TrainHybrd Podcast - Hyrox, Hybrid Training, Running & Endurance
Jun 16, 2026 · 44 min · 8 segments
Chris Richards has spent more than a decade helping grow Ultimate Performance across Asia and now oversees the APAC and Middle East regions. In this episode, Chris joins TrainHybrd to discuss the…
Chris RichardsGuestJacksonHost
Ben BoltonHost[laughs]
Let it out, mate.
He's not sick anymore
I wouldn't have come in if he was.
[laughs] Oh, no
Hope you're okay, Benny.

Just for a fun fact, I heard from the gym that, only yesterday, and I didn't add it into the show notes, but is it true that at UP every person starts as a trainer?

No, look, like myself, you know, I've been with the business for almost 14 years, and I started the first rank of trainer, you know, worked my way up through the different levels into management and the role that I have today.
[laughs]
Let it out, mate.
He's not sick anymore
I wouldn't have come in if he was.
[laughs] Oh, no
Hope you're okay, Benny.

Just for a fun fact, I heard from the gym that, only yesterday, and I didn't add it into the show notes, but is it true that at UP every person starts as a trainer?

No, look, like myself, you know, I've been with the business for almost 14 years, and I started the first rank of trainer, you know, worked my way up through the different levels into management and the role that I have today.
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