TrainersEye · Session of the Day · HYROX · #079

HYROX Race Simulation — Run + Station Couplets

Full race rhythm — 1 km run pace straight into station work, transition discipline under clock · Block · Race-Specific Peak (couplets & pacing)

Target ≈ 70 minDate Body Weight Session RPE cap 8-9/10Coach: MMSx Team of Experts

Warm-Up · RAMPPhase 1 · Full-body race primer · pulse, hips, patterns · 6-8 min

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1	Jumping Jackssteady breathing rhythm	8 + 8
2	World's Greatest Stretchjog INTO the station — working within 5 seconds	2 × 10
3	Ankle Dorsiflexionlog every split — the race is won by slowing down least	2 × 10

Phase 2 · Station Skill & Transition Primer6-8 min · station technique at easy effort · jog every transition

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	1	SkiErg — long lat-driven pullsski: long pull from the lats, crunch at the bottom, snap up	2 × 250 m easy
	2	Wall Ballbreak BEFORE you fail — planned sets beat forced rests	2 × 8 easy

Phase 3 · Main Race-Format Block4 couplets · 800 m run + station work · transition under 5 s · log splits

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1	Race-Pace Runcompromised run: lock the cadence, shorten the stride, stay tall	run leg
2	Prowler Pushsled push: hips low, arms locked, small fast steps	25 m	kg
3	Race-Pace Runjog INTO the station — working within 5 seconds	run leg
4	Thrusterbreak BEFORE you fail — planned sets beat forced rests	15-20 reps	kg

Rounds

Progression: Race rule: train the transitions — jog INTO every station, start working within 5 s. Pace by the talk test: stations at 3-4 words, runs at full sentences early, 3-4 words late.

Phase 4 · Strength, Grip & Trunk Anchor14-18 min · heavy compounds + grip finisher · rest 2 min

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1	Deadliftlog every split — the race is won by slowing down least	3 × 4	kg
2	Farmer Carryswitch grip before it screams — manage, don't survive	3 × 25 m	kg
3	Pallof Presssteady breathing rhythm	3 × 8

Phase 5 · Decompression & Parasympathetic Reset4-6 min · psoas & rec-fem lengthening, spinal traction, breathwork

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1	Overhead Lat Stretchsteady breathing rhythm	90 s
2	Dead Hangsteady breathing rhythm	45 s/side
3	Box Breathingsteady breathing rhythm	4-4-4-4 · 2 min

Coach notes: Log every load and every time box — next week's card asks for 2% more.

Whole Session TimeFirst warm-up minute → last second of the cool-down

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TrainersEye · MMSx Authority Institute · Session of the Day · Written by the MMSx team of certified professionals

Race what you train — transitions under 5 s, planned breaks before failure, posture survives every station; log every split. Scale load to your level, stop at pain, follow the BPIT Principle of Intensity and NASM/ACSM/ACE safety guidance. Educational — not medical advice.