QUESTION I’m currently finishing week four again of the running improvement program. I have a history of back (mid to lower back) issues and constantly have to stop for a few months. I was going to start augmenting the running improvement with the core strength plan and was looking at the low back fitness. Can […]
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Arete 6.11.20
Military / National Security / Foreign Policy DC Guard members test positive for COVID-19 after protests, Air Force Times Four areas SOCOM’s chief information officer wants to modernize, Defense News Iran says it will execute informant who led CIA to Soleimani, Al Jazeera Beam them up: More than 8,500 airmen ask to go to Space Force, Air Force Times […]
Life is What Happens When You’re Making Other Plans
By Rob Shaul COVID’s massive disruption forced focus and introspection on our day-to-day lives. The Pandemic put all plans on hold. No more teeth-gritting through weeks of work drudgery knowing that a vacation reward was waiting on the other side a few weeks away. No more daily escaping a troubled relationship by a trip to […]
Q&A 6.4.20
QUESTION Been doing your programming for awhile now, mostly the Greek Hero series and have been loving it. My wife has been thinking recently of trying to get a commission in the Navy and your stuff was the first thing in my mind for her to use to get in shape for a PRT and […]
Rob’s Personal May/June 2020 Programming
By Rob Shaul Most of my focus in May and June is to prepare for hunting season, which begins either mid-August or September 1. Beginning in July, I’ll be out 1-2 nights per week scouting new hunting areas. Scouting is a way to spend more time outside, in the mountains, and extend my hunting season. […]
Arete 6.4.20
Military / National Security / Foreign Affairs Trump plans to use active-duty military forces to deal with growing protests, Air Force Times Three Strategists Walk into a Bar, MWI Philippines backtracks on termination of US military deal, Al Jazeera Watch this F-35 nearly plummet into the ocean during a carrier’s limited power test launch, Defense News The Coronavirus Is Raising […]
MTI’s Top Selling Training Plans for May 2020
MTI’s Top Selling Training Plans for May 2020 Athlete’s Subscription Gym Closure Training Plan Bodyweight Foundation Training Plan Gym Closure Training Plan II 30-Minute Per Day Gym Closure Training Plan 2-Mile Run Improvement APFT Training Plan Fat-Loss Training Plan 5-Mile Run Improvement FBI Special Agent Training Plan Core Strength Bodyweight Only Army Combat Fitness […]
The Quiet Professional Collection of Essays
MTI has always been about more than just fitness. While fitness is the focus and bulk of our work, it’s been our essays and thoughts about the concept of Quiet Professionalism and bigger life issues which have garnered the most feedback from our athlete and community. We’ve been asked several times to put together […]
Stockdale, Stoicism and The Art of Living
By Rob Shaul Over the years have devoured about every piece of “wisdom” literature I could get my hands on. The one I return to, at least weekly is “The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness,” by the Greek Stoic Philosopher Epictetus, and translated by Sharon Lebell. My path to […]
The Happiness Formula
By Rob Shaul Doing Work you Love + Living in a Place you Love + Being near People you Love = Happiness 0 for 3? – You’re miserable 1 for 3? – You’re significantly unhappy 2 for 3? – You’re going great 3 for 3? – You’ve hit the jackpot! Doing Work You Love “Doing […]