MILITARY How the IED Won: Dispelling the Myth of Tactical Success and Innovation, War on the Rocks High Tension in North Korea and U.S. Options on the Korean Peninsula, CNAS U.S. Foreign Advisory Missions: Rich History – Mixed Results, Small Wars Journal Thinking Through a North Korean “Downfall”, Modern War Institute Afghanistan’s terrorism resurgence: Al-Qaida, […]
Knowledge
Q&A 5.4.17
FEEDBACK I appreciate you guys publishing the articles regarding PEDs for tactical athletes. Prior to your article, I had been debating even getting my testosterone levels checked. I’ve long known something wasn’t right. For 16 years, my schedule has changed every month or more. The only thing “routine” was that nothing was “routine”. I served […]
Arete 4.27.17
MILITARY Why Mattis Versus Kim Jong-Un Will End Badly For Us All, War on the Rocks Syria’s War Has Been a ‘Goldmine’ for North Korea—and Don’t Expect It to Change Anytime Soon, Defense One US officials say pirates have returned to waters off Somalia, Military Times America’s Dangerous Love for Special Ops, NY Times After […]
Physical Therapists Begin MTI Fellowships
Jaimie Cunningham Jaimie Cunningham is a physical therapist and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Jaimie graduated from Furman University in 2009 with a major in Health and Exercise Science, and she received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Elon University in 2014. She will be […]
Plan Focus: Running Improvement Plan
By Rob Shaul This training plan is designed for athletes interested specifically in increasing their running speed, volume and running-specific aerobic base. It has three objectives: (1) Increase speed over ground This 15-week training program is divided into three, 5-week blocks for the speed over ground running work. Weeks 1-5 deploy multiple 1.5 mile running assessments […]
Q&A 4.27.17
KUDOS Coach, Just a quick shout. The new TLU strength program you made is great! Loving the strength gains without the loss in endurance. I can walk right into a 5 mile run and complete it in under 40 minutes without straining. Same with weighted rope climbs, pushup/situp events, etc. Thanks again for the great […]
MTI’s Tactical Athlete Work Capacity Assessment
By Rob Shaul We’ve developed the MTI Relative Strength Assessment and Endurance Assessments for Military Athletes and Wildland Firefighters. Finally, I can announce the MTI Work Capacity Assessment for Tactical Athletes – Military, LE and Fire/Rescue. I’ve been mulling this assessment over in my mind for several years and it’s been a significant hole […]
Arete 4.20.17
MILITARY Robots, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of War, Modern War Institute (West Point) Marine makes history as Corps’ first female tank officer, Marine Corps Times What’s Really at Stake for America in Yemen’s Conflict, Defense One Why I Took the Bonus: A View from inside the Air Force’s Pilot Retention Crisis, War on the […]
Mountain Flow
“She whispers an encouraging lullaby – urging me upward. Muscles relax, movement is fluid. I see the future and stay ahead of trouble.
Her and I slow dance in that heroic space between brilliance and disaster. It’s glorious, but fleeting.”
Q&A 4.20.17
QUESTION Hey, I’m active reservist (something similar to National Guard in the States) here in Finland, and I think that I might benefit quite a lot from your Greek Hero training plan, but I have one giant problem at the moment. I don’t have any access to sandbags. My gym doesn’t have them and I […]