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Attempting to break the female GWR (Guinness World Record) marathon carrying a 40# backpack. The training plan. The training failure. Reminders and lessons learned.
By Tammy Kovaluk, MTI Contributor Prior to the 12 and 24hr “chest to ground pushup burpee” GWRs, I started looking for others to try for. Any GWR attempt would need to both challenging and inspirational. Burpees resonated the most, but those were done. Pushups were attractive, and a few events carrying a backpack (aka rucking) […]
Why The Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) Will Fail
By Matt Lensing, MTI Contributor In 2020 the U.S. Army unveiled its updated fitness manual FM 7-22 titled Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) replacing the old Physical Readiness Training (PRT) program. The Army’s new approach to fitness aims to look at the “whole Soldier,” which includes both physical and non-physical related components of readiness: sleep, […]
Intermittent Fasting Shows Mixed Results on Exercise Performance Outcomes
Ali McGowan, MS, RD, LDN, MTI Contributor Disclaimer: The information presented herein is for educational purposes only and is not meant to be a substitute for medical advice. What is Intermittent Fasting? Intermittent fasting (IF) is a type of eating pattern that alternates between periods of voluntary fasting and eating. IF does not specify what […]
Q&A 11.17.22
QUESTION Thanks for the amazing plans you have. I used the fat burner, and the Navy PT twice and I got outstanding scores on both! I was wondering what is the progression you would recommend for the body weight training plans you have? I was doing a 5×5 program and I feel like I need […]
How a Deadlifting Injury Forced Me To Stop “Ego Lifting”
By Piers Edlund-Field, MTI Contributor Three weeks into a heavy powerlifting cycle, I tested my 1 rep maxes and was pleasantly surprised. All those hours grinding away under the bar had paid off: I’d made big gains on bench and weighted pullups, capitalizing on “newbie gains” after some time spent in the field. My […]
Lab Rats Needed To Crown the “King” of Strength Exercises: Back Squat vs. Dead Lift vs. Thruster
By Rob Shaul MTI is calling for remote lab rats for an upcoming, narrow and focused, 3.5 weeks, 5-day/week Mini-Study comparing the total body strength building capacity of the back squat, vs. the dead lift, vs the Thruster. This mini-study will begin Monday, November 21, 2022. The deadline to apply is 1700 Mountain Time, Saturday, […]
Recycling 2 Phases of Ranger School: The Most Formative Experience of my 30-year Career
By Brian Reed, MTI Contributor I graduated the Infantry Officer’s Basic Course on September 29, 1989. I began Ranger School a week later, Friday, October 6, 1989, with Ranger Class 1-90. I graduated with Ranger Class 3-90 on March 13, 1990…2 recycles and 159 days later. As it turned out, recycling two phases of Ranger […]
Mini Study: Run Time Correlates to Ruck Time Better than Relative Strength
By Rob Shaul BLUF This Mini Study re-tested the correlation between (1) relative strength and ruck speed, and; (2) 3-mile run time and ruck speed with the aim of identifying which (relative strength or running performance) had the highest correlation. The results found that both the 3-mile run time and relative strength had a strong […]
Arete 11.17.22
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