John Paton - @johngetstrong

The Next Move

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Endurance, strength, and long-term health in all its forms. The Next Move features conversations with athletes, coaches, scientists, and thinkers exploring how to train, think, and live better. By John Paton - @johngetstrong johngetstrong.substack.com

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John Paton - @johngetstrong

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“I Wasn’t Even at Max Effort” – How Tim Wenisch Won the 2025 Hyrox World Championship (#6) 30.06.2025 50:10

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: “My Ego Got in the Way” — What Went Wrong at Worlds and the Mindset That Will Help Him Bounce Back Stronger(#5) 26.06.2025 52:22

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...

How Elite Hyrox Athletes Really Train - Anthony Peressini (#4) 20.06.2025 45:13

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...

Endurance Icon Gordo Byrn: Going All-In On Training, Avoiding Burnout, How To Build a Coaching Business, 30 Years of Writing, And Much More... (#3) 12.06.2025 1:14:06

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...

The Norwegian Method: Double Threshold Interval Training, Jakob's Hill Workout, Frontier of the Norwegian Method, And Much More - Brad Culp (#2) 08.06.2025 41:53

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...

Elite Endurance Coach: “They Trained More… and Got Worse” — The Science of Endurance with Alan Couzens 03.06.2025 1:08:56

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...