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The following quotes come from the MTI Podcast interview with Crystal. Click HERE to listen to the podcast. From Ski Racing to Freeride Competition “I grew up in Jackson and ski raced competitively until I was 25. I traveled with the U.S. Ski Team from when I was 16 to about 21, and I was […]

Military / National Security / International A FITNESS CULTURE THAT DOESN’T EDUCATE OR EMPOWER SOLDIERS: THE PROBLEM WITH H2F, THE ARMY’S HOLISTIC HEALTH AND FITNESS SYSTEM, Modern War Institute Air Force Academy Reverses Decision, Allows Muslim Cadets to Forgo Physical Training During Ramadan, military.com Finnish court convicts Russian man for war crimes in Ukraine, Al […]

“Key aspects of trail design: flow, sustainability, risk management, and rider experience optimization”

By Derrik, MTI Athlete Team I completed the MTI Alpinist Fitness Assessment on February 16th as the first day of the Alpinist Fitness Assessment Training Plan. I expected it to be tough, but not quite like that, it was brutal. I entered the pain cave on the step ups and the final run very quickly […]

  BLUF Findings from two studies (Lander et al., 1992; Zink et al., 2001) indicate that weight belts increase intra-abdominal pressure (IAP), improve squat speed, and influence movement velocity but do not significantly alter joint kinematics or muscle activation patterns. IAP may help reduce spinal compression by distributing forces within the trunk. Belted squats were […]

BLUF A recent study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research examined a more efficient method for estimating the one-repetition maximum (1RM) in the free-weight back squat. The researchers compared nine different 1RM estimation approaches based on velocity recordings, concluding that the 2-Point Method combined with the Optimal Minimal Velocity Threshold (MVT) provided […]

Military / National Security / International Pentagon is placing probationary employees on leave in advance of mass firings, Defense One Too close for missiles, switching to guns: How the Navy learned to fight Houthi drones, T&P No sailors in sight: DARPA launches warship designed ‘from the ground up’ to be truly unmanned, Breaking Defense Army […]

By Rob Shaul Been Putting Your Time In? Training? Grinding? Did you skip it today?  Progress lives at the sharp edge of failure – tilted just slightly toward success.  Six reps you’ll get it. Five, you won’t.  Battling on this edge is intense. Too exhausting to spend long there. Avoid it, and you’ll stall, then […]

The The MTI SBGU 80/80/10 Challenge: 80 Sandbag Get-Ups. 80 Pounds. 10 Minutes. Meet the Standard. Earn the Patch. The Sandbag Get Up is one of MTI’s most notorious exercises. This total body movement is applicable to all athlete types that MTI works with and has stood the test of time in developing work capacity […]

Military, National Defense, Foreign Policy Is Donald Trump About To Scrap The F-35 Fighter?, The National Interest Three Years After Invading Ukraine, Russia’s Army Is A Mess, The National Interest Estonia and Lithuania to Meet Trump’s 5% Defense Spending Target, The National Interest Best Of The Best: U.S. Army Tank Crew Wins “International Tank Challenge”, […]