A Hybrid Training Journey

Good Morning,

I wanted to bring you something I find very interesting. We are going to be following along with someone that is working on developing some lean muscle while keeping her body fat in check. her name is Sumi Singh and she is following Will Brinks Hybrid training program as laid out in his Bodybuilding Revealed program.

So as Sumi posts new updates on her progrees I will bring them to you. So here is her first post.

Welcome to my training journal that will follow my progress and experience with Will’s Hybrid Program. I have been a member of his BBR forums for some time now, and have greatly benefited from the info I found there. I kept reading about the impressive results people were having with this program, and decided to give it a try!


Although I have been very dedicated to both exercise and nutrition, I have not tried anything quite like this in the past, so I’m excited to get started. I hope BrinkZone members will follow along with my progress, and help me keep motivated. I plan to add pictures and other updates as I get used to all this. I’m also new to blogging,so bear with me.

What is the Hybrid training program ?

Will Brinks Hybrid Training is…

• One of the most productive programs you will ever follow and is described as a “best of all possible worlds” routine.

• A fairly advanced multiple training program designed to produce the best overall blend of hypertrophy and leanness.

• Uses a variety of rep ranges, volume, tempo without overemphasizing any one energy pathway over the course of 12 weeks.

• Not for the beginner or poorly motivated.

• Downright fun, highly effective for altering body composition and strength gains, and for the strength athlete looking to try something different and non-traditional.

With all this in mind and having reviewed the training protocol and asking as many questions as possible from the Hybrid Program creator and Body Building Revealed author, Will Brink, I can’t wait to get officially started with my own journey on Hybrid on May 8.

I’ve been a group fitness instructor for over 5 years, am a certified personal trainer, work full time as a public policy advocate, and am mommy to a busy and beautiful two-year old princess.

Every week I’ll detail my goals, stats, and progress (with pics!).

Here’s a little detail about my goals , stats, and diet.

As far as goals go, for me, it’s to get stronger and build lean body mass by keeping my body guessing with this workout. Variety is key here. For me, I can easily measure strength by documenting increases in reps and/or poundage after repeating the same workout in a week or so. Squats, deadlifts, bench presses, weighted pullups/dips, barbell rows…those are some of the exercises I want to see some gains in.

At around 111.5 pounds (on a good day!) another obvious goal is to get my weight up to 115, at a minimum. At 5”4 (and ¾!) I can stand to gain weight. I think the only other time I felt OK about deliberately gaining weight was when I was pregnant! So this should be fun. I’m accomplishing this by eating roughly 2500 calories a day, making any adjustments if I see weight drop. I doubt that will happen considering all the food I’m eating. The meal plan is below. I’m not calling it a diet!

To measure lean body mass, I followed Will’s recommendation to get a body fat measuring tool called Accumeasure. After a couple of tries, the thing insisted my body fat was 13.2%. I’m not quite so sure though. A 9-point caliper test had me at 16% and a handheld bioimpedence tool had me at 15%. So, maybe I’m somewhere at 15%. I’ll repeat all the same tests in a few weeks time. I’m thinking maybe 2-3 weeks…

Finally, because the program incorporates REAL high intensity interval training, I’m looking forward to seeing gains in recovery, how fast I can step, run, or row during the working intervals. With the help of my trusty Gymboss Interval Timer, I know I’m going to be sticking to those work times.

Of course, no one can expect to take on a program like this without eating (and in my case, a LOT). Here’s the meal plan:

Meal 1: 8 egg whites, one yolk, ½ cup oatmeal

Meals 2, 3, 4, and 5. 6 oz of lean meat, 1 cup veggies, ¾ cup brown rice. Lather, rinse, and repeat. 1 TBSP almond butter every other day.

Meal 6: 7 oz lean fish, ½ cup veggies, 4 tsps Barlean’s Omega Swirl Fish Oil (yummy!)

OK time to go eat! Wish me luck, strength, and lean body mass

Will Brink is the owner of the Brinkzone Blog. Will has over 15 years experience as a respected author, columnist and consultant, to the supplement, fitness, bodybuilding, and weight loss industry and has been extensively published. Will graduated from Harvard University with a concentration in the natural sciences, and is a consultant to major supplement, dairy, and pharmaceutical companies.

 His often ground breaking articles can be found in publications such as Lets Live, Muscle Media 2000, MuscleMag International, The Life Extension Magazine, Muscle n Fitness, Inside Karate, Exercise For Men Only, Body International, Power, Oxygen, Penthouse, Women’s World and The Townsend Letter For Doctors. Will is the author of the popular e-books, both acommpanied by private members forum access , Bodybuilding Revealed & Fat Loss Revealed.

Talk to you soon Jag252

Setting Your Fitness Goals And Motivation Keys

Motivation Keys To Get Fit And healthy

"Knowing Is Not Enough; We Must APPLY.

Willing Is Not Enough; We Must DO."

To get fit and healthy takes a lot of work. With this blog I try to bring you what I believe are the best resources to aid you in your quest to get that six pack abs look.

People can sometimes find it hard trying to do the same routine each and every week. Which is why I preach to you about using variety in your workouts. Variety can help in keeping your mental focus and motivation high.

You see, the knowledge that you gain from reading through my materials is only one small piece of the puzzle. If you don't actually get up off your butt and TAKE ACTION, you'll get nowhere, and very fast.

Doing the same workouts over and over is a motivation killer. Eventually you get bored and stop doing your workouts. There are ways that you may be able to avoid this and continue on your quest to get fit and healthy.

The root behind the right motivation to get fit and healthy is why you even wanted to start at all. If you wanted so much to lose weight, add lean muscle and get that six pack abs look then that would be your primary motivation to follow an exercise and training program. Then all you need to do is to keep reminding yourself every day why you are doing what you do and what you want to get from it.

The 4 Keys and Motivation To Get Fit And Healthy

1) Knowing What You Want
2) Knowing Why You Want It
3) Know What The Cost Is Of Achieving Your Goal
4) Pay The Price For Achieving It

Are you REALLY committed to changing everything about the way you look and feel? Then take action. Get serious.
So let's start with what your inintial motivation was to get that six pack abs look. See which of these apply to you or add your own.

1) Be Healthier
2) Confidence having a tight, firm body can be a real confidence booster.
3) Have more Energy lets face it life today is hectic being physically fit can give you the energy to do anything.
4) Better Sex yeah I had to throw that one in. But it's true.

There are others of course but you see where I'm going with this.

One of the most important keys to sticking to your exercise program is having the proper motivation. In short, without the proper motivation you would not be able to stick to any fitness routine, long enough to achieve any results.

Motivation is something that does not happen in an instant. Motivation needs to be worked at. Just when you can find enough motivation, it can also be easy enough to lose. Remind yourself of what your motivation was to start with.

One way of reminding yourself of the what you are doing to keep the motivation up is learning to have a visual image of what you want to look like. If you want to get that six pack abs look, you might want to have a visual image of what you will look like after achieving your goal.

Another way to keep your motivation up while on an exercise program is by not doing it alone. Find someone with the same fitness goals you have. This way, you have someone who can give you the motivation to do better. Having a friend to work out with can help provide you with the necessary motivation that you need to keep going.

Another way to keep up your motivation is by keeping track of your progress. Try to have a record of your previous weight or size and try to keep track of the changes on a weekly basis to give you an account of the pounds that you have lost and the inches that have melted away due to your hard work on your goal to get that six pack abs look. Just by keeping track and being aware of the positive changes would even give you more motivation to do better and keep going.


“Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.”