Military / Foreign Affairs / National Security Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei rules out talks with US, Al Jazeera Nine children killed in Afghanistan landmine blast, Al Jazeera The Pentagon’s AI Ethics Draft Is Actually Pretty Good, Defense One How can Mexico break the cycle of violence?, Al Jazerra The Current US Approach to Terror Is a Recipe for Forever War, […]
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Q&A 10.31.19
QUESTION What are your thoughts on the new Army Combat Fitness Test? How do you best recommend we prepare for it? And is there a program in the works that you guys are making that is designed specifically for it? I’m currently enjoying the bodyweight training plan minus the upper body movements because of straining […]
Micro Testing Touch/Jump/Touch Intervals & High Rep Kettlebell Snatches
Above: Local Lab Rats work through 25/35 Touch/Jump/Touch Intervals this week By Rob Shaul Continuous improvement is one of the driving ethics at MTI, and I find myself constantly tweaking and tinkering with the different facets of program design both in the notebook and on the gym floor. Through our remote […]
Arete 10.31.19
National Security / Foreign Affairs / Military Chile protests: President to lift state of emergency at midnight, Al Jazeera Pakistan denies use of its airspace to Indian PM Modi, Al Jazeera Turkey, Russia in negotiations for potential Su-35 jet deal, Defense News US Air Force officially buying light-attack planes, Defense News Far-right AfD surges to second place in German state […]
Q&A 10.24.19
QUESTION I’m looking into switching to using your site. little bit about me: I’ve been training in CrossFit for the last 3 years approx. I’m very into persevering what I’ve got plus keeping with the “CrossFit” type method, means – a few workouts (3-5 a week) that doesn’t last more than an hour that includes Strength,Cardio […]
Arete 10.24.19
Military / Foreign Affairs / National Security Backlash over Mexico’s botched attempt to arrest ‘El Chapo’s’ son, Al Jazerra Trump’s use of military money for border wall survives Senate test, Defense News German defense minister harshly criticizes US and Turkey, DW.com NATO’s Turkey Ties Must Change, Council of Foreign Relations How the Soldier Lethality team is equipping soldiers, Defense News […]
Changes We Made to the 2019 Backcountry Ski Cycle, and Why
By Rob Shaul MTI’s Fall Backcountry Ski Training Cycle is one of the few coached training cycles we open up to the public for training. It’s still a “Lab Rat” cycle where we test programming, however, the extra number of athletes provides more data points for our testing and overall evaluation. Our process is […]
MTI’s Multi-User Subscription
By Mintra Mattison The Multi-User Subscription gives groups of athletes e.g. platoons or departments access to the entire MTI library at the same time without being limited to just one training plan. This way, the athletes can either follow the programming on their own time schedule or simply do different training plans, as […]
Q&A 10.17.19
QUESTION I am a Family Practice Army Physician very interested in exercise physiology and Sports Medicine. I currently do a lot of HIT/Crossfit training and am excited to start taking the ACFT. However, my patients/soldiers are not so excited. I was looking at your recent study that compared hinge lifting versus KB swings to increase […]
10 Tactical Athlete Programming Fundamentals
Above: Marines completing the MTI Soldier Athlete Fitness Test (SAFT). By Rob Shaul, Founder 1. Train in the “gym” to perform outside it. Don’t treat fitness as a “sport.” Don’t get caught up in loads lifted or workout completion times. Gym training should improve your athlete’s mission performance, durability, and survivability. Fitness training must […]