By Charles Bausman The tactics and doctrine outlined in the Ranger Handbook and Marine Corps MCWP 3-11.2 are pounded into the heads of young troopers and small unit leaders across the U.S. Military. They are the soldier’s bible, with SOP’s and IAD’s outlined in those publications drilled constantly in the field. Law Enforcement and Fire/Rescue […]
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Packet Focus: Dumbbell – Kettlebell “Three Stooges” Packet
By Charles Bausman The Three Stooges Training Packet consists of three 7-week training cycles, for a total of 21 weeks of training. Utilizing only dumbbells/kettlebells and bodyweight movements, the training plans in this packet can be completed easily if traditional barbells, plates and racks are hard to come by, or if you simply want to […]
Gym Based, Multi-Modal Endurance for Mountain & Tactical Athletes
By Rob Shaul In February 2017 we experimented with gym-based, multi-modal endurance programming with our Wyoming lab rats (myself included). In the process, we revisited some of our old theory and training session design. In brief, gym-based, multi-modal endurance sessions are extended (45+ minute) constant movement efforts which can include dumbbell/barbell exercises, sandbag […]
Arete 2.2.17
MILITARY/NATIONAL DEFENSE The Air Force Academy Doesn’t Train Warriors Anymore, Ops Lense It’s Time to Create a Megacities Combat Unit, Modern War Institute Senator McCain Outlines His FY18 Defense Budget, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments US Military Developing a Drone that Can Fly for a Week, Motherboard National Defense Council Shakeup, Defense News Defining the Ends, […]
New Opportunities From a Redefined Relationship with NATO
By Anonymous (see bottom for author info) In March, 2016, Donald Trump questioned the relevance of NATO in the 21st century. Though Trump was then still just a Presidential candidate mired in a tough primary, his apparent general election opponent jumped on the comment immediately, claiming it showed poor judgment in the area of national […]
Q&A’s of the Week, 2.2.17
QUESTION Been a fan of your workouts for a long time despite having our own Tactical Athlete Program/Strength & Conditioning Coaches at work. One thing I have noticed being in the SOF community is that we crush ourselves in/out of the gym, but we always seem to have the same chronic injuries: lower back, shoulders, […]
Q&A 2.2.17
KUDOS Just wanted to pass along that I had my 3rd degree hapkido/jiu-jitsu test on the 21st. I’m 42, will be 43 in April, 5’9 and 183lbs. A lot of our guys are former military and current Law Enforcement officers and they let me have it for over an hour. I was one week short […]
More Officers, Less Enlisted? Survey Results
By Charles Bausman We recently published some surprising statistics on the evolving ratio of officers and enlisted in the United States military. Over the past 15 years, the military has grown it’s officer corps, decreasing the ratio enlisted to officers by a total of 12%. Compared to previous conflicts, the ratio has […]
How We Coach Breathing While Lifting Heavy
In this video, Rob talks about breathing techniques for different lifts and how they can transfer to outside performance. You Might Also Like How MTI Designs Day-to-Day Training for Tactical Athletes
Arete 1.26.17
NATIONAL DEFENSE Checklist for US-Russia Cyberwar, Rand Corp One Way to Disarm North Korea, Real Clear Defense Defense Secretary Mattis ‘Hits Ground Running’, National Defense Magazine Pompeo confirmed as CIA chief, CNN Pentagon confirms first drone strikes under President Trump, C4ISRNET US and Israel Run Successful Tests of David’s Sling, Defense News HOMELAND SECURITY/TERRORISM Is […]