Dr. Griffen McBride - Hybrid Athlete Physical Therapist & Coach

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If you’ve tried everything like these athletes but pain is still keeping you from training the way you want to, DM EDGE ...
09/18/2026

If you’ve tried everything like these athletes but pain is still keeping you from training the way you want to, DM EDGE or click the link in my bio.

I’ll help you figure out what’s actually keeping you from training, build a plan around your goals, and get you back to doing what you love.

Pumpkin Spice & Pain Free Injury Screens for Versa members tomorrow from 4:45-7. Scan the QR code or check your email to...
09/16/2026

Pumpkin Spice & Pain Free Injury Screens for Versa members tomorrow from 4:45-7. Scan the QR code or check your email to sign up

09/16/2026

HYROX is officially 8 × 1 km, but the actual run splits are only around 1,000m. Depending on the venue, the first or last lap can be shorter because of the start tunnel, with those meters balanced elsewhere on the course.

But that’s not even the biggest difference.

A HYROX 1K comes between a functional station and another functional station. Your first run comes before the SkiErg. Your second comes after 1,000m of SkiErg. Your third comes after 50m of sled push. Your fourth comes after 50m of sled pull. Then burpees, rowing, farmers carry, lunges, and finally 100 wall balls.

So the question isn’t, “How fast can you run a 1K?”

It’s, “How fast can you run a 1K when you’re already fatigued from the thing you just did?”

That’s why a 4:00 HYROX kilometer is a completely different task than a 4:00 track kilometer.

If you want to get faster at HYROX, you need to train the ability to access your running speed under fatigue, not just improve your fresh 1K time.

09/13/2026

1. Don’t send the first 1K. It’s supposed to feel easy.

2. Practice running immediately after compromised movements. Being fit enough to run is different from being able to run well after sleds, burpees, and lunges.

3. Your race pace should be based on what you can sustain for 60+ minutes not your best 5k time.

4. Get comfortable with the stations before race day. You don’t want your first time doing 100m of lunges or 80 wall balls to be during competition.

5. Transitions matter. Know exactly where you’re going, what you’re grabbing, and when you’re starting the next effort.

6. You don’t need to destroy yourself in training to prepare for HYROX. You need enough specific exposure to build the capacity to perform when fatigued.

Your first HYROX will teach you a lot. You can just learn some of it beforehand. Have questions about prepping, shoot me a DM or comment & I’d be happy to answer!

09/12/2026

Regional interdependence isn’t the answer. There’s no good evidence that an isolated problem requires you to fix some completely unrelated area of the body. Sometimes another region matters. Sometimes it doesn’t.

You don’t need a mobility routine. There’s no good evidence that generic mobility routines decrease pain or prevent injury. If you need more range of motion for a specific task, train that range in a way that actually relates to the demands you’re trying to meet.

There’s no magical rehab exercise. What matters is your load, position, and capacity tolerance. The goal isn’t to find the one perfect exercise. It’s to progressively build your ability to tolerate what you actually want to do.

Want to get back to training without having to do some crazy exercise, shoot me a DM

09/12/2026

Thanks for sticking around folks

09/10/2026

PT should not be keep coming back indefinitely with no results to show for it. I hear all the time people who ended up spending way more on insurance PT that didn’t even fix their problem & they feel hopeless. If you’ve tried PT, chiro, stretches, maybe even orthopedic consult and still no results, you are the person I help daily. DM or comment EDGE and I’ll get you back to pain free training

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