Military Army’s Controversial Fitness Test Might Become Official This Year, Military.com Marines Are Waging Island Warfare Against China, Real Clear Defense Ukrainian Airspace Is As Dangerous as 1961 Berlin, Forbes Army accidentally reveals possible ACFT changes, Army Times Texas Guardsmen on border start unionizing to combat difficult conditions, Army Times Army 3-star suspended amid investigation into alleged toxic, racist work environment, […]
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Mini Study: 3 Weeks of Extended, Multi-Modal “Grind” Training Sessions Maintain Strength, Work Capacity, Increase Endurance
By Rob Shaul BLUF Six remote MTI Lab Rats following a 3-week, 5-day/week training cycle exclusively of extended (20-40 minute), multi-modal “grinds” maintained max effort strength and sprint-based work capacity, while increasing endurance. Below are the average changes in the assessed performance metrics. Back Squat 1RM: +3.56% Bench Press 1RM: +1.04% Max Rep Pull […]
Wanted: Professional Lab Rats
By Rob Shaul MTI has a rotating cadre of 20+ paid, remote lab rats who form the core of our ongoing fitness research. As a paid MTI Lat Rat, you’ll need to participate in multiple, successive research studies. During this commitment, you will only be able to complete the study-prescribed programming. I.e. – […]
Q&A 2.17.22
QUESTION It appears most of the running/rucking in the selection plan for CCT/PJ/CRO is at a threshold pace with the 800 repeats, 2 mi repeats, and ruck repeats and I am curious if it is okay to have my average HR above the aerobic range for the bulk of the weekly mileage since most of […]
Arete 2.17.22
Military The US is not Ready for a Peer to Peer Fight in Europe, Small Wars Journal USS Sioux City Commanding Officer Relieved, USNI News The Quantum Future of Naval Warfare, Proceedings For the first time, Black Hawk helicopter flies without anyone aboard, Army Times Advising everywhere: Army SFABs go smaller, farther, Army Times Col. Owen Ray may lose SF tab, […]
Upcoming MTI Lab Rat Opportunities
Upcoming MTI Lab Rat Opportunities Lab Rats Needed to Test “Fight Gone Bad” Programming. Deadline to apply is December 31, 2022.
Lab Rats Needed to Test The Fitness Improvement Effects of Backward Sled Drags
By Rob Shaul MTI is calling for fit lab rats to test the fitness effects of backward sled drags. The training will begin Monday, March 7, 2022. The deadline to apply is 1700 Mountain Time, Friday, March 4, 2022. Lab rats must be 20-40 years old. Details All lab rats will complete the same, focused […]
Tactical Athletes: What Is Your Most Dangerous On The Job Mistake, And What Did You Learn From It?
In December 2016 we asked our Law Enforcement community about their most dangerous on-the-job mistake and received a very large amount of responses. We want to re-ask this question this year for all tactical athletes. Below are the original responses from the LE community as well as three essays from the Mountain, Fire/Rescue, and Military communities. […]
Arete 2.10.22
Military Airborne Almighty: Examining the Role of Static Line Jumps in Army Special Operations, Small Wars Journal Blunt Force: The Underreported Threat Of The Security Professional, Soldier Systems The tragic story of the Marine infantry battalion that became the hardest hit unit of the Iraq War, Task & Purpose Arctic First Responder Course Preps Paratroopers for Extreme Conditions, Soldier […]
Q&A 2.10.22
QUESTION After a long hiatus, I renewed my military athlete subscription and was unsure where to begin. I’ve been doing the low back V2 recovery program for the past few months as I recover from a lower back flare. The ideas in your recent article piqued my interest (The training lifecycle…). I am a 42-year-old active-duty infantry […]