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Apply for the MTI Scrum, June 17-19, 2016
By Rob Shaul June 17-19, 2016, MTI is bringing a select group of mountain and tactical athletes, tactical instructors, outdoor educators, coaches and industry designers and engineers to Wyoming for...
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Pro Skier hits 8G’s, Burns 2,900 Calories in a day of Resort Skiing
Above: A short clip of Forrest’s from last season. Adam Scott, MS, CSCS Most research examining the physiological demands of downhill skiing is well over 20 years old (1). In that time the sport, its...
View ArticleLE Athlete Fitness Assessment
LE ATHLETE FITNESS ASSESSMENT Warm Up: 3 Rounds 8x Front Squat @ 45# 8x Push ups 8x Situps Instep Stretch Get on a scale and weight yourself. Record Bodyweight. (1) Max Reps Front Squats in 60 Seconds...
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Podcast Episode 13 With an Urban SWAT Team Member
In this episode, Rob interviews urban SWAT team member Andy, who has spent the last 18 years in various roles on his department’s tactical team. Andy reveals the divisive nature of working as a white...
View ArticleGarbage Reps
By Rob Shaul I started feeling my knees walking down stairs in my late 30’s. It was just walking downstairs, and other than that occasional issue, my knees were naturally lubed up and ready to go. I’ve...
View ArticleLatest Thinking 1.29.16
By Rob Shaul Pls email Comments/Feedback/Questions to rob@mtntactical.com “Beta” In the mountain world, “beta” is the insider knowledge on a climb, ski route or some other mountain objective. Our...
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Operator Ugly and a Snapshot of U.S. Special Operations Soldiers
Adam Scott, MS, CSCS Last week MTI traveled to Fort Bragg, NC for seven days of coaching, research and education. Our visit included training sessions with students from the US Army Special Forces...
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Three Take-Aways from Fort Bragg
Adam Scott, MS, CSCS Last week MTI traveled to Fort Bragg, NC for seven days of coaching, research and education. We kicked off the week with our Operator Ugly Fitness Assessment and concluded it with...
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How Do You Select a Tactical Shooting School?
Last week, we spoke to a full time SWAT team member through the Mountain Tactical podcast who described a shooting school his team attended which had totally caused the team to rethink their tactics...
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Skiing with Rifles: Podcast Episode 14 with Pro Snowboarder Rachel Reich
In this episode, Rob interviews professional big mountain snowboarder, backcountry split-boarder, writer and avalanche education advocate Rachel Reich. Together they talk about the challenges women...
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Podcast Episode 15 with Special Tactics Officer Colonel Mike Flatten
Colonel Michael J. Flatten is Vice Commander, 24th Special Operations Wing, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla. He is responsible for preparing Special Tactics forces for rapid...
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Arm or Leg Injury? Train the Other Limb to Build Strength in Both
Adam Scott, MS, CSCS Last year a study from the University of Copenhagen found that just 2 weeks of inactivity in a limb can led to a 33% loss in strength – a decline which was equated to aging 40-50...
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The 5 Types of Tactical Athletes & Their Fitness Demands
By Rob Shaul Founder, MTI Our theory is continually evolving, and for a while we’ve been thinking about the different type of tactical athletes, and the different fitness demands for each. Here is...
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MTI’s purpose is to improve mission performance for mountain and tactical athletes, and keep them safe. We’re looking to add to our team. Who you are – A strategic and tactical thinker – someone who...
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Air Soft Mini-Study Results: Better than Dry Fire, but not much Traction
By Rob Shaul The staff at Mountain Tactical recently completed a “Mini Study” to assess the affects air soft target has on actual marksmanship. A follow up to our Dry Fire Mini Study a earlier this...
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Why Haven’t You Applied for the MTI Scrum?
By Rob Shaul Thus far we’ve received applications from junior military officers, senior firefighters, seasoned law enforcement officers, young mountain athletes, outdoor educators and tactical...
View ArticleTLU Strength Session Design Webinar
If you missed Rob’s webinar on TLU Strength Session Design, you can watch the entire thing here: Download the Slide Deck: TLU Strength Session Design Feb 2016 The post TLU Strength Session Design...
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Muscle-Ups, Rope Climbs, Peg Boards…Which is Harder?
Muscle Activation during Peg Board Exercise (at 7sec) Adam Scott, MS, CSCS After teaching a few of our Advanced Programming Courses over the past few months I know better than to enter in to a debate...
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Shooting School Project: Initial Results
Over the years, conversations with our tactical athletes have left the impression that shooting schools, a vital training element for tactical units, are selected using less than formal approaches....
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Call For Essay Submissions
What leadership lessons did you learn from the worst leader you ever had? We fondly remember our best leaders, and not so fondly our worst, but in hindsight we often learn the most about leadership...
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