# 🎧 START pod: Matthew Ruiters, CTO & Co-Founder, HYBRD: "coaching agents for athletes"

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Published: 2026-05-11T20:57:50+00:00
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Most people think they need more motivation to work out They need less friction But training plans assume your life stays static You travel It rains You have 20 mins between meetings People don't quit because they lack discipline They quit because adapting the plan is harder than the workout itself HYBRD brain can help An adaptive AI agent that adjusts your training to whatever life throws at you Built by ultramarathoners, Ironman finishers, and a founding engineer who won a 100-mile cycling race 🎙️ Matthew Ruiters, CTO & Co-Founder, HYBRD on Fondo START pod 02:01 Connecting every wearable into one training system 02:42 Using sports science to measure total training load 03:07 How former Whoop teammates started building HYBRD 03:50 Why “serious athlete” is really a mindset 04:49 The idea behind HYBRD Brain 05:18 Adapting workouts around travel, weather, and hotel gyms 06:13 The consistency insight from 895,000 athletes 10:44 Why athletes wanted adaptation, not just tracking 11:35 Why friction stops founders from staying healthy 14:03 How AI tools are changing software engineering learn more at www.hybrd.com

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