Build Your Hybrid Athlete Program (Running + Lifting)

Learn how to build a sustainable hybrid athlete program combining running and lifting for improved body composition and longevity.

Key Takeaways

Hybrid training effectively improves body composition and longevity.
Training should be personalized based on individual goals and preferences.
Consistency with at least three sessions per week for both cardio and strength is ideal.
Progressive overload is critical for ongoing gains in strength and endurance.
Tracking workouts enhances progress and helps avoid plateaus.

What the video covers

Hybrid athlete training combines strength training and running to improve body composition, longevity, and sustainability.
There is no one-size-fits-all plan; training should align with personal fitness goals and preferences.
Identify your primary goals, such as endurance events, body composition, or strength, to tailor your training program.
Ideal training frequency is at least three cardiovascular sessions and three strength sessions per week.
Cardiovascular conditioning can include running, cycling, swimming, or walking at low to moderate intensity.
Progressive overload is essential for continuous improvement in strength, size, and endurance.
Documenting training details like reps, sets, weights, running pace, and heart rate helps track progress.
Strength development focuses on force production, while hypertrophy focuses on muscle size; both are important.
Incorporating enjoyable activities and balancing training volume reduces injury risk and promotes adherence.
A supplement bundle is available to support hybrid athlete training, offering a 20% discount.

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What is hybrid athlete training?

Hybrid athlete training combines strength training and running or cardiovascular conditioning to improve body composition, endurance, and overall fitness sustainably.

How often should I train for hybrid athlete goals?

Ideally, you should train at least three times per week for both cardiovascular conditioning and strength training to promote health span and longevity.

Why is progressive overload important in hybrid training?

Progressive overload ensures continuous improvement by gradually increasing training volume or intensity, helping you get stronger, faster, and avoid plateaus.

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Yep, I said it before, and I'll say it again: hybrid athlete training is the best way to train. The reason it's the best lies directly in the results—improved body composition, longevity, and it's sustainable. In this video, I'm going to show you how to set up your hybrid training program. Thank you.

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how to set up your hybrid training program thank you [Music] so we've talked about the why now let's talk about the how how to effectively program your workouts to combine strength training and running but before we dive into that I want to say that

Speaker A

So, we've talked about the why. Now, let's talk about the how—how to effectively program your workouts to combine strength training and running. But before we dive into that, I want to say that there is no perfect plan that is applicable for everyone and everything. It's all about your personal fitness and health goals.

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not I've realized that it's often overlooked because what we try to do is train or work out as optimally as possible but the reality is it's sometimes optimal is not the best way we have to ask ourselves questions like how

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Training for your personal health and fitness goals may seem like common sense, but I can promise you it's not. I've realized that it's often overlooked because what we try to do is train or work out as optimally as possible. But the reality is sometimes optimal is not the best way. We have to ask ourselves questions like, how do we want to train? What do we enjoy doing? If I enjoy running more than strength training, maybe I should run more than I strength train. But if I love strength training and I don't love cardiovascular conditioning as much, well, maybe I want to prioritize strength training but find ways to incorporate cardiovascular conditioning into my training, into my life, life that makes it enjoyable.

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maybe I want to prioritize strength training but find ways to incorporate cardiovascular conditioning into my training into my life life that makes it enjoyable and what are the goals that we want to accomplish is it an endurance goal is it running you know our first

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And what are the goals that we want to accomplish? Is it an endurance goal? Is it running, you know, our first half marathon or full marathon or triathlon? Is it a body composition or strength-focused goal? For the first question, we have to ask ourselves, what do we want to train for and for what reason? Identify that goal and chase that goal because that's the first step in establishing our training program.

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that goal because that's the first step in establishing our training program now before I dive any deeper into this video I want to let you know we created a special hybrid athlete training supplement bundle for you guys and these

Speaker A

Now, before I dive any deeper into this video, I want to let you know we created a special hybrid athlete training supplement bundle for you guys. These are some of the supplements that I use around my training, whether I'm in the gym throwing around weights or I'm running and I'm focused on my cardiovascular conditioning. Here at BPN, we create effective supplements to fuel your performance, endurance, and wellness needs.

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Speaker A

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day to training especially if it's not a full-time job but I do want to talk about ideal frequency of training based off of research for Hull span and lifespan for both cardiovascular conditioning and strength training because they're both important for like

Speaker A

Now, the next thing I want to talk about is training frequency. I know that everyone has different responsibilities and requirements in life, both personal and professional, and you can't dedicate all the time in your day to training, especially if it's not a full-time job. But I do want to talk about ideal frequency of training based off of research for health span and lifespan for both cardiovascular conditioning and strength training because they're both important for, like I said, health span and lifespan.

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cycling this could be swimming this could even be walking and a lot of times people think of cardiovascular conditioning or endurance training in general they think of ah but it can be very low intensity just getting out and moving your body with

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Now, ideally, we're doing at a minimum three times a week. So that is three strength training sessions, and that is three zone two, zone three, lower intensity cardiovascular conditioning. This doesn't have to be running. This could be cycling, this could be swimming, this could even be walking.

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I'm getting at least three cardiovascular conditioning training sessions in per week and at least three strength training sessions in per week as well that would be ideal training frequency now the next thing I'm going to talk about is Progressive overload

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A lot of times, people think of cardiovascular conditioning or endurance training in general, they think of, ah, but it can be very low intensity, just getting out and moving your body with friends, family, by yourself, listening to a podcast. But I would say you have to ask yourself the question, how much time can I and am I willing to dedicate to my fitness? And then can I make sure that I'm getting at least three cardiovascular conditioning training sessions in per week and at least three strength training sessions in per week as well? That would be ideal training frequency.

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me and one product and a few boxes of inventory and as demand started to grow that stressed part of the business it forced us to adapt and evolve and Implement new systems and hire more people and that adaptation

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Now, the next thing I'm going to talk about is progressive overload. Within that, I'm going to talk about training volume, sets, and reps. But I thought a good way to describe progressive overload is like building a business. You know, when I first got started building BPN in 2012, it was just me and one product and a few boxes of inventory. As demand started to grow, that stressed part of the business. It forced us to adapt and evolve and implement new systems and hire more people. That adaptation facilitated growth. That was progressive overload.

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of stimulus over a long extended period of time nothing's going to change we will become more efficient with that stimulus but we're not going to get bigger we're not going to necessarily get stronger or faster the way that we

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Training is the same way. Now, progressive overload is probably the most important principle that helps facilitate growth. Our bodies are really good at adapting, but as long as we provide our body with the same amount of stimulus over a long extended period of time, nothing's going to change. We will become more efficient with that stimulus, but we're not going to get bigger. We're not going to necessarily get stronger or faster.

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bigger faster and stronger this is why it's really important to document your training it's as easy as getting a big notebook and writing down the miles you are running at what paces and your heart rate or when it comes to a strength

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The way that we get bigger, faster, and stronger is with progressive overload. We can manipulate our training through exercise selection and style, through reps, sets, weight, and rest periods. But over an extended period of time, we want to see progressive overload helping us get bigger, faster, and stronger.

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sure we are increasing through Progressive overload the volume over an extended period of time a great example of the benefits of documenting is sometimes not just seeing Improvement but by monitoring the amount of volume we're doing an example of that is we

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This is why it's really important to document your training. It's as easy as getting a big notebook and writing down the miles you are running, at what paces, and your heart rate. Or when it comes to a strength training workout, writing down the exercises and the reps and the sets, the weights you used, and your rate of perceived effort or exertion on that set.

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and by implementing that control We Are One Like I said reducing risk of injury but facilitating an effective and efficient rate of growth and progress now before we wrap up this video I want to make sure you understand the

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By documenting this, we have a baseline amount of data, and we can make sure we are increasing through progressive overload the volume over an extended period of time. A great example of the benefits of documenting is sometimes not just seeing improvement but by monitoring the amount of volume we're doing.

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well muscular development as you're trying to train to get bigger muscles whereas strength development is you're trying to teach your muscles how to produce more Force generally speaking a bigger muscle has more potential to produce more Force just because it's

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An example of that is we know with running, to reduce risk of injury, we don't want to increase running mileage too quickly. So a good kind of standard to follow is we don't want to increase running weekly mileage by more than 10 percent each week, week over week.

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who can display and produce the most Force if your goal is to increase muscle size this is where mechanical tension comes into play and really stressing the individual muscle fibers and trying to get as much recruitment from that muscle

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By implementing that control, we are, like I said, reducing risk of injury but facilitating an effective and efficient rate of growth and progress. Now, before we wrap up this video, I want to make sure you understand the difference between resistance training or talking about strength and muscle development. There is a difference between strength and hypertrophy or size.

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that is a skill set in and of itself and just practicing that skill set will allow you to get stronger in that skill set without even necessarily getting your muscles to produce more Force just becoming more efficient at that will

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To break this down, I brought in my good friend Jordan Side. So, Jordan, take it away. If we can break down number one, well, muscular development is you're trying to train to get bigger muscles, whereas strength development is you're trying to teach your muscles how to produce more force.

Topics:hybrid athletehybrid trainingstrength trainingrunningcardiovascular conditioningprogressive overloadtraining frequencyendurance trainingmuscle hypertrophyfitness program

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