Why Strength Feels Better After Aerobic Cycles aerobic training concurrent training cycle synced strength training gym based aerobic gym based endurance hybrid athlete hybrid training strength & conditioning strength with aerobic base Jan 16, 2026

Have you ever stepped away from heavy lifting for a while, did more aerobic-focused training — maybe trained for a race, spent more time cycling or on your MTB — and then came back to heavier lifts thinking, “Why does this feel… better?”

That’s not placebo.

This shows up for runners. Cyclists. Hyb...

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Concurrent (HYBRID) Training: Strong and Conditioned, Not Either/Or concurrent training hybrid athlete hybrid training interference effect longevity performance longevity strength and conditioning strength training for tactical athletes Nov 04, 2025

For years, the strength world and the endurance world pretended like they were enemies.

Lifters said cardio would kill gains.
Runners said heavy strength made you slow.

Meanwhile, the strongest, most resilient, most capable humans were doing both.

This is concurrent training: you build strength an...

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