{"id":219959,"date":"2026-01-06T17:26:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/219959\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:26:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:26:04","slug":"podcast-1099-strong-conditioned-and-ready-for-anything-how-to-become-a-hybrid-athlete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/219959\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #1,099: Strong, Conditioned, and Ready for Anything \u2014 How to Become a Hybrid Athlete"},"content":{"rendered":"

For decades, fitness culture has tended to break people into two categories: you\u2019re either a strength guy or an endurance guy. You lift heavy or run far \u2014 but not both.<\/p>\n

But my guest today says you don\u2019t have to choose; you can excel at both modalities and be ready for anything.<\/p>\n

Alex Viada is a coach, a physiologist, and the author of The Hybrid Athlete<\/a>. He\u2019s a powerlifter who\u2019s also completed Ironman triathlons, and he\u2019s deadlifted 700 pounds and run an ultramarathon in the same week. Even if your goals are much more modest \u2014 you\u2019d like to, say, set some weightlifting PRs in the gym and be able to run a decent 5k \u2014 Alex\u2019s training philosophy can help you combine lifting and endurance in a smart, sustainable way that builds true all-around fitness.<\/p>\n

In our conversation, Alex explains how to combine training for strength with distance sports like running or cycling, how to test your progress, how to recognize and avoid the two kinds of fatigue, and why becoming a hybrid athlete will help you live more adventurously \u2014 and more capably.<\/p>\n

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