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What’s the Next Program After Finishing Bodyweight Beginner and Starting the MTI Meal Plan? Athlete: I’m just starting Week 3 of the Bodyweight Beginner Program and really enjoying the structure and progression. On Monday, I’ll also be starting Week 1 of the MTI’s 4-Week Meal Plan and am looking forward to seeing how it supports […]

Military / National Security Sacrificing Ukraine will only increase the cost of stopping Putin’s Russia, Atlantic Council Trump’s DC police takeover has a likely expiration date, Semafor Garmin Tactix 8 Review, Western Hunter North Korean Workers in Russia Face ‘Slave-Like’ Conditions – BBC, Moscow Times The DIY cage armor in Ukraine keeps getting weirder, wilder […]

By Rear Admiral Scott Jones, U.S. Navy (Ret.) A recent RealClearDefense article questioned the Navy’s use of the term “loss of confidence” when relieving commanding officers (COs), suggesting it hides the truth and erodes trust. As someone who commanded five times over more than a decade and has relieved COs when necessary, I believe that […]

By Rob Shaul, Founder At MTI, all that matters is outside performance. Every programming decision is filtered through a single question: does the fitness training transfer to the real thing outside the gym? For the athletes we serve—military operators, firefighters, law enforcement officers, and mountain professionals—a strong midsection is a fundamental fitness demand. I envision […]

Military / National Security Why being a soldier is cool again in the West, Asia TimesU.S. Has Issued 21 ‘Do Not Travel’ Warnings, Men’s JournalRaising Costs to Nuclear Proliferators, RAND‘Shark attacks’ may be coming back to Army Basic Training, Task & Purpose‘Five IDF Divisions, five months’: Netanyahu’s Gaza occupation plan to defeat Hamas – exclusive, […]

By Seung Choi As I near the end of my graduate program, the question of “what’s next” feels more real than ever. For me, the answer is clear: I want to work in a traditional strength and conditioning facility, alongside a renowned coach in strength or power sports — someone capable of guiding elite-level athletic […]

By Emmett Shaul, MTI Coach BLUF: For July, 2025, followed a strict carnivore diet—meat, fat, and salt only—for 35 days. I’m 30 years old, and started the diet weighing 198 pounds. During my 35 days on the diet: I lost around 8 pounds and leaned out I rarely felt hungry and often had to force […]

By Jackson Mann, MTI Intern I spent 35 days on the carnivore diet, a nutritional approach that eliminated all plant-based foods in favor of animal products. Going into it, I didn’t have any specific goals or expected outcomes—I was simply curious to see if I could stick to such a highly restrictive regimen. In the […]

Q&A: Firefighter Wants to Train for Hunt, Muay Thai, and Strength—Here’s Why He Shouldn’t Athlete: Looking for a program recommendation. I’m a fire fighter. Train muay Thai 2 times per week (very high intensity). Strength training 3 times per week, follow an LP and then scale as gains slow. I have a mountain hunt in […]

We’re looking for …. 2 Lab Fellows 1 Videographer & Content Editor These are 6-month, full-immersion roles for high-level, mountain-capable athletes – skiers, climbers, bikers, runners—who will serve as fitness programming testers and contribute directly to MTI’s research and development. The 2 Lab Fellows will: Train and test MTI programming daily. Help design and refine fitness programming. Test and document their fitness/skills […]