The Progress Theory Roundtable 002: The rise of functional fitness/Crossfit
The boys are back with round 2 of the Progress Theory Roundtable where they discuss the rise in popularity of Crossfit and Functional Fitness. Over the past 15 years Functional Fitness, predominantly lead by Crossfit, has created a cultural shift where they have popularised the combination of health, competitive fitness and community in their training methodology. Along with the dominance of social media use in today's world, it appears the growth of Functional Fitness is only getting started. In this episode we discuss:
- Is 'Functional' Fitness the right term to use?
- What has been the catalyst for the huge rise in popularity of Functional Fitness?
- The difference between coaching and supervising
- How far can Functional fitness go? Can the Fitness Racing Federation get competitive fitness into the Olympics?
- A review of the 2020 Crossfit games
- How good is Mat Fraser? Why is he so good and will anyone else reach his level?
This episode is perfect for anyone involved in coaching clients who all have different goals. Download now and join the journey
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Mentioned in this episode:
The Science of Hybrid Training
It was originally thought that you could not effectively train for both strength and endurance at the same time because they required different adaptations which were not compatible with each other. It was claimed that ‘an interference effect’, blunted the adaptations for strength if you simultaneously trained for endurance. However, recent developments in sports which require both strength and endurance have really challenged this idea, with hybrid athletes producing impressive performances in both strength and endurance sports together. This had led scientists, coaches, and athletes to rethink what is humanly possible and suggests the interference effect is not as influential as originally thought. But what is a hybrid athlete? What is the ‘interference effect’? And how can we maximize our training to improve at the same time our strength and endurance performance? In this book, Dr Phil Price provides insight into the misconceptions surrounding strength and endurance training by distilling the past 50 years of research and drawing on the conversations he had with great scientists, coaches, and athletes on The Progress Theory podcast. This book is essential reading for hybrid athletes and coaches who are looking to understand the key training variables and their effect on the simultaneous development of strength and endurance performance.
