MTI’s Top Selling Training Plans for April 2018 Athlete’s Subscription APFT Training Plan Bodyweight Foundation Training Plan Running Improvement Training Plan Military On-Ramp Training Plan Fat-Loss Training Plan Core Strength Bodyweight Only Hypertrophy for Skinny Guys Humility Big 24 Strength Training Program Low Back Fitness Training Plan Chassis Integrity Training Plan Fortitude 357 Strength Training […]
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Arete 5.10.18
Military Going Back to the Future: Time for Change in Afghanistan, Small Wars Journal Marines Re-organize Infantry For High Tech Warfare, Real Clear Defense Why Are So Many Fighter Pilots Leaving the Air Force?, Real Clear Defense Air Force’s Secret F-22 Production Restart Study, The Drive Army Sends New Helicopter-Attacking Stryker to Europe, Warrior Mavon Pentagon […]
Q&A 5.10.18
QUESTION So I have been online with MTI for about three or four months. Great site!!! I’m in law enforcement in Canada and really like the variety available from your site. I was looking through the many programs you offer and couldn’t locate anything that included some fitness with firearms stress training etc. I did […]
Ode to the Sandbag Getup
By Jason Ford Captain, Houston Fire Department If you’re doing MTI programming you’re likely acquainted with the sandbag getup. For those that have not spent time under a sandbag getting to and from the ground, you are now on notice that the holy grail does exist. It is the most simple and real-world useful […]
“Geek Cycle” Researching Working Strength Progression, Work Capacity Power Production, Endurance Mode Transfer and Hang Board Interval Protocols
By Rob Shaul, Founder The MTI Lab Rats began another of our “geek” cycles a couple weeks ago. We used these cycles to study and test programming. This cycle is researching four areas. (1) Strength: Testing Working Strength Programming Progression MTI’s Working Strength Progression is our latest and newest strength progression and this cycle we’re […]
MINI STUDY: INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF LOADED UPHILL SKINNING SPEED; LIGHT AND FAST VS HEAVY BUT SAFE
By Roy Wollgast BLUF We conducted a mini study to identify whether load carriage has an effect on uphill skinning speed. Athletes were asked to ski up the same slope 2 times, once with a heavy but safe pack (25 lbs) and once with a light and fast pack (10 lbs). We determined […]
Q&A 5.3.18
KUDOS ON THE “GUN MAKER” TRAINING PACKET “Just wanted to pass along my thanks for your programming. I wasn’t selected for my agency SWAT team last year. Since that date, I used all of the Gun Maker Plans and finished up with the SWAT Selection plan to help prepare for this year. I finished first […]
Q&A 4.26.18
KUDOS FOR THE GREEK HERO PACKET “I have been dabbling in the Greek Hero Fitness Plans for about a year now. I completed Hector, Perseus, and Achilles and then randomly gave myself an APFT plus an UBRR and an 18 mile Ruck in the course of about a week. I scored a 296, crushed the minimums […]
Fitness is a Tactical Weapon As Important To A Soldier as His Rifle. But He Doesn’t Have to Build His Own Rifle…
By Rob Shaul, Founder Background My old workout partner, Curtis P (of the exercise fame) got me interested in watching Mixed Martial Arts when the UFC first became popular in the early 2000s. I’d go over to Curtis’ house to watch the pay-per-view events, and Curtis would do play-by-play for me, introduce me to […]
Q&A 4.19.18
QUESTION Hi! I have purchased the Athletes subscription and I really like your programs and methodology. However, I have difficulties selecting a program and sticking to it, because I end up second-guessing and overthinking. My goals right now are: 1. Develop my rock climbing technique and skills. I am a beginner level climber. Right now […]