Bourbon: Balanced Base Fitness

$59.00

Bourbon is a balanced, 7-Week, 5 day/week training plan which concurrently trains strength, work capacity, tactical agility, upper body hypertrophy, and chassis integrity (functional core), and short-distance endurance.
This plan represents the most recent evolution of our day to day programming for Law Enforcement Patrol Officers and Detectives and is the 4th and final plan in our “Spirits” series of training plans.
This training plan is one of the 200+ Plans included with an Athlete’s Subscription.

Description

Bourbon represents the most recent evolution of our day to day programming for Law Enforcement Patrol Officers and Detectives.

This is a balanced, 7-Week, 5 day/week training plan which concurrently trains strength, work capacity, tactical agility, upper body hypertrophy, and chassis integrity (functional core), and short-distance endurance. Each of these fitness attributes are trained in relatively equal amounts.

Week 7 in the plan is a taper/unload week.

The training sessions in this training plan are designed to last 45-50 minutes.

This is Version 2 of Bourbon, Updated July 2019.

Strength
Bourbon deploys bodyweight strength training. Bodyweight strength is trained two ways: (1) 3x Exercise Assessment and follow-on, percentage-based progressions, and; (2) 20-25 minute body-weight “flow” circuits.

Work Capacity
Bourbon deploys two work capacity events, a 10-minute, suicide sprint repeat effort, and a gym-based multi-mode event which combines power cleans and burpees. Each event “progresses” or gets harder throughout the training plan. You’ll train work capacity two times per week.

Chassis Integrity
Bourbon trains chassis integrity 2 days/week, on the strength days. Each is an ARTE Circuit, which deploys an Anti-Rotation, Rotation, Total and Extension core strength exercise.

Tactical Agility
Trained one day per week, on Wednesdays.

Upper Body Hypertrophy
Shoulders, Back and Chest via superset circuits, two days a week.

Endurance
Trained Wednesdays via a 1.5-mile run assessment and follow-on 800m repeats based on your 1.5 mile run time.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Monday: Strength, Chassis Integrity
Tuesday: Work Capacity, Upper Body Hypertrophy
Wednesday: Tactical Agility, Endurance
Thursday: Strength, Chassis Integrity
Friday: Work Capacity, Upper Body Hypertrophy

COMMON QUESTIONS

How long should the training sessions take?
The training sessions in this training plan are designed to last 45-50 minutes.

Required Equipment?
Fully Equipped Functional Fitness Weight Room including barbells, racks, bumper plates, dumbbells, plyo boxes and sandbags (40/60/80#)

What if I miss a day?
Begin where you left off when you return to training. This program is progressed – each session builds upon the prior session – so don’t skip a session or skip around. Follow the training sessions in order, regardless.

Where do I find unfamiliar exercises?
See our Exercise Library HERE. The Run/Ruck Calculator is listed as an exercise.

What about nutrition?
See our Nutritional Guidelines HERE.

Can I see sample training?
Yes. Click the “Sample Training” tab to see the entire first week of programming.

How do I access the plan?
Access is online, via username and password. You can login either through our website or through our app (Mtn Tactical Fitness) available for IOS and Android.

Can I print out sessions to take to the gym?
Yes – you can print a week of programming at a time.

More Questions?
Email: coach@mtntactical.com

Required Equipment

Fully Equipped Functional Fitness Weight Room including barbells, racks, bumper plates, dumbbells, plyo boxes and sandbags (40/60/80#)

Sample Training

Below is the entire first week of this training plan.

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MONDAY

SESSION 1

Obj: Strength, Chassis Integrity

Warm Up:

3 Rounds

8x Walking Lunges

5x Hand Release Push Ups

1x Chin Up

Instep Stretch

Training:

(1) Max Push Ups in 2 Minutes

You can rest in the down position. Just keep working for the full 2 Minutes.

(2) Max Rep Chin Up

You can rest in the elbows extended dean hang position - but your feet cannot touch. No time limit. Go to failure

RECORD YOUR SCORES

(3) 10 Round Grind…

Mini Leg Blaster

20% Max Rep Push Up

20% Max Rep Chin Up

Grind = Work Steadily, not Frantically.

(4) 15 Minute Grind …

5x Kneeling Plate Half Moon @ 35/45#

5x Keg Lift @ 40/60# Sandbag

2x Sandbag Getup and Run @ 60/80#

10x Hinge @ 65/95#

Grind = Work Steadily, not Frantically.

(4) Foam Roll Legs, Low Back

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TUESDAY

SESSION 2

Obj: Work Capacity, Upper Body Hypertrophy

Warm Up:

3 Rounds

8x Goblet Squats @ 12kg

8x Push Ups

4x Prone to Sprint

Instep Stretch

Training:

(1) 20 Rounds

Suicide Sprint every 30 Seconds

(2) 6 Rounds

8x Renegade Row - Increase load each round until 8x is hard, but doable

8x Push Press - Increase load each round until 8x is hard, but doable

5x Shoulder Dislocate

(3) 2 Rounds

3/3/3 Toe Touch Complex

Pigeon Stretch

Lat + Pec Stretch

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WEDNESDAY

SESSION 3

Obj: Tactical Agility, Endurance

Warm Up:

4 Rounds

5x Walking Lunges

5x Hand Release Push Ups

4x Prone to Sprint

Instep Stretch

Training:

(1) 4 Rounds

TAC SEPA Down Back Down Shuttle

Walk back to start

(2) Run 1.5 Miles for Time

RECORD FINISH TIME

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THURSDAY

SESSION 4

Obj: Strength, Chassis Integrity

Warm Up:

3 Rounds

8x Walking Lunges

5x Hand Release Push Ups

1x Pull Up

Instep Stretch

Training:

(1) 20 Minute Grind …

3x Push Ups

3x Hand Release Push Ups

3x Clapping Push Ups, then…

1/2x Pull Ups

1/2x Mixed Grip Pull Ups

1/2x Chin Ups, then …

3x In-Place Lunges

3x Walking Lunges

3x Jumping Lunges

(2) 15 Minute Grind

5x Kneeling Plate Half Moon @ 35/45#

5x Keg Lift @ 40/60# Sandbag

2x Sandbag Getup and Run @ 60/80#

10x Hinge @ 65/95#

Grind = Work Steadily, not

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FRIDAY

SESSION 5

Obj: Work Capacity, Upper Body Hypertrophy

Warm Up:

10x Goblet Squat @ 12kg

5x Power Clean @ 65/95#

2x Prone to Sprint

Instep Stretch

Training:

(1) 17 Rounds, Every Minute on the Minute ....

Rounds 1-5: 4x Power Clean @ 65/95#, then immediately 5x Burpees

Rest Round 6

Rounds 7-11: 4x Power Clean @ 65/95#, then immediately 5x Burpees

Rest Round 12

Rounds 13-17: 4x Power Clean @ 65/95#, then immediately 5x Burpees

(2) 6 Rounds

8x Alternating Dumbbell Military Press - Increase load each round until 8x is hard, but doable

10x Horizontal Pull Ups

5x Shoulder Dislocate

(3) 2 Rounds

Instep Stretch

Foam Roll Low Back

1) Mission Direct

Gym numbers mean nothing. All that matters is mission performance.

To this end, MTI’s fitness solutions and programming are not boxed in by convention, tradition, orthodoxy, public opinion or any other artificial constraint driven by inside or outside forces.

We begin with the raw fitness demands of the mission and build a fitness solution which directly prepares the athlete for those demands.

2) Fitness Solutions Built from the Ground Up

MTI’s programming is not “re-tread” bodybuilding, football, CrossFit, kettlebell, strength or general fitness programming. We’ve built our fitness programming for mountain and tactical athletes from the ground up.

The Fluid Periodization methodology we deploy to concurrently train multiple fitness attributes is completely original and has continued to evolve and improve over the years.

Our mid-section training methodology, Chassis Integrity, is also original, as is our endurance programming, 7 strength training progressions, tactical agility, and work capacity programming.

Our mountain sports pre-season training plans, tactical PFT, selection, school, course, and fitness improvement training plans across military, LE and Fire Rescue are MTI-developed, tested and athlete-proven.

Over the years hundreds of athletes and coaches have taken our advanced programming and unit fitness leader programming courses and MTI is widely recognized within the mountain and tactical professions and fitness media as a thought leader in fitness programming for military and tactical athletes.

3) The MTI Method

→ Research: MTI begins program design with extensive research of the fitness demands of the mission, sport or event, identifies the exercises and progressions which sport-specifically meet those demands, chose end-of-cycle goals, and program backward to design the training plan.

→ Deploy & Assess: We deploy the training plan “Lab Rats” at our Wyoming facility. Training session and cycle issues are identified and fixed as we work through the training plan. Post cycle we assess the programming’s effectiveness and efficiency. We keep the stuff that works, and fix or toss the stuff that doesn’t.

→ Publish & Assess Again: Plan is published for purchase as an individual training plan and made available to our subscribers. Feedback/results are assessed.

→ Iterate: We take what we learn from lab rats and athletes, re-visit, update and improve already published training plans. Several of our individual training plans are on their 4th or 5th version.

4) Mission-Direct Research

MTI exists to “Improve Mountain and Tactical Athletes mission performance and keep them safe.” To that end, we have developed a unique research methodology aimed at identifying real world areas of improvement and identifying immediately deployable mission-direct solutions. Click HERE to learn more about MTI’s Mission-Direct Research methodology, and Here to read about just few of our research efforts.

5) Field Proven

Our stuff works. Weekly we receive unsolicited reviews of our programming and testimonials to its effectiveness.

6) Programming Breadth

MTI’s library of 200+ sport-specific fitness plans for mountain and tactical athletes is unmatched. Resources range from specific programming for tactical special forces selections, to specific plans for climbing Rainier and Denali, to general fitness solutions such as running improvement, to post-rehab from injury.

Over the past decade, MTI has partnered with hundreds of athletes throughout their individual mountain and tactical careers, and provided fitness solutions as they face new mountain objectives, tactical schools, selections, PFTs and deployments, and came back from injury.

7) Worldwide Influence

Our work is not limited to US Athletes.

We’ve developed selection-specific training plans for Canadian, UK, Australian and German Special Forces Selections and worked with individual military personnel from Scandinavia, South, and Central America.

Canadian, Australian, UK and western European law enforcement and fire/rescue athletes have used MTI programming for mission-direct fitness.

On the mountain side, Alpinists from Japan to Slovakia have consulted with MTI and used MTI’s programming to prepare for mountain objectives.

8) Mission Performance beyond Fitness

MTI’s exists is to improve Mission Performance for mountain and tactical athletes and keep them safe.

This focus on “mission direct” solutions, enhancements and improvements drives our work and research and extends beyond fitness solutions to include training, leadership, gear, team culture, and safety.

Fitness is just one area of our work.

Our non-fitness research has included tactical cultures, combat uniforms, and gore-tex performance, and effect of stress on marksmanship.

Our work on defining what it means to be a Quiet Professional has had penetrating influence and driven healthy conversations with both mountain and tactical professionals.

9) Direct, Honest, Clear Answers

Since 2007 we’ve taken and answered dozens of questions weekly from mountain and tactical athletes. We’ve saved these individual Q&A’s and now thousands are archived on our site.

We’re not salesmen, and our answers are noted for their directness, honesty, and clarity. Our stuff isn’t for everyone. If we can help, we’ll let you know. If we can’t, we’ll let you know that, too.

– Rob Shaul, Founder

All of the Above is Backed Up By Our Promise: Our Stuff Works. Guaranteed.

Our Stuff Works. Guaranteed.

By Rob Shaul

I received notes frequently from athletes hesitant to purchase a subscription or training plans asking me to sell them on why they should make the purchase.

While I understand the question, I’m not a salesman – so I can’t put a hard sale on anyone for our programming.

I can tell them the process we go through to design our programming.

We begin with extensive research on the fitness demands of the event, identify the exercises and progressions which sport specifically meet those demands, chose end-of-cycle goals, and program backward to design the plan.

Then we test the cycle on ourselves and our lab rats here in Wyoming. We document, note what works and doesn’t work, re-assess, and make changes and modifications.

Then we publish the programming in the form of one of our plans or as part of our subscription daily training sessions for tactical and mountain athletes.
We don’t stop there – our daily programming is the “tip of the spear” for our programming evolution. We use these sessions to learn and make continuous improvement.

As we learn more and improve, we go back, and update the sport-specific training plans on the website. For example, we’re currently on Version 5 of our Ruck Based Selection Training Plan and Version 3 of our Dryland Ski Training Plan and Version 4 of our Big Game Back Country Hunting Training Plan.

We understand our programing isn’t cheap, but we believe it’s a great value. The $79 for the Ruck Based Selection Training Plan, and $39 for the Dryland Ski Training Plan reflect the, research, work, innovative theory, iteration, testing and feedback we’ve put in and received to make these plans effective.

All that matters for us is outside performance, and we feel strongly that Our Stuff Works in the real world.

Here’s our guarantee:

1) Individual Training Plan Purchase:
If you purchase an individual training plan, follow it as prescribed before your season/event/pft/selection, and if you don’t feel you were physically ready for your season/event/pft/selection, and/or didn’t see dramatic improvements in your early season performance, we’ll refund your money, no questions asked.

2) Athlete’s Subscription
If you purchase an Athletes’ Subscription, follow the training sessions as prescribed, and are not satisfied with the quality of the programming, notify us within 30 days of purchase, and we’ll refund your money, no questions asked.

Questions?
Email: rob@mtntactical.com

COMMON QUESTIONS:

Do you have any reviews or testimonials from athletes who have used your Athlete’s Subscription
Yes. Click HERE.

Is it true you guarantee your stuff works?
Yes. If you purchase an Athletes’ Subscription, follow the training sessions as prescribed, and are not satisfied with the quality of the programming, notify us within 30 days of purchase, and we’ll refund your money, no questions asked.

How is MTI programming different than CrossFit?
This is a common question. Read our answer HERE.

You have a lot of competitors. Why should I choose MTI?
MTI is driven to improve mountain and tactical athletes’ mission performance and keep them safe. This emphasis and focus on mission performance sets us apart. Read about more that sets us apart HERE.

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Do you have downloadable .pdf’s of the training plans?
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Do I have to contact MTI to cancel or can I do it myself?
You can do it yourself. Instructions HERE.

If I purchase a subscription and have questions about where to start or what plans(s) to use for my goals, will you help?
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If you add new plans or update existing plans after I subscribe will I have access to them?
Yes. We are continuously adding training plans and packets (2-5/month) and updating plans. With your subscription you’ll have access to all new plans, new courses and plan updates.

What Equipment is Required?
Click the “Required Equipment” tab to find out what equipment is required for the specific plan you are interested in.

Where do I find unfamiliar exercises?
See our Exercise Library HERE. The Run and Ruck Calculators are listed as exercises.

What about nutrition?
See our Nutritional Guidelines HERE.

Can I see sample training?
Click the “Sample Training” tab to see the entire first week of programming. You are encouraged to do it before purchasing.

What if I have more questions?
Email rob@mtntactical.com

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