navy SEAL, where he served as a Team Leader, Platoon Commander, Troop Commander, Task Unit Commander and a sniper. Now, he’s a New York Times best selling thriller novelist with the Terminal List series. In this exclusive video podcast, Dustin and Jack dive into the Terminal List, which has been shot and filmed as a television series arriving on Amazon July 1st. Liste...

Mike Glover is a veteran, entrepreneur and aspiring professional rally car driver. In this interview, Mike and Dustin go into the beginnings of Mike's career behind the wheel of a rally car, and also fitness. They talk about what training looked like for Mike during his time in special operations. You don't want to miss this one!

Clay Croft is the Founder and Leader of Expedition Overland, a team of adventure travelers sharing through video, their exploration of some of the world’s most remote places and inspiring others to go on their own adventures. "XO" is leading the industry in overlanding, and their video series audience has reached hundreds of thousands. While it seems like the most amazing work life of all time, Cl...

Tyler Wilschetz is a pastor and avid bowhunter based out of Kalispell, MT. This archery season (Fall 2021) Tyler encountered a grizzly bear point blank and lived to tell the tale. As you will see, he was one wrong move away from meeting our maker. In this video, Dustin and Tyler relive his incredible story and talk about what we all can learn from the experience, as well as best practices for Griz...

In this podcast, we have Ara Megerdichian and MTNTOUGH Founder Dustin Diefenderfer discussing how mental toughness plays a role in parenting, specifically fatherhood. How do you guide your children to the right direction? What do you need to be doing to be a good example for your kids? Ara and Dustin tackle things from schooling, to forgiving your own parents.

In this podcast, have MTNTOUGH Strategic Advisor 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? How to you train for that? How ca...

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