Between 2 Racks
Between 2 Racks is a strength training podcast from KILO, a coach-led education company built to support personal trainers and strength coaches who want a deeper, more durable understanding of training.
The goal is simple: create a home for sound knowledge. Not trends, not shortcuts, and not recycled talking points.
Each episode explores program design, loading, periodization, and coaching decisions through real-world application. We focus on what holds up over time, where theory breaks down in practice, and how coaches can make better decisions for the people they train.
Hosted by experienced coaches with decades spent in private training, performance settings, and long-term athlete development, the conversations are practical, honest, and grounded in principle.
If you are a coach looking for clarity, depth, and a place to think critically about training, Between 2 Racks is that space.
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Between 2 Racks
Hybrid Training: How to Program Strength, Cardio & Recovery Without Burning Out
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Hybrid training is everywhere right now.
From HYROX and run clubs to recreational sports, Pilates, conditioning, mobility work, and strength training, more general population clients are adding multiple training modalities into their week.
But more training does not automatically mean better results.
In this episode of Between 2 Racks, the KILO Crew breaks down how coaches should think about programming for hybrid clients who want to build strength, improve conditioning, move better, and still recover.
We discuss why recovery capacity has to guide the program, how parallel emphasis differs from pure parallel training, when strength work should shift to maintenance, and why simply adding more volume can quickly become a problem.
Steph and Pauric also explain how to adjust strength training when cardio, running, sport, mobility, or fat loss are part of the goal, including when to use full-body training, upper/lower splits, buffers, zone two work, higher-intensity conditioning, and mobility exposure.
The big takeaway: cardio does not kill your gains. Poor programming, poor load management, and ignoring recovery do.
If you coach clients who lift, run, play sports, take classes, or want to feel athletic again, this episode will help you make smarter decisions with program design and periodization.
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