Study: THE EFFECT OF ENERGY DRINKS ON MARKSMANSHIP (LINK TO FULL STUDY: MTI Energy Drink and Marksmanship Study) By Adam Scott, MS, CSCS OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a popular energy drink (Monster Zero Ultra) on non-stressed and stressed marksmanship. METHODS: Fifteen full-time members of a state law enforcement […]
By Adam Scott, MS, CSCS Our Backcountry Big Game Hunting Plan is specifically designed to prepare hunters for self-supported backcountry big game hunting in the Rocky Mountain West, Canada or Alaska. You’ll be chasing game in steep, rocky terrain, covering long distances, and carrying heavy loads. But, how steep is the terrain?…How long are the […]
Adam Scott, MS, CSCS In October 2015, researchers from Mountain Tactical Institute (MTI) were in the Midwest to work with a full-time, state-wide law enforcement tactical unit on two marksmanship studies: 1. Examining the effects of stress, as applied through a single Range Fitness Drill, on marksmanship performance. 2. Examining the effects of energy […]
This article was first published in October 2015. By Adam Scott, MS, CSCS A Quick Review For the last two months, we have been busy trying to develop a work capacity standard for operators. To do this we turned first to mechanical power outputs – specifically wattage production during various physical activities (Article #1). This […]
By Adam Scott, MS CSCS We developed an assessment that tested our athlete’s muscular endurance, anaerobic fitness, aerobic fitness, and mental toughness. We called this assessment the Burpee Beep Ladder (BBL). The BBL assessment consists of multiple, back-to-back one-minute intervals. In order to move “up the ladder” an athlete must complete a certain number of […]
Adam Scott, MS, CSCS As we mentioned back in August (link), The Mountain Tactical Institute (MTI) is partnering with California State University, Monterery Bay, GRIT Strength and Conditioning in Austin, TX and Dr. Eric Martin to take a revolutionary look at improving pull-ups. We are hoping the begin the training on 12 OCT and have designed the […]
Adam Scott, MS, CSCS In a previous Mini-Study, we looked at how to calculate power output in multimodal work capacity events. We also examined where these calculations can offer valuable insight and where they are lacking (Part I). With this Mini-Study, we wanted to take it a step further and compare elite power outputs in […]
This article was first published in September 2015 By Adam Scott, MS, CSCS Here in Jackson, WY the summer guiding season typically goes from Memorial Day to Labor Day. For our professional mountain guides, this means a steady increase in work from the end of May through the beginning of September, with a […]
By Adam Scott, MS, CSCS In September 2015, Mountain Tactical Institute (MTI) had the pleasure of completing the first phase of our official Ruck Deep Dive Study. We traveled to Colorado Springs and tested a total of 46 ROTC Cadets from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. This article was written immediately after to provide […]
The Mountain Tactical Institute (MTI) is happy to announce two new research partnerships. Both partners will be conducting research projects based on the pull-up study we completed earlier this summer. The first project, which started this week, is a 6-week study at GRIT Strength and Conditioning in Austin, TX. GRIT Head coach, Stephanie Twohey and […]