The Paul Weber Podcast

Paul Weber
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Every week, I cover a topic for fitness competitors and hybrid athletes.

  1. 4D AGO

    154 The State of Fitness Competition

    Send us Fan Mail Fitness competition is more popular than ever. More people participate in bodybuilding shows, triathlons and hybrid fitness competitions every year. Of these three categories, hybrid fitness is the fastest growing by a significant margin, largely due to Hyrox's explosive growth. The 2011 CrossFit Open was the first mass participation, hybrid fitness competition, with 26,000 participants. Today, hybrid fitness competitions include the CrossFit Open, Hyrox, ATHX, Xenom, DEKA, Turf Games and Wodapalooza. Collectively, participation has grown by over 30x. The future is bright for fitness. --- Whenever you're ready, there are 4 ways I can help you: ​Book an Intro Consult: This is the next step for athletes who want to work with me 1:1. My coaching is for fitness competitors and hybrid athletes who want to see what they're capable of. Once you book, you'll get a link to complete an intake form, which will give me some context before our first meeting. If you decide to hire me, the fee will get put toward your first month of coaching.Training deep dives: Join hundreds of coaches and athletes who have upgraded their training for strength, gymnastics, conditioning and competitive fitness.​Programming Mentor Meeting: For coaches and athletes who want to get clarity on their training. Know your training priorities, measure meaningful metrics, and make real progress.​Business Mentor Meeting: For in-person coaches who want to learn how to get online clients.

    41 min

  2. MAY 15

    153 Clarity, Guidance, and Companionship

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I tell stories about the value of coaching. --- Whenever you're ready, there are 4 ways I can help you: ​Book an Intro Consult: This is the next step for athletes who want to work with me 1:1. My coaching is for fitness competitors and hybrid athletes who want to see what they're capable of. Once you book, you'll get a link to complete an intake form, which will give me some context before our first meeting. If you decide to hire me, the fee will get put toward your first month of coaching.Training deep dives: Join hundreds of coaches and athletes who have upgraded their training for strength, gymnastics, conditioning and competitive fitness.​Programming Mentor Meeting: For coaches and athletes who want to get clarity on their training. Know your training priorities, measure meaningful metrics, and make real progress.​Business Mentor Meeting: For in-person coaches who want to learn how to get online clients.

    32 min

  3. MAY 7

    152 Exercise and the Autonomic Nervous System

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we cover: Terms The autonomic nervous system - anatomy and functionsAutonomic balanceSympathetic toneTypes of Exercise and How each Affects Autonomic Balance Acutely and Chronically Aerobic exercise (with some key differences between low intensity and medium-high intensity)Resistance exerciseThe Athlete's Autonomic Nervous System The Phases of Overtraining Sympathetic overtrainingParasympathetic overtrainingKey Takeaways The goals of chronic training — from an autonomic nervous system standpoint — are to: deepen resting parasympathetic dominancesharpen the acute sympathetic response to exerciseaccelerate post-exercise autonomic recoveryHRV monitoring over time is the most accessible tool athletes have to track whether training is achieving those goals or not. --- Whenever you're ready, there are 4 ways I can help you: ​Book an Intro Consult: This is the next step for athletes who want to work with me 1:1. My coaching is for fitness competitors and hybrid athletes who want to see what they're capable of. Once you book, you'll get a link to complete an intake form, which will give me some context before our first meeting. If you decide to hire me, the fee will get put toward your first month of coaching.Training deep dives: Join hundreds of coaches and athletes who have upgraded their training for strength, gymnastics, conditioning and competitive fitness.​Programming Mentor Meeting: For coaches and athletes who want to get clarity on their training. Know your training priorities, measure meaningful metrics, and make real progress.​Business Mentor Meeting: For in-person coaches who want to learn how to get online clients.

    42 min

  4. APR 23

    151 How Far Fitness Sport Has Come

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the evolution of fitness sport over the last 10-15 years. We cover: professionalization - the maturation of the fitness sport ecosystemeducation - understanding of sport-specific demandsindividualization - the coaching industryearly specialization - pros and constechnology--- Whenever you're ready, there are 4 ways I can help you: ​Book an Intro Consult: This is the next step for athletes who want to work with me 1:1. My coaching is for fitness, hybrid and tactical athletes who want to see what they're capable of. Once you book, you'll get a link to complete an intake form, which will give me some context before our first meeting. If you decide to hire me, the fee will get put toward your first month of coaching.Training deep dives: Join hundreds of coaches and athletes who have upgraded their training for strength, gymnastics, conditioning and competitive fitness.​Programming Mentor Meeting: For coaches and athletes who want to get clarity on their training. Know your training priorities, measure meaningful metrics, and make real progress.​Business Mentor Meeting: For in-person coaches who want to learn how to get online clients.

    43 min

  5. APR 16

    150 Offseason QnA

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we answer these common questions: Should I focus on bodybuilding/hypertrophy?How much can I condition and still get stronger/build muscle?How much Zone 2 should I do?What specific skill work do I need?Should I bulk or change my nutrition?How much, if any, metcons should I actually do?If I am doing metcons, should I separate them from strength training?--- Whenever you're ready, there are 4 ways I can help you: ​Book an Intro Consult: This is the next step for athletes who want to work with me 1:1. My coaching is for fitness, hybrid and tactical athletes who want to see what they're capable of. Once you book, you'll get a link to complete an intake form, which will give me some context before our first meeting. If you decide to hire me, the fee will get put toward your first month of coaching.Training deep dives: Join hundreds of coaches and athletes who have upgraded their training for strength, gymnastics, conditioning and competitive fitness.​Programming Mentor Meeting: For coaches and athletes who want to get clarity on their training. Know your training priorities, measure meaningful metrics, and make real progress.​Business Mentor Meeting: For in-person coaches who want to learn how to get online clients.

    50 min

  6. APR 9

    149 Competitor's Guide to the Offseason

    Send us Fan Mail Most competitors know they need an offseason, but what does that really mean? In this episode, I cover the process I follow with my athletes every offseason. Key Takeaways: Most people show up to fitness sport with a variety of training ages. If you have health degradationUsually that means the off-season will look like training stuff with longer development timelines, longer residuals, and later peak biological ages:aerobic endurancehypertrophy and basic strengthgymnastic strength and movement efficiencyOffseason training usually also involves:More easy trainingMore cyclical work (machines)Less dynamic eccentrics (fewer sport-specific movements)More isometrics (holds, carries, knee prep)Less competing (~4 times a year is good)In the rest of the episode, we cover: Evaluation of the SportMovement AnalysisMWGMovement PatternsEquipment SelectionPhysiological AnalysisIntensity DomainsDose-ResponseReview workouts and resultsWhere did the separation occur?What limited you at that point in the workout?Review preparationIf you had another 6 months to prepare for this comp, what would you make sure to do in training?How did your previous cycle of training prepare you for this comp?Assessment of the AthleteKey physical characteristicsKey performance characteristicsLong Term Athletic DevelopmentTraining AgeCharacteristics with Long Development and Residual Timelines, late peak biological agesExtensive to intensive trainingPre-requisites to performanceWhenever you're ready, there are 4 ways I can help you: ​Book an Intro Consult: This is the next step for athletes who want to work with me 1:1. My coaching is for fitness, hybrid and tactical athletes who want to see what they're capable of. Once you book, you'll get a link to complete an intake form, which will give me some context before our first meeting. If you decide to hire me, the fee will get put toward your first month of coaching.Training deep dives: Join hundreds of coaches and athletes who have upgraded their training for strength, gymnastics, conditioning and competitive fitness.​Programming Mentor Meeting: For coaches and athletes who want to get clarity on their training. Know your training priorities, measure meaningful metrics, and make real progress.​Business Mentor Meeting: For in-person coaches who want to learn how to get online clients.

    54 min

  7. APR 2

    148 Xenom

    Send us Fan Mail "XENOM™ is the Decathlon of Fitness™, a 10-event, stadium-scale global competition that standardizes and scores total human performance on a points based index, creating the first repeatable global benchmark for CrossFit® athletes." In this episode, we cover: What Xenom is and who is behind itThe nine announced Xenom eventsMovement AnalysisMWGMovement PatternsNotable OmissionsPrediction for the final TBA eventPhysiological Analysis:Time DomainsIntensity DomainsDose-ResponseImplications for training for XenomFor more info, check out: https://www.xenom.global/

    51 min

  8. MAR 24

    147 Quarterfinals

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we cover: The shift in programming trends for Quarterfinals and the AGOQWorkout Approach 101The 25% RuleTime requirements and work requirementsHow to approach workouts with tiebreakersWorkout execution and order

    45 min
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Every week, I cover a topic for fitness competitors and hybrid athletes.

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  • Creator
    Paul Weber
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    154
  • Rating
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    © 2026 The Paul Weber Podcast
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