We live in the age of the “hybrid athlete”. Rather than focussing on one attribute, many fervent exercise fans now want to be able to run fast, lift heavy and turn their hand to any number of sports.
On the face of it, this sounds like a fun goal – variety is the spice of life, after all. The problem is, training for these pursuits concurrently can often be counterproductive; the body only has a limited capacity for adaptation, and chasing too many contrasting goals can spread it rather thin.
