The Effect Of Hybrid Training On Endurance Performance - Dr Kenji Doma

philprice
Jun 27, 2022
1 min read

Hello and welcome to The Progress Theory where we discuss how to implement scientific principles to optimise human performance. In this episode, we have Dr Kenji Doma, Senior Sport and Exercise Science Lecturer at James Cook University.

Usually, whenever people think of the interference effect during hybrid training they think about how endurance training inhibits the strength and hypertrophy adaptations from strength training. The research support for strength training enhancing endurance performance is quite clear, but are there examples of how strength training can negatively affect endurance performance? In this episode, Dr Doma and Dr Phil Price discuss the mechanisms which can inhibit endurance performance and adaptation during hybrid training, how we can programme to avoid this, and what the common mistakes people make when hybrid training.

In this episode, we discuss:

1:08 - Introduction
9:51 - Neurological factors of the interference effect
13:01 - The role of DOMS in the interference effect
21:30 - A decrease in endurance performance depends on the intensity required for that session
26:02 - What resistance training variables to manipulate
28:29 - Organising your hybrid training throughout the week
42:50 - The use of pre-fatigue
48:02 - Is sub-optimal progress not a bad thing?
52:50 - Training for weightlifting and an Iron man distance triathlon