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QUESTION Rob- great article– I’m a longtime competitive powerlifter who is solely focused on rock climbing for past few years and going forward. 5’7 and “down” to 180 with pretty low body fat (competed at 220 and 242). Any suggestions on how to atrophy muscle for these last 20 lbs or so? If you do […]
By Rob Shaul, Founder BLUF Remote lab rats following 4.5 weeks of MTI’s 6 day/week, Pre-Season Rock Climbing Program and nutritional guidelines increased an assessed bouldering performance an average of 57.35% and decreased bodyweight an average of 1.28%. Background and Study Design This mini-study tested the effectiveness of MTI’s current/published Rock Climbing Pre-Season programming […]
QUESTION I’m currently 200lbs, currently trying to work the rest of my gut off and wanted to work towards getting into ranger or special forces school and wanted to know where should I start? ANSWER Military OnRamp Training Plan. And … fix your diet. Here are our recommendations: http://mtntactical.com/inside-strong-swift-durable/frequently-asked-questions/#nutrition – Rob QUESTION I feel stupid for […]
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Sorry – Applications No Longer Being Accepted By Rob Shaul MTI is calling for remote lab rats, ages 22-50, for an upcoming, focused, 3.5 weeks, 5-day/week Mini-Study testing the performance effect of MTI’s Nutritional Guidelines. This mini-study will begin Monday, March 29. The deadline to apply is 1700 Mountain Time, Thursday, March 25, 2021. […]
By Rob Shaul Updated March, 2021 Fundamental Principles What you eat is more important than how much you eat Any diet or nutritional plan that makes you constantly hungry isn’t sustainable Eat whole foods (nothing processed) and you’ll eat smaller portions, eat less often and still eat to satiety You can’t outwork a […]
By Rob Shaul This is an update to a post I published 4-weeks ago, “4-Weeks on a Keto-Ish Diet.” Background Over the past 10 years I’ve been following consistently the nutritional recommendations we have published at mtntactical.com. These are simple and direct. These diet recommendations come from Gary Taubes’ book, Why We Get Fat. He’s […]
QUESTION I have liked doing Johnny in the past. What I want now is a strength program that I can do 5 days a week in the morning, that only takes me 45 min max in the gym. I would supplement this with runs in the afternoon and on off days. Do you have any MTI […]
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