January Lab Rat Opportunities

By Rob Shaul   MTI has two lab rat opportunities in January: (1) Running Speed & Endurance Mini Study We’re looking for Lab Rats to participate in a focused, 3.5 week, 3-day/week Mini-Study comparing programming approaches to increase 6-mile run time. This will be a focused study focused on unloaded running speed and endurance Specifically, […]

EVOLUTIONARY STEPS IN MTI PROGRAMMING – PART 2

By Rob Shaul Read Evolutionary Steps in MTI Programming Part 2 HERE. (4) Lab Rat Program At a macro level, for a strength and conditioning coach committed to improvement, the programming journey has three distinct steps: You find individual coaches you respect, who’ve had success and do their stuff. Then you graduate to …. Combining […]

Q&A 1.16.20

QUESTION Read about your programs in a SOFREP article. Wanted to give you a little background, so perhaps you can help me with your system for my training goals. Demographics: 60 yo, 5’5″, 145 lbs, decent shape Military: USAF Pararescue Indoctrination training circa ’78, Army Airborne, Army SF Combat Diver School, washed out (blacked out) […]

Arete 1.16.20

Military / National Affairs / Foreign Relations Iran’s Support to the Taliban, Which Has Included MANPADS and a Bounty on U.S. Troops, Could be a Spoiler for Peace in Afghanistan, Small Wars Journal Niger Army Chief Fired After 89 Killed In Extremist Attack, Homeland Security Newswire Boris Johnson refuses to grant Scotland powers to hold independence vote, The […]

Q&A 1.9.20

QUESTION I’ve just started Mountain Tactical programming after reading your blogs and articles for the last few years.  Unfortunately about 2 weeks ago I ended up with a pretty good groin pull/lower ab strain while playing flag football.  I’m a 41 year old New York City Firefighter whose in good shape and works out regularly.  […]

Arete 1.9.20

Military / National Security / Foreign Affairs The Army wants you … to revive its branding effort, Air Force Times Germany to partially withdraw troops from Iraq, DW.com Petraeus Says Trump May Have Helped ‘Reestablish Deterrence’ by Killing Suleimani, Foreign Policy There Is Nothing Left for Americans to Do in Iraq, Foreign Policy The U.S. Tested A New Missile And […]

Most Recent Plans and Packets Updates

  Over the past six months, we’ve updated or added 31 plans to the MTI Library. We now offer 247 Plans for Military, Mountain, Law Enforcement, Fire/Rescue and General Fitness Athletes. Below are the most recent additions.   MOUNTAIN • Greek Heroine Training Packet: Helen Artemis Danae Atalanta • Backcountry Big Game Hunting Training Packet: […]

Q&A 1.2.19

KUDOS ON THE USMC COMBAT FITNESS TEST (CFT) “I want to thank you for what you do. I’m 45 and an active duty Marine. I took my CFT today and scored a 291. I’ve used a couple of your plans and I really appreciate your approach. I told the young guys that I may not […]

MTI’s 10 Most Read Articles from 2019

  Our most-read article in 2019 was an opinion piece about the Army’s deactivation of Long-Range Surveillance (LRS) Companies, followed by Rob’s original Quiet Professional essay, and a breakdown of the 5 Types of Tactical Athletes & Their Fitness Demands.   MTI’s 10 Most Read Articles from 2019   (1) Fixing the Army’s Deep Reconnaissance […]