HYROX® is not won by random workouts. It is built through repeatable running, smart strength, station skill, controlled compromised running, and a race-week strategy you have already practiced.
This 22-week Open plan gives you the full structure from baseline testing to taper: weekly progressive overload programming, running intervals, strength sessions, station-specific work, race-order flows, full and reduced simulations, recovery guidance, and Salt Lake City altitude-aware race execution.
No guessing. No last-minute panic. Just a clear build, one week at a time. The goal is not to crush every session. The goal is to build repeatable race execution.
What Is Included
- 22-week calendar from April 20 to race week, September 14-20, 2026.
- Five structured training days per week plus recovery/rest guidance.
- Baseline testing: 1km run, 5km or threshold run, SkiErg, Row, wall balls, farmer carry, lunge quality, sled technique.
- Progressive running: intervals, threshold work, HYROX race-pace practice, long runs, and compromised running.
- Strength training: lower-body strength, strength endurance, grip, trunk, lunges, carries, and wall ball capacity.
- Station-specific work for SkiErg, sled push, sled pull, burpee broad jumps, row, farmer carry, lunges, and wall balls.
- Mini simulations, half simulation, near-full simulation, final simulation, taper, and race-week sharpening.
- Full gym-equipment substitution library for athletes without a perfect HYROX setup.
- Performance nutrition, hydration, travel, altitude, and race-day execution cues.
Who This Is For
- Open Women aiming around 1:20-1:40.
- Open Men aiming around 1:15-1:30.
- Athletes who can train 5 days per week and want a structured plan instead of random classes or guesswork.
- Athletes preparing for Salt Lake City or another race with a similar timeline.
- Athletes who want a realistic plan with substitutions when race equipment is limited.
Who This Is Not For
- Complete beginners with no current running base or no strength-training experience.
- Athletes who need individualized medical, pregnancy, injury, or rehabilitation guidance.
- Athletes who want a custom coaching plan with weekly feedback.
- Pro-division athletes who need elite-specific loading and pacing.
Equipment Needed
Best setup: running route or treadmill, SkiErg, RowErg, sled + rope + turf, dumbbells/kettlebells, farmer carry handles, sandbag, wall ball, and target.
No perfect HYROX gym? You are covered. The plan includes substitutions such as deadmill push, heavy plate push, cable rope pull, seated row, BikeErg/assault bike, DB thrusters, goblet/front-rack lunges, suitcase carries, and more.
The goal is to match the training stimulus - not to make your gym perfect.
Bonus included: Salt Lake City Nutrition + Race-Day Execution Guide — with macro starting points, sample meals, race-week fueling, hydration strategy, altitude-aware execution, and a 1:1 strategy call prep worksheet.