There is one point that wasn't covered, which I think is fundamentally important when looking for hybrid performance: you have to phase. You have to periodize. If possible, following your competition schedule—in my case, CrossFit and long-distance race bibs. The two are contradictory.
I prioritize through phases where I'll work on heavy strength (1RM deadlift, bench press, etc.) with running endurance volume, or phases where I'll work on hypertrophy and running VO2max, and others where I'll combine metabolic conditioning with running in threshold/VMA/SupraVMA/VMAX programs, all in "compromised" mode.
And for me, that's THE lever that allows you to absorb heavy training volumes. Think of training as a continuous sequence spread over months, not a routine that repeats every single day.
Yes periodization is very important. It wasn’t in the scope of this post, but every 12 week cycle we have has 3 waves that allow for this. And each cycle hits our 13 training domains. Although that programming and these points are more for ‘everyday athletes’ we program for as opposed to those pushing competition.
For me personally, training for top ends of strength and speed, I had to learn how to push one while maintaining the other, and vice versa, instead of trying to improve both at once..which I think is more to what you’re speaking to.
Excellent article!
There is one point that wasn't covered, which I think is fundamentally important when looking for hybrid performance: you have to phase. You have to periodize. If possible, following your competition schedule—in my case, CrossFit and long-distance race bibs. The two are contradictory.
I prioritize through phases where I'll work on heavy strength (1RM deadlift, bench press, etc.) with running endurance volume, or phases where I'll work on hypertrophy and running VO2max, and others where I'll combine metabolic conditioning with running in threshold/VMA/SupraVMA/VMAX programs, all in "compromised" mode.
And for me, that's THE lever that allows you to absorb heavy training volumes. Think of training as a continuous sequence spread over months, not a routine that repeats every single day.
Yes periodization is very important. It wasn’t in the scope of this post, but every 12 week cycle we have has 3 waves that allow for this. And each cycle hits our 13 training domains. Although that programming and these points are more for ‘everyday athletes’ we program for as opposed to those pushing competition.
For me personally, training for top ends of strength and speed, I had to learn how to push one while maintaining the other, and vice versa, instead of trying to improve both at once..which I think is more to what you’re speaking to.