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Perhaps one of my most popular FAQs: Cassia, why do you train hybrid and what even is hybrid training? For me, hybrid has become a way of life and the most sustainable way to stay happy and active. In this episode I talk about the fundamentals of this training style including goal setting and how endurance running and lifting weights can compliment one another when it comes to health benefits as well as mind set. Don't forget to tag me in your selfies this week while you're out training and on your adventures - I can't wait for us all to connect even more. Love always, Cass xx (00:00) Hello! Where I’m at with Marathon Training (01:53) Introduction to this week’s topic: Hybrid Training (04:01) Jack of all trades, master of none? (05:03) What lifting and running taught me (06:20) Addressing the technicalities and noise around how to do hybrid “correctly” (09:37) So, what IS “Hybrid”? (12:37) If you’re at the start of your journey and this mindset feels far off… (13:30) How do we improve strength and endurance simultaneously? (14:38) Hybrid training is hard on the body - a note on splits and double sessions (17:31) The health benefits of Hybrid training (19:02) What are the fundamentals of Hybrid programming? (19:40) Choosing your goal (21:15) Training frequency (25:05) Recovery and nutrition (27:53) Fuelling for a long run (30:48) Does running ruin muscle gains? (33:50) Hybrid allows you to be intuitive (40:46) ‘You are weird in a wonderful sort of way’