By Rob Shaul We’re interested in assessing the impact of training on long term durability and are asking older athletes to help. Specifically, we want to know if there are any differences in long term non-contact injury rates, and common degenerative issues, based on long-term fitness training types with the following emphasis: Strength Endurance […]
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Help Needed Establishing Scoring Standards for Version 2.0 of MTI’s Relative Strength Assessment
r By Rob Shaul I’ve decided to modify MTI’s Relative Strength Assessment by replacing the Power Clean in the current assessment with the Hinge Lift. Why? Two reasons: The power clean is a more technical lift that some athletes struggle with. The Front Squat in the current assessment is a great measure of lower body […]
8 Life Things, Worth Every Penny
By Rob Shaul (1) Being Debt Free I was very poor in my late 20s and 30s. I’m talking a $100/month food budget and living in my office for several years – poor. Every month for a decade was a stressful scramble to make payroll, pay rent, take care and business loan payments, child […]
Mini Study Results: High Rep Kettlebell Snatches Maintain General Strength, Increase Work Capacity
By Rob Shaul, Founder BLUF Three weeks of high rep kettlebell snatches maintained general strength and increased sprint-based work capacity. Background and Study Design We conducted a 3.5-week Mini-Study using remote lab rats to test the transferability of high repetition kettlebell snatches to max effort strength, strength endurance, and sprint-based work capacity. One group […]
Help Needed Developing Prenatal and Postpartum Training Plans for Female Athletes
By Rob Shaul Over the years I’ve been asked several times by either female tactical and mountain athletes, or their husbands, to develop prenatal and postpartum training plans. While I’ve coached pregnant athletes, I’ve been hesitant to develop a prenatal-specific plan for women to do remotely. However, after getting asked again several times recently, I’ve […]
Lab Rats Needed to Test MTI’s “357 Strength” Programming Theory
Sorry – Applications Closed – We have all the Lab Rats needed for this study. By Rob Shaul MTI is calling for remote lab rats for an upcoming, narrow and focused, 3.5 weeks, 5-day/week Mini-Study testing the effectiveness of MTI’s “357 Strength” Programming Methodology. This mini-study will begin next week, Monday, January 4, […]
DRONES AND RPAS WON’T KILL THE FIGHTER PILOT – BUT WE MUST EVOLVE
By James “Bolter” Thompson As has happened since the first tactical aviators in 1911 decided to start shooting at each other from their reconnaissance planes, those that best adapt to the newest technologies the fastest will win. The P-51 helped shape WWII, the jet engine modernized the 60s and 70s, and Stealth dominated […]
Mini-Study Results: Max effort strength training improves sandbag strength endurance more than sandbag strength endurance training improves max effort strength
By Rob Shaul, Founder BLUF Max effort strength training improves Sandbag Strength Endurance more than Sandbag Strength Endurance training improves Max Effort Strength. We conducted a 4-week Mini-Study using remote lab rats to cross-test the effect of Max Effort barbell strength training to improve Sandbag Strength endurance, and the effect of Sandbag Strength Endurance […]
16 Everyday Things Worth Every Penny
By Rob Shaul Spend money on things you use everyday. Here’s my list in no order: 1. T-Shirts that Fit When you find one, buy several. This is different for everyone, depending on your individual build. I’m short and stocky (5’7″, 160#). Most shirts that fit me for length are too tight across the […]
It’s Time the DOD Authorize CBD for Service Members
By Sarah Ferreira I came hobbling back into my office fresh from the ER with a little bag of 800mg of Motrin and a tube of biofreeze. My lumbar back is totally locked up and I have bouts of sciatica shooting down my left leg. About four hours earlier I herniated my L5-S1 disc […]