About the Author – Will Walton

I started my fitness journey as a skinny endurance athlete, but after years of strength training, I found myself at 106KG—big and strong, but slow and out of balance. I had focused so much on lifting heavy that I lost the athleticism and aesthetics I wanted. In 2022, I set out to create a training style that allowed me to be strong, look good, and still run fast.

That’s when I discovered the Norwegian method of training—a system designed for endurance athletes that focuses on adjusting volume and intensity for sustainable performance. I tested these principles not just for running but also for strength training, refining them to create a balanced approach that maximizes power, speed, and endurance without overtraining or losing muscle.

This method took me from a bulky strongman to a 76KG hybrid athlete with a sub-20-minute 5K, all while maintaining the strength and physique I wanted. Hybrid Manual is the exact system that transformed my training—and now, it’s here to help you do the same.