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Calm, Collected, Champion: Inside Dylan Scott’s First HYROX World Title

There's a certain kind of athlete who makes the hardest thing in the room look almost boring. No wild-eyed intensity, no theatrics on the start line — just a quiet confidence that they've done the work and they know exactly how the next 55 minutes are going to unfold. That...

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The Best TWL Men’s Training Shorts for Training, Hyrox, Running and CrossFit

Not all shorts are built for the same job. The pair that carries you through a heavy squat session isn't necessarily the pair you want on the running leg of a Hyrox race, and a liner that feels perfect over 10km can feel like too much under a barbell. At...

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HYROX Just Rewrote the Rulebook — What the 2026/27 Changes Mean for You

If you're racing HYROX this season, the goalposts have moved. Ahead of the 2026/27 season, HYROX has released a set of competition-standard clarifications that tighten up how you'll be judged on the floor — and a couple of them are the difference between a hard-earned PB and a DQ that...

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Hyrox Is Now a $1bn Business — and LVMH Wants In

Eight years ago, Hyrox was 650 people running and dragging sleds around a hall in Hamburg. Today, it's a takeover target for the richest man in fashion. Bernard Arnault's LVMH-backed private equity firm, L Catterton, is in exclusive talks to buy a substantial stake in Hyrox, in a deal that...

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Should Hyrox Be Drug-Testing Harder?

Hyrox has gone from niche fitness race to global spectacle in the blink of an eye — sold-out arenas, a world championship in Stockholm, six-figure prize pools and a stated ambition to become a "Tier 1" sport. And whenever money and prestige climb that fast, the same question follows close...

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Hyrox Pacing Strategy: How to Avoid Blowing Up in the Back Half

Almost every Hyrox horror story sounds the same: the first few kilometres felt easy, the early stations flew by, and then somewhere around the sleds or the back-half runs the wheels came off. That is a pacing problem, not a fitness problem. A smart Hyrox pacing strategy is the difference...

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Hyrox Race Day Checklist: Gear, Nutrition and Warm-Up Timeline

Months of training come down to one morning, so the last thing you want is a preventable mistake — the wrong shoes, an empty stomach or a rushed warm-up — costing you the race you have earned. This Hyrox race day checklist covers the three things you can fully control:...

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Wall Balls at the Hyrox Finish: How to Break Up 100 Reps When You’re Cooked

The Hyrox wall balls are the last thing standing between you and the finish line, and they are where the race is truly decided. One hundred reps of squatting and throwing a weighted ball to a target, on legs and lungs that have nothing left — it is a special...

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Hyrox Sandbag Lunges: Technique, Leg-Saving Tips and How to Train Them for Race Day

The Hyrox sandbag lunges are the last station before your final run, and they are where a lot of races quietly fall apart. One hundred metres of walking lunges with a sandbag on your shoulders, on legs that have already survived seven stations — it is brutal, and it is...

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Farmers Carry: Grip Training That Pays Off on Hyrox Race Day

The Hyrox farmers carry looks like the simplest station on the floor — pick up two heavy kettlebells, walk 200 metres, set them down. No skill, no technique, just grit. Yet this is exactly where so many athletes lose time, and it rarely comes down to legs or lungs. It...

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Rowing for Hyrox: Stroke Rate, Damper Setting and Pacing Strategy

The 1,000m row sits right in the middle of a Hyrox race, and it is one of the most misunderstood stations on the floor. It looks like a chance to catch your breath, but row it wrong and you will either waste 30 seconds you did not need to, or...

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Burpee Broad Jumps: The Most Hated Hyrox Station (and How to Make It Suck Less)

The burpee broad jumps are the station Hyrox athletes love to hate. Eighty metres of drop-to-the-floor, jump-forward, repeat — and it lands in the back half of the race when your legs are already cooked from the sleds. There is no hiding on this one and no clever grip trick...

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