Concurrent and Hybrid Training in Functional Fitness and Hyrox: Mechanisms, Load Management, and Performance Adaptations
A special issue of Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology (ISSN 2411-5142). This special issue belongs to the section "Athletic Training and Human Performance".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 359
Editors
Interests: concurrent training adaptations; hybrid performance; neuromuscular and metabolic responses to high-intensity functional training; load monitoring and fatigue; critical power and physiological thresholds; strength–endurance interactions; performance determinants in functional fitness and Hyrox athletes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue would focus on the integration of strength and endurance training in high-intensity functional modalities, including CrossFit-style training and Hyrox competition models. The aim is to bridge mechanistic insights (neuromuscular, metabolic, morphological, and physiological adaptations) with applied strategies for performance optimization, load management, and injury prevention in hybrid athletes. The Special Issue would welcome original research, systematic reviews, and applied perspectives addressing topics such as interference effects in hybrid sports; strength–endurance sequencing strategies; critical power and physiological thresholds; neuromuscular fatigue and recovery; load monitoring and injury risk; performance determinants in Hyrox and functional fitness competitions; and long-term athlete development in hybrid modalities.
Prof. Dr. Ramires Alsamir Tibana
Prof. Dr. Jonato Prestes
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- high-intensity functional training
- performance
- athleticism
- muscle recovery
- overreaching
- periodization
- concurrent training
- assessment
- monitoring
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