Hyrox Off Season of PBs
I had a very broad but intentional plan for my off season: get faster and stronger. When I initially put that goal out there, it seemed like a given—who doesn’t want to get faster and stronger? But with the goal…
Aarron
Pacing is the Skill
I bore people to death with this, but slower is better. Especially for people new to a sport, an exercise, or a particular movement pattern. But given the nature of Hyrox and running, I completely understand why people think an…
Sports Day 2.0: The Adult Playground We’ve All Been Waiting For
Are hybrid fitness events like Hyrox the adult playgrounds we’ve all needed? A chance to relive our beloved childhood sports days or even better, an opportunity for those who hated sports day to discover a love for movement in their…
The Hyrox Off Season or no Off Season?
Off season, no off season, pre-season, no rest for the wicked, drink beer and forget about it? A common theme on social media this week, but here’s what I know for certain. I want to come back faster and stronger…
Hybrid Games
Event and Race Review This was the race where I learned the most about myself, a different approach to a new challenge. The Event With UK Hyrox tickets feeling almost impossible to secure, the announcement of a new hybrid/functional race…
Your ‘RPE’ is all that matters
A spin on RPE. We all know ‘Rate of perceived exertion, mainly used in the gym and on training programmes with a scale of 1-10 it used to gauge effort levels put into a rep or a set of reps,…
Road to Barcelona Hyrox
All things where clear after Bilbao Hyrox…i wanted more After a well paced and all round good effort in my first race i knew i wanted more, but more importantly i knew i had more to give but how to…
My First season in Hyrox part one
This time last year i just enjoyed lifting and running, to be honest it was all pretty unstructured and not very goal orientated other than simply enjoying fitness and knowing it was a good focus point to lock in to…
Are we having enough fun?
I posted on instagram a post labelled ‘we are all still kids who love PE’ and it left me thinking have we sucked the fun out of the sports and exercise we love? We can be driven and still have…
A Collective Effort
Subconsciously whenever i have a good session or hit milestone or even move the needle in the right direction, my first thoughts are, we smashed it, or i say or think things like ‘we are getting closer’, ‘we smashed it’…
