QUESTION I am a 51 yr old former Green Beret with 21 years at Group and 27 years of service. I have always been bigger and stronger with most of my focus on a bodybuilding type workout routine. I have been out of any regular fitness routine for a few years. I am 6’ tall […]
Military / National Defense Trump’s Bad Deal with the Taliban, Small Wars Journal Joint Chiefs Chairman Denies Report that U.S. is Planning to Keep 1K Troops in Syria, Small Wars Journal The U.S. Quietly Made a Big Splash About the South China Sea, Real Clear Defense Navy enacts almost all changes recommended after fatal USS Fitzgerald, USS McCain collisions. […]
Military / National Security Building Modern Screw-Sloops? Strategic Choices about Artificial Intelligence in Defense, War on the Rocks Georgia woman arrested for allegedly helping ISIS build ‘kill lists’ of US service members, Air Force Times No sign of 74 new squadrons in budget — but Air Force says effort is not dead, Air Force Times Pentagon signs directive […]
By Rob Shaul, Founder Question: How can you train strength, work capacity, endurance, chassis integrity and perhaps a couple other fitness attributes concurrently in MTI’s base fitness programming and become very good at any of them? Answer: You can’t – and certainly not at an elite level. There is too much cardio and endurance […]
Rob’s essay, My Failure Resume struck a cord with several last week. Below are some of the responses we received from the MTI Community. I have just finished reading your essay ‘My Failure Resume’ and it hit hard. The level of self-reflection necessary to conduct an internal evaluation such as this must have been tough […]
QUESTION I have two questions. 1. I am approaching the end of my latest program (TLU Strength) and am looking for the next one. I’ve narrowed it down to two…MTI Strength Assessment Plan and Hector. Obviously a bit different in what they target. I’m leaning toward hector due to the TAC SEPA as I feel […]
By Rob Shaul, Founder I recently read about the utility of writing a “failure resume” as a way to not only keep things and yourself in perspective, but also as a learning tool. We learn most from our failures, not our successes. Here’s my first cut at a “Failure Resume” …. I’ll start in at […]
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QUESTION I’ve been working your various plans for some time and was just about to begin the Alpine Rock Training plan for a trip I have in a couple of months. It will be the third time I’ve used it. Two questions: Do you have any thoughts on joint impact as a result of the […]
MTI’s Top Selling Training Plans for February 2018 Athlete’s Subscription Bodyweight Foundation Training Plan APFT Training Plan Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) Training Plan Military On-Ramp Training Plan Core Strength Bodyweight Only USMC PFT Plan Hypertrophy for Skinny Guys Running Improvement Training Plan FBI Special Agent PFT Training Plan Ranger School Training Plan Chassis […]