Author: Cody McBroom

Hybrid Athlete Hyrox Training: 4 Mistakes That Ruin Your First Race

Hyrox Training: 4 Mistakes That Ruin Your First Race (and How to Fix Them)

by Cody McBroom

Hyrox Training: 4 Mistakes That Ruin Your First Race (and How to Fix Them) Training for your first Hyrox comes down to four fixes: run as much as you lift,...

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Hybrid Athlete Hypertrophy: How to Build Maximum Muscle While Running High Mileage

by Cody McBroom

Hybrid Athlete Hypertrophy: How to Build a Bodybuilder’s Physique While Running 15–30+ Miles a Week Hybrid athlete hypertrophy means building real muscle size while running consistent weekly mileage. You get...

Hormones Woman in the middle of the night, google searching "can hormones stop weight loss?"

Can Hormones Stop a Calorie Deficit From Working?

by Cody McBroom

No. Hormones cannot stop a true calorie deficit from producing weight loss — energy balance follows conservation of energy. What hormones can do is lower how many calories you burn,...

Hybrid Athlete 5 Lifts That Fix Runner's Knee

Strength Training for Runners: 5 Key Exercises

by Cody McBroom

Strength Training for Runners: 5 Exercises That Fix What Running Can’t Strength training for runners means adding the specific work running itself never builds: single-leg RDLs, glute ham raises, slow-eccentric...

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Glute Training Program: 5 Levers for Real Growth

by Cody McBroom

Glute Training For Real Growth: The 5 Program Design Levers That Actually Work If your glutes have stalled, the problem usually isn’t your diet or your cardio — it’s your...

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The Science of Hybrid Training: Beating the Interference Effect (2026)

by Cody McBroom

The Interference Effect in Exercise: The Real Science Behind “Does Cardio Kill Your Gains?” Short answer: No — cardio does not shut off muscle growth. The interference effect exercise research...

Muscle Hypertrophy Lifter performing a heavy resistance training set to build muscle hypertrophy

Muscle Hypertrophy Myths: What Actually Builds Muscle

by Cody McBroom

Muscle Hypertrophy Myths: What Actually Builds Muscle You’ve probably been chasing the wrong signals in the gym. The pump, the soreness, the “shocking your muscles,” the DNA test that was...

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Hybrid Athlete Mobility: The Recovery Protocols That Keep You Training Hard in Both Disciplines

by Cody McBroom

Hybrid athlete mobility is the practice of managing joint range of motion and tissue recovery across two conflicting demands — the stiffness needed for heavy lifting and the compliance needed...

Hybrid Athlete 6 mistakes lifters make when switching to hybrid training

6 Mistakes Lifters Make When Switching to Hybrid Training (2026)

by Cody McBroom

Hybrid training mistakes almost always come from lifters treating running like an extra conditioning circuit instead of its own discipline — running every session too hard, keeping their bodybuilding leg...

Hybrid Athlete Intra-workout nutrition for hybrid athletes fueling strength and endurance sessions

Intra-Workout Nutrition for Hybrid Athletes: Carbs, Electrolytes & Timing

by Cody McBroom

Intra-workout nutrition for hybrid athletes means fueling differently depending on what you’re doing in that session — a 30–60g/hour carb strategy built for a long run will slosh and cramp...

Hybrid Athlete Hybrid Athlete Nutrition: How to Fuel Strength and Endurance (2026 Guide)

Hybrid Athlete Nutrition: How to Fuel Strength and Endurance (2026 Guide)

by Cody McBroom

Hybrid athlete nutrition comes down to eating enough to support two competing demands at once: The glycogen turnover of endurance work and the protein synthesis strength training requires. Most hybrid...

Nutrition Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Protein Balls

Boom-Boom’s High Protein Balls [Recipe + Macros]

by Cody McBroom

What could be a better snack than something high in protein, low in calories, ridiculously easy to make, requires zero cooking, and is made entirely from nutrient-dense whole foods? Since...

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