By Rob Shaul, Founder 1. Not Sticking with One Program To Conclusion One of the most incredible values of MTI programming is the breadth of our programming library. But often, new athletes, and especially new subscribers, to our stuff get distracted and end up doing a couple weeks of this program, then a couple […]
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QUESTION Why does your strength standards focus on relative strength vs absolute strength? I know measuring relative strength allows for a standard of general strength across the board. However, I feel this can be detrimental. I don’t care is a 150 Soldier can deadlift 2x body weight, especially if the Soldier is unable to deadlift/drag […]
QUESTION First of all, I would like to thank you for your commitment to fitness and training, and the knowledge MTI has provided throughout the years. It has been an invaluable resource throughout my own training and I have spoken with many military athletes who have benefited from one of MTI’s programs. Secondly, I would […]
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QUESTION I’ve been on a team that used your programs for about 2 years then got transferred and am working out on my own. I purchased and followed the ubrr program to the t and although it did best my scores across the board, I found it very repetitive. Then I started another program of […]
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By Rob Shaul We’ve identified 5 Fitness Attributes/Demands for Correctional Officers: Relative Strength – or strength per bodyweight Work Capacity – specifically sprinting, and explosive movement Upper Body Hypertrophy – can be an intimidation factor Grip Strength – Tactical Speed, Explosive Power, and Agility Chassis Integrity – functional core strength and strength endurance […]
By Rob Shaul I came to endurance programming embarrassingly late in my theory development. When I first started what was then, Mountain Athlete, I was captivated by the shiny, sexy object of gym-based strength and work capacity training. My endurance programming consisted of “run 5 miles” on the weekend. This was one of my major […]
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