Everything the Hybrid does, with spandex panels set across the glutes and inner thighs. Those panels are the whole point. Depth on a squat, a hinge over the bar, a knee driving through at the top of a stride, and the short goes with the leg instead of pulling against it.
He wears a Large in these. When he wants a looser fit, he goes XL. These run true to size, so match the size chart rather than sizing down.
We did not redraw the Hybrid, we took it further. Same 5 inch cut, same three zip pockets, same compressive liner. Then spandex went into the glutes and the inner thighs, which is where a training short actually fails you.
Set across the glutes and into the inner thighs rather than through the whole short. Those are the two places fabric goes tight first, in the bottom of a squat and at the top of a stride. Panel them and the restriction disappears.
The liner holds position instead of riding, and the pocket takes a phone without letting it swing. Carried over from the Hybrid because nothing about it needed changing.
Set into a smooth stretch waistband so it adjusts without bulk and there is no knot to dig in under a belt, a plate carrier, or a bar across the hips.
Two on the sides and one across the back, all zipped. Keys, a wallet and a phone stay where you put them through a lift, a sprint, or a ruck.
Detail 01Zip Back Pocket
Detail 02Skull + Crossed Arrows
Detail 03Panel Under Load
The split of a lunge and the bottom of a squat are where a short runs out of fabric. The inner thigh panels take that stretch so the hem stays put.
Erg pulls, hinges and long strides all pull across the glutes. That is exactly where the panels sit, so nothing rides and nothing needs a reset between sets.
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