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Q&A 7.27.17
KUDOS ON RAT 6 STRENGTH “Rob, Kudos to RAT 6, its given me a great boost in strength, overall performance, and confidence in moving heavy weight. All my lifts increased. Ill send you my final numbers once finished. I am very happy I have a year subscription to Military Athlete. Wishing you well from Iraq. […]
Packet Focus: Mountain Base Greek Heroine Packet
By Rob Shaul The Greek Heroine Packet of training plans represents the latest evolution of our Fluid Periodization to day-to-day programming for multi-sport mountain athletes. Each of the plans were completed by the mountain “Lab Rats” at our Jackson Facility. All the plans in this series are 6 weeks long (including an assessment/unload week) and train 5-6 days/week. This […]
Packet Focus: Backcountry Big Game Hunting Packet
By Rob Shaul Gone are the days were Hunters were perceived as old, fat and out of shape. The sport of backcountry hunting has gained lots of popularity thanks to companies such as Sitka and Under Armour which sponsor their own athletes – backcountry hunters who record their hunts with GoPro’s and stories, and sometimes, […]
Plan Focus: SF45 Alpha
By Rob Shaul “SF45” is an acronym for “Strength and Fitness 45” and this programming is designed for older tactical and other high impact athletes in the 45-55 age range. SF45 Alpha is the first of a series of 4 training plans in this collection – Bravo, Charlie and Delta are the other 3 plans […]
Plan Focus: RASP 1&2 Training Plan
By Rob Shaul The RASP 1&2 Training Plan is an Intense, 6 week training program is specifically designed to prepare athletes for Ranger Assessment and Selection Program 1 & 2. The plan is designed to be completed the 6 weeks directly prior to your RASP start date. Week 6 in the plan is an unload/taper […]
Plan Focus: 30 Minutes per Day Dryland Ski Training Plan
By Rob Shaul Lift-assisted, alpine skiing has very specific fitness demands. The first is eccentric leg strength. When alpine skiing, gravity “bounces” you down the hill. From a strength perspective, your legs first fight gravity from being forced into the mountain, and then pop up, out of the hole, into the next turn. Early in […]
Plan Focus: Core Strength Bodyweight Only
By Rob Shaul From our beginning in 2007, Mountain Athlete, Military Athlete and now, MTI programming has always had a significant core strength emphasis. I’ve long felt that a strong midsection not only improves mountain and tactical performance, but is also a key part of durability: a strong mid-section protects vulnerable limbs and joints. The […]
Plan Focus: Rat 6 Strength
By Rob Shaul Rat 6 Strength deploys MTI’s simple, direct, tested approach to percentage-based strength programming. I first developed and deployed Rat 6 progression methodology with the MTI lab rats in 2016. “Rat 6” comes from the lab rats I tested the programming on (including myself) and the 6 classic barbell exercises we used: Bench Press […]
Plan Focus: Busy Operator Training Plan
By Rob Shaul The Busy Operator Training Plan was developed after I received multiple emails from deployed military athletes who had completed our venerable Operator Sessions before deployment, but downrange simply didn’t have the time to complete the full 60-minute Operator Sessions Upon these requests, I developed a stripped down version of the Operator Sessions […]