Becoming a Hybrid Athlete

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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When it comes to fitness, people tend to either focus on endurance or strength; they're runners or powerlifters. But wouldn't it be pretty cool to be able to deadlift 500 pounds and run a marathon? My guest says that combining real strength with true endurance to become a "hybrid athlete" isn't only possible, it also makes for a wonderfully adventurous and fulfilling path to pursue.

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0:00.0	Brut McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:10.3	Now when it comes to fitness, people tend to either focus on endurance or strength.
0:14.4	The runners or power lifters.
0:16.2	But wouldn't it be pretty cool to be able to deadlift 500 pounds and run a marathon?
0:20.5	My guess says that combining real strength with true endurance to becoming a hybrid athlete
0:24.3	isn't only possible, it also makes for a wonderfully adventurous and fulfilling path
0:28.3	to pursue.
0:29.3	And as Friggas Crawley, he's the co-founder of Omnia Performance, which offers coaching
0:32.9	to hybrid athletes.
0:33.9	Today on the show, Friggas shares how he found his way into hybrid training, what a struggle
0:37.3	with depression had to do with that journey, and why he decided to take on some incredible
0:40.8	challenges that combined strength and endurance, including deadlifting 500 pounds, running
0:45.3	a sub five minute mile, and doing a marathon in a single day, and powerlifting 1200 pounds
0:50.2	and doing a sub 12 hour Iron Man triathlon in a single day.
0:54.2	We then turned the technical side of programming hybrid training and how you can incorporate
0:57.6	both endurance and strength workouts in a single week.
1:00.2	We intercom conversation with Friggas's case for the benefits of hybrid training to body,
1:03.6	mind and spirit, which made me want to go out for a run something I don't say every day.
1:08.6	After the show's over, check out our show news at aam.iaslashhybrid.
1:23.8	Alright Friggas Crawley, welcome to the show.
1:25.9	Thank you for having me.
1:27.3	So you are a strength and conditioning coach that advocates for something called hybrid
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