"With CrossFit more or less done for, there's a new fitness obsession in town: HYROX. The event alternates eight one-kilometer runs with eight different workout stations: SkiErg, sled push, sled pull, burpee broad jump, rowing, farmer's carry, sandbag lunge and wall balls. It's very popular: the 2024-25 HYROX season saw 650,000 participants competing in 40 races from London to Cape Town."
"It was an experience both inspiring and exhausting. Inspiring because, yes, HYROX athletes are fitter than I'll ever be - but exhausting because they're all so serious about it. They exhibit a level of dedication I'm not sure I'll ever unlock. Back home in Brighton, an hour south of London, even my crappy high street gym now has an official HYROX section, with trainees hoping to be the next Tim Wenisch or Lauren Weeks taking up all the treadmills during peak hours."
HYROX alternates eight one-kilometre runs with eight workout stations: SkiErg, sled push, sled pull, burpee broad jump, rowing, farmer's carry, sandbag lunge and wall balls. The 2024-25 HYROX season attracted 650,000 participants across 40 races from London to Cape Town. The HYROX World Championships in Chicago occupied the city for eight days and drew large numbers of athletes. Competitors display intense dedication and a high level of fitness, creating both inspiring and exhausting spectacles. Gyms are adding official HYROX sections and trainees often crowd peak equipment. Observers raise concerns about event-specific training overlooking other movement patterns and real-world applicability. Ruben Belliard, founder of a HYROX-focused gym, says HYROX blends strength and endurance and prepares athletes for real performance.
Read at InsideHook
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]