The Guide

HYROX, decoded.

The stations, the training, and the gear that actually decides your race. Written by people who race, not marketers.

The Basics

HYROX Stations Explained

All eight stations and the running between them, in order, in plain English, plus where the race is actually won and lost.

7 min read

Training

How to Train for Your First HYROX

You don't need to be elite or follow a complicated program. Here's the simple framework that actually prepares you, whether your race is 8 weeks or a few months out.

7 min read

Gear

Do You Need Gloves for HYROX?

The honest answer, station by station: where grip actually decides your race, and how to tell if gloves will help you or just cook your hands.

6 min read

Rules

Are Gloves Allowed in HYROX?

Short answer: yes, at every station. The longer answer covers chalk, what actually varies by race, and the question people are really asking underneath it.

5 min read

Gear

Why Half-Finger Gloves Are Wrong for HYROX

Most gloves in this sport are lifting gloves with the fingers cut off. Here is the anatomy of why that puts the grip material in the wrong place.

6 min read

Gear

What to Look For in a HYROX Glove

Most training gloves are worse than nothing over an hour-plus race. The five things that separate a glove that helps from one you take off at station four.

6 min read

Gear

Chalk vs Gloves for HYROX

Chalk is genuinely good at one job. It is just not the job that costs most people time, because it stops working at exactly the point a HYROX gets hard.

6 min read

Technique

How to Stop Tearing Your Hands on the Sled Pull

Rope burn is abrasion under load, not pressure. Once you know what is actually tearing, the fixes are specific: your calluses, how you pull, and what is between skin and rope.

6 min read

Training

Why Your Forearms Fail in HYROX

Grip doesn't quit because you're weak. Here's what's actually happening to your forearms mid-race, and how to train so they last to the finish.

6 min read

Technique

How to Get a Better Grip on the Sled Push and Pull

The push is legs and position. The pull is where your grip and your skin get wrecked. What actually works on each, and what just wastes your energy.

6 min read