The Nomad Strength Show

Today I'm joined by Robbie Kroeger, founder of Blood Origins. Robbie has created an amazing nonprofit organization who's mission is to "Tell The Truth About Hunting." Through funding conservation projects around the globe, telling human stories in an incredible documentary series about the true call to hunting we have as humans (In The Blood, as he calls it), Blood Origins is doing things that mos...

For today's solo show, I wanted to breakdown a concept that has come up in several conversations lately. Many might not draw a distinction between a coach and a trainer; but I do, and I wanted to go over how I classify them for the show today. This episode could be helpful for you if you are currently on the search for someone to guide you along in your quest, whatever the medium may be. If this i...

For today's episode I had the pleasure of being joined in person by Sam Campanella.  Sam is the owner and professor at 208 Jiu Jitsu, the school I have been attending since beginning my BJJ journey. Sam has a great story of how he began in the martial art and the journeys it's taken him and his family on. He also has some great opinions on gi vs. no-gi, how to start training BJJ, and the current s...

In today's solo episode, I'm breaking down my process for creating habits. This is the same outline I use with all of my coaching clients and it is super simple, and incredibly effective. If you are struggling to get things going on the right track and need to develop some powerful habits, grab a notebook and pen and check this episode out! +1   Join the Nomad Tribe Membership: www.tribe.nomad-str...

Today I had the pleasure of chatting with Joel Burham of Whitetail Fit. Joel was one of the first hunting accounts I remember following several years ago. Joel has a great story of how he became infatuated with bowhunting and the process that led him turning that into a career. He has a very inspiring story and is a great follow for hunting content and information. Enjoy!   CONNECT WITH JOEL: www....

In today's solo episode, I'm breaking down the few things that have made the biggest impact on my training, coaching, and health overall since I began this journey at 13. There have been many such things, but the things I cover here are what have completely shaped my training style. I hope you enjoy this one and thank you for the question via Instagram!   Join the Nomad Tribe: www.tribe.nomad-stre...

Today's episode is a special one!   I had the pleasure of interview Brady Speth, the founder and CEO of Riton Optics, and the first offical partner of the Nomad Strength Show!   I'm really looking forward to working with the Brady, Austin, the Crew over at Riton and to get y'all hooked up with the fastest growing optics company in the world. I wanted to bring Brady on today to tell his story and t...

A while back I wrote a guest article on for a website on the concept of Balance. The way that I define balance in life between work, training, life, family, etc. is probably a bit different than what you usually hear. So for the solo episode today, I wanted to read and expand on the article that I wrote almost a year ago.   What is balance? Is it even attainable? If so, how?   I cover all of these...

Today's episode was a real treat for me as a strength history nerd. I am joined today James Fuller, of Strongman Archaeology. James has been studying and performing the old time strongman lifts for years and his instagram page has fascinated me for a while now. We go over a ton in this conversation; The history of these movements and why they stopped being performed James' journey from bodybuildin...

This show today is, you guessed it, all about sleep! Sleep is inarguably the most vital component of health in my opinion, so I wanted to take this episode and give you guys my top sleep tips to improve your nights.   Join the Nomad Tribe Membership: www.tribe.nomad-strength.com   Sign up for the Nomad Newsletter: www.nomad-strength.com   Follow on social media: www.instagram.com/coachrosshillier...

Grim title, I know. Today my guest is Ian Strimbeck, founder of Rune Nation, LLC a self-defense and firearms training company. Ian and I had a great conversation about the importance of preparedness, proficiency in self-defense, and the current state of the country. There are a lot of takeaways in this episode and some really valuable advice from Ian on steps to take to be more prepared, hint- It'...

Today I'm breaking down a piece written by Steven Kotler on the concept of Flow. Its a word that has become pretty trendy in recent years and I think Kotler's thoughts on it, and how to use it to be more productive and successful are brilliant. I don't usually just read things out loud for a podcast but I thought it was important to analyze his actual words. This one was fun, hope you enjoy!   Her...

For today's episode I'm joined by my good buddy, Bo Sandoval. Bo is the director of S&C at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas, and has been in the strength field for over 20 years. We had a great chat that touched all the corners of Bo's experiences coaching for the last 20 years and his love for the outdoors and hunting. In this episode we cover: -Bo's strong feelings about the current cl...

Today's solo show is a short Ask Me Anything episode with questions taken from the Instagram audience. It was a little more light-hearted today, with less health and strength stuff and more nonsense. Enjoy!   Follow along: www.instagram.com/coachrosshillier   Sign up for the newsletter: www.nomad-strength.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've reached episode 50 of the podcast! And for this milestone I couldn't have picked anyone better to have a conversation with than Bert Sorin. Bert and his wonderful wife Lesley are the proud parents of three children. Bert and his family, a family rooted in strength, have been entrenched in the human performance world for as far back as he can remember. Growing up with a barbell in his hand ha...

Today's episode was one of my favorite that I've recorded since starting the podcast, mainly because this one was in person! Austin Legg joins me today on the show to talk about some great lessons and motivation from his time spent hunting in the deep backcountry, usually alone. Austin came out to the patio gym to get a true Nomad experience, Ice bath in the freezer followed by a kettlebell and sa...

For today's solo show we are hopping off the health and fitness train.   I often get asked for all kinds of Top 3 and Top 5 lists for random things so I thought today would be a fun day to get people all riled up.   We're going Top 3 Super Heroes and Villains, so I'm sure I'll get all kinds of messages about who I left off both lists and why my lists suck.   I welcome it.   Enjoy!   Follow along:...

Today I'm joined by Spencer Clanin, otherwise known as GrizzlyClaws on Instagram. This was such a fascinating and enlightening conversation as Spencer has a really cool story about the healing power of the food we eat when we are connected to in on a deep level. Spencer has overcome several significant health issues by addressing and correcting his nutrition, and the way that he writes about it (n...

Today I've got the absolute pleasure of being joined by Mike Bledsoe.   Mike is a leadership and performance coach who specializes in developing coaches to actualize their full potential.    He is the CEO of The Strong Coach, teaching coaches how to stand above the noise of the fitness industry, and co-founder of Training Camp for the Soul, an emotional resilience training program.    He leaves no...

In today's solo episode, I'm unveiling what will be the new Nomad online community to launch at the end of August. This is a project I've been working on for a while now and can't wait to release it. I'll give you the low down on why I felt the need to create the community, what it actually entails, and what it means for the coaching programs moving forward in the future. Again, I'm really excited...

Today I'm joined by my good buddy, Logan Hanks. Logan and I were connected through a fundraiser for Blood Origins a few months back and have become close friends in the process. Logan is a farmer and also the host of the Living Fully Loaded podcast.  In today's episode we cover all kinds of ground in the discussion, including; Logan's story, movies, current events, masculinity, the importance of m...

In today's solo show, we're covering a topic that was brought up from a friend and listener; how do you overcome being in a slump in training, nutrition or life? I thought this was a fantastic question, so I break down my 3 tasks or questions to ask yourself to being the process of getting out of said slump. These apply to any avenue of life, so grab a pen and pad and enjoy!   Follow along:  www.i...

My guest today is Jamey Shirah; business man, restauranteur, hunter, jiu-jitsu practitioner, and about a thousand other things.   Jamey and I met at Summer Strong during our covert Jiu-Jitsu session during day 2.    We talk a bit about how that came to be and also both of our life experiences in Jiu-Jitsu, and the lessons we’ve learned.   We also get into Jamey’s nonprofit organization, The Hunter...

We're mixing it up today for the solo episode! I've been going back to a couple of my favorite writings and quotes lately, so I wanted to share them with you today. Instead of giving a big exposition on each of them, I just decided to read them for you, so they can hit you however they need to. Let me know what you think of the two selections I made and what your favorites are. Enjoy!   Follow alo...

Today I'm really excited to bring you my conversation with Luke Day. Luke is the Head of Strength and Conditioning for the University of South Carolina Football team and founder of Manchild Media. I had the pleasure of listening to Luke speak at Summer Strong and he gave my favorite presentation of the weekend, so I was really happy to be able to speak to him today on the show. This was a really m...