Military / National Security Making Intelligence Work: A Call to Reform and Re-organize the Afghan Intelligence Community, Small Wars Journal Dunford Addresses Talk of Afghanistan Pullout at Holiday USO Show, Small Wars Journal Trump, Erdogan Agree to Coordinate U.S. Pullout From Syria, Small Wars Journal Social media efforts to combat foreign interference, Homeland Security Newswire How Did Rifles With an […]
Knowledge
Q&A 12.20.18
QUESTION I will be attending Seal Officer Assessment and Selection in the middle of May. It is one week of physically intense training comparable to the first phase of BUD/S. From what I’m told there will be an intial PST and that is the only official assessment. The other things include 1.5 mile ocean swim, […]
Arete 12.20.18
Military / National Security Before the Engagement: Mapping Social Media for Civil Military Operations, Small Wars Journal Retired admiral was a ‘top shelf’ friend to ‘Fat Leonard,’ Navy says, Stars & Stripes Ukraine Asserts Major Russian Military Buildup on Eastern Border, NY Times 2 female suicide bombers die in northern Cameroon attack, Stars & Stripes Is This the Beginning of […]
Q&A 12.13.18
QUESTION I’m a student in an outdoor college program in Upstate NY that trains it’s students to become guides/instructors in various disciplines. At the end of our time in the program our Senior Capstone, or Senior Expedition as we call it, must be done which includes planning and executing an expedition relevant to our studies. […]
The Programming Holy Grail: Progression – Part (2) Work Capacity
By Rob Shaul Vern Gambetta, and his book, Athletic Development, opened my eyes to the concept and potential of progressing work capacity efforts. First – what is “work capacity”? MTI defines Work Capacity as “Extended bouts of cardiorespiratory and muscular stress at high, but submaximal levels.” In terms of duration, we program work capacity efforts […]
Arete 12.13.18
Military / National Security Mattis calls for help in ending war in Afghanistan: ‘40 years is enough’, The Hill A Commanding Problem: Historical Insights for Military Organizational Reform, War on the Rocks This Generation Of Military Servicemembers Has The Opportunity Of A Lifetime, Forbes US Army Awards Barrett .50 Caliber Sniper Rifle Contract, Tactical Life Artificial Intelligence: Forget The Terminator […]
Q&A 1.3.19
QUESTION Hi, I’m a Coast Guardsmen my goals are pretty simple, I’m very interested in your training programs. Looking for the one that suits my needs. I’m trying to be a Company Commander ( drill instructor ) very competitive it requires you not only to be physically fit but they also look into cosmetic qualities […]
Q&A 12.27.18
QUESTION If you have an opportunity, I would love to discuss some concepts that I can translate back to my work. I work in the SOF community, and most mission sets you can translate to the gym/ work out time. One item I have found that hasn’t been crossed over is performing operations in full […]
The Programming Holy Grail: Progression Part (1) – Strength
By Rob Shaul My first direct experience with the concept of “Progression” happened when I was a sophomore in High School – I was attending school in Rock Springs, Wyoming -a “big” school by Wyoming Standards, – big enough in 1984 or so to have a before-school strength and conditioning program. I was way […]
Using Time Under Tension as a Basis for Rock and Ice Climb Program Design
By Rob Shaul A decade ago when I began programming for climbers I bought every book on climbing training in print, read like crazy, and tried to apply the programming other coaches described. It was a disaster. Vague terms like “power,” “power endurance,” “strength,” and “endurance” were defined around a hard to quantify measurement tool […]