Hybrid Coaching Podcast - HYROX Coaching

In this episode, Anthony goes solo to review races from this past weekend and is getting hyped up for the first elite race of the 9th Hyrox season! He talks about events that happened this past weekend, including amazing performances by Lucy Procter in Abu Dhabi and Alex Gazan at the Rogue invitational. Answers some listener questions on which backgrounds are the most advantageous entering Hyrox and what is the intent of incline walking and how to use it. Finally, he talks about all 8 elite races happening this weekend in Hamburg!LINKS BELOW!!TheFeed link for 40% off for new customers (this was extended)!!https://thefeed.com/theTheFeed link for $80 in Feed credit or 5% back in Feed credit:https://thefeed.com/teams/the-hybrid-engineCentr equipment 10% discount, code LAURENJoin The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/THE Affiliate track link:https://app.fitr.training/p/40221220% off forever code for being one of the first 30 on THE Affiliate:"THEAffiliateFounder" STUDIES:No studies this week

In this episode, Anthony and Lauren discuss a multi-day stage based Hybrid Racing event and who they think might be interested in doing it. Review a few Hyrox events from the past couple weeks, give some shoutouts, hint at the first elite 15 and challenger 15 races of the season, reflect on their workouts, talk about the Rogue invitational and who they are coaching at the event! The coaching topic today is based around a pilot research paper done on 4 women and their RPE and differences between running on a motorized treadmill and an Assault AirRunner. LINKS BELOW!!TheFeed link for 40% off for new customers (this was extended)!!https://thefeed.com/theTheFeed link for $80 in Feed credit or 5% back in Feed credit:https://thefeed.com/teams/the-hybrid-engineJoin The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/THE Affiliate track link:https://app.fitr.training/p/40221220% off forever code for being one of the first 30 on THE Affiliate:"THEAffiliateFounder" STUDIES:Physiological Responses to Speed-Matched Running on Non-Motorized Assault AirRunner versus Traditional Treadmills in Active Females: A Pilot Studyhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9762396/

In this episode, Anthony and Lauren just competed at the LT Games in Frisco, Texas! Lauren took home her 3rd LT Games title and Anthony takes 4th overall male and wins the 35-44 age group. They get together with the Director of the LT Games, Wes Robertson, to discuss the LT Games and the future of where it could go!LINKS BELOW!!TheFeed link for 40% off for new customers (this was extended)!!https://thefeed.com/theTheFeed link for $80 in Feed credit or 5% back in Feed credit:https://thefeed.com/teams/the-hybrid-engineJoin The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/THE Affiliate track link:https://app.fitr.training/p/40221220% off forever code for being one of the first 30 on THE Affiliate:"THEAffiliateFounder" STUDIES:No studies were reviewed today.

In this episode, Anthony and Lauren discuss the races from the past few weekends and the great communities experienced at the Hyrox events! Lauren got to lead and Anthony observed the first USA Youngstars event in Salt Lake City! We then discuss how environmental factors affect race strategy and decide that you can only run the race in front of you! Finally, we answer a couple listener Questions.LINKS BELOW!!TheFeed link for 40% off for new customers (this was extended)!!https://thefeed.com/theTheFeed link for $80 in Feed credit or 5% back in Feed credit:https://thefeed.com/teams/the-hybrid-engineJoin The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/THE Affiliate track link:https://app.fitr.training/p/40221220% off forever code for being one of the first 30 on THE Affiliate:"THEAffiliateFounder" STUDIES:No studies were reviewed today.

In this episode, Anthony goes solo and discusses his workouts and the upcoming race in Salt Lake City! He then addresses some listener questions, including nutrition timing during a race and several questions regarding the long run and it's use in Hybrid Fitness and Hyrox.LINKS BELOW!!TheFeed link for 40% off for new customers (this was extended)!!https://thefeed.com/theTheFeed link for $80 in Feed credit or 5% back in Feed credit:https://thefeed.com/teams/the-hybrid-engineJoin The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/THE Affiliate track link:https://app.fitr.training/p/40221220% off forever code for being one of the first 30 on THE Affiliate:"THEAffiliateFounder" STUDIES:"Regular Long Runs and Higher Training Volumes Are Associated with Better Running Economy Durability in Performance Matched Well-Trained Male Runners"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40878015/

In this episode, Anthony goes solo and discusses some awesome results from this weekend including wins in Washington DC and Acapulco, plus the historic win in Acapulco where Lauren becomes the first woman to outright win a race male or female in an elite or pro field. Coaching topic today is about the transition from a modality movement like biking in triathlon or the rower/sleds in Hyrox back into running.LINKS BELOW!!TheFeed link for 40% off for new customers (this was extended)!!https://thefeed.com/theTheFeed link for $80 in Feed credit or 5% back in Feed credit:https://thefeed.com/teams/the-hybrid-engineJoin The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/THE Affiliate track link:https://app.fitr.training/p/40221220% off forever code for being one of the first 30 on THE Affiliate:"THEAffiliateFounder" STUDIES:"Moderate–intensity double interval training to prepare the bike-to-run transition in long-distance triathletes: A narrative review"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17479541261440466"Physiological and biomechanical adaptations to the cycle to run transition in Olympic triathlon: review and practical recommendations for training"https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/34/5/384Prolonged cycling lowers subsequent running mechanical efficiency in collegiate triathleteshttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/362409330_Prolonged_cycling_lowers_subsequent_running_mechanical_efficiency_in_collegiate_triathletes

In this episode, Anthony and Lauren are talking as Lauren prepares for her trip to Portland to visit Nike HQ! They go over their workouts from this past week and discuss Anthony signing up with Charlie for Salt Lake City and recap how the Hyrox races this past weekend went for people, who improved their points and who was racing! They discuss the Last Soul Backyard Ultra and how enticing that format would be for either of them to race! Lauren has to jump off a little early and Anthony goes on to review a very important coaching article about the Physiological differences of double threshold versus a single long threshold session (link to article below)!!LINKS BELOW!!TheFeed link for 40% off for new customers (this was extended)!!https://thefeed.com/theTheFeed link for $80 in Feed credit or 5% back in Feed credit:https://thefeed.com/teams/the-hybrid-engineJoin The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/THE Affiliate track link:https://app.fitr.training/p/40221220% off forever code for being one of the first 30 on THE Affiliate:"THEAffiliateFounder" STUDIES:"Comparison of acute physiological responses between one long and two short sessions of moderate-intensity training in endurance athletes"Kjøsen Talsnes et al. (2024), Frontiers in Physiology, 15:1428536. Open access: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1428536/full

In this episode, Anthony and Lauren are together again on this next episode! First they review some workouts they did this week, including Anthony's run through of the LT Games he did in his garage and Lauren's killer core workout! The start of the Hyrox season in Europe and North America starts in 3 weeks, it feels closer than ever! They review a study sent in by a listener and The Hybrid Engine athlete, that describes the Best Practice Training Characteristics within Olympic Endurance Sports as described by Norwegian World-Class Coaches. They end with listener submitted questions about Hybrid Racing. LINKS BELOW!!TheFeed link for 40% off for new customers (this was extended)!!https://thefeed.com/theTheFeed link for $80 in Feed credit or 5% back in Feed credit:https://thefeed.com/teams/the-hybrid-engineJoin The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/THE Affiliate track link:https://app.fitr.training/p/40221220% off forever code for being one of the first 30 on THE Affiliate:"THEAffiliateFounder" STUDIES:Best-Practice Training Characteristics Within Olympic Endurance Sports as Described by Norwegian World-Class Coacheshttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40798-025-00848-3

In this episode, Anthony and Lauren are back home from Colorado! We discuss our workouts and lessons from the week, whether or not we will move to Denver, how HYROX Chiba went for THE Athlete, Camilla Massa! We also review and discuss a progression for improvement at the Farmer's Carry station. Our coaching topic for the day is research into if you should start with Resistance (strength) training or with Endurance training!LINKS BELOW!!TheFeed link for 40% off for new customers (this was extended)!!https://thefeed.com/theTheFeed link for $80 in Feed credit or 5% back in Feed credit:https://thefeed.com/teams/the-hybrid-engineJoin The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/THE Affiliate track link:https://app.fitr.training/p/40221220% off forever code for being one of the first 30 on THE Affiliate:"THEAffiliateFounder" STUDIES:Sequencing of training, either Endurance – Resistance (ER) or Resistance – Endurance (RE):https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11359207/

In this episode, Anthony and Lauren are in Colorado! We are in Denver visiting family and friends and getting to do fun things with them so recorded on a late night! We went to the Manitou Incline and ran up it then down the Barr trail, we then discuss how Hyrox announced the venue change of Elite Race 1 to Hamburg from the Cruise, then we touch on the CrossFit Games before getting to our coaching topic and listener Questions! Today's coaching topic is The Effect of Resistance training and Endurance training on Glycogen storage adaptations and what we can take away from how each of them affect our energy usage.LINKS BELOW!!TheFeed link for 40% off for new customers (this was extended)!!https://thefeed.com/theTheFeed link for $80 in Feed credit or 5% back in Feed credit:https://thefeed.com/teams/the-hybrid-engineJoin The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/THE Affiliate track link:https://app.fitr.training/p/40221220% off forever code for being one of the first 30 on THE Affiliate:"THEAffiliateFounder" STUDIES:Effects of endurance exercise training on muscle glycogen accumulation in humanshttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10409578/Acute effects of resistance exercise on skeletal muscleglycogen depletion: A systematic review and meta-analysishttps://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.14814/phy2.70683

In this episode, Anthony and Lauren are back to discuss what they did this week in training, lessons learned, from those workouts, as well as answer your questions and relay the latest in endurance sports science!! We go over the newest coming fad of sports nutrition with exogenous lactate, coaching topic of creeping drift, and answer some of the many, many questions we got!

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Join The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/

THE Affiliate track link:

https://app.fitr.training/p/402212

20% off forever code for being one of the first 30 on THE Affiliate:

"THEAffiliateFounder"

STUDIES:

Effects of Oral Lactate Supplementation on Acid-Base Balance and Prolonged High-Intensity Interval Cycling Performance. By Claire Bordoli, Ian Varley, Graham R. Sharpe, Michael A Johnson, and Philip J Hennis. 2024

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39189224/

The Influence of Acute Oral Lactate Supplementation on Responses to Cycle Ergometer Exercise: A Randomized, Crossover Pilot Clinical Trial. By Taylor R Ewell, Matthew C Bomar, David M Brown, Reagan L Brown, Beatrice S Kwarteng, David P Thomson, Christopher Bell. 2024

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39203761/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evmybMQj940

*From Internal studies, unpublished. 2026. n=10

ExoLactate Gel = 5g Lactate, 40g Carb Claim is 5% higher sustained power in 15-30 minute effort. 10% reduction in RPE. 12% improvement in average fat oxidation in moderate exercise intensity.

NEWS ARTICLES:

https://www.thetimes.com/sport/cycling/article/new-lactate-gel-tour-de-france-w28m5lt8t

https://styrkr.com/en-us/blogs/training-and-nutrition-hub/lactate-gels-at-the-tour-de-france-what-the-research-actually-supports

https://www.facebook.com/HelloVeloVeloVelo/posts/tadej-poga%C4%8Dar-and-uae-confirm-use-of-powerful-new-fueling-solution-at-the-tour-d/1464628612370482/

https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/tour-de-france/lactate-gels-drinks-tour-de-france-explainer/?scope=anon

COLD OPEN!! In this episode, Anthony introduces his wife, Lauren Weeks, as a new co-host for the show!! We will discuss what has been happening since the last episode and since Hyrox World Championships, including recovery, downtime, and DekaFit Chicago! We get to announce The Hybrid Engine's newest program offering for Affiliates, THE Affiliate program!Finally, we want to start the new era of the show off with a clear inbox so we answer the remaining questions from our listener Questions we have gotten the past couple of months!TheFeed link for 40% off for new customers (this was extended)!!https://thefeed.com/theTheFeed link for $80 in Feed credit or 5% back in Feed credit:https://thefeed.com/teams/the-hybrid-engineJoin The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/THE Affiliate program:

https://app.fitr.training/p/402212

In this episode, Anthony goes solo and shares his keynote speech presented at the World Championships in Stockholm as part of the Sports Science Advisory Council for HYROX. This presentation was done in conjunction with Dr. Bryna Chrismas and Dr. Adam Storey for members of the HYROX Sports team, medical staff, other elite coaches, and HYROX365 members. The goal of this presentation was to show the relationship that temperature and humidity could have on elite performance in HYROX and how that could lead to more medical presentations during an event. It presents reasons for the gap seen in times from various venues, quantifies them, and using historical temperature and humidity data from past venues, plus other studies comes up with an ideal temperature and humidity for a HYROX race to be performed in.TheFeed link for 40% off for new customers (this was extended)!!https://thefeed.com/theTheFeed link for $80 in Feed credit or 5% back in Feed credit:https://thefeed.com/teams/the-hybrid-engineJoin The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/Join JK Hybrid Coaching platform:https://app.fitr.training/t/227143/

In this episode, Anthony and JK get to have a discussion with 2x HYROX Elite 15 World Championship qualifier - Kate Davey. Kate took 6th place at the 2024 Elite 15 World Championships and won the Doubles that year before helping team England win the first Mixed Relay Invitational. Last year, Kate was injured in the final major of the season in Glasgow but came back to race in the Elite 15 Solo and finish 4th place in the Elite 15 Doubles.TheFeed link for 40% off for new customers (this was extended)!!https://thefeed.com/theTheFeed link for $80 in Feed credit or 5% back in Feed credit:https://thefeed.com/teams/the-hybrid-engineJoin The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/Join JK Hybrid Coaching platform:https://app.fitr.training/t/227143/

In this episode, Anthony and JK get to have a discussion with 2x HYROX Elite 15 World Championship qualifier - Jess Pettrow. Jess took 9th place at the 2025 Elite 15 World Championships and help team Australia to a podium in the Relay invitational. This year, she is qualified and racing in all 3 races (E15 Singles, E15 Doubles, Relay- Team Australia)! TheFeed link for 40% off for new customers (this was extended)!!https://thefeed.com/theTheFeed link for $80 in Feed credit or 5% back in Feed credit:https://thefeed.com/teams/the-hybrid-engineJoin The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/Join JK Hybrid Coaching platform:https://app.fitr.training/t/227143/

In this episode, Anthony and JK catch up a little then dive into some listener Questions that involve the sled turf, how to improve shoulder endurance for wall balls, why we do full stop rest during threshold, and how to still do threshold training when you only have time for 1 session with your busy schedule!TheFeed link for 40% off for new customers (this was extended)!!https://thefeed.com/theTheFeed link for $80 in Feed credit or 5% back in Feed credit:https://thefeed.com/teams/the-hybrid-engineJoin The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/Join JK Hybrid Coaching platform:https://app.fitr.training/t/227143/

In this episode, Anthony goes solo and discusses the updated Athlete licenses, improvements athletes can make leading into the HYROX World Championships in Stockholm, the "golden zone" of Threshold training and how to get into it (slow down!), and how you should be training to prepare for a future HYROX race if you did not qualify for the HYROX World Championships!TheFeed link for 40% off for new customers (this was extended)!!https://thefeed.com/theTheFeed link for $80 in Feed credit or 5% back in Feed credit:https://thefeed.com/teams/the-hybrid-engineJoin The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/Join JK Hybrid Coaching platform:https://app.fitr.training/t/227143/

In this episode, Anthony and JK have a conversation about the new Marathon World Record that just happened in London where two men went under 2-hours and a third broke the old World Record, similar to results in the Warsaw Major in HYROX and how conditions can affect racing. We then dive into two unique listener questions, one about the points system and another about earning potential of Elite athletes in HYROX.

TheFeed link for 40% off for new customers (this was extended)!!https://thefeed.com/theTheFeed link for $80 in Feed credit or 5% back in Feed credit:https://thefeed.com/teams/the-hybrid-engineJoin The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/Join JK Hybrid Coaching platform:https://app.fitr.training/t/227143/The Elite 15 Prize Money for 2026 HYROX World Championships can be found here:https://hyrox.com/elites/Study on "Effect of ambient temperature on marathon pacing is dependent on runner ability"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18685522/Article summarizing temperature effects on runninghttps://run.outsideonline.com/training/how-to-run-in-the-heat/

In this episode, Anthony and JK have a conversation about how temperature and humidity impact some HYROX courses, then discuss what fitness in terms of HYROX is, before getting into some more listener questions!TheFeed link for 40% off for new customers (this was extended)!!https://thefeed.com/theTheFeed link for $80 in Feed credit or 5% back in Feed credit:https://thefeed.com/teams/the-hybrid-engineJoin The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/Join JK Hybrid Coaching platform:https://app.fitr.training/t/227143/

Study on "Effect of ambient temperature on marathon pacing is dependent on runner ability"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18685522/

Article summarizing temperature effects on runninghttps://run.outsideonline.com/training/how-to-run-in-the-heat/

In this episode, Anthony and JK have a conversation about JK's HYROX APAC weekend, some Instagram comments on Elite racers doing Open or Age group racing, some light Warsaw info, and answering Listener Questions!TheFeed link for 40% off for new customers (this was extended)!!https://thefeed.com/theTheFeed link for $80 in Feed credit or 5% back in Feed credit:https://thefeed.com/teams/the-hybrid-engineJoin The Hybrid Engine coaching platform: https://app.fitr.training/t/TheHybridEngine/Join JK Hybrid Coaching platform:https://app.fitr.training/t/227143/