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The Masks We Wear (A Fear and Delight Story)
October is the month of masks. We’ve got superheroes, villains, lucha libre wrestlers, masquerade balls (if you do that sort of thing), and of course, Halloween. We pretend masks are...
Out of Guard: 50 Questions with Mykoda Hummel
Out of Guard is Hyperfly's new interview series. We sit athletes down for 50 rapid-fire questions about where they're from, how they got started, what they're chasing, and the stuff...
Does It Matter If Your Water Is ‘Special’? (Spoiler: Not Really)
The U.S. is in a drought: reservoirs shrinking, rivers running low, states arguing over water rights. We’ve never been more obsessed with water in so many ways. America is not...
Brewing Without the Buzz: How Non Alcoholic Beer Became the Choice of Athletes
Let’s switch gears and talk about a topic indirectly related to the sporting community. What’s the deal with nonalcoholic beer being the popular kid now? Non-alcoholic beer (NA) used to...
From Naked Gladiators to Engineered Gear: The No Gi Evolution
Before rash guards, grappling shorts, or compression anything… fighters basically wrestled naked in the world’s first octagons. The gladiator arena was a crash course in why bare skin and combat...
From Cotton to Combat: The Fabric Evolution Behind Modern Grappling Gear
Ever since humans started getting physical, they needed to cover up in something. This wasn’t as much about modesty as it was about protecting their skin and securing parts that...
The Air Is Sticky and So Are You: A Humidity Field Guide
Gyms are their own ecosystems. They have their own microenvironments. Some mornings you wear socks to step onto the mat fearing hypothermia; other times you feel like you've stepped into...
Support Matters: An October Bra Story
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which means it’s the perfect time to talk about something both essential and occasionally infuriating: sports bras. And before the men click away -...
The Inseam Pendulum: How Sports Keep Redefining Shorts Length
Shorts have never had a stable personality. Not in combat sports, not in soccer, not in basketball, and definitely not in women's athletics. Inseams rise, fall, and rise again depending...
Discomfort Isn’t a Virtue, It’s a Skill
Every year, PanAms athletes submit a quote with their application. Kind of like a yearbook line for people who choke each other for fun. It's meant to hint at who...
Gi Funk 101: The Science Behind BJJ Gi Odor (And How to Fix It)
There's a moment in every jiu jitsu class when you realize you're not just fighting your training partner, you're fighting their hygiene habits. You get side-control on someone whose Gi...
Shrinkage, Staph, and Sandpaper: The Molecular Science of Jiu-Jitsu Gi Care
“Time!” The grueling sparring session has ended; your Gi is saturated with the sweat of both you and your training partner, and now you must face the most contentious question...
