A free program · intermediate
Your first Hyrox
Eight weeks to eight runs and eight stations, finishing upright and grinning.
8 weeks · 4 sessions a week · A gym with a sled, rower and ski erg (or substitutes)
- Week 1
Engine
- Run intervals 6×800 m
- Strength: lunges, wall balls, carries
- Row 5×500 m
- Easy run 30 min
- Week 2
Engine
- Run 6×1 km
- Strength + sled pushes
- Ski erg 5×500 m
- Easy run 35
- Week 3
Stations
- Run 1 km + station × 4
- Strength
- Burpee broad jumps practice
- Easy run 35
- Week 4
Recover
- Easy run
- Strength (light)
- Mobility
- Rest
- Week 5
Combine
- Run 1 km + station × 5
- Strength
- Row + ski
- Easy run 40
- Week 6
Combine
- Run 1 km + station × 6
- Strength
- Sled + lunges
- Easy run 40
- Week 7
Simulate
- Half simulation: 4 runs, 4 stations
- Strength (light)
- Mobility
- Easy run 30
- Week 8
Taper
- Easy run with strides
- Light stations
- Rest
- Race
Doubles are a fine first race: half the work, twice the fun. Practice the transitions; that's where time goes.
General guidance for healthy adults. If something hurts in a sharp or unfamiliar way, stop and see a professional.