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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 […]

Links Mentioned on the MTI Podcast  Army Taking Command And Control, Training, And Education Lessons From Deadly Drone Attack, Defense Daily U.S. Navy’s Orca XLUUV Completes 48 Hours Autonomous Run, Interesting Engineering Army Moves To Rapidly Field Anduril’s Ghost-X Drones, DefScoop Army revamps basic training to simulate battlefield stalked by drone swarms, Task & Purpose […]

  BLUF This study explored the effectiveness of velocity-based training (VBT) compared to 1RM percent-based training over eight weeks, focusing on improvements in athletic performance such as sprinting, jumping, change of direction (COD), and maximal strength. Velocity Based Training outperformed traditional 1RM percentage-based progressions in developing jump height, sprint speed, and agility among experienced athletes. […]

Military, National Defense, Foreign Policy Unidentified Drones Swarmed Over A U.S. Military Base For Over 2 Weeks And No One Knows Why, Jalopnik US Military Command in Europe Recommends JASSM Missiles and Link 16 System for Ukraine, World Defense News What Is the U.S. Military Doing in Europe?, War on the Rocks US military action […]

As marijuana becomes more widely accepted and legalized, athletes are increasingly curious about its impact on training, performance, and recovery. While THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana, can provide relaxation and pain relief, it also impairs motor skills and cognitive function, which can interfere with athletic performance. This article provides research-based guidelines for athletes, emphasizing […]

Military, National Defense, Foreign Policy Bolivia joins South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel, Al Jazeera Trump Vows to Restore Fort Liberty’s Old Name Honoring Confederate General, military.com Army Testing Robot Dogs Armed with Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Rifles in Middle East, military.com European defense industrial woes need a transatlantic remedy, Atlantic Council The West must learn […]

BLUF The study “The Influence of Physical Fitness on Reasons for Academy Separation in Law Enforcement Recruits” analyzed 401 recruits from five academy classes at a Southern California law enforcement agency. It found that aerobic fitness (as measured by the multistage fitness test) and high-intensity, multi-directional running (measured by the 75-yard pursuit run) were the […]

Alcohol consumption is a heavily debated topic in the sports and fitness world. Many coaching gurus will call for quitting alcohol entirely. Ultimately, this isn’t a reasonable approach for a drinking culture as strong as most western countries.  The bottom line is that people drink. This is especially true with the tactical and mountain populations […]

We’ve been hard at work updating our training plans and converting them to work with all of the new features available in the MTI App available in the Apple & Google Play stores. Over the next few weeks, the app will be updated based on our Athlete Survey to increase the app’s capabilities and ease […]

Military, National Defense, Foreign Policy The Unthinkable: What Nuclear War in Europe Would Look Like, Homeland Security Newswire Analyzing the Risk of Nuclear Conflict in Europe, Oilprice.com Thousands More US Troops, Attack Aircraft Heading to Middle East as Israel Targets Hezbollah in Lebanon, military.com Command Chief at Mississippi Air Force Base Fired from Role Following […]