Full Week of Training as a Hybrid Athlete + Day of Eating Whilst in a Deficit | 2600 Calories

[@TheInternetProductions]

How does this channel only have 1.87k subs, should be 187k. P.s. hybrid athletes are just crossfitters that haven’t had an injury in the last week.

[@ftravis6840]

Agree, this dude should have way more! And crossfitters (generally) don't have the aerobic/zone 2 capacity either.

[@TheInternetProductions]

F Travis James Newbury 10:30 Ironman

[@ftravis6840]

@@TheInternetProductions he's one of a few isolated examples. Hence why I said generally - the majority of Crossfit athletes neglect endurance at that level - but ultimately that's because the sport doesn't require it in competition.

[@ferguscrawley95]

Appreciate that man! But I would argue against your second point, as CrossFit blends disciplines whereas hybrid training develops them concurrently as individual disciplines. But in their essence yes, crossfitters are a form of hybrid athletes, but I would say that hybrid athletes aren't a form of crossfitters - if that makes sense?

[@ferguscrawley95]

@@ftravis6840 I tend to agree here. James is a savage though. But you're right, it would be interesting to see how the athletes develop if the games/open threw in some long steady stuff! But right now it's not really there so it doesn't need to be focused on as much...

[@YM-vs5pl]

I found your channel during quarantine and have been binge watching all your videos all last week. Amazing stuff! Keep it up!

[@ferguscrawley95]

Great to hear thank you!

[@fullergrassmouse]

Perfect training regime, im a runner that lifts but not on the same level as you. Thanks for the insight into your training.

[@ferguscrawley95]

No worries at all thanks for watching!

[@fullergrassmouse]

@@ferguscrawley95 it would be great to hear how your training could be scaled down for different levels. Just a video idea 😊

[@SuperNagz]

Just had this channel pop up recently and thought I’d give it a crack. Glad I did! I’m currently training for a sub 3 hr marathon and to join the 1000lb club for bench press, squat and deadlift plus I have an ultra marathon coming up. I’m a recent convert to hybrid athletics, and maybe a bit old for it at 37 lol, but I’m enjoying the challenge of consistent multi session training days!!! You’ve scored yourself another sub bloke. Keep up the good work and stay hard

[@basketballj88]

I don't think you should be so worried about the length of your videos! Love the detailed explanations you go into between your training and eating and if it goes a bit longer it'd still be great!

[@TheYeti_97]

New Subscriber here! Huge motivation bro, I was only into powerlifting but started getting into running this year. Ran my first half marathon last month and now I'm training for a full marathon. There's a reason why hybrid athletes are a different breed! Keep up the good work

[@georgegeorge1375]

Watched a lot of your videos recently. I'm really inspired by the all around dedication that hybrid athletes like you have in excelling in every aspect of fitness. I only started working out a month ago and it's been exhausting both lifting weights and running. Definitely felt like giving up sometimes but watching these videos is really helpful. You also seem so down to earth and a general good dude. I hope your channel continues to grow, you deserve it.

[@ferguscrawley95]

George George thanks man appreciate it! Best of luck with your training - and great to hear these are proving helpful!

[@maxhartman43]

i know this is an old video but just discovered your channel and really enjoying it. Interesting use of building fatigue session to session through the week to potentiate a bigger adaptation from less volume on a Saturday, never seen fatigue used like that before and I'd guess it's almost unique to ultra distance / endurance training. As an S+C coach I'm usually trying to keep fatigue to a minimum going into the weekend for a lot of athletes so cool to see it used in reverse.

[@agustinbecerra8453]

"Making me a more resilient overall athlete in general" Love that concept! Greetings from Argentina!

[@agustinbecerra8453]

Fergus, i have a question! Do u still use that high trainning volume in surplus? Or higher (with higher intensity/freq)? thx!

[@rhlvora]

agreed, straight barbell curls are the worst, I definitely stick to trx bands or dumbbells for curls!

[@ferguscrawley95]

Cables/DBs are my go to now!

[@BlackG7.5R]

Love the effort being put into the videos mate, keep it up🤞🏻💪

[@ferguscrawley95]

Thanks Andy 🤙🏼

[@mrlenoir179]

Great video...and then the comment section is just Fergus answering loads of interesting questions. Gold! Good luck with the challenge mate, whatever it may be!

[@ferguscrawley95]

Thanks Rory, appreciate it!

[@struanwilson820]

Just came across your channel tonight, insane content man loving it!!!! Century ride tomorrow on th trainer so saving some view to watch then

[@princebishopsprepper1955]

Loving the Thru Dark cap 👋

[@greghouse6125]

Stumbled upon your channel this morning and been watching videos all day. I love the content! Can’t wait to see what you are training for. Since COVID restrictions started I’ve switched my training to be more cardio based with running and biking most days. Because I can’t go to the gym I’ve visibly lost a good amount of muscle mass. Do you have advice for someone who can’t get to the gym but still wants to build strength while continuing my cardio training? Thanks man, keep up the great work!

[@Sean-fz1zg]

Looks awesome to run in Scotland in comparison to Australia until @20:00

[@ferguscrawley95]

DIfferent kind of challenging haha - no snakes/spiders though...

[@71Darkone]

Leaning to hybrid training too. How do you maintain during non event periods. What exercises do you prioritise?

[@buckyjennings8854]

Your videos are awesome; I appreciate the detailed information. Other hybrid athlete channels tend to be too vague in the hopes of selling you something but not Fergus

[@ferguscrawley95]

Thanks Bucky, appreciate it!

[@Kahunamonkey]

Great vid! I like the fact, that your meals look as fuggly as mine... :-) Best regards from a German OCR Hybrid Kettlebell Running "Athlete"

[@gabriela3669]

Great videos, loving the content. I was wondering if you could do an essential kit list, especially for the outdoor training you do? Do you wear the vivos on your treks?

[@ferguscrawley95]

Thanks man! And yes, this is on my list and will be getting it sorted in the next couple of weeks!

[@ftravis6840]

Another great video man. That weather looked rough at points!

[@ferguscrawley95]

Thanks dude! It sure was...

[@question2943]

Can you do the Navy SEAL PST? I want to see how well you do. Thanks!!!

[@Cooldarkd]

Love your training videos Fergus! Good luck on your prep towards your event in November!

[@ferguscrawley95]

Thanks very much Michael!

[@louisfranklin4501]

Great channel! I wondered if there was a reason you do your weights am and cardio pm or is it just preference?

[@eliasbieri3141]

We need to push this channel!

[@ferguscrawley95]

Thank you! Appreciate it!

[@jonfreelove]

Them lidl Skyr yogurts are delicious and decent source of protein do you find the calories burned overestimated through the garmin

[@kanedavies1979]

if you want some proper waterproof boots for the mountain. Ive got Aku Pilgrim boots never had wet feet with those

[@ferguscrawley95]

I don't actually like boots at all man, (I wear light, zero drop, wide toe-boxed shoes generally) and I'm not really bothered about my wet feet haha was just setting the scene! I tend to wear trail shoes with good drainage + proper socks and that works for me! I've heard good things about the Pilgrim's though.

[@kanedavies1979]

@@ferguscrawley95 fair enough , enjoying the videos keep them coming

[@ppope427]

Great video, really interesting. You say when you do cardio you eat the calories that you burn back. Do you attempt to do this after a session that is purely strength based or just cardio sessions?

[@ferguscrawley95]

Thank you! I account for any weight sessions in my daily baseline intake, but in reality unless it's a Metcon style workout, you really don't burn many calories whilst weight training! So I only account for cardio when eating cals back.

[@ppope427]

Thanks for the reply.

[@mojoe5641]

How would you incorporate speed and agility for a rugby player into a hybrid routine? I’m assuming keep the weekly schedule similar as far as high intensity low volume at the beginning. And low intensity high volume at the end. I’ve just been incorporating the speed work before lower sessions.

[@ferguscrawley95]

Focus on quality execution at the start of the week man! But you’re right, same principles apply, it’s exercise selection and volume that changes/person 🤙🏼

[@mojoe5641]

Fergus Crawley awesome thanks!

[@stephenthompson9956]

Good stuff. Keep up the content!

[@ferguscrawley95]

Thanks man!

[@j3_k.018]

Can I do a push,pull,legs for strength and a push,pull,legs for hypertrophy ?

[@markwhitham1169]

Great channel, I’m really enjoying the stuff you’re putting out. I’m gonna guess you’re going to do the talisman triathlon?

[@ferguscrawley95]

Mark Whitham nah man! That (was) solely Frank’s effort. I’m training for something else 👀

[@hanspeter5752]

I just came back to this video. I'm suffering an impingement which throws me back every once in a while for some days. It's hard to work out a plan to train. I find myself having a hard time figuring out my training volume and the balance in endurance and weight training, especially regarding the upper body workouts. I know what to and what not to do regarding my shoulder, but I mostly feel completely destroyed after crossfit-like workouts (as a part of cardio) but after a weight trainings sessions I have too much power left. Is there any advice by you ok finding the balance and where/how increase/use my potential? Greetings from Germany!!

[@MatthewBell0310]

Unreal - really good to see

[@ferguscrawley95]

Thanks man!

[@Kaindlathleticsystem]

Hey great video! What kind of garmin watch do you use and would you recommend it? Live your training apporach

[@ferguscrawley95]

Kaindl Athletic System thanks man! I use the forerunner 735xt and would recommend it yes!

[@jasmine-9224]

How often do you focus on leg strength with all the endurance work? My squat has suffered since I increased my running miles per week

[@romanroman3331]

Do you incorporate ab training at the end of each session or how do you go about that?

[@MattKellyFitness]

Taking notes 📝 here Fergus. 🤙

[@ferguscrawley95]

👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

[@justuspinckney2234]

Do you think there’s a point where the estimated calories is inaccurate? 7.5 k was a bit over 1000cals, while 22+k was only about double the cals, while the distance tripled.

[@ferguscrawley95]

That's down to intensity man - the data is based of HR, and the 22k was a much lower intensity and HR than the 7.5k! I only eat back 0.85-0.95 of the cals given to account for any inaccuracy/margin of error as it isn't a perfect formula!

[@justuspinckney2234]

Fergus Crawley that makes sense. Does it take into account the elevation gained or just heart rate?

[@ferguscrawley95]

Justus Pinckney the elevation will be reflected in the HR due to the increased intensity! Garmin (in this case) will take my age, height, weight, gender, and then the exercise type and intensity (reflected by HR data) to output its figure. It’s a reasonably accurate measure, but there doesn’t yet exist a perfect one so we just have to work within the parameters we have! Hope that helps 🤙🏼

[@justuspinckney2234]

Fergus Crawley it definitely does. Sounds like as accurate a measurement as possible👍🏻

[@giuseppescavolo6424]

Would you recommend being a Hybrid Athlete as a natural? I mean, can you really get bigger if you run cycle (quite a lot of miles), on top of weight training, if you are natural? If you already struggle to gain mass, would you recommend switching to Hybrid?

[@SamuelDown85]

Hey mate, great content. Quick question, when you eat 85% of calories burned doing conditioning/endurance work, above your BMR, was your BMR measured accounting for those endurance activities you would be doing or not? Does that make sense? Cheers.

[@hayzlorro]

I’ve got the same question. A lot of the online calculators ask for activity levels when calculating calories - do you use one of them or one that purely calculates your BMR?

[@gordonstewart9498]

Your an inspiration mate just had 4 egg omlette with sriracha sauce. Game changer 😂😂

[@ferguscrawley95]

Gordon Stewart good man 🙌🏼

[@ejm12345]

Nice video. By the way, how do you account for the calories burnt during the weight training?

[@ferguscrawley95]

Thank you! In short, I don't, unless it's a metcon style session I just account for them in my daily baseline (via the online calculator in the description), but in reality strength training burns very few calories!

[@ejm12345]

@@ferguscrawley95 Got it. Thanks for the info!

[@MatteoTechJourney]

What was your average HR during the 10K? And sorry if I missed that in the video, but what was your goal with that run (stay in zone 2 HR/easy run?)? Cheers!

[@ferguscrawley95]

Matteo Levy 145 my man! The goal was just ‘steady’ which I’ll generally shoot for as z2 yes!

[@MatteoTechJourney]

@@ferguscrawley95 thanks for clarifying, keep up with the amazing work, you rock!

[@philippelandry3050]

How do you like your shoes?

[@sambsialia]

You’re making me hungry. What would you consider the most basic/generic/beginner hybrid split?

[@ferguscrawley95]

Haha! I'm afraid I don't really buy into 'splits' for this sort of training as there are so many variables to manage and so much is goal specific - my recommendation would be invest in a coach, or look into how to build a concurrent training split for yourself based off YOUR goals (Complete Human Performance has a lot of good resources on this).

[@sambsialia]

Thanks again for your input and content. Please, keep making good content and guiding the rest of us into being hybrid athletes.

[@jacobd3108]

Training for the talisman?👀

[@ferguscrawley95]

Haha I am not! But should be supporting on a few sections!

[@maxe6538]

That stringer comment had me dying lmao

[@ferguscrawley95]

😂

[@MD-lb1oz]

What was your heart rate for the 10k?

[@ferguscrawley95]

145 my man!

[@MD-lb1oz]

@@ferguscrawley95 really good! sometimes I get a little frustrated with my own performance. when I run 10k an easier pace for me is around 6min/km but than I still have an average Heart rate of 155 :( but I also have to admit that I easily carry around 10kg to much fat.

[@TheInternetProductions]

What is your job?

[@ferguscrawley95]

I'm the Health and Wellbeing Lead at Vivobarefoot!

[@mikepwillis88]

Awesome video man - *New Follower Alert* (Lol!). I'm trying to lose weight whilst training for a marathon but i'm struggling to maintain energy. Your vids are helping me come up with meal ideas. Question though, the calculator you shared here (kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqTJq6awodWirc0), tells me to eat about 2200 calories because I work out 5 times a week... do I eat back my exercise calories or just eat 2200 every day and leave it at that. Thank you so much.