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HYROX Engine Circuit

A long, steady circuit on the machines and the road, to build the aerobic fitness the whole race runs on.

Man moving between stations in a circuit class
Man moving between stations in a circuit class. AI-generated image.
Level
Intermediate
Type
HYROX session

The session

Four rounds, with two minutes of easy walking between them.

ExerciseEach round
Row1,000 m
Run500 m
SkiErg500 m
Run500 m

Pacing

Keep it at about 6 out of 10: breathing hard enough that talking is awkward, never so hard that you have to stop.

Where people go wrong

Turning it into a race. This session is about time spent working steadily, not about the clock.