By Rob Shaul Bouncing back from unforeseen injury, setback or tragedy is the Hollywood definition of Resilience. Less celebrated is the day-to-day grit needed to keep at the grindstone, in the face of distraction, self-doubt, spiritual uncertainty, lack of recognition and always threatening discontent. Maintenance work like this isn’t sexy. Work on the fundamentals isn’t […]
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Arete 2.8.18
Military Medal Of Honor Recipients To Be Honored At Super Bowl LII, seahawks.com Donald Trump Puts China and Russia First, War is Boring The U.S. Army’s Bradley Fighting Vehicle Might Get Even Bigger, War is Boring How America Could Accidentally Push Russia into a Nuclear War, The National Interest MWI PODCAST: TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE […]
Q&A 2.8.18
KUDOS ON GRATITUDE “As a follow up, I completed the long biathlon and used Gratitude as my training base. A few deviations to tailor it more towards this event and my weaknesses: 1) All runs were done with 27 # (plate carrier and hydration pack) 2) My Long runs were longer than prescribed, longest being […]
Quiet Professional: Gratitude
By Rob Shaul Gratitude bears two gifts: 1) Perspective. By definition, perspective is a particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view. When things are hard, stepping back, breathing, and identifying the good in our lives in general, and the specific situation, in particular, puts stuff in focused perspective. Things […]
Quiet Professional: Embrace the Suck
By Rob Shaul This isn’t the “Embrace the Suck” you see on a morale patch or obstacle course t-shirt, which advertises how much the wearer likes to suffer and how this makes him or her special and a badass. But rather, “Embrace the Suck” is an acknowledgment that life is hard in general, doing […]
Quiet Professional: Don’t Get Too Far From Your Purpose
By Rob Shaul I’ve yet to meet a man who felt his job or profession was beneath his talents and was truly happy. Sometimes this discontent surfaces in self-destructive behavior, or in obsessive hobbies, recreation, or other interests. Others manage with a balanced life, but coast at work and plan ahead in the short […]
Q&A 2.1.18
KUDOS ON THE Ruck Based Selection Training Plan “Completed your Ruck Based Selection Program in the weeks leading up to my SFAS date earlier this month. I definitely felt prepared for everything that was thrown at me during the course and was luckily ‘Selected’ to top it off. Just wanted to say thanks for the […]
Survey Results: Over 90% of MTI Athletes Take Supplements
By Mintra Mattison Last week, we asked our community to participate in our nutrition survey, asking several questions in regards to legal and illegal supplements. The participation was great: we collected over 500 responses. Survey Take-Aways The participants were mostly male (95% male and 5% female) and ranged between the age […]
Arete 2.1.18
Military American G.I.s Revealing Sensitive Military Locations on Strava, Adventure Journal The Recurring Problem of the Overloaded Infantryman, Think Defense Winter Gloves for Operators, Recoil Russia’s Military Used 215 new Weapons Systems in Syria, The National Interest Why America’s Next Tank May Not Be a “Tank,” The National Interest 50 Years On: What the Tet […]
MTI’s 3 Favorite Lower Body “Pull” Strength Exercises
By Rob Shaul Years ago as a young Ensign in the Coast Guard I was training with a big Samoan guy in a tiny little gym in Juneau, Alaska. Johnny was a former Alaska State Power Lifting Champion, and that day he said we were going to do the “pull.” Johnny then set up the […]