The Next Move

Rich Ryan is an Elite 15 Hyrox Athlete We talk about: * How Rich achieved the fastest sled times at the 2025 World Championships * What athletic backgrounds tend to do best at Hyrox * Why Rich believes threshold training is so key for Hyrox * How Rich has been able to keep on improving at Hyrox into his late 30s * What Rich has learned about competing at Hyrox doubles * Why Rich decided to up his...

Dr. Dan Plews is a world-class coach, scientist, and athlete. In this episode, Dan breaks down his transition from triathlon to Hyrox, how he balances strength and endurance in training, and why most athletes get intensity wrong. We talk about: * Why Hyrox is the perfect mix of endurance and strength * Common training mistakes and how to avoid them * Dan’s weekly structure: double thresholds, stre...

The Norwegian Method Demystified – Dr. David Lipman Joins the Show! Dr. David Lipman has one of the most fascinating careers at the intersection of health, fitness, and technology. A medical doctor, endurance athlete, and coach, David also hosts The Norwegian Method podcast, where he’s had rare behind-the-scenes access to the Norwegian triathlon team that’s been redefining the sport in recent year...

The 2025 Hyrox World Champion – Tim Wenisch – Joins the Show! Tim and I sit down for an in-depth look at his incredible World Championship win and the years of training that led up to it. We dive right into the race strategy that helped him dominate the field with a blistering 29:06 total run time—50 seconds faster than anyone else! We talk about: * His "go hard early" strategy and what it was lik...

Elite HYROX athlete James Kelly joins the show just two weeks after the HYROX World Championships to unpack what really happened on race day. We explore the highs and lows of his season, including his race-day strategy breakdown, the lessons learned from going out too hot, and the mental and physical rebuild that followed a challenging mid-season. James shares key insights from his training with c...

In this episode I sit down with Anthony Peressini—engineer, elite HYROX coach, and co-host of the Hybrid Coaching Podcast. Anthony currently coaches more elite HYROX athletes than anyone else in the world, including multiple world championship qualifiers. In this conversation, we dive deep into what it takes to be world-class in HYROX: the blend of strength and endurance, the evolution of performa...

In his late 20s, Gordo Byrn left a high-powered career in finance to go all-in on endurance training. By the age of 33, he had won the Ultraman World Championships. Gordo is one of the most thoughtful voices in the world of endurance. He writes regularly on his two Substacks — Endurance Essentials and True Wealth . Both are well worth checking out. We cover the “why” behind pursuing endurance trai...

Brad Culp is the author of The Norwegian Method , which explores the training methods and cultural philosophy behind the Norwegian style of endurance training—an approach that has produced world-class athletes like Kristian Blummenfelt, Gustav Iden, and Jakob Ingebrigtsen. In this conversation, we dive into the thinking behind double threshold interval training, explore Jakob’s high-intensity hill...

Alan Couzens is one of the sharpest minds in endurance training. Alan works with everyone from first-time triathletes to world-class pros, bringing a data-driven, long-term approach to getting better. In this conversation, we break down what actually drives endurance progress, why most athletes train too hard and improve too little, and how long it really takes to reach your potential. We also get...