About this episode

This episode evaluates various training styles including Hyrox, CrossFit, and bodybuilding, providing insights on their benefits and drawbacks.

Should you try Hyrox? Is CrossFit actually good for you? Should you just run a bodybuilding split? With a hundred ways to train and only a few hours a week to spend, the hard part isn't effort — it's choosing where to put it. This episode cuts through the noise. Jesse grades the biggest training styles — Hyrox, CrossFit, traditional bodybuilding, and hybrid training — with actual letter grades across four things that matter: convenience, building muscle and aesthetics, community, and longevity. You'll learn what each style is genuinely best for, where each one falls short, why over-specializing is a trap, and which approach the longevity research keeps pointing to. Plus a Health Hack on the farmer's carry — maybe the highest bang-for-your-buck move you're not doing. If you've ever stood at the gym wondering whether you're training for the right things, this is your roadmap. PLUS THIS WEEK'S HEALTH & FITNESS NEWS - The link between parents' and kids' weight is mostly genetic, a new adoption study finds - Why men die younger than women — and the "tough guy paradox" that drives doctors crazy - Harvard links ultra-processed foods to higher rates of cognitive decline and…

People in this episode

Host: Jesse

Topics covered

• Hyrox
• CrossFit
• Bodybuilding
• Training styles
• Health news
• Fitness
• Longevity

Keywords

• Hyrox
• CrossFit
• Bodybuilding
• training styles
• fitness news
• health
• longevity
• farmer's carry
• genetic weight link
• cognitive decline

Sponsors

Purist Nutrition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Altum Fitness, Harvard

Products: fentanyl vaccine, farmer's carry

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