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Lifting technique, programming and progressive overload for hybrid athletes who want strength that carries over to everything else.

Athlete standing upright with two dumbbells overhead, keeping her torso aligned over her hips.

Latest · 12 Nov 2026

100 Overhead Presses: Can You Stay Stacked?

Today’s RB100 challenge is 100 overhead presses, completed standing or seated in ten sets of ten. Use empty hands or light weights, rest between sets and keep your ribs over your pelvis. The aim is controlled shoulder and arm work, not speed or the heaviest load you can lift.

Athlete standing tall while holding two kettlebells in the front rack position at chest height.

Challenge · 11 Nov 2026

100-Second Front Rack Hold: Can You Stay Tall?

Athlete performing a controlled curl-up on a blue mat, with knees bent, feet grounded and arms reaching towards her knees.

Challenge · 11 Nov 2026

100 Curl-Ups: Can You Keep Control?

relaxed endurance runner on a lakeside path

Article · 6 Nov 2026

Marathon Fitness Maintenance: A Hybrid Athlete’s Guide

controlled calf-strengthening exercise in a naturally lit hybrid-training gym

Article · 5 Nov 2026

Tendon Health for Hybrid Athletes: Build Capacity, Manage Load and Keep Training

Athlete performs a side-lying leg raise with hips stacked and upper leg lifted

Challenge · 5 Nov 2026

100 Side-Lying Leg Raises: Keep Your Hips Steady

a controlled dumbbell farmer’s carry in a naturally lit gym

Article · 4 Nov 2026

Strong in the Gym, Capable for Life: The Case for Hybrid Bodybuilding

bodyweight squat break beside a home-office desk, natural daylight

Article · 4 Nov 2026

Exercise snacking: squat study tests shorter strength sessions

photograph of a steady bear hover with knees raised above the mat, naturally lit studio

Challenge · 2 Nov 2026

100-Second Bear Hover: Stay Steady

Do Hybrid Athletes Need a Creatine Washout?

Article · 31 Oct 2026

Do Hybrid Athletes Need a Creatine Washout?

an athlete performing a dumbbell goblet squat in a naturally lit hybrid-training gym

Article · 30 Oct 2026

How Much Strength Training Is Enough for Hybrid Athletes?

a controlled towel grip squeeze, naturally lit studio

Challenge · 8 Oct 2026

100-Second Towel Squeeze Challenge

a controlled glute bridge, naturally lit studio

Challenge · 1 Oct 2026

100 Glute Bridges: Lift with Control

Side Plank

Challenge · 12 Feb 2026

100-Second Side Plank: Can You Stay Level?

controlled dumbbell curls

Challenge · 9 Feb 2026

100 Biceps Curls: Can You Keep Control?

a controlled wall sit, naturally lit gym

Challenge · 29 Jan 2026

100-Second Wall Sit Challenge: Hold Your Position

Athlete performing strict ring rows with controlled tempo, neutral spine, and focused expression. Warm directional lighting, cinematic shadows, visible upper-back engagement

Challenge · 22 Jan 2026

100 Pull Rep Workout: Restore Balance and Build Resilient Strength

Athlete performing a heavy farmer carry, mid-stride, upright posture

Challenge · 8 Jan 2026

100 Metre Carry Challenge: Build Real-World Strength and Capacity

Athlete performing a deep controlled squat with upright torso and calm focus. Warm directional lighting, dramatic but clean shadows, visible muscle tension without strain

Challenge · 5 Jan 2026

100 Squat Fitness Challenge: Build Strength Through Quality

athlete performing a controlled GHD sit-up in a bright performance gym

Article · 29 Dec 2025

Core Training Without The Gimmicks: Ab Workouts That Actually Do Something

hybrid athlete standing in a functional training space, phone in one hand and kettlebell in the other

Article · 28 Dec 2025

Real Fitness vs Online Fitness: What Actually Works For Strength, Health And Performance

hybrid athlete walking through an urban environment carrying a backpack

Article · 28 Dec 2025

Why More Daily Movement Matters More Than Most Workouts

athlete performing a simple, well executed kettlebell front squat

Article · 3 Dec 2025

Why Common Sense Training Beats Most Online Workouts

athlete walking through gym with gym bag on shoulder

Article · 30 Nov 2025

Science-Based Or Science-Obsessed? How To Use Research Without Ruining Your Training

athlete in a gym surrounded by whiteboards, charts and complex training diagrams, expression showing mild confusion

Article · 28 Nov 2025

Has Science Based Training Become Too Complicated For The Average Gym Goer

athlete sitting on a plyo box in a dim industrial gym, soft directional lighting, holding a phone with a thoughtful expression, weights blurred in foreground, visual mood of confusion and reflection

Article · 25 Nov 2025

Why Social Media Fitness Is Broken And How To Protect Your Training From the Algorithm

fitness influencer talking to their phone in a gym

Article · 25 Nov 2025

Are Fitness Influencers Helping You Or Just Chasing Engagement? The Truth Behind Online Fitness Advice

Mark Harris, Fitness Expert at Mirafit

Article · 10 Nov 2025

How to Tone Your Arms Fast: Mark Harris’ Expert Guide to Banish Bingo Wings Before Christmas

Hunter McIntyre finishing a HYROX race, powerful stride and focus

Article · 8 Nov 2025

How to Train for HYROX: Tips from the World Champion

Eugene Teo performing a hybrid strength movement

Article · 5 Nov 2025

The Hybrid Bodybuilder: How Eugene Teo Rebuilt Strength, Mobility, and Power

Adult athlete in motion, mid-laugh during dynamic movement flow session in minimalist gym, natural light, cinematic realism. Capture playfulness, strength, and flow through movement

Article · 22 Oct 2025

Why Play Belongs in Every Practice

A determined athlete mid-race at a HYROX event pushing through the final wall balls under bright competition lights, crowd cheering, sweat flying, expression showing focus and fatigue

Article · 8 Oct 2025

How to Train for Your First HYROX (Even If You’ve Never Competed Before)

Sports scientist or strength coach writing on a whiteboard showing an adaptation curve labelled Stress - Recovery - Adaptation

Article · 8 Oct 2025

What Is Periodisation in Fitness? (And Why It Matters More Than You Think)

Strong athlete performing barbell front squat in a high-performance gym, coach observing technique, clean lighting, photo-realistic detail represents strength foundation for all sports

Article · 8 Oct 2025

Why Every Athlete Should Train Strength First

Athlete performing heavy barbell back squat with perfect form in a professional gym, chalk dust in the air, focused expression, photo-realistic lighting

Article · 8 Oct 2025

The Science of Strength Adaptation: How Your Body Becomes Stronger

Athletes performing sled pushes, carries, and burpees in a gritty gym — chalk in the air, focused intensity, and a coach motivating in the background

Article · 8 Oct 2025

Why Functional Fitness Beats Fancy Programming

100-Second Challenges- Fast Tests of Real-World Fitness

Article · 11 Sep 2025

100-Second Challenges: Fast Tests of Real-World Fitness

compound-lifts Athlete in gym part way through a compund lift

Article · 11 Sep 2025

Build Bulletproof Strength: The 100 Rep Compound Challenge

Athlete mid-rep hoisting a heavy sandbag onto their shoulder, hips extended, bag cradled tight

Challenge · 10 Apr 2025

#99: 100 Sandbag Shouldering Reps (For Real-World Strength)

Athlete explosively launching a wall ball overhead toward a height marker on a brick wall, legs extended, arms fully vertical

Challenge · 7 Apr 2025

#97: 100 Overhead Wall Ball Throws (Target for Height or Distance)

Athlete performing a side plank rotation, upper arm reaching under the torso

Challenge · 6 Apr 2025

#96: 100 Side Plank Rotations (For Oblique Strength & Shoulder Stability)

Athlete at the bottom position of a hand-release push-up, chest on floor

Challenge · 3 Apr 2025

#93: 100 Hand-Release Push-Ups for Perfect Form

Athlete performing a strict ring row in a functional gym, body rigid in plank, rings suspended from rig, strong scapular retraction mid-rep

Challenge · 2 Apr 2025

#92: 100 Ring Rows for Scapular Strength

Athlete performing box step-overs while holding dumbbells at the side, mid-stride over a plyo box

Challenge · 1 Apr 2025

#91: 100 Box Step-Overs (With Dumbbells or Kettlebells)

Athlete mid-swing with a sledgehammer against a large tyre in a gritty industrial gym

Challenge · 31 Mar 2025

#90: 100 Sledgehammer Strikes (Against a Tire)

100 Weighted Glute Bridges

Challenge · 30 Mar 2025

#89: 100 Weighted Glute Bridges (For Posterior Power)

Athlete moving between strength stations in a gritty gym setting barbell lift, kettlebell swing, push-up, slam

Challenge · 28 Mar 2025

#87: The 100 Rep Hybrid Strength Circuit

Athlete holding a deep wall sit against a concrete wall, thighs parallel to the ground, hands off legs

Challenge · 27 Mar 2025

#86: 100 Wall Sits (One Minute Each)

Athlete mid-rep performing a sumo deadlift high pull with a kettlebell, wide stance, elbows high, bar or kettlebell near chest height, legs and traps fully engaged

Challenge · 26 Mar 2025

#85: 100 Sumo Deadlift High Pulls (Barbell or Kettlebell)

Athlete mid-slam with a medicine ball, knees bent, core braced, ball milliseconds before impact on the gym floor

Challenge · 24 Mar 2025

#83: 100 Med Ball Slams for Explosive Release

Athlete performing a ground-to-overhead lift with a bumper plate, movement captured mid-thrust overhead, full-body tension

Challenge · 23 Mar 2025

#82: 100 Ground-to-Overhead Reps (Barbell, Dumbbell, or Plate)

Athlete performing single-arm dumbbell snatch mid-rep, dumbbell overhead, full-body tension visible, hips extended powerfully

Challenge · 20 Mar 2025

#79: 100 Dumbbell Snatches for Power and Coordination

Athlete training on pull-up bar in gym setting, showing full extension and active shoulders under cinematic lighting

Challenge · 19 Mar 2025

#78: 100 Second Dead Hang for Raw Grip Strength

Athlete mid-swing in a kettlebell swing, kettlebell at shoulder height

Challenge · 18 Mar 2025

#77: 100 Russian Kettlebell Swings (For Time or Form)

Athlete mid-swing during toes-to-bar rep, legs rising toward the bar, grip tight, core fully engaged

Challenge · 16 Mar 2025

#75: 100 Toes-to-Bar Reps

Athlete performing a V-up mid-rep, hands reaching for toes, abs sharply defined

Challenge · 15 Mar 2025

#74: 100 V-Ups for Core Power and Precision

Athlete in high plank position reaching forward with one arm, body tight and motion controlled, core fully engaged

Challenge · 14 Mar 2025

#73: 100 Plank Reaches for Anti-Rotation Control

Athlete performing hollow body rock on gym mat, body in banana position mid-rock, abs fully engaged

Challenge · 13 Mar 2025

#72: 100 Hollow Body Rocks for Core Stability

Athlete mid-air in a jumping lunge, rear knee elevated, front quad engaged

Challenge · 12 Mar 2025

#71: 100 Jumping Lunges for Legs That Last

Athlete walking with heavy dumbbells at sides in an industrial gym, shoulders locked

Challenge · 10 Mar 2025

#69: 100-Meter Farmer’s Carry for Grip and Grit

Athlete mid-push press using a barbell in a functional gym, bar just above forehead

Challenge · 9 Mar 2025

#68: 100 Push Presses with Dumbbells or Barbell

Athlete pushing a loaded sled in an industrial-style functional gym, strong forward drive posture

Challenge · 7 Mar 2025

#66: 100 Sled Pushes (Total Distance or Reps)

Athlete performing Russian twists on a gym mat, medicine ball in hands, mid-rotation with core engaged, strong side lighting to highlight oblique muscles

Challenge · 6 Mar 2025

#65: 100 Russian Twists for Core Control

Overhead view of battle ropes undulating from high-effort slams, athlete centered in frame showing full-body engagement

Challenge · 5 Mar 2025

#64: 100 Battle Rope Slams for Full-Body Power

Athlete performing weighted step-ups on a plyo box, holding dumbbells, mid-rep with front foot planted and back foot off the ground, gym setting, cinematic lighting

Challenge · 3 Mar 2025

#62: 100 Step-Ups with Weight (Box, Bench, or Step)

Athlete crawling forward on a gritty gym floor in bear crawl position, tension in shoulders and core, cinematic lighting with shadow definition

Challenge · 2 Mar 2025

#61: 100m Bear Crawl Challenge

Athlete walking in a gym with one kettlebell overhead, core tight, eyes forward, cinematic light casting shadows to show muscle tension

Challenge · 1 Mar 2025

#60: 100 Overhead Carries (with a Dumbbell or Kettlebell)

Athlete mid-rep lifting sandbag from ground to shoulder in a gritty functional gym, focused expression, strong side lighting showing full-body engagement

Challenge · 28 Feb 2025

#59: 100 Reps of Ground-to-Shoulder with a Sandbag

Athlete mid-Turkish get-up with kettlebell overhead in strong shoulder lockout, minimalist gym setting, cinematic side lighting showing control, strength, and focus

Challenge · 26 Feb 2025

#57: 100 Reps of Turkish Get-Ups (Over a Week)

Athlete mid-squat or push-up in minimal home setting, overlay text- 100 Bodyweight Reps

Challenge · 23 Feb 2025

#54: 100 Reps of a Bodyweight Classic

Athlete deadlifting in gym with strong posture, overlay text- 100 Reps of a Compound Movement

Challenge · 20 Feb 2025

#51: 100 Reps of a Compound Movement

Athlete checking watch mid-workout in a gritty gym — overlay text-10 Reps Every Minute

Challenge · 10 Jan 2025

#10: EMOM 10 Reps Every Minute for 10 Minutes = 100 Reps

Athlete mid-walking lunge on an outdoor path — overlay text-100 Walking Lunges Challenge

Challenge · 9 Jan 2025

#9: 100 Walking Lunges for Lower Body Endurance

Athlete performing 5 exercises in a gym circuit setup — overlay text- “100 Rep 5-Movement Challenge”

Challenge · 8 Jan 2025

#8: Create a 100-rep challenge from 5 movements (20 each)

Person mid-kettlebell swing in morning light, garage or garden setting, overlay text- 100 Kettlebell Swings Before Breakfast

Challenge · 7 Jan 2025

#7: 100 Kettlebell Swings Before Breakfast

Athlete completing a wall ball throw in a gym with automated rep counter on the wall overlay text-100 Wall Ball Rep Test

Challenge · 6 Jan 2025

#6: Take on the 100 Wall Ball Rep Test

Athlete performing slow tempo squat at home or gym, overlay text- Tempo Training- 100 Rep Burn

Challenge · 5 Jan 2025

#5: Tempo Training — 100 Reps Per Muscle Group

Athlete mid-deadlift with a barbell loaded to 100kg — overlay text-100kg Deadlift Goal

Challenge · 4 Jan 2025

#4: Build to a 100kg Deadlift

Athlete mid-burpee or mid-squat in a gritty gym setting — overlay text-100-Rep Full-Body Workout

Challenge · 3 Jan 2025

#3: Try the 100-Rep Full-Body Workout

Athlete holding a perfect forearm plank position in a minimalist gym — overlay text-100-Second Plank Challenge

Challenge · 2 Jan 2025

#2: Perform a 100-Second Plank

Athlete mid-push-up on a gym mat, sweat visible, focused expression — overlay text-100 Push-Ups a Day x30

Challenge · 1 Jan 2025

#1: Do 100 Push-Ups a Day (For 30 Days)

Athlete holding a forearm plank on gym mat, sweat forming, timer in view — overlay text- 100-Second Plank Challenge

Article · 27 Dec 2024

100-Second Plank: Can You Hold It?

Athlete doing bodyweight exercises on a mat, overlay text- Build Your Own 100 Rep Challenge

Article · 26 Dec 2024

Build Your Own 100 Rep Challenge

Person doing push-ups in a minimal home setting with strong natural light, overlay text-100 Push-Ups a Day Challenge

Article · 21 Dec 2024

100 Push-Ups a Day Challenge