Mission Critical

MISSION CRITICAL: Information to Build Up Your Physical Base. We provide information on things that will help strengthen your physical base. It could be about Survival Fitness, Nutrition, Health, Gear or the latest in first aid information. We hope to provide good content on how to perform Olympic lifts, or how to knock a man out.

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How does body-type affect training protocols?

Nate Morrison

July 24, 2017

Mission Critical, Mission Fitness, Mission Health

QUESTION FROM SOCIAL MEDIA: How does body-type affect training protocols? Some guys are more natural runners/endurance types, and some are more lifting/heavyweight types. Does this affect training, and if so ho... Read More...

GOING THE DISTANCE IN THE NEW ALTRA OLYMPUS 2.5’S

Clayton Pollack

July 20, 2017

Mission Critical, Mission Footwear, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews, Style

The Altra Olympus 2.5 is a shoe that, for me, changed the experience of long distance trail running. Packing a staggering 37mm of underfoot multi layered cushioning, it makes running jagged rocky trails feel li... Read More...

StarChase: Tracking a Fleeing Vehicle

Michael Kurcina

July 20, 2017

ADS Inc., Driving, Gadgets, Industry News, Intel & Opinion, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews, Tech/Science

The ADS, Inc.-hosted Warrior Expo East 2017 show has come and gone, but it left Spotter Up impressed and intrigued by quite a few products on display. Warrior Expo is a great showcase to bring industry-leading ... Read More...

What The Hell Is Conditioning?

Nate Morrison

July 18, 2017

Fitness Movements, Intel & Opinion, Mission Fitness, Planning

Most people have seen the term “strength & conditioning.” We all have a very solid idea of what strength and strength training are. But what the hell is “conditioning?” If you turn to the dictionary we g... Read More...

PLATATAC Peacekeeper Chest Rig in Multicam

Guest Writer

July 18, 2017

Body Armor, Load Bearing, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews, Style

As an army, we have long favoured belt kit over chest webbing. With some exceptions – Northern Ireland, some periods of Herrick (Operation Herrick is the codename under which all British operations in t... Read More...

Special Operation Combat Medic School Survival Guide

Michael Kurcina

July 17, 2017

Mission Health, Planning, Prepping & Survival

We are writing this as a guide to help future students prepare and know what to expect when attending the Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center (JSOMTC) Special Operations Combat Medic School (SOCM).... Read More...

First Tactical Specialist Pant: Versatile EDC Pant?

David Donchess

July 17, 2017

EDC, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews, Style

The first time I got to try on the First Tactical Specialist Tactical pant, I was amazed with the quality, durability, and organizational capacity they offered. Not to mention that the price of $40 was better t... Read More...

Weight Cut Down by Blue Force Gear so you Can Cut Down Bad Guys

Michael Kurcina

July 15, 2017

Body Armor, Industry News, Load Bearing, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews, Style

In his book The Art of Warfare in the Age of Napoleon By Gunther E. Rothenberg, the writer presents the difficulty troops in the past had carrying excessive weight. He writes about one French rifleman who compl... Read More...

OTB Maritime Assault Boot from Altama

Michael Kurcina

July 14, 2017

Mission Critical, Mission Footwear, MISSION GEAR, Style

The Altama OTB Maritime Assault Boot and shoe has been on the market for a good minute but for those who haven't seen it here are a few images that I took at Warrior Expo. I just returned from the ADS, Inc Warr... Read More...

Multi Mag Pocket Rapid Adjust from First Spear

Michael Kurcina

July 14, 2017

Industry News, Intel & Opinion, Load Bearing, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Style

I just returned from Warrior Expo 2017 as a guest of ADS, Inc. One of the coolest things I saw came from the brand First Spear called the Multi Mag Pocket Rapid Adjust. You can see in the images that I took ... Read More...