How to Train for HYROX: A Coach’s Guide to Your First Race
A coach’s guide to training for your first HYROX race. Station-by-station breakdown, pacing strategy, and a sample training week from a certified HYROX Training Club in Dallas.
A coach’s guide to training for your first HYROX race. Station-by-station breakdown, pacing strategy, and a sample training week from a certified HYROX Training Club in Dallas.
The 12 best horizontal pull exercises to build a stronger, thicker back. Includes coaching cues, programming advice, and a sample weekly layout from a 20-year strength coach.
The 12 best horizontal pull exercises to build a stronger, thicker back. Includes coaching cues, programming advice, and a sample weekly layout from a 20-year strength coach.
You signed up for your first HYROX race. Now what? Most people either do HYROX classes 3x per week and burn out, or piece together random workouts and leave gaps. Neither works. HYROX demands aerobic capacity, strength endurance, work capacity, and race strategy. This guide explains what complete preparation looks like and how our system prepares athletes for real performance.
80% of New Year fitness resolutions fail by February. The problem isn’t willpower—it’s structure. Vague goals and random workouts don’t work. This guide explains why New Year strength training resolutions fail and what actually succeeds: specific goals, structured programs, external accountability, and consistency that outlasts motivation.
Most people show up to group strength training classes, follow the workout, and wonder why progress stalls. The problem isn’t the program—it’s not understanding how it works. This guide explains our 12-16 week training system: 4-phase linear progression, transition periods, six core lifts, and exactly what you need to do to get stronger consistently over time.
Most HYROX athletes make the same preventable mistakes. Bad sled technique. Going out too fast. Training running and stations in isolation. These errors cost you minutes on race day. This guide breaks down the 10 most common HYROX training mistakes and exactly how to fix them. Whether preparing for your first race or chasing a PR, avoid these to save serious time.