FROM THE FIELD
From the Field
Training briefs, field notes, and drops from the Class 5 Performance community. Built for lift, run, ruck, and trail.
You Don’t Have to Choose Between Muscle and Miles
There’s a lie that still floats around gyms and running trails: If you want to get strong, you can’t run. And if you want...
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Do You Really Need to Run Fast to Be a Hybrid Athlete?
When people hear “hybrid athlete,” they picture someone who can deadlift a truck and outrun a marathoner. Sounds cool, but is it realistic?
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Recovery for Hybrid Athletes: The Real Secret to Progress
You can train hard. You can lift heavy. You can run long. But if you don’t recover, none of it sticks. Recovery is where...
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How to Start Hybrid Training from a Strength Background
If you come from a lifting background, you’ve heard the horror stories: cardio kills gains, running melts muscle, and distance work makes you soft....
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How to Start Hybrid Training as a Runner
If you come from a running background, strength training can feel like enemy territory. Barbells? Tempo work? DOMS? No thanks. But if you want...
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Hybrid Training Plan for Beginners
So you want to lift and run. Build strength and build endurance. Maybe you're military, maybe you're not. Either way, you want to be...
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Top 5 Benefits of Hybrid Training
Hybrid training isn’t a gimmick. It’s not a fad. It’s a serious strategy for building a body that’s as useful as it is powerful....
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Fitness Standards Are Hybrid for a Reason
Every branch of the military has its own take on fitness. The Army has the ACFT. The Air Force runs the traditional 1.5-mile PT...
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Surviving Military PT: A Field Guide to Embracing the Suck
When I was a young Airman, I had the distinctly questionable honor of serving as a Physical Training Leader (PTL). On paper, it sounded...
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