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Thanks for all you do and I hope your endeavors continue to be as successful as they appear to be!!
Need some assistance selecting a plan for a young man I’m mentoring. He’s in the process of getting his paperwork completed to join the Army’s (Texas National Guard) ROTC program. Basic training may start as early as June / July 2022 prior to him starting an ROTC program in Texas in Sept. 2022.
Background of Athlete:
Graduated High School this past May
6’-3”, 240 lbs (built like a typical large high school lineman without the strength. Kinda soft but a big frame). No sports growing up. Was big in JROTC and just focused on PT minimum requirements Mentally strong, committed to do the work. Has been working out / coached in MTI workouts for approx. 2 months. Core strength is slowly coming along.
Goals of Athlete:
Prepare for basic training. Not just to survive but to be able to thrive. Lose weight. Be able to do pull ups (none at this time)
Thanks for the time. Looking forward to your direction.
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I’ve got a monhly athelete subscription and I’m an SFQC grad/new Army SF guy– currently in language school. I completed SERE school a little over two months ago and came out underweight and severely understrength. I started your BIG 3 + Run in order to get some basic strength back and it has worked very well. I’m trying to decide what program to go with next. I have an ACFT in +/- 3 months that I want to make sure I’m maxing, but beyond that I’m particularly keen on maintaining/improving strength (specifically in my upper body/chest where I tend to lose strength fastest) while increasing my run speed. I’ve considered your ACFT programming but it’s a bit specific when contrasted with your other tactical athletic programming. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you.
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First…at some point I will write a more full testimonial, but I can put it simply…MTI has changed my life. Prior to discovering MTI I was undisciplined, out of shape, and let the “challenge” of getting physically fit dissuaded me from pursuing what I really want to do (Federal LE). After finding MTI, it eliminated so many excuses because the programming is so simple. Difficult, but simple. Sure, new exercises I wasn’t familiar with and had to learn…the resources are there though. Everything is so clearly laid out it completely eliminates all excuses and really helps to enable discipline because you know exactly what you need to do each day and it’s just up to you to do it. I’m sure I’m not the first person to provide feedback like this because it seems so obvious and yet, for whatever reason, the fitness industry seems intent on going the opposite direction and making things complicated and exclusive. I think a lot of people are with me in saying, “just tell me what I need to do today to get to where I want to be.” And your programming answers that, whatever someone’s fitness goals are. Thank you for showing me I can actually pursue my career goals and fitness isn’t the barrier.
Second…I’m in the hiring process for DSS and can currently pass their PRT (2min push ups and sit ups, and 1.5 mi run). My biggest area for improvement is the run. Ideally I’d like to crush the PRT and be able to crush FLETC’s test too. I have an unclear timeline…final interview hasn’t been scheduled yet then there’s background check so between one to two years to actually attending FLETC, assuming I get an offer. What plans in the meantime to progress as much as possible?
The complicating factor to all this is there’s obviously no guarantee I get an offer and, if I don’t, I’m planning on enlisting 18X or trying to join a reserve SF unit, depending on where I’m at in my civilian career at that time. Can you recommend a sequence of plans given the timeline ambiguity. Regardless of the “final destination” I’m planning to do the relevant prep plan in the 6 weeks before (be that DSS/FLETC or SFRE/SFAS); just want to pursue the best route possible for base fitness as I’m waiting.
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Do you have any articles on using theragun rather than/ in addition to foam rollers for the recovery portions of the work outs?
Any thoughts on the theragun as an effective recovery tool in general?
A search of theragun on the site had one link to an article that talked about which one to buy.
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I’m a longtime subscriber to MTI and I’m getting back into mountain races (alpine ultramarathons) now that COVID restrictions are lifting in my area. Your Ultra preseason and 50 mile training plans prescribe lifting before running, but my schedule often can’t support that. What are the trade offs for swapping the timing of workouts? Are there significant effects to running in the morning and hitting the gym in the afternoon?
Thanks for all you guys do!
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I’d love you read your insights on this program. I enjoyed and mostly agree with your essays on THOR and FMS?
I read this article off last weeks Arete.
Thanks.
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Tried the FMS and this line of thinking. Don’t believe in it. See below …
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I’ve been looking at your guys plans for a while now and was planning on buying the Bodyweight Foundation Training Plan today to start getting myself into shape for my upcoming soccer season in the spring. I looked over your website and found the Soccer Prep Plans and would rather do that, but I don’t have 21 weeks to complete all three plans. What would you recommend as far as getting in to shape for the season? My thought was either do the Bodyweight Foundation plan and then jump into the Boys Soccer Preseason Peak or do the first two training plans of the soccer plan, I’ve got about 16 weeks until tryouts on February 28th. Again what do you think would be the best approach? I am planning on doing the In-Season Strength Training Plan once the season starts. Thanks, I can’t wait to start your training plans!
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Thanks for the great stuff you put out. Top notch.
I’m planning for the winter training season down here in Tucson, AZ for the summer fire season on a hotshot crew. I’d like to complete the Big 24, Humility, and hotshot preseason. Which order would you recommend? Or any other plan progressions to gain strength, lose fat, then focus on fire training? Timeline is from October to the end of March. Thanks for any advice.
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I set a lofty goal of trying to max this new acft in the next 18 months. My question is should I just keep running the acft improvement plan over and over again or switch to other plans that focus on my weaker areas and switch back to the acft improvement 6 weeks out from the test? Right now I have an over all I have a raw score of 536 with the following
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