By Brian Reed, MTI Contributor Don’t Be Afraid to Give Someone a Second Chance I was the recipient of this one. It was Day 1 of Ranger School in October 1989. One of the requirements for the Ranger School Swim Test was to jump into the deep end of the pool with your Load […]
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Arete 3.16.24
Military, National Defense, Foreign Policy Putin Says Russian Nuclear Weapons ‘More Advanced’ Than in U.S., Moscow Times Ospreys Cleared to Fly Again After Deadly Crash Despite Mechanical Failure with Unknown Cause, military.com A Nurse with an Amputation Hopes to Join the Air Force. A New Bill Could Allow Her to Do So., military.com Navy fires […]
Mini Study: Lab Rats Experience Various Levels Knee Pain Reduction Following 3-Week Cycle of ATG Exercises
By Rob Shaul, Founder BLUF Three weeks of Athletic Truth Group (ATG)/The Knees Over Toes Guy exercises resulted in minor to significant to knee pain reduction for all the lab rats who completed the programming. Background Knee arthritis and knee pain affect many athletes, especially those past 40. Ben Patrick is known as the […]
Mini Study: Ruck Running Maintains Lower Body Strength, Improves Unloaded Running. GTG Pull Ups Increase Max Rep Pull Ups 19%.
By Rob Shaul, Founder BLUF Three weeks of ruck running, and no lower body strength training, maintained strength as assessed via 1 Rep Max Front Squat and Back Squat efforts and resulted in an increased unloaded running assessment. MTI’s take on the Grease the Groove Pull-Up progression increased max rep pull-ups an average of 18%. […]
Arete 3.9.24
Military, National Defense, Foreign Policy 2 Airmen and an Air Force Recruit Busted in Large-Scale Prostitution Sting in Florida, military.com A Promising Air Force Officer Took a Stand Against Racism. Now, His Career Is in Political Jeopardy., military.com Retired Lieutenant Colonel Charged with Leaking Classified Information on Dating Platform, military.com Why are people blaming Yemen’s […]
MTI Collective Responses: Fitness Wearables and Pro/Cons
We’ve been curious about the use of various fitness trackers and their viability for MTI Athletes. We’ve used fitness trackers for our own internal research with various units and teams within the military, fire, and law enforcement. The results have been mixed, and the feedback below seems to support our experience thus far. At the […]
Quickly Cull “Calculated Obliviousness”
By Rob Shaul Calculated – “planned or contrived” Obliviousness – “lacking active conscious knowledge or awareness” – Merriam-Webster You can give a slight break to people who are “Unaware and Self-Absorbed.” Their self-absorption is at the expense of others, but it’s […]
Fitness Assessment Results of Federal LE Special Operations Pipeline Candidates
We recently worked with an instructor from a federal law enforcement agency who was preparing six candidates who had passed their selection course for the special operations wing of the agency and were preparing for the follow-on training pipeline. The focus was two-fold: PT Assessment The event is well-rounded with clearly defined standards, conducted on […]
What I Got Right, and What I Got Wrong My First Year on a Federal Interagency Wildland Hotshot crew in California
By Meghann Gunther, MTI Contributor Preseason Prep Wrongs & Rights My first and biggest mistake was my lack of strength training. I considered myself fit because I was an endurance runner. A couple months before my rookie season on a Federal Interagency Wildland Hotshot crew started, it fully sunk in that I needed to focus […]
Q&A 2.29.24
QUESTION Is there a certain set of plans you’d recommend for someone training for the Tactical Games? ANSWER We have a plan for events such as the Tactical Games…. https://mtntactical.com/shop/tactical-games-training-plan/ If you have more than 7 weeks before the event, jumping on our Operator Sessions would be most appropriate until you’re ready to knock out the plan above. […]