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MTI’s Top Selling Training Plans for 2019
MTI’s Top Selling Training Plans for 2019 Athlete’s Subscription Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) Training Plan Bodyweight Foundation Training Plan APFT Training Plan Military On-Ramp Training Plan Running Improvement Training Plan Humility Big 3 + Running Training Plan Core Strength Bodyweight Only Fat-Loss Training Programm FBI Special Agent PFT Training Plan 2-Mile Run Improvement […]
Arete 12.26.19
Military / National Security / Foreign Affairs 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2020, Foreign Policy mall Wars Journal Pentagon proposes big cuts to US Navy destroyer construction, retiring 13 cruisers, Defense News The Space Force is officially the sixth military branch. Here’s what that means. Military Times New in 2020: ‘No-fail’ PT testing, Air Force Times Marines actively searching […]
Q&A 12.26.19
QUESTION Starting to ramp up for a June 2020 RAAM 4-person relay. Looking for program that works well with 3 training rides a week (generally 15 min off + 15 min at threshold-repeats type of riding) but helps me maintain muscle mass and some manliness. ANSWER Big 3 + Run Training Plan. Replace the running in […]
Q&A 12.19.19
KUDOS WILDERNESS PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PACKET / WRANGELL ST ELIAS “I am a long time subscriber, over 9 years using your programs, mostly for mountain related activities I recently finished Wrangell St Elias and wanted to share that’s it’s close to being perfect, kinda like Humility. I found it very effective as a fall prep for […]
Arete 12.19.19
Military / National Security / Foreign Affairs A Flawed View of Afghan Lessons Learned, Small Wars Journal Air Force moves to discharge Schriever AFB sergeant tied to white supremacist group, Stars & Stripes A U.S. Withdrawal Will Cause a Power Struggle in the Middle East, Foreign Policy A Vietnam “Deal” For Afghanistan? Hoover Institute Space Force funding reduced, F-35s […]
Stuff I Wish I’d Learned …
By Rob Shaul 1) To Cowboy Dance This isn’t trivial. I’ve always been a nerdy introvert in my high school, college and post-college years, it was really bad. Simply put, it’s pretty hard to meet girls when you’re a socially awkward, nerdy, introvert who has absolutely no game. I went to a different high […]
Lab Rats Needed for Trap Bar Dead Lift / Dead Lift Mini-Study Beginning December 30, 2019
UPDATE – WE’VE RECEIVED ALL THE LAB RATS WE NEED FOR THIS STUDY By Rob Shaul MTI is calling for remote lab rats for an upcoming, narrow and focused, 3.5 weeks, 3-day/week Mini-Study comparing the effectiveness of two MTI strength progressions to increase 3RM strength. This will be a focused study, just on the Trap […]
My Biggest Leadership Mistake: Insecurity, Self Pity and Blaming Others
By Anonymous I failed to lead my platoon when I first became a Platoon Commander. I successfully completed the requisite training the Marine Corps determined to be sufficient for an intelligence officer to take a platoon and prepare them for real-world operations but I was not mentally prepared for the challenges ahead. I struggled […]
Mini Study Results: Rat 6 Narrowly Beats Big 24 and Grizzly Pyramid in Bench Press Progression Mini-Study
By Rob Shaul, Founder BLUF We conducted a 3.5-week Mini-Study using remote lab rats to compare the effectiveness of three MTI strength progressions to increase 1RM (1 Repetition Max) Bench Press Strength. Specifically, we compared MTI’s Rat 6, Big 24 and Grizzly Pyramid strength progressions. RESULTS All three groups saw an average increase in Bench […]