Q. Why do we need a Hybrid Athlete Score?
A. Instead of referencing individual achievements across a variety of exercises or metrics, Hybrid Athletes will benefit from a reliable measure for both strength and aerobic conditioning that 1) factors in a participants weight and 2) utilizes a unique, GenAI-powered formula to calculate the overall fitness of each participant.
Without this new scoring system, a Hybrid Athlete can only highlight their individual performance in a respective strength or endurance category. This is too one-dimensional and ineffective for the growing community of Hybrid Athletes.
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Q. What is the point of the Hybrid Athlete Score?
A. This new scoring system addresses two problems within the growing Hybrid Athlete Nation:
The Hybrid Athlete Score defines the core strength and endurance tenets of a Hybrid Athlete, and
Provides a first of its kind, standardized, GenAI-powered metric for Hybrid Athletes to challenge themselves and measure their progress, which until now has not existed.
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Q. How is The Hybrid Athlete Score calculated?
A. Though there is no 'perfect' system when it comes to assessing overall fitness, there are universally respected metrics of 'strength' and 'endurance.'
For the Hybrid Athlete Score, those are aligned to the Bench Press, Deadlift and Squat for Strength; and the 5k, 10k, and Marathon for Endurance.
The body weight of the participant is factored in to ensure a fair comparison across athletes of different sizes
Average race paces and strength metrics are obtained from large datasets to establish accurate benchmarks
These averages allow hybrid athletes to assess their comparative strength via a reputable baseline
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Q. Who are examples of current Hybrid Athletes?
A. Alex Viada wrote the book on the Hybrid Athlete (literally.) He captures the art and science of combining strength and endurance training, supported by physiology, diet, and other highly studied programs.
Another example is Adam Klink, who ran a sub 5:00 mile and achieved a 500 lb Back Squat - in the same day.
Nick Bare has also established himself as the preeminent Hybrid Athlete of the social media age. With 1 million YouTube subscribers, Nick Bare demonstrates the demand from the fitness community for more hybrid athlete content and guidance on how to get stronger and run farther.
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The Events
A good 5k is 22:31 for men and 26:07 for women
A good 10k (6.2 mi) is 49:43, based on an extensive database of times
Based on global data, a good marathon (26.2 mi) is 3 hr 48 mins