We've got a fun one today, everyone. If you've listened to the show at all, you know that the kettlebell is near and dear to my heart. So I always appreciate when I see someone using them in a way that catches my eye. I started following Akira a little over a year ago, because he was doing things with really heavy bells that I've not seen many people do. I was really keen to understand how his mind works when it relates to training. We had a great conversation, and it will inspire you to think o...
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 16 min
In this special addition of the solo pod, I'm breaking down the recent collaboration with Robbie and Blood Origins on a fundraiser shirt we just launched today. I'm extremely excited to help give back to Robbie and the organization, so check out the episode to get a little story of how the shirt came to be. To purchase a shirt and make a donation, CLICK HERE. Visit Blood Origins main website here. Listen to the podcast we did with Robbie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...
Jan 14, 2022•9 min
There have been more conversations around homesteading, prepping, and firearms in the last two years then at any other time in my life. Things that were just a basic part of American life that drifted away because we got comfortable. And now a lot of people are getting worried. This week on the show I had the pleasure of chatting with KJ Keightley at his homestead about all of that. He is a farmer, prepper, firearms enthusiast, and a loving husband and father. If you've got any remote interest i...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 32 min
Today is another edition of Ask Me Anything, with questions from the Instagram crowd. In this round, I answered questions around; going off grid, my current trainin schedule, and the experience of my first Jiu Jitsu competition. Stay tuned for more AMA's in the future. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 07, 2022•22 min
Today my guest is Andy Moeckel, also known as the Flip Flop Guy. If you haven't heard, seen, or more importantly, tasted the food that comes as a result of his cooking method, you're going to want to listen to this episode. I had the pleasure of having some elk that Andy prepared using his cooking technique, the Flip Flop and it was unbelievable. In this conversation we get into what exactly this wild method of cooking is, how it has been passed down through generations in his family along with ...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 6 min
For the last show of 2021, we're doing a special edition solo show. I wanted to highlight my personal favorite clips from all of the episodes we did this year. Some of these are not from the most downloaded shows, some are, but all are my favorite chunks of conversation from this year. In order of the episode: #069 w/ Brandon Lilly #068 w/ Jesse Phillips #060 w/ Sam Campanella #047 w/ Austin Legg #038 w/ Luke Day Enjoy these clips and go listen to the whole episodes they appear in. Cheers to 202...
Dec 31, 2021•35 min
Larry White is a wild game chef that makes some of the most mouth-watering food I've seen anywhere on social media. We had a great conversation about how his story and how bodybuilding, the military and cooking all were parts of his journey to becoming an incredible wild game chef. He's got a lot of great nuggets for anyone who is wanting to get better at cooking not just wild game dishes, but any food you love. Enjoy this conversation, and then go to the kitchen and get to work! CONNECT WITH LA...
Dec 27, 2021•58 min
Jonathan Goodman is bringing the fitness industry together. Since 2011 he's published 11 books, welcomed over 20M visitors to his website, and sold over 250,000 educational items to health and fitness enthusiasts. Originally from Toronto, Coach Goodman has enjoyed over 1,300 days exploring the world with his young family. I had a great time in this conversation and Jonathan and going over his journey from the really early days of online fitness and coaching to where it has gone the last two year...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Special holiday solo show for you today! We're breaking down the 2021 Nomad Holiday Gift Guide, you can download the guide by clicking the link below. Enjoy! DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE Instagram Join the Tribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 16, 2021•21 min
Sam Ayres is the founder of The Wild Initiative, a podcast and media company chronicling his journey from LA city boy to owning a seven acre homestead in Havre, Montana. We have a great conversation about the call that Sam felt to the outdoors and his process in how he made those changes while working in the music industry in LA. He shares some hilarious stories about his early hunting experiences and also gives some great lessons for anyone who feels that "Wild Initiative". Enjoy! CONNECT WITH ...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 20 min
In this solo episode, I wanted to give you the one attribute I believe to be the most important in whether or not your endeavors are successful, regardless to which avenue of life you apply. Focus. We cover in this episode: -How this is admittedly something I've struggled with -Why its more important than routine, planning, time management, etc. -How to improve your focus to be maximum productive and effective Enjoy this one, and let me know if you apply any of the techniques we go over! CONNECT...
Dec 09, 2021•22 min
Today I had the pleasure of chatting with Daniel Strauss, also known as the Raspberry Ape. Daniel is a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu over in the UK, and I have been following his work since I began my own Jiu-Jitsu practice earlier this year. I was really keen to pick his brain about all things jiu-jitsu related, as well as his strength and conditioning practices to prepare for competing and staying healthy. If you're at all into the martial art, you'll dig this episode. We had a great conversation, e...
Dec 06, 2021•1 hr 12 min
We've got another Top 5-ish list for you on the solo episode today. This one is long overdue, and I'm not sure why we didn't do it sooner. We're covering the Top 5 movies I think every man should watch in their life. Let me stop you right here...yes, I know I left some off. There are some that I wish I would have put on the list. If you were to ask me in two weeks to do this list, it might look completely different! There are so many great movies out there for that I believe are quintessential "...
Dec 02, 2021•25 min
We are back after a week off for the holiday and bringing the heat with today's episode. I'm joined today by Brian Peters, co-founder of the Mindstrong Project, former NFL player, and performance chaser and enthusiast. Brian and I got into a lot of great stuff in this episode including; - Some stories of his time in the NFL and how his training evolved during that period of time -Discovering breath work and cold exposure, and how that led to creating the Mindstrong Project -His new pursuit of po...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Today's solo show comes requested from many of you for the upcoming holiday season. How do I stay on track with my health and fitness goals during this time? That's the question, isn't it? Well in this episode I'm going to give you a few actionable steps you can take to make sure you don't roll into January regretting the decisions you made over this season. You can still enjoy all of the things this time of year entails, without going off the rails. Give this one a listen and let me know what y...
Nov 19, 2021•17 min
Today I had the pleasure of talking to Mark Valenti, host of The Refined Savage podcast, former Highland Games athlete, and owner of Blind Dog Gym in Vermillion, Ohio. Mark has been in the strength world since the 80's and has a ton of valuable training experience and knowledge. He's learned from the best in the world and is walking proof of the work he puts in. We had a great conversation covering his training progressions throughout the years; stories from spending some time around Louis Simmo...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 17 min
We're back with some a new solo episode after a week off! For this episode I wanted to share a journal exercise that was posed in our Nomad coaching group and it garnered some great conversation. How different was your life 10 years ago today? Listen to this to find out why that question is so important in how you create goals for the future. CONNECT W/ ME: www.instagram.com/coachrosshillier Join the Tribe: www.Tribe.nomad-strength.com This episode is brought to you by RITON OPTICS: www.ritonopt...
Nov 11, 2021•15 min
Ross Johnson is an entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of Smart Coach where he helps online coaches build their tribe and grow their business. I worked with Ross personally last year as I was transitioning to coaching full-time online, he has a ton of expertise and knowledge in the area of internet marketing. We got into some pretty out-there stuff in this conversation with crypto and technology (specifically Facebook's rebrand as Meta), and it will definitely have you thinking about the stat...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Today is a special show, and a heavy one to be honest. I sat down with my good friend, Brandon Lilly, again for the podcast on the 1 year anniversary of the passing of our friend, Terence Mitchell. Many of you listening knew T personally, or you followed along with his journey and were still affected by his enthusiasm for training and for life; and the two of us wanted to reflect on what he meant to us in the short time he was a part of our lives. My hope, is that if you haven't heard of Terence...
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 47 min
Jesse Phillips is a husband, father, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and who I believe to be the embodiment of Johnny Cash's song, "I've Been Everywhere". But if I were to take all of that life experience and distill it down to one word, I'd call Jesse a storyteller. Jesse joined me to talk about; life transitioning out of the military, the recent debacle in Afghanistan (which he speaks and writes extremely eloquently about), and the importance of what he calls 'living to live'. This was a really great...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 23 min
This week's solo show was a good round of Ask Me Anything, with questions provided from the Instagram crew. There were a few really good questions that I was excited to answer today including: -Why I left the gym world to move online -Lessons learned hunting last weekend -A good question about the importance of money Enjoy! CONNECT WITH ME: www.instagram.com/coachrosshillier coachross@nomad-strength.com Join the Tribe: www.tribe.nomad-strength.com This episode is brought to you by Riton Optics: ...
Oct 22, 2021•23 min
In today's episode, I had the chance to sit down and talk with Josh Smith, master bladesmith and owner of Montana Knife Company. Josh has been making knives since he was a young man and became the youngest master bladesmith ever. He goes over the process that title entails and also discusses the two appearances he made on the show Forged in Fire. We also talked about the importance of American manufacturing and why being made in the U.S.A is so important to Josh. He has a really inspiring story ...
Oct 18, 2021•59 min
The way we view our food is the foundation of our relationship with it. If we're talking long term health here; how do I get long term results and also enjoy my food? It doesn't have to be one or the other, but it begins in your mind, not on the plate. How you view your food's purpose is going to have a massive effect on your ability to be successful; so I recorded today's episode to dive into exactly how do this in a way that breeds long term results. This is not a diet, or a nutrition protocol...
Oct 15, 2021•22 min
Today I had the privilege of speaking with the one and only, Tony Blauer. Coach Blauer has been in the martial art, self-defense, defensive tactics and combatives industry for almost four decades and is one of the only combatives experts who has successfully affected training across all the combat related communities: self-defense, combat sports and the military & law enforcement sector. His research on physiology, mind-set as it relates to confrontation management has influenced over three ...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Today's solo show is a short one, for the sole purpose of giving you a little kick in the pants to go do something. Whatever it is you've been putting off, or afraid to try, now is the time to start. Listen to today's episode and start the momentum of success NOW. Enjoy! This episode is brought to you by Riton Optics: www.ritonoptics.com Sign up for the newsletter: www.nomad-strength.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 08, 2021•13 min
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 most aren't in the industry. This was a really great conversation with Robbie, and I was learning a ton...
Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 8 min
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 is in anyway helpful for you, I'd love to hear how. If you think its a load of bull, feel free to let...
Sep 30, 2021•17 min
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 state of Jiu-Jitsu as a sport and how that translates to the person just wanting to learn a form of se...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 18 min
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-strength.com Sign up for the newsletter: www.nomad-strength.com This episode is presented by Riton Optics...
Sep 23, 2021•17 min
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.instagram.com/whitetailfit www.whitetailfit.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8HPCwp7z8IPmdyka49I...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 13 min
