Intro

In the last two years, hybrid training has emerged and grown in popularity. This is a great way to combine different training styles which will help you develop as an athlete. Incorporating strength training, bodyweight moves, and endurance training results in functional strength that carries over to everything you do. So if you want to know how to start hybrid training and what the potential benefits are, continue reading!


S-Class

Prior to providing information about hybrid training, I want to mention a quick aspect. I’ve set up my community ‘S-Class’, which is a private training community. You will be able to access all my programs, including the complete hybrid workout program, as well as benefit from having weekly calls where you can ask questions as well as track your progress. This is a community of people that share similar fitness aspirations with you. For more information, please check the link in the description.

Benefits of Hybrid Training

Hybrid training incorporates a variety of exercises into your routine, which when done, will refresh your physical and mental well being. Here are some of its advantages:

Strenghtens Skills: Having endurance exercises, strength workouts, and sports drills in your program helps make you a more rounded athlete. More strength means better health, and this in turn translates to a better feeling.

Increases Strength and Endurance: Every component of your workout routine has an effect on the other. You will find that the initial resistance exercises you perform during weight training will become progressively more efficient as your stamina improvements through cardio. This improves your general body physique.

Tell one athlete to classify ‘good’ physique and each within reason will have differing views to the next, but hybrid training greatly defines that range and achieves an athletic looking body. You will be able to do everything that you want to do like weightlifting or other sports and still perform at your peak.

Best Use of Available Minute: Hybrid training leads to a significant reduction in time needed to complete training while also reducing the focus on the effectiveness. With high intensity exercise, you can complete the same goals in lesser time making training more productive.

Positive Impact on Mental Health: Hybrid exercises help develop the mind and the body at the same time, which leads to an increase in self worth and motivates you to become more active in different sports or day to day living.


How to Start Hybrid Training

Hybrid training can be pursued quite easily, especially with a specific plan. To illustrate this, let’s use a generic chest day as an example:

For an average chest day workout, you might include exercises such as bench presses, incline bench presses, and cable flies. These exercises are primarily meant to increase strength and muscle volume. Muscles can also be abs, and in their case, a hybrid abs workout is much more flexible.

You can start with an incline dumbbell press.

Following that, complete push-ups or weighted push-ups.

Next, add dips.

Wind down the workout with cable flies.

This technique concentrates on compound exercises utilizing free weights along with body weight exercises. You may also lord more body weight exercises over yourself, such as weight push-ups or weight dips. As your proficiency increases, so can the challenge.

Set aside one or two days of the week to add nights for cardio. Personally, I love boxing, and I try to mix in some bag work and running. There’s a beautiful freedom in hybrid training because the possibilities are endless. For instance, if it’s difficult for you to do push-ups, do push-ups with incline, or do them on your knees. Hybrid training offers this freedom to everyone, regardless of fitness level.


My Hybrid Training Split

Next, I am going to share my personal experience of hybrid training I have been doing over the past two years and the routine that has helped my physique and performance currently.

Day 1: Push Day

Incline Bench Press

Weighted Close Grip Push-Ups

Dips

Seated Presses

Pseudo Planche Push-Ups

Day 2: Pull Day

Weighted Pull Ups

Seated Rows

Low to High Rows

Reverse Flys

Day 3: Leg Day

Explosive Exercises (E.g., sled pushes, convenient squat)

Weighted Lunges

Calf Raise

Stair Runs (up and down an escarpment)

Day 4: Shoulder Day

Handstands and Hand Stand Presses

Overhead press

Lateral Raise

Face Pull

Day 5: Cardio Day

Boxing or running, or any physicals.

Day 6: Rest

After day six I start again. The structure enables me to train in strength, endurance, and adaptability without overtraining any specific muscles.

The S-Class has full access to my workout programs, including bodyweight and at-home options, and offers the chance to connect with a community of like-minded people. You can visit the link provided in the description to know more.

Be flexible, evolve, and try new things, especially to find out what is best suited for you. It is important to note that hybrid training means that you should modify your training program as you get stronger. Hopefully, this guide provides you with enough insight to reach your fitness objectives.