Hunting and Fitness After 40 with Ken Wall

On the Hunt for Success podcast, Dr. Sam McGough interviews Ken Wall, a 30-year fitness industry veteran, coach, author, and lifelong hunter from Pennsylvania who focuses on helping men and women over 40 regain fitness with less pain and lower risk. Wall explains how early injuries led him to study exercise science, how the industry shifted from looking good to “being good,” and why recovery depends on sleep, nutrition, stress management, and adjusting training to minimize risk. He discusses mobility as a major limiter for men, strength deficits in women, and his own routine of daily mobility and three weekly strength sessions. Wall shares lessons about maintaining health before it’s lost, parallels between business and fitness, and redefining success around peace of mind, family time, and relationships, especially after COVID and exiting a company. He also describes his book Hunting Beyond Limits, blending practical hunter-focused fitness with hunting stories, and how hunting offers spiritual reset and time in the tree.
00:00 Season Never Ends
02:19 Ken Wall Background
03:24 Fitness After 40
07:25 Recovery And Risk
09:25 Hunting Beyond Limits
11:58 Hunter Fitness Basics
13:52 Comfort Versus Capability
15:36 Cold Weather Gear
17:56 Ken Training Routine
19:02 Mobility And Nolan Ryan
28:16 Business And Relationships
34:05 Redefining Success
40:40 Weathering Business Storms
43:36 One Lesson For Life
45:56 All Or Nothing Trap
48:40 Wiring Kids For Hard Things
50:56 Phones Changed Childhood
57:01 Senses In The Woods
59:51 Book Resources And Coaching
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About Guest
30 year fitness industry professional. I just exited a 10 year fitness training business serving mostly 40 and up professionals. I'm in the planning stages of another fitness training business and have written a couple books. Most recently, Hunting Beyond Limits, it was a project that meshes my two passions, helping people do what they love to do with more confidence and hunting. I'm a country boy at heart and grew up hunting and fishing.
Links
Website: HuntingBeyondLimits.com
LInkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-wall-478a82106/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ken.wall.75/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coachkenw570/