We Put Hybrid Training Running + Lifting To the Test, Here's What Happened 

“It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” - Socrates

BUFF DUDES 🫡💪🤜🤛

As a 49 Y/O former U.S. Marine and career Firefighter/Paramedic, running in one form or another has been essential to keeping functionally fit. Gets way harder with age, mileage and injury, but you can tweak it to your needs. Sprint/walk intervals for a couple few miles once or twice a week is motivating, especially if you hate boring jogging. Mix it up with Rogue echo bike and step mill…A few minutes before and after lifting is killer. Thanks guys.

I know the channel is called Buff Dudes but I like how they champion all around fitness.

Hybrid training for the win! It's really a game changer for feeling and looking better 💪💪

Buff dudes is the most underrated fitness channel ever, the content quality is top notch. Been watching them for atleast a decade, never disappointed.

Hybrid training has always been where its at for me. Lifting a few days a week and running 3 days. Sometimes ill do both if im feeling myself but usually separate days. I love how I feel after a run as i feel it challenges me more mentally

I have watched all of your RU-vid videos. Thank you for all of the knowledge and the eye candy lol. I am have been struggling with my workout over the years. Now that I am 60 years old, I realize how important it is to be healthy. I am start over with my workout and healthy eating. This video really shined a light on the really reason I need to stay in shape. Thank you and keep it coming.

YES! This is exactly the video I wanted to watch. AND it’s from you guys, that’s the best part. Keep up the good work 👍

Not what I expected. This was amazing! I love your message and seeing how you guys have developed over the years. I'm used to the currently popular trend of hyper-valuable over-produced content pumped full of science and graphic design... This really showed your guys ability to make FILM and bring a video to life! Thank you, dudes, for taking your time on this and doing what you guys do.

Love this. Training is constant struggle you never reach the finish line of.. always trying to find the perfect mix of weights , running / jogging/ plodding/ walking.. and calisthenics..

Long long long time watcher, love you guys and your family. Thank you for all you guys have given us over the years. Awesome video

Greetings from England. Great video, as always. Both of you must feel so lucky being able to train in such beautiful surroundings. It must really help with the motivation for running outdoors. The scenery always looks stunning. Love the running track setting.

after all these years you guys are still my favorite fitness youtubers! Big Thanks 👊🤟

as a runner with a strength Training Background i am really hyped about that video. Great Job!

This is incredible and coming at a perfect time. I have also started to transition to a MTTF weightlifting and WS run schedule for hybrid athlete training. Seeing my oldest (not age, but years watched) and favorite fitness youtubers do so as well just strengthens my resolve.

This video came at the perfect time, I’ve been studying up a lot on hybrid training and am gonna give it a try. Thanks guys!

I haven’t watched you guys in a bit, but I’m 2:15 seconds into this video and am blown away presentation and camera work.

Great video! It all comes down to what your goal is and how you want to look. The appeal of a bodybuilder always seemed little to much, unnatural and unhealthy. Hybrid training is definitely my favorite. I feel exactly how you described everything. Mental state while running or walking is something different. Glad you guys made this video.

G'Day guys, Loved the video, thanks for the inspiration. I sense a new ebook coming. Neal

Greatest fitness channel of all time! ✊🤘

Great Video Buff Dudes! Hybrid Training still makes me feel like a competitive athlete which is the biggest reward of this type of training. Happy Easter and another great video 🍺💪🤘

hell yeah!!! BUFF DUDES ROCKS!!!!

I'd like to see a video on sprinting. Top sprinters are jacked!

Haha, the dog got buried under the blanket. 😹 ❤

Been lifting for 17 years and started running on september 2023. Feeling great, loving it and really excited.

Lol i recently came back to the gym from only running, and after todays leg workout i was thinking "wonder how i should combine gym with running" and you go uploading this video the same day! 👏

I always walk every other day after I get off work from the school I work at. It helps to relax, unwind and think.

Fantastic approach for overall health and wellness in the long run. With added flexibility exercises, stretching to improve mobility and joint health, that would be wholesome. Great content.

I've completely changed my mindset when it comes to exercise and fitness. Used to be just lift heavy and get bigger. After a knee injury and dating a runner I've completely done a 180. I run twice/ three times a week with steady state and sprints. I still do weight lifting but focus on the range of motion and form. I've incorporated a more athletic approach to my training that involves using strength and speed to generate power. It has helped me a ton! great content you got a subscriber!

Buff Dudes upload. Hell yeah!! 💪

That's amazing what man's body can do! Don't waist your time guys! I'm so happy to get into fitness! Hope to become an influencer too one day

I'd like to see the incorporation of even more dynamic stuff, too. It would be awesome to see you guys jump into parkour, martial arts, obstacle courses, etc., too. 💪🏻😎

I've been doing Hybrid training for a few years, and I love it!

I also started hybrid training 2 years ago. I incorporated sprinting Hiit and Swimming and I feel great

So much wisdom and good advice!

Love the video 🔥

Buff 💪 Dudes, Happy Easter yeah!!!!

1:52 You did the dog dirty man!

Great and informative video Dudes

Buff babies are growing up so fast! :)

I’ve been looking into what running shoes to buy; the Brook’s it is! I’ll use your link. Perfect timing, thank you!

Running is a great time for thinking and clearing the mind imho. Infact, running is just something I do while I'm thinking internally. Get your cadence, breathing and footstrike right and it can literally feel effortless. But weight-training is something else. It is constantly flicking your ear telling you that you can't lift this and you have to prove it wrong. It's falling in love with that fight. It's supposed to be difficult. Two very different principles combine to give a wonderful outcome. Not sure I could be without either for too long. Just mho....

I have been doing hybrid training since high school to play Rugby and to stay in all around shape. The training provides slightly slower gains than if you focus on either weights or running alone, but you get in much better all around shape. Also, the variety means less injury and better ability to play whatever sport you decide to do after work with your co-workers. Great video!

You guys are looking great!! Got a challenge/idea for you. It's an aesthetic one. You may already be doing this, but what about you go for a challenge of 'reducing your waist circumference as much as possible in (one month)? I am going to try this myself soon. It will include a real focus on this one area. Including which movements, diet, maybe even stomach biome. I'm getting older, and my waist in growing. I remember feeling small and tight in this region, and getting it back, even partly would be great. Just an idea. Many thanks for your videos.

Awesome video and an inspiring fitness philosophy

Great video, as usual. This doesn’t seem like something you guys just tried for a week. Long live Buff Dudes 💪

Love the COCC track and the river trail!

Practice makes it perfect, but perfect practice makes it Permanent

Brandon can inspire me like no other.

I really like the fact that the Buffs are naturals, especially in this sea of ped abuse and superficial fitness influencers. Keep it up!💪

partway through but fantastic vid guys! :D

Please put out a hybrid training program ! I’ve been waiting for this forever.

BABE WAKE UP!! BUFF DUDES POSTED!

I’ve been combining HIIT Workouts with your bands workout book and bands. Working good for me 🤩👍

Absolutely! Once I started running, I felt so much better in the weight room as well. Love that you guys do things a bit differently than the other creators. My favorite videos of yours are the running challenges you set yourselves. I've been looking for new running shoes lately! Do the Brooks have a wide toe box? I couldn't really find any information on their website.

Low Key, I'd totally buy a hybrid training workout plan created by you guys!

Funny, I just started running while doing weight training a few weeks ago. From treadmill now to my second 5 km run and it’s great. Everything you mentioned is correct. You have also the benefit from loosen up your muscles (e.g quads) from running and it is beneficial if you tend to overtraining in this muscle regions.

Amazing video thank you guys. As someone who is overweight, I can't run for more than a few minutes. Can you guys please do a beginner's guide to running? Right now im walking 95% and running only 5% of the time.

I’ve kept a weekly split of Strength (Mon-Wed-Fri) and Run (Tue-Thu-Sat) for several years now. I rest on Sunday and do Yoga/mobility/walking whenever I feel like it. It’s a perfect schedule!

Love the random Brooks plugs haha

I've been training like this for a long time. But I love using your training plans (now again on the buff dudes cutting plan). That being said this plan varies in days of training. It wil go up to even 6 days a week. And that's not do able for me with also running and training BJJ and having a full time job... I'd love for you guys to make a hybrid training plan!!!👊

Have to say this was a great advertisement for the shoes 😂. They look fantastic

Fun fact: it is easier to grow your upper body when you train legs. Running does apply. Strike with midfoot, no heel striking.

You guys should create a hybrid training work out plan!

Always been a fan of ASICS for running. I have been doing both for a long time. Sometimes I take breaks at running and do just long walks 15k plus step’s daily. Honestly it helps your brain at least for me. I am sure you have found this to be the case as well. Yeap you just talked about it as I was typing lol. Hey this is how I like to train but I like to use calisthenics with this as well as a sports day. I like fun with fitness. Have a great one and as I like to say. Stay Motivated!!

I do hybrid training, and I love it! I lost 75 lbs last year by doing only incline walking. Then I started lifting in July and running in September. The only bad thing is I'm 43 and have been overweight and out of shape nearly my entire adult life. Now I'm starting to get little niggles and injuries here and there. I wish I had made the decision to be fit and healthy years ago so my body wouldn't be so prone to injury now.

Great video ! Love my hybrid style training . For folks getting into running, please don’t blindly buy a pair or running shoes. I’m sure these brooks are great, but depending on if you have a neutral or a pronated stance, certain shoes can cause harm long term. Go to a good store, get your feet looked at and try on a bunch of different shoes. Pick the ones that support your stance and feel natural.

Bodybuilding + swimming is my personal favorite combination.

Just signed up for my first 5k. My first day of running was yesterday. This gives me motivation that I can balance lifting and running.

Damn, i love this content.

I’ve been lazy as of late but after i normally finish my workout with a mile or so run. Exhausting but satisfying. I had some inner arch pain while running and was recommended to get the Brooks Adrenaline. They have been my go to running shoes for the past 10 plus years.

Awesome video! I’m curious to know how Hudson’s ankle is holding up with the increased running?

The poor the at 1:53 being like "WTF who shut off the lights" Anyway super cool video !!! You should do a 30 days Crossfit video or something like that

This your next workout program? That would be awesome!

Great video

Practice makes it permanent is something I have learned with music, play it wrong enough times and it becomes a problem to fix it

Buff Dudes x Nick Bare collab would be 🔥

Great video guys any chance you could recommend a running shoe 😂

The Brooks Ghost are the best running shoes I’ve ever worn. I’m on my 4th pair

1:50 the dog 🤣

I've been doing Hybrid training for a while now and the benefits are massive. Mentally I feel more clear and physically I feel that after the running day I'm able to lift heavier than usual. Maybe it's the mindset it has given me but overall I'm pretty happy and as I'm getting closer to my 30s I feel I'm in great shape

great video,

We need another video that shows off more of the program!!!

I actually came to this conclusion on my own recently in my workout journey. I’ve been training 2 yrs consistently 4-5 days a week with mostly weight training and walking at a brisk pace for 20mins after each workout. This gained me a lotta muscle, but I still have a lotta fat on top of that. So I realized I needed to add some HIIT workouts (orange theory) at least a couple times a week in addition to my strength training to burn that fat off. It’s only been a week but the calories burned from all that extra cardio are bound to work. I can’t get away with just strength training to achieve my aesthetic goals

I too follow this, I run in the morning and lift in the evening.

Someone once told me your only as strong as your heart.

180 steps per minute is an elite athletes running cadence. When your foot lands, think of scraping it allong the floor and curling towards your quad, almost like the bottom portion of pedalling a bike. I had a running coach show me this after learning how to run properly after the military.

dude this is literly the information ive been lookin for im running and lifting and i was acctually worried if running was hurting my GAINSSS

I’ve started incorporating running into weight training as well. Can already tell I feel much better mentally. What does your weight training/running workout split looked like? Was hoping to get more insight of this in the video

Form. Is. EVERYTHING, IN TRAINING!!!!

Flipped the blanket on the dog like it wasn’t even there lol

Suddenly I feel this sudden urge to run 🏃‍♂️

In the running world, you guys would be called Clydesdale runners

New Buff Dude here !

Hope y'all make a program for hybrid training :D

I'm hybrid training too and I starting enjoying more carbs and fats.

Buff dudes 💪

As a runner, it's cool to see your running coach with a visible injury. While some may see this and think "I can't trust this guy, he hurt himself", I would suggest that even the most experienced runners, like lifters, can injure themselves in the process of training or competition. I'd rather know my coach knows from experience what can occur with overuse, poor form, or just as a result of the process. Additionally, exercise is among the best ways to prevent injury in the long-term. I also recognize his injury may have nothing to do with running or lifting in the context of sport performance.

So how would you modify this? Keep in mind I have a full-time job 50 hours a week and a family with small children but throw a combat sport on top of your running and bodybuilding. How do you do it?