Knowledge

By Rob Shaul This 7-part SWAT/SRT fitness assessment is based on the most common events and demands found during general SWAT/SRT selection, training, and operations. Unless otherwise noted, the time between events should be less than 3 minutes. The assessment is designed to be completed in under one hour. Part I: Strength (a) 1-Repetition Max […]

By Rob Shaul Through the Mountain Tactical Institute, we’re conducting a study on the effect of trigger pull weight on stress and non-stress carbine marksmanship, and need a tactical team (6+ guys) to serve as our “lab rats.” Over the years of teaching Range Fitness courses, we’ve learned that trigger control is the major deciding […]

  Samuel McCue, USAW SPC-L1, CF-L1 The US supplement industry is quickly growing. In 2017 the revenue for nutritional supplements was $34.17 billion. It is projected to reach $230.73 billion global by 2027 according to Grand View Research, Inc.” (1) With that said, we recently conducted a survey based on the use of supplements by […]

By Rob Shaul Last year I received an email from a young Army Captain. He began by listing how he had used our military-specific programming to this point in his career. He’d subscribed to the website and began following the Operator Sessions at West Point,  and while there, trained specifically for the Sandhurst Comp using […]

by Jessica Baker, Mountain Guide, Freeski World Champion Staring into the sharp, immaculate granite spires along the Chalten Massif of the Patagonian Andes, I feel pangs to climb these towers of perfect alpine granite. Yet, it is the end of a big winter in Argentina, not yet climbing season, and I am here with ski […]

Below is the great feedback I received from last week’s essay, “What Does it Mean To be a Quiet Professional?”  If you haven’t read the essay – click Here for the original post. – Rob Sir, Having just had 4 days off sick, and coming back to the Duty Supervisor shift for my entire unit with […]