About this Event
PURE STRENGTH presents a full-day course with Chris Hinshaw focused on aerobic capacity, pacing, breathing, recovery, and race execution for hybrid racing athletes.
The Aerobic Capacity Course — Hybrid Training & Racing Playbook with Chris Hinshaw is specifically designed to equip coaches and athletes of all experience levels with tailored strategies to excel in the unique challenges of hybrid racing and fitness racing events applied to PURE STRENGTH equipment.
The course focuses on optimizing cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular stamina, and resistance to fatigue to maximize overall performance across various functional movements encountered in competitions.
No shortcuts. No excuses. Just Pure Strength.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Understanding the development of fatigue and its impact on athletic performance.
2. Maximizing cardiovascular fitness by effectively balancing energy systems tailored to hybrid racing.
3. Applying training methodologies based on aerobic capacity, lactate threshold, and VO2max to achieve personal goals.
4. Developing a comprehensive understanding of muscle fiber assessment, recruitment, sequencing, and stamina building.
5. Mastering the art of proper warm-up techniques critical for event success.
6. Implementing lactate clearance and lactate tolerance training protocols.
7. Developing expertise in monitoring fatigue during physical events.
8. Designing individualized "paced" workouts based on event goals.
9. Assessing and identifying an athlete's performance and improvement opportunities.
10. Comprehensive understanding of muscle fiber recruitment, sequencing, and stamina building.
SCHEDULE
8:30 AM — Check-in
9:00 AM — Lecture: Chris Hinshaw's Coaching Methodology
9:30 AM — Lecture: Energy Systems & Consumption
9:55 AM — Break
10:00 AM — Lecture: Warm-up Protocol
10:15 AM — Lecture: Pacing & Race Strategy
10:45 AM — Practical: Breathing
11:00 AM — Workout: Pacing, Breathing & Lactate Clearance
12:00 PM — Programming Lecture: Recovery
12:20 PM — Lunch
1:20 PM — Morning Review
1:30 PM — Lecture: Muscle Fibers
2:00 PM — Programming Lecture: Volume (Zone 2)
2:25 PM — Break
2:30 PM — Programming Lecture: Intensity
3:00 PM — Warm-up: Active Recovery, Plyometrics, and Ballistics
3:15 PM — Workout: VO2max, Lactate Tolerance
3:45 PM — Lecture: Athlete Assessment for hybrid racing
4:20 PM — Closing Remarks
4:30 PM — End
"The Hybrid Training and Racing Playbook course provides participants with the knowledge, techniques, and practical insights needed to excel in fitness racing events." — Chris Hinshaw
Event venue & nearby stays
Crossfit Officine, Via Giulio Verne, 9, Milano, Italy
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