Military, National Defense, Foreign Policy As Trump Threatens a Wider Trade War, the U.S. Confronts a Changed China, NY Times Mastering Human-Machine Warfighting Teams, RAND The New U.S. Arctic Strategy Is Wrong to Focus on China, Foreign Policy Trump’s Likely Foreign Policy, The Strategist Putin’s 2022 ‘peace proposal’ was a blueprint for the destruction of […]
Knowledge
Impact of the US Exiting Its Alliances? Potential Rise in Nuclear-Armed Nations, Global Conflict, and Excessive Costs for Large-Scale Combat
By Matt Lensing, MTI Contributor Scholars point to the United States’ role in global treaties and alliances as investments to prevent large-scale conflicts, and nuclear warfare. However, this has only truly been the case since World War II. The United States has previously adopted periods of isolationist policy to avoid foreign entanglements. With an incoming […]
Daily Operator Lab Rats
11/10/24 Update – All Lab Rat positions have been filled! MTI is creating a paid, remote Daily Operator Lab Rat group. We’re looking for five athletes to train a month ahead of our published Daily Operator Sessions to test programming, provide feedback, and help MTI’s continuous improvement process. During this commitment, you can only complete […]
Comparing High Risk Civilian Occupation Death & Injury Rates to That of Law Enforcement and Fire Rescue
By Monique Coombs, MTI Contributor This article compares the injury and fatality rates across various high-risk U.S. occupations from the years 2000-2020, highlighting the dangers faced by workers in commercial fishing, logging, law enforcement, fire rescue, and other physically demanding jobs. While much has been written about injury and fatality rates in occupations like logging, […]
Arete 11.7.24
Links Mentioned on the MTI Podcast The Rise of Soldier-Influencers: Army Eyes Policy for Troops with Millions of Online Followers, military.com Israeli commandos said to nab top Hezbollah naval commander in north Lebanon raid, Times of Israel Is the American Empire collapsing?, Homeland Security Newswire The October 7 Attack: An Assessment of the Intelligence Failings, […]
Research Round-Up: Physical Performance Testing in Climbing
BLUF This systematic review examines testing methodologies for evaluating strength, endurance, flexibility, and overall physical performance in climbing. With 156 studies analyzed, the review provides a comprehensive look at the methods used to assess climbers’ abilities and highlights the most reliable and valid tests. The results highlight simple, sport-specific movement patterns associated with testing and […]
Ask Rob – 11.9.24
Our ‘Ask Rob’ series is a direct line to MTI’s Founder, Rob Shaul. We’ll provide in-depth answers on training, coaching, gear, and mountain/tactical topics of any kind (within reason). If you sent a question this week and don’t see a response, don’t fret. We’ll publish the answer to your question in the following week. Question […]
Simple Rules: Pre-Workout Supplements
By Charlie Bausman BLUF Multi-ingredient pre-workout supplements (MIPS) are popular among athletes to boost energy, focus, endurance, and strength during workouts. However, their effectiveness depends on the ingredients, how they are used, and the quality of the product. Our review of academic studies shows that pre-workout does indeed have a positive effect on training, […]
Ask Rob – 11.2.24
Our ‘Ask Rob’ series is a direct line to MTI’s Founder, Rob Shaul. We’ll provide in-depth answers on training, coaching, gear, and mountain/tactical topics of any kind (within reason). If you sent a question this week and don’t see a response, don’t fret. We’ll publish the answer to your question in the following week. […]
Arete 10.31.24
Links Mentioned on the MTI Podcast The Attack on Mountain Lion Hunting is an Attack on All Hunting, GearJunkie Lousy Deterrence Options on the Korean Peninsula, WOTR Killing Iran’s nuclear program: Did Israel throw away a golden opportunity?, Jpost.com Iran Has Every Reason Now to Go Nuclear, Foreign Policy Coast Guard Leaders in Sector San […]