One sled push and sandbag lunge at a time, Hyrox, billed as the event for every body, is taking the fitness world by storm.
There are a number of different categories you can enter – in countries around the world – with the generic workout being the same across the board: a 1km run, followed by a functional move (such as wall balls), repeated eight times [see below].
At time of writing, the current Men’s Open world record is a baffling 55 minutes and 40 seconds, set by German Dieter Schwarzkopf. The Men’s Pro world record is an even more ludicrous 55 minutes and 9 seconds, set by multi-discipline endurance monster Hunter McIntyre. Those times are superhuman – the average finisher last season completed the course in 1 hour and 32 minutes – but everyday Hyroxers can learn valuable lessons from those at the sharp end.
Here, Fürste, Roncevic and Sandbach share their Hyrox hacks, so you can improve your comp time, pronto…
MEET THE EXPERTS
Mo Fürste is Hyrox’s co-founder, with an impressive sporting background in field hockey: he’s a three-time Olympic medallist, World Cup winner and captain of Germany’s national team. He considers himself to be a 1:10-1:20 Hyrox athlete.
Alex Roncevic won the men’s Hyrox Elite at the 2023 Maastricht European Championships. His time? An incredible 57 minutes and 26 seconds.
was the first UK male to break the 60-minute barrier in the Hyrox Pro Category, and he’s the current World Record Holder for the Male
