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

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More Officers, Less Enlisted. The Changing Force Structure of the U.S. Military

  By Tim Pena and Charles Bausman   A common theme in the Marine Corps is “Officer’s command, NCO’s lead.” Every service praises the critical tasks which NCO’s are responsible for … So why is the ratio of enlisted troops to officers declining across the US forces?   Officers may have the ultimate responsibility for […]

Packet Focus: Military Athlete Greek Hero Packet

By Rob Shaul   The Greek Hero Packet of training plans represents the latest evolution of our Fluid Periodization to programming for military athletes and is a worthy younger brother of our thought-leading “Virtue” packet of training plans. The Greek Hero Training Packet includes 7 plans that together represent 49 weeks of programmed and periodized […]

Q&A 1.26.17

KUDOS Hey Rob! Just wanted to say thanks for all the work you’ve been doing in the functional fitness field. I’ve used your plans a few times in my military career. Most recently your Ruck Based Selection Plan. I attended SFAS in November of this past year and was Selected. I was definitely prepared for […]

My Favorite Fire Service Mistakes

“I’ve seen some horrific things. A little girl with the skin burned off her back. A handsome young man who killed himself in front of his own father. The charred body of teenage girl trapped in a burnt out car … This has been my workplace for over two decades. I’ve never been haunted by nightmares or flashbacks, so I wrongly assumed I was not being impacted.”

Arete 1.19.17

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Fitness Stuff We’re Currently Testing

  By Charles Bausman Single Limb Training… Can it Replace Traditional Squatting? We’re currently discussing removing barbell back squats entirely from our programming. I haven’t done any heavy squatting in nearly a year with the exception of one front squat assessment. My knees feel better, and I can still front squat 1.65x of my body […]

Q&A 1.19.17

QUESTION I was interested in joining but I am not sure which plan would be best for me. I am a 32 yr old male, ( 5″10 300lbs)  I workout about 5 days a week at a gym primarily bicycling 4 miles and light weight lifting. I work rotating shifts midnight to 8am or 8am […]