Q&A 8.30.18

QUESTION I have a question about finding a good fit program.  I just found out I’ll be going to sea (in my daily life I’m a marine biologist) for a 30 day research cruise in October.  Keeping fit while aboard is a priority and helps keep me from going stir crazy living in a tiny […]

Q&A 8.23.18

QUESTION Several months ago you wrote an article in which you analyzed the ACFT and ultimately recommended a different set of test events.  I tried locating that article on your site but could not find it.  Can you please send me the link? ANSWER Here’s the Article: 7 Major Problems with the Proposed Army Combat Readiness Test […]

Q&A 8.16.18

  QUESTION My unit has a couple of competitions coming up in a few months, we are improving on most aspects, all though a component that needs work is the 100 metre dash with falling plates, the team are struggling with accuracy after the run along with the condition taking it’s towl on those slightly […]

Q&A 8.9.18

QUESTION I graduate from USMC OCS tomorrow and I want to thank you for the work you do because following your programming allowed me to recover from my broken ankle last summer and perform very well physically at OCS this summer. Now I’m looking forward to TBS. My TBS date is December 3, 2018 so […]

Q&A 8.2.18

QUESTION I have loved the programming with Mountain Tactical, but I have a few training questions that I would greatly appreciate your input on. I am planning to go to SURT in 1 month, and RASP in the fall. I started focused training for RASP and SURT in the Spring, and have completed the RASP […]

Q&A 7.26.18

QUESTION First off, thank you for all you guys do! It’s been a while since I have used the site but did Afgan predeployment package in 2009 and did wonders for me. Recently, I just re-subscribed to your site in order to prepare for an overseas contract gig. I have worked WPS for a couple […]

Q&A 7.19.18

KUDOS ON THE RUNNING IMPROVEMENT PLAN “Hey, just wanted to say what a great program the running improvement program is. I’ve dropped 3 minutes in about 5 weeks and am back to my comfortable fast pace as it was in the army. I’ve been doing both the ruck based selection and running programs and have […]

Q&A 7.12.18

QUESTION As always, I love your plans! I was looking at combining Big 24 and the Running Improvement Plan. I plan to do 2x/days. I will be dropping the strength work from the Running Improvement Plan, as recommended since I’m combining it with a strength plan. My questions are as follows: 1) Is it acceptable […]

Q&A 7.5.18

KUDOS “Just wanted to drop a line about what happened this weekend with influence of your programs. We are a training company based out of East Texas that primarily focuses on first responders and responsible citizens . Most of our trainings revolve around combative firearms,  medicine and survival skillsets as well as equipping over 11 […]

Q&A 6.28.18

QUESTION I wanted to let you guys know I completed my SWAT selection (about 36 hours of PT and shooting events, limited sleep, approximately 4 hours total). To do this I used your SWAT Selection course. I can’t say I would have been able to do it without that training. With my surgery at the […]