December 06, 2025

The Key To Increasing Strength and Endurance at the Same Time w/ Hybrid Athlete Fergus Crawley

1 hour 33 minutes

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Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller sits down with Hybrid Athlete Fergus Crawley to discuss the best ways to get stronger while training endurance.

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0:00 – Can You Deadlift 500 lbs AND Run a Sub-5 Mile? Hybrid Training Explained

0:42 – Why “Fatigue Masks Fitness” & How Cardio Actually Affects Strength

1:53 – Building the Hybrid Week: Heavy Deadlifts, Track Work & Session Structure

3:41 – Understanding Athlete Weaknesses, Backgrounds & Adaptation Needs

5:02 – Strength + Endurance Programming: Volume, Intensity & Recovery Cycles

7:49 – Managing Systemic vs Local Fatigue & Avoiding Performance Drop-Offs

10:08 – Fergus’ 500 lb Squat + Sub-5 Mile: Lessons in Fatigue, Power & Adaptation

12:53 – Assessing Goals, Baselines & Time Availability in Hybrid Training

15:14 – Strength Background vs Endurance Background: Movement Skill Differences

18:01 – What “Hybrid Athlete” Really Means & Why Training Isn’t Black-and-White

20:37 – Hustle, Stones & Ultras: Extreme Feats of Strength-Endurance Explained

23:02 – Intensity vs Volume in Running: Why High-Impact Training Breaks You Faster

26:11 – Marathon Training Mistakes, Stress Fractures & Bodyweight Challenges

30:22 – The Role of Inefficiency: Femur Length, Running Mechanics & Injury Risk

33:58 – Key Takeaways: Volume vs Intensity & What Actually Improves Running Speed

36:41 – Using Rowing, Cycling & Cross-Training for Threshold Development

41:58 – Maintaining Aerobic Capacity During Injury: Heart Rate, Zones & Return to Run

45:12 – How to Progress Threshold Training for Heavy Athletes (200+ lbs)

48:22 – Session Ratios: Strength Work, Threshold Days & Weekly Hybrid Layouts

52:01 – Stone Lifting, Strongman & Why Odd Objects Reveal Real Strength

58:42 – Mental Battles: Self-Doubt, Pressure & Learning to Problem-Solve Under Fatigue

1:03:35 – Project Tenacity: Fergus’ 10 Ironmans in 10 Days for Suicide Awareness

1:07:52 – Vulnerability, Masculinity & Why Endurance Training Heals the Mind

1:12:27 – Finding Purpose Through Movement, Community & Showing Up Daily

1:18:46 – Lessons From Hybrid Training: Fulfillment, Routine & Reducing Barriers to Entry

1:24:34 – Closing Thoughts: Embracing What You Suck At & Growing Through Challenge

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By Dane Miller

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