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1. Bortac Training
2. Bortac Training Photos
3. Bortac Mission

$79.00

• 9 weeks total, 5 days/week of training; 2-a-days on Monday and Wednesday.
• Designed to prepare you for the rigors of BORSTAR STC, including litter carries, FTX, rucking, and calisthenic “smoke” sessions.
• Individually scaled to your fitness for BORSTAR PFT and assessment results in the plan.
• This training plan is one of the 182+ Plans included with an Athlete’s Subscription.

Description

This demanding, 9-week plan is designed specifically to train athletes for the fitness demands of BORSTAR STC. It contains focused emphasis on improving BORSTAR Physical Fitness Test (PFT) scores, Swim Assessment scores, water confidence, and run and ruck performance.

You’ll train 5 days per week, with two-a-days on Mondays and Wednesdays, for a total of 54 sessions, including multiple 2-a-days. Begin this training plan the 9 weeks directly before selection date. To successfully complete this program you’ll need to make training for selection a priority during your work day.

This training plan deploys initial assessments specific to selection and then progressions based upon your assessment results. In this way, the plan automatically scales to the fitness level of the athlete. Here are the assessments used:

– BORSTAR PFT (2 min push ups, 2 min sit ups, max pull ups, 1.5 mile run)
– Swim Assessment (250m for time, 15 min tread, max air squats, max flutter kicks)
– 3 mile Ruck Run for time
– 6 mile Run for time
– 6 Mile Litter Ruck for Time

In addition to assessment work, the plan includes long, weekend “mini events” designed to prepare you physically and mentally for the long days you’ll face at selection. Here’s the typical training week:

Monday: AM: PFT Work/ PM: Litter Ruck Work
Tuesday: Swim Assessment Work
Wednesday: AM: Core and Work Capacity/PM: Ruck Run Intervals
Thursday: Run Assessment Intervals
Friday: Stamina OR Rest (alternates each week)
Saturday: Mini Event OR Rest (alternates opposite Friday’s session)

Required Equipment

This plan requires minimal equipment outside of what you’ll use at STC. A full list follows.
- Pull-up Bar
- 60# Sandbag
- 50# pair of Dumbbell or Kettlebell
- Rucksack loaded to 35#
- IBA or 25# Weight Vest
- 2.5# plate
- Course of known distance/track/GPS to know distance
- Stopwatch (we recommend the Timex Ironman 100)
- Recommended Equipment
- GPS Watch (we like the Garmin ForeRunner 10) for tracking rucking distance and time.

Sample Training

SESSION 7
AM Session:
Obj: PFT Work
Use SESSION 1 results

Warm-up:
3 Rounds
200m Run - easy pace
8x Push-Ups
8x Sit-Ups
4x Pull-ups
Instep Stretch
Training:
(1) Push-ups:
5 Rounds, every 60 sec.
30% of your Max Reps from PFT
No. 1
then..
1 Round max reps Push-Ups in
60 sec.
(2) Sit-up:
5 Rounds, every 60 sec.
30% of your Max Reps from PFT
No. 1
then..
1 Round max reps Sit-Ups in 60
sec.
(3) Pull-ups:
5 Rounds, every 90 sec.
30% of your Max Reps from PFT
No. 1***
then..
1 Round max reps Pull-Ups in 90
sec.
***If you scored 20 or more Pullups
during SESSION 1, drop to
20% per round and do reps with
an IBA, 25# weight vest, or pack.
(4) 2 Rounds
800m Run @ designated PFT No.
1 run time pace
Rest 2 min. between intervals
PM Session:
Obj: Litter Ruck Work
Use SESSION 6 results
(1) 2 Rounds
Run 2-miles with a 35# pack and
one 50# dumbbell (or kettlebell)
held in your hand @ designated
Litter Ruck Interval pace
Rest 5 min. between intervals
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SESSION 14
Obj: Swim Assessment Work
Use SESSION 2 results
Warm-up:
Swim 25m Side Stroke
Swim 25m Breast Stroke
Swim 100m Freestyle Stroke
Training:
(1) 5 Rounds
100m Freestyle intervals @
designated Swim Interval pace
(2) Hypoxic Ladder:
Freestyle Stroke
25m breath every 2 strokes
25m breath every 4 strokes
25m breath every 6 strokes
25m breath every 4 strokes
25m breath every 2 strokes
(3) 16 min. Tread
(4) 8 Rounds
One Breath Line Touches:
Take 1x Breath, then immediately-
1x Line Touch on pool bottom
Return to the surface and repeat,
only taking one breath before
returning to the bottom of the
pool.
(5) Air Squats:
5 Rounds, every 60 sec.
35% of your Max Reps from
SESSION 2

Bortac Training

then.
1 Round max reps Air Squats in
60 sec.
(6) Flutter Kicks:
5 Rounds, every 60 sec.
35% of your Max Reps from
SESSION 2
then..
1 Round max reps Flutter Kicks in
60 sec.
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SESSION 21
AM Session
Obj: Core/Work Capacity

Bortac Training Photos

Warm-up:
65x Sandbag Get-ups - 60#
Training:
(1) 4 Rounds, one every 2:20
300m Shuttle Sprints
(2) 6 Rounds
75 sec. Farmer’s Carry - 50#
20/20 sec. Standing Founder
20/20 sec. Kneeling Founder
10x Face Down Back Extensions
(3) 2 Rounds
25 sec. Jane Fondas
25 sec. Shoulder Hand Jobs -

Bortac Mission

unloaded
PM Session:
Obj: Ruck Run Intervals
Use SESSION 3 results
(1) 4 Rounds
1-mile Ruck Run @ designated
Ruck Run Interval pace
3 min. Rest between Intervals
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SESSION 24
Obj: Mini Event
At Pool, in swim gear..
(1) 20 Rounds
Swim 50m
5x Burpees
10x Situps
15x Air Squats
Change to full uniform, and
grab 35# pack
(2) Ruck Run 3 Miles in 35# pack
(3) 8 Rounds - NO RUCK
Run 200m with 60# sandbag
across Shoulders
5x Sandbag Burpees with 60#
Sandbag
20x Flutter Kicks
(3) Run 4 Miles - unloaded
(4) 8 Rounds
10x Sandbag Getups @ 60#
50m Farmers Carry Run @ 50#
Dumbbells
5x Seated Russian Twists with
50# Dumbbells
(5) 5 Mile Litter Ruck - 35# Ruck,
boots/cammies/helmet, 50#
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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.
Hp deskjet 1120c driver for windows 7 64 bit download. 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.

If I purchase a plan or subscription, how do I access the programming?
All of our plans are online, accessible via username and password.
You can log in through our →Website or Mobile App →IOS and Android.

Do you have downloadable .pdf’s of the training plans?
No. But you can print the programming, by week, from your browser. You access individual training plans online via a username and password.

Do you have a mobile app?
Yes, we do. Available for IOS and Android.

What is the difference between purchasing an individual training plan, packet of plans or an Athlete’s Subscription?

• Plan – Like purchasing the DVD of the first Star Wars movie. You own it forever, including any updates we make to the plan.
• Packet – Like purchasing the DVD’s of all the Star Wars movies. You own them forever, including any updates we make to the plans.
• Athlete’s Subscription – Like subscribing to Netflix. You get access to all 200+ plan in our library, but lose access if you unsubscribe.

If I purchase an Athletes Subscription Can I cancel on my own, anytime?
Yes.

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?
Yes. We answer dozens of training questions from athletes weekly. Email coach@mtntactical.com.

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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