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Strength & Endurance Coach
Father of 4 · WR Holder · Self-Protection Instructor
Strength · Resilience · Capability
Be Your Own Hero.

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BLK BOX in The Wild

@jonathanpain chasing that Pursuit of Better.

@emmaessex_ making it look easy!

@dannyraehybrid owning the @athx_games comp floor

@poppy.nutrifit getting in that upper strength session.

Hitting ATHX, Miami style 🇺🇸
@bennywoolford

@coachstevenh putting the home gym to good use.

@theprojectgymgalway teaching some techniques.

@tomkempfitness finding the perfect training partner.

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For 25 years, strength was about how much he could lift. Now it’s about everything that strength allows him to do.

This is Jonny Pain’s Pursuit of Better.
@jonathanpain

#BuiltBetter #BLKBOX

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For @jonathanpain, strength was once measured in numbers. Now, it’s measured in moments.

It’s leading his children into the mountains, exploring the outdoors and staying ready for whatever life brings.

The gym is still part of the journey but the ultimate goal is building a better life beyond it.

This is Jonny Pain’s Pursuit of Better.

#BuiltBetter #BLKBOX

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HARDANGERVIDDA | EXPEDITION RECCE 🇳🇴

A recce isn't about proving that a route works on a map.

It's about getting on the ground and understanding the environment we're asking people to operate in.

Routes. Terrain. Access. Camp locations. Escape options. Weather. Logistics. And all the small details that can make a very big difference once an expedition is underway.

Hardangervidda is an extraordinary place, but it's also an environment that deserves respect. Vast, exposed and capable of changing very quickly.

We've been spending time on the plateau developing our knowledge of the area and looking at what future Nomad expeditions here could become.

Winter is only part of the story.

We're now exploring what a small-group summer Hardangervidda wilderness expedition could look like for 2027 combining a genuine journey through this landscape with the expedition skills needed to operate confidently in it.

More on that soon.

Nomad Mountaineering & Expeditions

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I believe we were meant for a much more simpler life than what we have been conditioned into believing we should have.

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The Pursuit of Better.

@jonathanpain 🤝 @blkboxfitness

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#BuiltBetter #BLKBOX

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Good men need to be more vocal.

#Patriarchy #masculinity
#mensmentalhealthmatters #mensmentalhealthsupport #mensmentalhealthisssues

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How does little old Combat Fuel compete with the big guys?

Well we don’t. Not financially however, we are not even in the same conversation when it comes to product quality and formulation.

Little bit by little bit we grow, almost a decade deep forging our own path.

We care about our customers and our products. Always have, always will 🫡🇬🇧

#CombatFuel #Supplements #Veteran #SportsNutrition

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Yesterday I went to the gym to train…

And barely finished my workout 😂

Not because I couldn’t be arsed.
Not because anything went wrong.

I just got caught up in a conversation.

And, looking back, I probably got more out of that conversation than I would have from finishing the session.

I was chatting to a mate of mine who is genuinely one of the most inspirational people I know.

He’s completed multiple ultramarathons and brutal endurance challenges, and a few years ago took on Project Vertical — climbing the height of Ben Nevis 32½ times over 15 days, completely unsupported, basically living out of a camper van at the foot of the mountain.

But what makes him impressive isn’t really any of that.

It’s the way he thinks.

We ended up talking about life, how we respond to difficult situations, how we deal with other people, faith, old teachings that still apply to modern life…and eventually the book The Second Mountain.

That part really stuck with me.

So many people spend years climbing their first mountain.

Career.
Money.
Fitness.
Status.
Whatever success looks like to them.

Then they get somewhere near the top and think…

“Is this it?”

And that’s where a lot of people stop.

They stagnate.
They lose direction.
They stop growing.

But sometimes that point isn’t the finish line.

Maybe it’s just the valley before the next mountain.

And maybe the next stage of your life requires you to start climbing again — just for completely different reasons.

So yeah…

My workout got cut short yesterday.

But growth doesn’t always happen with a barbell in your hands.

Sometimes it happens standing beside one, having a proper conversation with the right person.

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E89: Climb Your Own Mountain with Jonny Pain – What Resilience Really Takes
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We sit down with coach and endurance athlete Jonny Pain to talk about what actually creates resilience, not the social media kind, but the kind that holds up when you’re tired, stressed, and tempted to quit.

Jonny breaks down Project Vertical, his attempt to complete a “vertical marathon” by climbing Ben Nevis again and again until the total elevation gain equals 26.2 miles. He shares what changed between the first attempt and the successful second run, including going self-supported, managing sleep deprivation, staying safe under accumulating fatigue, and learning how quickly anger burns out as fuel. We also dig into how community support can keep you moving when your own thoughts turn against you.

From special forces selection prep to everyday mental health, we get practical about fatigue management, allostatic load, HRV, and why your body just hears “stress,” whether it comes from squats, poor sleep, work pressure, or relationship strain. We push back on arbitrary targets like 10,000 steps and one-size-fits-all coaching numbers, then land on a simple theme: climb your own mountain by taking the next step, even when fear shows up.

Find episode through Linktree in bio above.

#resilience
#endurance
#mindset
#findyourwaybacktoyou

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