Military / National Security / Foreign Affairs The Military’s Medical ‘Relief Valves’ Remain Mostly Empty in New York. This is Why., Washington Post Faulty masks. Flawed tests. China’s quality control problem in leading global COVID-19 fight, Stars & Stripes On April 9, 2020, Vanda Felbab-Brown discussed “Is the War in Afghanistan Really Over?” via teleconference with the Pacific Council […]
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Quiet Professionalism and COVID-19
By Rob Shaul Like many, I’ve been knocked off balance by the COVID-19 crisis/restrictions and the cascading economic devastation. Past mistakes have taught me when life is swirling it’s best to pause, step away, and reconnect with fundamental principles. Then step back into the fray anchored to these principles and lean on them as a […]
Arete 4.9.20
Military / Foreign Affairs / National Security Consider the Possibility that Trump is Right About China, Vanity Fair Is The Roosevelt Captain A Martyred Hero Or A Disloyal Subordinate?, In Homeland Security Calling Veteran SOF Medical Personnel To Staff Field Hospital in New York City, Soldier Systems The Navy’s Crisis of Special Trust and Confidence, War on the […]
Q&A 4.9.20
QUESTION I am a police officer and I train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I am coming off a disc injury in my neck too. When I cleared to exercise again, I plan on doing your LE on-ramp plan and moving into the LE spirits package after that. I also wish to train BJJ 3 days per […]
Q&A 4.2.20
QUESTION I am at a fork in the road of how to continue my training. I have 8 weeks before I go to Air Assault school and I plan on beginning the program here in two weeks. Prior to this I was working my way through Greek Hero, I was on week 2 of Ulysses. […]
MTI’s Top Selling Training Plans for March 2020
MTI’s Top Selling Training Plans for March 2020 Athlete’s Subscription Gym Closure Training Plan Bodyweight Foundation Training Plan 2-Mile Run Improvement Army Combat Fitness Test ACFT Training Plan Core Strength Bodyweight Only Running Improvement Training Plan Big 3 + Running Training Plan 3-Week Push Up & Pull Up Improvement Training Plan APFT Training Plan […]
Range Fitness Lab Rats Needed
By Rob Shaul MTI is calling for remote lab rats for an upcoming, narrow and focused, 2-week, 2 or 3 day/week Mini-Study testing MTI’s Range Fitness system for improving accurate marksmanship under stress. This mini-study will begin Monday, April 13. Deadline to apply is Friday, April 10, 2020. Details Successful Lab Rats will need […]
Arete 4.2.20
Military North Macedonia Officially Joins NATO, Small Wars Journal COVID-19: US Troop Deployment To America’s Closed Borders Is Coming, In Homeland Security DoD Order to Plan for Escalation in Iraq Meets Warning From Commander, Small Wars Journal Boris Johnson’s government is reportedly furious with China and believes it could have 40 times more coronavirus cases than it claims, Business […]
Q&A 3.26.20
QUESTION In regards to Range Fitness, I don’t have a rifle but I have a pistol is there potentially a way of adapting the carbine plan to be done with a pistol. I live on a rural area so the range of engagements can potentially be very far especially for a pistol, although short range […]
Mini Study: Grease the Groove Beats Density for Push Up & Pull Up Improvement
By Rob Shaul BLUF This 3.5 week, 3-day/week Mini-Study compared the effectiveness of two progression methodologies (Density and Grease the Groove) to improve 75-second max rep Hand Release Push Ups and Pull Ups (no time limit). The results found that the Grease the Groove progression (Group B) out-performed the Density progression (Group A) in both […]