Courtesy Nick Bare Nick Bare serves as an evangelist for the "hybrid athlete lifestyle." You can flex up and down on the area of focus of training based off what your goals are for the time being.”Courtesy Nick Bare Bare sometimes runs up to 80 miles per week, along with strength training. Courtesy Alex Viada Alex Viada literally wrote the book on the hybrid athlete. "Whether you're just strength training or you're training hybrid, you need to start by deciding how many days you can truly commit to your workouts," says Samuel. Find Your FocusThe danger of a hybrid training program is this: Your training lacks so much focus that you never make progress.