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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.

18 Jul 2026

How to Structure Your 8 Weeks of Training Before HYROX

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.

10 Jul 2026

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.

8 Jul 2026

HYROX Training for the Non‑Elite

Most people racing HYROX have a full-time job, a commute and limited training time. Here's how to train smart, pace well and get to the finish line without training like a pro.

10 Jun 2026

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.

25 May 2026

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.

20 May 2026

What Full-Time HYROX Training Actually Involves

Some athletes reach a point where they want to take HYROX seriously as a sport, not just a race they do a few times a year. Charlie Botterill made that jump. Here's what it actually requires.

15 May 2026

How to Build Race Confidence Through Training, Not Hope

Most HYROX athletes arrive at the start line hoping they've done enough. The ones who perform consistently don't arrive with hope. They arrive with evidence. Here's the difference.

2 May 2026

You Don't Need an Expensive Coach to Train Like a HYROX Pro

Charlie Botterill is an Elite 15 athlete and Men's Pro Doubles world record holder who programmes his own training. What he has isn't a coach. It's a handle on his data and a clear training structure.

25 Apr 2026

Compromised Running and Why It 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.

18 Apr 2026

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.

8 Apr 2026

Why HYROX Athletes Get Injured When They Add More Running

More running makes you faster in HYROX. But most athletes add it too fast, without accounting for the load the stations are already putting through their legs. Here's how to add volume without paying for it.

18 Mar 2026

What Actually Has to Change to Move Through the HYROX Divisions Fast

Going from Open to Pro to Elite 15 in a single season is rare. Josh van Zeeland did it. The changes weren't just physical, and most athletes make the wrong ones first.

5 Mar 2026

What Runners Get Wrong When They Start HYROX

A strong running background helps in HYROX. It also creates blind spots. Sinéad Bent is a physiotherapist and former international distance runner who made the transition fast. Here's what most runners miss.

20 Feb 2026

Most HYROX Athletes Train at the Wrong Intensity

The grey zone, too hard to recover from and not hard enough to drive real adaptation, is where most HYROX training happens. Here's why it's slowing you down and what to do instead.

10 Feb 2026

How to Structure Your Running Week for HYROX

HYROX athletes either run too hard too often, or don't run enough. Getting the balance right is the single biggest lever on your finish time. Here's a structure that works.

28 Jan 2026

Why Strength Training Belongs in Every HYROX Week

Most HYROX athletes treat strength work as optional. Hidde Weersma, a working S&C coach who competes in the Elite 15, builds it into every training week. Here's why it matters and how to do it without killing your running.

15 Jan 2026

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.

29 Jan 2025
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