By Charles Bausman I will never forget my first CrossFit workout. It was 2008 and I was getting ready to attend USMC Officer Candidate School (OCS). I was an ex-linebacker who was still training like one in the weight room. At 5”11 and 235 lbs, I was a complete meathead who could Bench […]
Knowledge
Q&A 4.13.17
QUESTION I’ve recently completed the Mtn Bike Pre-season training program (for the second time, first time was a year ago) and saw improvement in the gym with my 1RMs, and again excellent improvement on the trails. I also did the Monster Strength last fall, with great results. I’m at a peak now but I’d like […]
Arete 4.6.17
MILITARY Captain and Coach, Grounded Curiosity Everybody Loves Beards, So Let’s Approve Them Already, Army Times Campaign Highlights “Badass” Female Vets, Army Times Exosuits and Gender Integration in the Military, Center for A New American Security Balancing Force Modernization With the Most Likely Wars We’ll Fight, Modern War Institute The Longest (Small) War, Small Wars Journal […]
Firefighter, MEDEVAC Pilot, Begin MTI Fellowships
By Rob Shaul Kelsea Schultz Kelsea Schultz is an Army MEDEVAC pilot currently serving on active duty. Kelsea graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelors degree in Athletic Training with an emphasis on Physical Therapy. She also holds Associates degrees in Athletic Training and Physical Education from Northern Oklahoma College. She is a Certified […]
Q&A 4.6.17
QUESTION Today I started the Ranger School Prep package and it is the first time I have ever ran 5 miles.. I haven’t done much up to this point to get myself ready, but I know I will not be going for awhile as of right now. During the 5 mile run, I had to […]
Arete 3.30.17
MILITARY 82nd Airborne Reinforces Mosul, Military Times Getting Intelligence to Move at the Speed of Decisive Action, From the Green Notebook Captain and Coach, Grounded Curiosity Marine Corps asks Other Services for Training Ideas, DOD Buzz Inside Mosul US Advisors Wear Black to Blend In with Elite Iraqi Units, Military Times Picking Which Ball to […]
Plan Focus: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Training Plan
By Rob Shaul We’ve had many athletes request a training plan for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. With the growing popularity of the sport , especially amongst tactical athletes, we felt it was time to develop a plan that trains sport specific fitness for BJJ. This 7 week, 6 day/week training plan is sport-specifically designed to improve […]
Q&A 3.30.17
QUESTION Hi Rob, I was just wondering if in your schedules you have to work through all the numbers ie warmup then1,2,3 etc or do you just choose one of the workouts and do the warmup. It just seems to take me a couple of hours to finish the workouts when it says they should […]
Packet Focus: Virtue Series
By Rob Shaul The primary challenge in programming for Tactical Athletes is design which works to improve all of the fitness demands they face. Each plan in the Virtue Packet concurrently trains each of these attributes: Relative Strength Work Capacity Endurance Durability Chassis Integrity BUY NOW The Military On Ramp Training Plan establishes base fitness […]
The MTI Method
This is a quick sneak behind the curtain of the MTI method of solving a fitness problem with program design… We go through a much more involved process in drafting a cycle, but it gives you an idea of how the MTI programming is created and delivered.