Brown bears commonly feast on salmon in the Brooks River in Katmai National Park, gobbling them as they leap upstream over Brooks Falls to spawn. The park, nearly 300 miles southwest of Anchorage and inaccessible by road, is home to the annual “Fat Bear Week” contest celebrating the bears as they fatten up for the winter.

The Bears were back at Halas Hall for their 12th training camp practice on Tuesday, where they had their most physical practice in decades.

The Bears held the most physical training camp practice that many had ever seen on Tuesday. Here were the standout players.

After enduring the pain and gain of training camp, various Bears players reflect on what was arguably their most grueling camp in ages.