2016
WHY SHOULD I TRAIN MY GRIP STRENGTH? Grip strength is often overlooked, thus undertrained. There is a tremendous amount of upside when it comes to improving grip strength. Our bodies are designed to hang, hold, and move stuff around. Your grip is usually the first thing that gives out due to fatigue. You are literally […]
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Q: What is “fasted” training? What are the benefits?
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As the weather is getting colder we find ourselves drinking hot beverages and craving seasonal comfort foods like hot chocolate, pumpkin pies, and Thanksgiving staples like mashed potatoes and stuffing. But this year you say will be different. Along with the holiday season comes an excess amount of food. You may love packing presents, but you’re trying to […]
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Both heavy weights and low weights with high rep lifting will make you stronger, the difference is in which type of muscle fiber is being recruited for the lift. The type of lifting dictates what type of fiber will be trained, thus determining what type of strength you will make gains in. Heavy lifting primarily trains your fast twitch […]
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We’ve all been there before. You’ve stuck to your diet all week, turned down the donuts in the break room, declined going out to lunch with your co-workers. You even turned down Thursday night happy hour so you didn’t miss your gym session. Monday through Friday, you’re killing it! But what do you do when […]
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Foam rollers have become a trendy piece of equipment at gyms worldwide. Despite the increase in popularity, there is still a lot unknown when it comes to myofascial release (MFR), or more commonly known as foam rolling. There have not been many thorough studies done to test for the benefits of MFR, but the research […]
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We’ve all heard it before, or experienced it ourselves. “I’m not sore, did I really workout as hard as I thought I did?” or the flip side “I’m so sore I can barely walk, that was a killer leg day!”. The discussion of whether abs are made in the gym or the kitchen, and can […]
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Pre-Workout Foods: What are they? Why are they important? When should you eat them?
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Do You Even Lift? If not, you should! Read on to find out why everyone should be doing weight bearing exercises and learn 5 to get you started.
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Post-Workout food is your body’s tool to refuel and repair itself. So what are they? Why are they important? When should you eat them? The team at Hybrid is here to help with this list of 7 highly effective foods you should be eating post-workout.
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