Military Soldier Swarm: New Ground Combat Tactics for the Era of Multi-Domain Battle, Modern War Institute Army missile defense systems Patriot and THAAD talk in test, Defense News The Pentagon Plans for a Perpetual Three-Front ‘Long War’ Against China and Russia, War is Boring US Reducing SOF in Africa, Small Wars Journal New Army Precision […]
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Expedition Lessons Learned From the Mountains of Kyrgyzstan
In the Fall of 2016, a 3-Woman Team received the MTI Crux Award for a Ski Traverse of the Tien Shen range in Kyrgyzstan. The trip was originally intended for 2017, but was delayed until 2018, and finally completed in February. Marion Krogh is a professional mountain athlete and was the expedition leader. – Rob Shaul […]
Reader’s Comments on “First Responders: Why do you tolerate unfit police and firefighters?”
We recently re-published an article on fitness standards within the first responder community. Once again, we received lots of comments/feedback from the MTI Community which we wanted to share with you. If you too have thoughts, comments or questions on this matter, email us at coach@mtntactical.com. Orginal Article → First Responders: Why Do You Tolerate […]
Arete 4.12.18
Military U.S. Military Says It’s Not Finished With ISIS in Syria Even as Trump Pushes for Exit, Small Wars Journal “Row Well and Live”: A Military Cliché that Deserves to Die, Modern War Institute The House Armed Services chairman doesn’t want to ‘rob military’ to fund border wall, Defense News 13 Tips for New Lieutenants […]
Q&A 4.12.18
QUESTION Over the past two winters your Backcountry Ski Training Plan has been excellent and I have enjoyed the benefits. However, now I am in a pickle. I am a Wildland Firefighter for the US Forest Service and have currently been a guinea pig for the past two pre-season years for a program they have […]
Lessons Learned From Putting 10 Marines Through the MTI Soldier-Athlete Fitness Test
By Rob Shaul, Founder Background In January 2018 MTI identified 7 Major Problems with the Proposed Army Combat Readiness Test and developed/published the Soldier-Athlete Fitness Test (SAFT) – our proposed replacement for the US Army APFT, and the USMC PFT. After a prescribed, simple warm up, here are the SAFT events: Max Rep Bodyweight Pull […]
MTI Training App now available!
By Mintra Mattison You asked for it – and we listened! This week, we launched the first MTI Training APP for IOS and Android. Simply search for MTN Tactical Fitness in the App or Google Play Store and hit download (or click on the links below). You can then log in with your credentials just […]
MTI’s Top Selling Training Plans for March 2018
MTI’s Top Selling Training Plans for March 2018 Athlete’s Subscription APFT Training Plan Bodyweight Foundation Training Plan Fat-Loss Training Plan Running Improvement Training Plan Military On-Ramp Training Plan Low Back Fitness Training Plan Humility 357 Strength Ranger School Training Plan FBI Special Agent PFT Training Plan 3-Week Push Up & Pull Up Improvement Plan […]
Arete 4.5.18
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Q&A 4.5.18
QUESTION What do you recommend for a 45 year old man? Like to keep it to 30-45 mins. I’m not an athlete just a dad that sits at a desk all day. ANSWER I’m not sure we have anything for you. We developed our SF45 Programming for high impact mountain and tactical athletes ages 45-55, […]