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How to Beat Your HYROX Time
The real levers for a faster HYROX: find where you lost time last race, build a pacing plan instead of guessing, and train the station holding you back.
Heart Rate Zones for HYROX Training
What the five heart rate zones in ROXFIT mean, how they're calculated, and how to use them in HYROX training and on race day.
How to Structure 8 Weeks of HYROX Training
A framework for the eight weeks before your first HYROX. Base, sharpen, taper. Not a prescriptive session-by-session plan, a structure to build your own around.
Your Complete Guide on How to Train for HYROX
How HYROX training actually works. Running, strength, compromised running, weekly structure, injury prevention, and the final four weeks before race day.
HYROX Training for the Non‑Elite
Most people racing HYROX have a full-time job and limited training time. How to train smart, pace well and finish strong without training like a pro.
What Hybrid Training Is and How to Structure It
What is hybrid training? How combining strength and endurance works, why it's exploded with HYROX, and how to structure it without burning out.
How to Train for Your First HYROX
New to HYROX? A simple, realistic plan to train for your first race - balancing running, the 8 stations, and strength so you arrive ready to finish strong.
What Full-Time HYROX Training Actually Involves
What it takes to train for HYROX as a sport, not a race you do a few times a year. Charlie Botterill made the jump to full time. Here's what it involves.
How to Build HYROX Race Confidence Through Training
Most HYROX athletes arrive at the start line hoping they've done enough. The ones who race well arrive with evidence. Here's how to build it.
Train Like a HYROX Pro Without an Expensive Coach
Elite 15 athlete Charlie Botterill programmes his own training. What he has isn't a coach, it's a handle on his data and a clear training structure.
Compromised Running Decides Your HYROX Time
The runs make up half of HYROX and you do them on tired legs. Learn what compromised running is, why it matters most, and how to train and pace it.
The Perfect HYROX Warm-Up
A simple, effective HYROX warm-up routine to prime your body for the SkiErg and first run without wasting energy before the race.
Why Adding Running Gets HYROX Athletes Injured
More running makes you faster in HYROX, but most athletes add it too fast for the load the stations already put on their legs. How to add it safely.
How to Move Through the HYROX Divisions Fast
Josh van Zeeland went from Open to Pro to Elite 15 in a single season. What actually has to change, and why most athletes change the wrong things first.
What Runners Get Wrong When They Start HYROX
A running background helps in HYROX, but it creates blind spots. Physio and former international runner Sinéad Bent on what most runners miss.
Most HYROX Athletes Train at the Wrong Intensity
Most HYROX training happens in the grey zone: too hard to recover from, not hard enough to drive adaptation. Why it slows you down and what to do instead.
How to Structure Your Running Week for HYROX
HYROX athletes either run too hard too often or don't run enough. The balance is the biggest lever on your finish time. Here's a structure that works.
Why Strength Training Belongs in Every HYROX Week
Elite 15 athlete and S&C coach Hidde Weersma builds strength into every HYROX training week. Why it matters and how to do it without hurting your running.
3 Things That Will Actually Improve Your HYROX Time
Most HYROX athletes leave minutes on the table in the same three places. Here's where they go and how to fix them before your next race.
