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Another standalone episode with our coach, Justin Jones. Justin discusses why he went into coaching, what he focuses on as a coach, and how he tailors the coaching experience for each of his athletes. Why do our coaches emphasize making the training fit YOUR life so much? Because our experience tells us, unequivocally, that proactively addressing "best fit" for each individual athlete leads to…
Meet our new coach, Clayton! Clayton Foster has been a performance and nutrition coach for over a decade. He holds a Bachelor's of Science in Exercise Science, numerous nutrition and training certifications, and is an Air Force veteran. With a foundation in strength sports, he made the pivot to a more hybrid approach to training and coaching after moving to Colorado and falling in love with…
Coach Justin takes over the podcast to talk about the basics of hybrid training: how do you prioritize when there are so many variables to manage? Nail the basics first! How do you avoid majoring in the minors? Topics: Sleep and Sleep Quality Nutrition Rest Days Structured Programming Justin reviews case studies, discusses specifics, and drives home how important it is to be positive you're…
Join Ariana as she chats with athlete Aaron Travers. Aaron is a gym owner, coach, and incredibly talented athlete hailing from Northern Ireland. At 6 foot 6 inches tall and 240 pounds, he's not your average hybrid athlete, but has managed to rack up some seriously impressive performances like a 56:27 HYROX Pro time, ski erg marathon AG world record at 2:29:52 , 1:17 half marathon, and 16:28 5k.…
And starting new sports, and how handling these two big changes to your training end up being similar. What do you mean, you can treat injuries like starting a new sport for a bit? Let us tell you in the silliest way possible. Anthony D'Orazio Ariana Scalfo
Alex Viada and Ariana Scalfo sit down to talk to Ben and Mats from HYBRD. Discussed: How did Alex meet Ben and Mats? What did the team at HYBRD develop the app to solve? Why isn't there a "Training Stress Score" for strength? Implementing the principles and methodology from "The Ultimate Hybrid Athlete" as the rules for all HYBRD training plans Why AI-generated plans aren't useful without the…
What Fitness Industry myths bug you the most, and why? Anthony, Raquel, and Sofia discuss and pick apart all the myths that bug them as athletes, humans, and coaches who've been in this space and coaching people for a long time. They discuss: - The myth of "if you're not fit, it's because you don't want it bad enough": the erasure of complex factors that contribute to individuals having more or…
Ariana Scalfo and Mike Thompson sit down to discuss their personal experiences training with, around, and sometimes despite, their chronic conditions. How do they handle being disabled sometimes , and only in specific ways? How do they (try) to avoid flares, and what do those flares look like? How do these conditions affect their mental health and identity, especially as coaches? When is it…
"Life is a Thanksgiving meal. Some things are on boil, some things are simmering on the back burner, and this changes all night long." - Anthony D'Orazio or Gandalf, depending on who you ask Join Anthony D'Orazio, Justin Jones, and Mike Thompson as they discuss what it's like to encounter a busy period in your life. How to quantify "busy," how to select training priorities and use available time…
Join Director of Coaching Ariana Scalfo as she chats with new CHP coaches Mike Thompson and Justin Jones about men's mental health and how it plays out in lifestyle, health, and ability/motivation to train. Mike and Justin are relatively new fathers, and they discuss with Ariana (a new mother) the loneliness and pressure that comes with fatherhood, and the dangers of depression, and lack of…
Clay Foster has been a part of Complete Human Performance for years, and has been doing the hybrid thing for even longer. He won The Crucible Pro Men's Division in 2024, he's competed in the Hybricon Games (2023), and is registered for Rally in the Valley 2025 to name a few things. A coach himself, Clay's training has run the gamut from bodybuilding to CrossFit to 100-milers, and he's excited to…
Pete Nelson is the founder of SISU Lifestyle, a Northeast-Ohio company specializing in handcrafted saunas and contrast bath technology. He joins us on the CHP Podcast as a long-time user of our Strength + 50k and Marathon templates (most notably, winning the inaugural Antarctica 50k) and brings with him boatloads of wisdom. Too much to summarize, dive in with Pete and learn about what keeps him…
Ariana, Alex, and Trevor try to work out how they'd rate the relative importance of 20 training priorities, from 1-20 (1=most important, 20=least important). In this hour they manage to discuss roughly 10, so expect a second episode for sure. The theme of today is "It Depends." The 20 "Commonly Discussed Priorities" are as follows (and in no particular order, trust me): Individualised coaching,…
Join Ariana as she chats with Matt Stevens, race director of Rally in the Valley, an incredibly fun and exciting hybrid competition held in Hurricane, WV every year since 2023. Matt is also the Head Judge at Hybricon Games, held at the end of October, and brings his rich military experience and experience as an athlete and gym owner (ShotFire Fitness) to the table for each event he's involved in.…
With the safeties off. Ariana and Alex discuss what he meant by "hybrid" the first time, how it's evolved (for better or for worse), what they think it means and who it refers to (and doesn't), which hybrid athletes they believe embody the spirit of hybrid the most, and why hybrid events are still heavily endurance (but getting better). @completehumanperformance @alex.viada
Join Ariana Scalfo and Alex Viada as they do their first ever (???!! but first of many) podcasts of them just talking to each other about stuff they're doing, planning, building, and why they're excited about all of it. How did an offhand idea about deep-diving into Space Marines/metahuman supersoldiers train turn into a 100+ page protocol? And why are we turning it into a group training program?…
Coach Trevor Tartaglia takes the reigns of the CHP Podcast to chat with Alex Viada about the utility of TSS Scores (TrainingPeaks) and other "fatigue/stress" tracking algorithms for hybrid athletes. How they work, the pros, the cons, and how coaches can fully utilize these metrics (or similar) all included, as well as coaching insights from them both. Discussed: What workouts are Trevor and Alex…
Join Ariana as she chats with Tyler Koch about his time working as a Subject Matter Expert for the United States Air Force, overseeing Human Performance within the F-35 fighter pilot community. He was also integral in founding the first ever Human Performance Initiative within Undergraduate Pilot Training. He has an M.S. in Exercise Science from George Washington University and prior to his role…
Ariana and Trevor sit down and chat about the V3 template changes, what's next for CHP templates, and why they chose to push hard in this direction (app development aside). Plus, it's a general introduction into who Trevor is and how he ended up a military yoga teacher who also did CrossFit (it's true). New to CHP: Strength + 5k Strength + 10k Trail + Distance Strength + Half Marathon Follow…
Susan Lopez MS, RDN, CSSD, LD, TSAC*F is a Registered Dietitian working for a Special Operations unit, and boy does she have some fascinating insight for hybrid and tactical athletes. Susan outlines the different strategies she uses for the two most common athlete archetypes she encounters in Special Operations, including approaching protein intake, total calories, supplementation, and working…
Meet Jack Driscoll, self-proclaimed "overall fitness enjoyer," firefighter, coach, and phenomenal hybrid athlete. A guy who enjoys launching himself at a wide variety of fitness events, Jack burst into the competitive scene by winning Rally in the Valley, around the same time that he was tackling Hybricon Regionals, followed by a bodybuilding competition, and then an Ironman. Back to back to back.…
Vera Stepina is a lifestyle and nutrition coach, a hybrid athlete who was doing hybrid stuff before it was hybrid, a client of Alex Viada's, and a woman with 3 children who is rediscovering her potential after at least a year of considering it "dead in the water." Listen to Vera and Ariana discuss the mindset required for massive lifestyle overhauls and shifts, the common roadblocks people…
Kaleb is a tenured Spartan pro athlete, HYROX racer, DEKA athlete, and hybrid competitor - listen to him discuss how he arrived at this competitive level, what appeals to him about hybrid sport, and the pros and cons of being a "larger" competitor (6'3, 210+ lbs). On top of that, Kaleb is an upstanding gent and brilliant sportsman, bringing a ferocity and amicability to the start line that few…
Sit down (although I'm pretty sure he stood the whole time) with Phillip Muscarella, the champion of the 2023 Hybricon Games. Dealing with competition anxiety, and operating from a place of gratitude and joy Coming into "hybrid" from a CrossFit background Differences and improvements from last year at the Hybricon Games Creating a balanced hybrid competition ("you can't call this a strength event…
Meet Dr Sam Spinelli. Doctor of Physical Therapy, gym owner, powerlifter, strongman, Olympic weightlifter, ultrarunner, Spartan obstacle course racer, father, and 2022's Crucible Pro Champ, Sam goes all-in on everything he does with the same kind of self-awareness, mild craziness, and uninhibited zeal found in high-level Hybrids. Listen in as Sam discusses how he found the idea of "hybrid," and…
Ariana chats with her friend Matt B Davis, who created and runs Obstacle Racing Media and Hybrid Fitness Media, two of the only forms of media purely covering Obstacle Course Racing and Hybrid Fitness Events. They discuss how they've seen hybrid events develop and grow, the industry and community, and the events that have popped up with increasing regularity year after year. The two "big events"…
Join Director of Coaching Ariana Scalfo as she chats with her friend (and hero) Lauren Weeks. Lauren is a 3x Hyrox World Champion, CrossFit competitor, DekaFit solid, 2x GoRuck Games competitor, Spartan Games Champion, Spartan Race winner, and Battle Bunker finalist 2022/contender 2023. After her explosion into hybrid athletics thanks to Deka's unstoppable Yancy Culp, Lauren has dominated every…
CHP Director of Coaching Ariana Scalfo sits down with Laura Gordon, who is both a PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology and an extraordinarily talented hybrid athlete. Recently at Battle Bunker Regionals in Texas, Laura uses her career to educate her fitness and coaching practice, while simultaneously using her fitness and coaching practice to assist her in her career. Areas of interest for Laura…
A 60min primer with Director of Coaching Ariana Scalfo on how to think about approaching nutrition as a hybrid athlete, including common mistakes, the best way to approach recomposition as a hybrid athlete, and answers to some more specific questions like: Some hybrid/endurance athletes are using BCAAs during long runs/events - do you recommend? Is the spacing of macronutrients throughout the day…
Dr. Quinn, a member of the primary care team for the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) joins host Anthony D'Orazio for a discussion on what her life on tour is like. How does her team interact with the professional athletes of the tour? What are they looking for when they evaluate athletes? What can you learn from her experience working with these high level athletes? Listen in to find out. Follow…
Ariana sits down with longtime CHP coach and Omnia Owner/Operator Jonny Pain, to discuss his goals this year and step 1 of his 4 part worldwide ultramarathon series. Listen to Jonny chat about the mental process of arriving at this ambitious goal after years of injury and no formal racing, the benefits of handing over the numbers to a coach (Alex Viada), and the wild ride that was the Ice Ultra.…
Join Ariana as she co-hosts Episode 60 with CHP Founder and Owner, Alex Viada. Together, they chat with their friends Marc Howe and Lauren Rantala, who spearhead the Hyrox America affiliate program and the Hyrox Academy. Lauren and Marc discuss what brought them to Hyrox, one of Marc and Lauren's first dates that involved an infamous deadlift and beer chugging video, and the brilliance that is…
Join CHP Director of Coaching Ariana Scalfo as she chats with Sam Hartman, longtime CHP client and collaborator, about a wide variety of topics that all circle back around to the importance of community in fitness. Hear what drew the two of them to CHP in the first place as clients, and how their personal goals have changed over the years; why CHP has so many military/LEO clients; tackling the…
Host Ariana Scalfo welcomes CHP coach Nickademus de la Rosa to discuss Nick's participation in the World's Toughest Mudder run this past November. What was Nick's training and race experience like for this, his second 100 mile race after heart surgery? How did a race of that distance with obstacles feel? What are some general endurance lessons to take from his and his clients' experiences at this…
Host Anthony D'Orazio welcomes Christian and Julia Anto to discuss young athlete development. What do they recommend young athletes do for athletic development? What types of sports participation and traveling leagues should they engage in? What issues do these two currently see with the current system and how young athletes are developed and showcased? All these questions and more are answered in…
Host Ariana Scalfo welcomes CHP coach Alec Blenis to discuss Alec's participation in the Battle Bunker competition. How was the set-up? How did the event go? What was Alec's approach to the event? Find out by listening in. Have a question, need to contact the show, or are interested in training with Complete Human Performance? You can email Ariana at: ariana@hybrid-academy.com You can email…
Host Anthony D'Orazio welcomes on co-owner of Troponin Nutrition, fixer of ouchies (she is a great PT), deadlifter of lots of weight, and IFBB Women's Physique Pro Dr. Dani LaMartina to discuss her approach to helping address the injuries she finds in high level strength athletes. What are some commonalities in approach has she seen in these athletes? What rehab approaches does she use? Why do so…
Host Anthony D'Orazio discusses athlete improvements in year two of the Crucible. How much did performances improve over last year on average? Find out in the first segment. He then covers the recent Washington Post report on abuse of power, and sexual exploitation of female athletes in the IFBB and NPC. Listen to what he cautions athletes to look out for in a coach to protect themselves and their…
Host Anthony D'Orazio welcomes back former co-host Sam Hartman to discuss all things trail running. Listen as the two dive into what Sam has been up to recently in the world of trail running. They discuss Sam's founding of the TINAR Racing Series over the course of the pandemic, getting trail running into the Olympics and much more. . You can learn more about this racing series here:…
Hosts and CHP coaches Ariana Scalfo and Anthony D'Orazio discuss what is happening at CHP and dig into the upcoming Crucible event. What should you do if you have not trained for one of the events yet? What approach should you take for each of these? To take advantage of our Labor Day sales click here: https://completehumanperformance.mykajabi.com/store Follow Ariana on IG @running_peaches Follow…
Hosts and CHP coaches Ariana Scalfo and Anthony D'Orazio discuss CHP's upcoming No Lone Wolves fundraiser. A virtual run/ruck event of varying distances to raise funds for the California Wolf Center. The two then get into a discussion of CHP's big annual event that is coming up in October – The Crucible. For those that do not know what this is the two recap the highs (And their own personal lows)…
Host Anthony D'Orazio welcomes CHP coach Alec Blenis as they discuss the latter's approach to his recent Murph world record attempt. What did his training look like and how did this year compare to his prior record setting attempt? What are his thoughts about the day of competition? Learn how a world class athlete thinks and goes about training, event pacing, and mental approach. Have a question,…
Host Anthony D'Orazio welcomes on owner and operate of coachgarner.com, Dan Garner, to discuss the importance of gut health on athletic performance and every day health. They also get into a discussion on how pro athletes are the ultimate compensators and how we can learn from Dan's work with them. Have a question, need to contact the show, or are interested in training with Complete Human…
Join host Ariana Scalfo as she welcomes on CHP head honcho Alex Viada and CHP client Jorday Syatt for a discussion on hybrid training for martial artists, maintaining strength while doing BJJ and conditioning. They also cover why ego gets such a bad wrap and where can it hurt athletes, and how to approach learning a martial art (or any new sport) where you are initially going to you're probably…
CHP director Ariana Scalfo hosts this episode and welcomes on The Crucible Pro Women's second place finisher Lorraine Painchaud for a discussion on body image. Learn how their own body images have changed over time, how their training has moved from a body image centric approach, and much more from them regarding this topic. Have a question, need to contact the show, or are interested in training…
Host Anthony D'Orazio welcomes back CHP head coach, awesome person, and general badass Ariana Scalfo to discuss burn out both mentally and physically in athletes. These coaches discuss how they deal with it themselves and their athletes. They then get into a discussion on off season training, and an exciting new off-season group training product that they will be running this winter starting on…
Host Anthony D'Orazio discusses fitness gift ideas for the workout enthusiast in your life (or yourself). Collating ideas from some of CHP's coaches, this gift guide covers a wide range of price points and should help you out if you are stuck. Gift the gift of a CHP consult, gait analysis, or HPA membership:…
Host Anthony D'Orazio welcomes on three of The Crucible event winners to discuss their experiences. Join him as he brings on Dr. Heather Lawrence to discuss her win in the women's scaled division, Connie L. to chat about her win of the women's pro division, and CHP coach Alec Blenis as he ruminates on his win in the men's pro division. Want to train for the Crucible but do not have the funds for…
Host Anthony D'Orazio welcomes back CHP coach, awesome person, and general badass Ariana Scalfo to discuss her participation in the Spartan Games. Learn about what went into her being chosen, how much time she had to prepare, and what her experience competing was like. Have a question, need to contact the show, or are interested in training with Complete Human Performance? You can email Anthony…
Host Anthony D'Orazio reminds you all that CHP's The Crucible is this month. Check out the CHP Instagram for more information (info below). He then discusses how he handles knowing he is going to fail a goal. Not every goal we set we are going to hit, so what happens when you realize that what you had planned to get to is going to end up out of reach? Have a question, need to contact the show, or…
