By Rob Shaul My definition has consistently been “excellent movement in space.” I believe this is a natural, God-given skill you can’t teach or coach. This definition has many biasses. First – it’s not related to fitness. I’ve seen many people who naturally can move well in space, yet are not fit. Second – it’s […]
QUESTION I stumbled across your website while searching for workouts to better prepare me for the Georgia Smoke Divers class. I am very impressed with how each of your training plans are geared towards a certain discipline or an athletes needs. I’ve been a fireman for 7 years and consider myself to be in decent […]
By Rob Shaul When I originally posted the position this June for a coach/researcher, I envisioned hiring one, full-time person, and grooming that individual to replace me at MTI. However, several of the initial applicants asked about working part time – as many are currently serving in tactical jobs, other careers, heading to grad school, […]
QUESTION I was subscribed to MTI when I was in the military doing military programs and have since unsubscribed since leaving the military. I saw great results from the programs I was using and would like to subscribe again but I don’t see any boxing specific programs, is there anything I could use in place of a boxing […]
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QUESTION I’m interested in the fat loss and strength training program, but I don’t have a sandbag. I have a dumbbell set (20kg), a physioball, and just ordered a plyobox. I’m 42 years old, 5’7″, 170 lbs, and have about 25% body fat. I’m try to strengthen and tone, but to also continue to play […]
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*** UPDATE July 6, 2020**** We’ve received enough lab rats for this mini study and won’t be accepting any new applications. ******** By Rob Shaul MTI is calling for remote lab rats for an upcoming, narrow, focused, 3.5 weeks, 3-day/week Mini-Study testing the ability of cycling to increase uphill hiking performance. This will be a […]
1) HYPERTROPHY FOR SKINNY GUYS Who is this plan for? I rarely, if ever, recommend the plan for mountain athletes. Often I’ll recommend it for young men already in or heading to the military who have some obvious need to add muscle – think 6-footers who weigh 160 pounds. It can also be a […]