Hello and welcome to The Progress Theory where we discuss how to implement scientific principles to optimise human performance. In this episode, we have Sports Physiologist & Bioscientist, Evan Peikon.
What does the physiology of a hybrid athlete look like? We can understand the physiology of individual strength and endurance sports, and through this series of the Progress Theory, we also know how strength training can have a positive effect on, for example, running performance through improved running economy. But physiologically, can the two co-exist? In this episode, Evan and I discuss the role of the cardiovascular system for hybrid training, the effect of muscle size on endurance performance, and have a go at predicting how far hybrid performance can go.
In this episode, we discuss:
1:11 - Introduction
3:52 - Working at Crossfit Think Tank
5:20 - The Crossfit athlete, mitochondrial density and the dilation of blood vessels
9:21 - Arterial blood pressure and cardiac output
13:10 - The influence of genetics
15:30 - The difference between Crossfit athletes and Hybrid athletes
18:32 - Physiological ceilings
20:56 - VO2max in elite CrossFit athletes
23:28 - Critical metabolic rate, muscle relations and respiratory endurance
29:11 - The use of NIRS
32:57 - Body position, skeletal muscle pump and gene expression.
40:07 - The development of exercise science
43:16 - Hybrid training advice for coaches
46:28 - Understanding recovery/aerobic base training
52:49 - What’s the future potential for the hybrid athlete?
1:00:25 - Can being elite in one sport affect being a good hybrid athlete?
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