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Burpee Beep Ladder…Can You Keep Up?
Adam Scott, MS CSCS Back in May we developed an assessment which tested our athlete’s muscular endurance, anaerobic fitness, aerobic fitness and mental toughness. We called this assessment the Burpee...
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Higher Box Height Increases Step Up Intensity
Samuel McCue, USAW SPC-L1, CF-L1 The Department of Kinesiology at California Baptist University recently conducted study using different step heights and measured the lactate metabolism after both...
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Fingerboard Training Increases Strength Over Just Bouldering
Shaking for their lives during 10 rounds of rapid movement on the campus board. Samuel McCue, USAW SPC-L1, CF-L1 Researchers from the Institute of Outdoor Sports and Environmental Science at the German...
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Changes I’m Making to This Year’s Dryland Training Cycle, and Why
Resi Stiegler training on hurdles last season. By Rob Shaul We’re continually evolving and improving our programming as we learn, get athlete feedback, and grow. We begin an intense 7-week Dryland...
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What Supplements I Use and Why
Oct. 8th Samuel McCue, USAW SPC-L1, CF-L1 With my days of serving on active duty in the Marine Corps as an Infantry Unit Leader behind me, the need to be prepared for the rigors of combat and extended...
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Developing a Work Capacity Standard Part III: The Results
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 –...
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Tactical Professional Interview Series
We’re soliciting tactical professionals to conduct interviews with us about: your career challenges-fitness, family, technical support, etc. lessons learned best and worst parts of your job the state...
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What Does It Mean to be a Quiet Professional?
By Rob Shaul I’ve been thinking about this for years, and over that time have written down my thoughts and ideas which I share below. Your feedback and ideas are appreciated. Please email...
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SSD with Rob Shaul Podcast-Ep. 1 with Andy Bardon
Adventure photographers need to be able to perform physically and technically just as much as the athletes they are documenting do. Rob interviews Andy Bardon, adventure photographer and long-time...
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Marksmanship, Stress and Energy Drinks – Initial Results
Adam Scott, MS, CSCS On October 5th, 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...
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Backcountry Hunting Part II: The Physical Demands
Adam Scott, MS, CSCS Our Backcountry Big Game Hunting training plan begins: This [program] is specifically designed to prepare hunters for self-supported backcountry big game hunting in the Rocky...
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5 Great Exercises to Prepare for Ski Season
Our skiers are fully immersed in our dryland ski training cycle to get ready for the snow. Here are 5 exercises we’re using in our programming, why we love them, and some quick training circuits to...
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Mountain Tactical with Rob Shaul Podcast-Ep. 2 with Chief Dennis Reilly
Rob interviews Chief Dennis Reilly, current Fire Chief in Sunrise Beach, Missouri in our second podcast. Discussion revolves around fitness standards for crews, models of behavior for chiefs and...
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Study: Energy Drinks Can Help Maintain Marksmanship Performance
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...
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“Quiet Professional” Feedback
Below is the great feedback I received from last week’s essay, “What Does it Mean To be a Quiet Professional?” If you haven’t read the essay – click Here for the original post. – Rob...
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Study: Moderate Stress Significantly Impacts Marksmanship
Study: THE EFFECTS OF STRESS ON MARKSMANSHIP Link to Full Study: MTI Stress and Marksmanship Study OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of stress on marksmanship...
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Athlete Versatility and an Impromptu Trip to Patagonia
Road to Chalten photo Jessica Baker by Jessica Baker Staring into the sharp, immaculate granite spires along the Chalten Massif of the Patagonian Andes, I feel pangs to climb these towers of perfect...
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Tactical Athlete? How to Best Use Your Subscription
By Rob Shaul Last year I received an email from a young Army Captain. He began by listing how he had used our military-specific programming to this point in his career. He’d subscribed to the website...
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Mountain Tactical with Rob Shaul Podcast-Ep. 3 with Mike Wolfe
Mike Wolfe and Mike Foote scale Mt. Northover, Canada during their recent Crown Traverse Photo: Matt Irving Rob interviews professional ultra runner Mike Wolfe in episode three of Mountain Tactical....
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Supplements-Are You Using Them for the Right Reasons?
Samuel McCue, USAW SPC-L1, CF-L1 The supplement industry is quickly growing “producing about $32 billion in revenue for just nutritional supplements alone in 2012, it is projected to double that by...
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