What A Terrible Idea!

Today’s is a very special episode. We have Andy Torbet as a guest in the HY3RID podcast den….a privilege and experience that no-one else has yet experienced.  Andy is a real-life action man…sky diving, cave diving, tv presenting, stunt manning. One of Andy’s interesting facts is that he once raced a peregrine falcon in a sky dive. The only way he could win this was to strap rockets to himself to propel himself faster.  In this episode we discuss Andy’s training history, his extensive injury list and how he manages his training and work around them.  Andy needs to be able to get up and perform in his job every day, one day it could be hiking 20 miles with kit to get to a place to dive the next day. If he is constantly beaten up from training, he can’t do his job. We talk through what “fit for adventure” means and looks like in a practical sense to Andy.  For more information about Andy, you can check out his instagram @andy_torbet and his website https://andytorbet.com

The third and final part of our ramblings on defining all the components that come into health and what that means to us.  In this episode our focus is stress, gratitude and relationships and their role in health.  Chronic stress leads to so many health complications and negative impacts on biology but we just can't help ourselves sometimes. We talk about ways you can actively manage your stress through control and mindfulness around social media, and managing your own expectations of stress.  Your own perception is incredibly powerful, and being mindful and acknowledging all the things in your life you are grateful for has a huge impact on your happiness, health and longevity. Gratitude is not to be underestimated.  Finally relationships, and forming meaningful connections have a  huge impact on your wellbeing, health and longevity.  Links to things we mentioned:  - How to make stress your friend | Kelly McGonigal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcGyVTAoXEU&vl=en

In this episode we continue our rambles from last episode on what we feel are important factors in contributing to a healthy life.  We recap on the why training really is the elixir of life, and move onto what you need to be aware of from a nutrition and sleep perspective, what you need to know, and a few take homes in terms of optimising these. We refer to a study on sleep, which can be found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5449130/ If you want to know how to decrease your risk of all-cause mortality including shark attack and assassination attempts, you should probably listen to this. 

If you take a quick glance at the health and fitness world, it’s easy to get lost in a world of abs, biceps, tracking all your calories and macros, slimming world etc. In this episode we delve a little bit deeper, moving past the superficial layers, and look at what health actually means to us, and why just training long term is so unbelievably valuable.  Don’t wait until it's too late to invest in your health. If you find this episode useful, please subscribe and share with your friends. 

Today's episode is especially exciting to us. We are lucky enough to be joined by Gregg Slater, Head of Education at Lift the Bar. We discuss everything from why dinosaurs are excellent through to nutritional periodisation. The evidence shows that the vast majority of people who undertake a diet end up no better or worse off three years down the line.  Gregg introduces the concept of nutritional periodisation and why it can be useful to think of nutrition as being a bit like training in some ways. We discuss diet fatigues, the usefulness of taking diet breaks and why exercise is terrible for losing  but excellent for keeping it off! If you'd like to hear more from Gregg you can follow him on Instagram @gregg_ltb or @liftthebar. Find out more about the best PT course in the business @ltb_personal_training_course.

Here we are with another Q&A session, although this week rather than asking questions, people have just given us statements to pull apart and make what we will of. Hope you enjoy another rambling episode.  This week we cover is consistency vs. variety in terms of exercise selection and what is optimal for progress and enjoyment. We also cover balancing building skill alongside size and strength and how to best approach that. Last but not least, we talk about nutrition for crossfit. We talk about why paleo is probably a terrible idea, and where is probably the best place to start organising your nutrition whether you are a crossfit athlete or not. Basic Kcal calculator to get a rough estimation of how much to eat. And if you want to read the 100 words of crossfit...here you are. 

Welcome to a HY3RID Quickie episode.  In the HY3RID quickie we will discuss a topic or question we have been asked that we feel needs a little bit more than quick fire Q&A answer. In today's episode we were asked: "How do you stay motivated when you have to train single player all the time?" We skim the surface of self determination theory and what we as humans need to create an intrinsically motivating environment. For more on this, check out the guys at habitry (https://habitry.com) We are very lucky to have to opportunity to train multiplayer most of the time, but we also discuss what motivates us and strategies we use when we aren't necessarily motivated or if we have to train single player.  If you want to buy the world's best handstand e-book on pre-release, please follow the link here: https://hy3ridcoaching.com/hy3ridhandstand If you want to book the handstand workshop in bristol, please follow this link: https://hy3ridcoaching.com/bristol-workshop-july

We are just back from HY3RID holiday 2.0 in Slovenia. For those who have never been lucky enough to go, Slovenia is absolutely beautiful, and home to the worlds best burger (@popsburgerbar) In this episode we just give a quick run down of the holiday, the exploring, the hikes, the training, the burgers, the ice creams, the beers.  For more information on Marck, check out his instagram @Marckgoran

In this episode we answer some questions from podcast listeners. We go through supplements, what you probably should be considering taking, and what's not really worth the money.  For more information on supplements, have a look at examine.com. We also talk about how best to fit training and nutrition into a busy lifestyle and how to make best use of bicep curls in the gym.  Thank you everyone who has listened to our podcast. We appreciate the ongoing support and will continue to try and make the podcast better.

"No carbs before Marbs...." "Carbs spike your insulin and cause you to store bodyfat." "No carbs after 6PM..." Low carb is the best way to drop body fat though right!? There is so much mis-information regarding nutrition, and so much of that revolves around carbs.  Hopefully this podcast can clear up some of the ridiculous myths surrounding eating carbs so you can go and enjoy your pizza and pasta. 

In this episode we have Jay Bell, one of HY3RID's favourite humans.  Jay talks to us today about he came to be co-owner of Proactive Fitness gym in Hull at 21, his fitness journey, and the core values that drive him and the business.  People first, give a shit, have fun...and ride one dick. For more about Jay, check out his instagram @jaybell1 or the gym @proactivefitnesshull 

It's easy to look at someone and just assume that things have come easy to them and that they are a natural.   In this episode we speak about our backgrounds and how that has shaped us individually and how we came together to form HY3RID. Each of our backgrounds are very different but our why for doing what we do is aligned and this formed our core values:  - Mastery  - Enjoying the process - Being a good human - Community Strap in because this episode is an emotional rollercoaster. 

The vegan diet... a highly contentious topic, but is it a terrible idea? In this episode we take an objective look at the vegan diet and discuss the health consequences, as well as touching on the ethical and environmental implications of a meat or non-meat based diet.  We appreciate this is a highly emotionally driven subject for many, and we are sure there are things we may have failed to mention or missed. Please comment below and also like and share if you find this enlightening/funny/charming (as we normally are). 

Dr. Mike II off of instagram and the "Fitness Unfiltered" podcast fame talks about his journey over the past several years.  If you didn't know already, Dr. Mike loves a #TransformationTuesday on insta, and does an excellent job of highlighting the importance of lifestyle change and how he has managed that over the past few years, the mistakes he has made and the lessons learnt.  Dr. Mike is an excellent human and is most certainly not a terrible idea. 

Running a marathon...the pinnacle to endurance goals for most people.  However, is it a good idea for you? In this episode we give you some excellent facts on the London marathon, and discuss the ins and outs of running a marathon, where people go wrong with their training and why, for most people, running a marathon is a terrible idea. 

Specialisation.... focussing on one specific area of training or sport.  This is essential if you want to become very good at one particular thing...but the majority of people would benefit from adopting a variety of training modalities and playing many different sports.  Early specialisation for children, other than one or two sports such as gymnastics is probably a terrible idea, as they miss out on the opportunity to develop a wide range of physical attributes and become very good generalists before specialising a little bit later.  The same goes for adults when it comes to training. Prioritisation to a specific goal is important but training should be multi-faceted including aspects of skill work, strength, mobility, conditioning, bodybuilding etc.  Listen here to find out why. 

Products containing protein are everywhere these days.... protein cake, protein crisps, protein cereal.  An excellent idea, no!? Actually for the most part these are a really terrible idea. Anything marked with extra protein tends to get a health halo, but should this really be the case? We don't think so.  We also enlighten you on the Ultimate Rating system....prepare to have you world rocked. 

Foam rolling, or self myofascial release... essential for ironing out those muscles before training and aligning the muscle fibres, or not worth the time? It's a normal sight to see in the gym, foam rolling for half an hour to help warm up those muscles before training, but is it actually effective?  In this episode of What a Terrible Idea, we delve into the ins and outs of foam rolling, and when it may actually be useful to do. 

With so much mis-information, partially quoted studies, poorly conducted studies etc. in the media about sugar and artificial sweeteners, it's no wonder everyone gets confused. Everything will cause you cancer if you believe everything in the tabloid newspapers.  However, whilst the evidence may not be complete, what we can conclude from the current evidence is that artificial sweeteners are generally safe for human consumption. Here's a few studies to back this up: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4899993/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278691517302818 However, we do know conclusively that eating too many calories leads to a whole host of health problems, and most people  are increasingly struggling to control their weight...so drinking regular coke when there is a kcal free option available is a terrible idea. 

Let’s face it….Bro splits, or body part splits, bodybuilder splits most of the time are a terrible idea.  What do we mean by a “Bro Split”? When you split your training up into a single body part in one session such as a chest day, a shoulder day, a calf day…etc etc. In this episode we delve into why bro splits are a terrible idea and what you actually need to be doing to get the most out of your training.  For more information on HY3RID coaching check out https://www.hy3rid.co.uk