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HYROX

HYROX Ladder

The run stays the same while the station reps climb and then come back down.

Woman doing sandbag lunges during a group circuit
Woman doing sandbag lunges during a group circuit. AI-generated image.
Level
Intermediate
Type
HYROX session

The session

Rest only as long as you need between rounds. Try to run every 400 m within a few seconds of the first one.

RoundWork
1400 m run, 10 wall balls, 10 m sandbag lunges
2400 m run, 20 wall balls, 20 m sandbag lunges
3400 m run, 30 wall balls, 30 m sandbag lunges
4400 m run, 20 wall balls, 20 m sandbag lunges
5400 m run, 10 wall balls, 10 m sandbag lunges

Pacing

The way down is the useful part: it teaches you to keep running well once your legs are full of lunges.

Where people go wrong

Slowing the runs to recover from the stations. Hold the run pace and let the stations be where it hurts.