TrainersEye · Session of the Day · HYROX · #103

HYROX Race Simulation — Run + Station Couplets

Full race rhythm — 1 km run pace straight into station work, transition discipline under clock · Block · Race Week (taper, sharp, fresh)
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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1Hip Circlessteady breathing rhythm2 × 12
2Marching High Stepcompromised run: lock the cadence, shorten the stride, stay tall2 × 10
3Inchwormsteady breathing rhythm2 × 10
Phase 2 · Station Skill & Transition Primer6-8 min · station technique at easy effort · jog every transition
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1SkiErg — long lat-driven pullsski: long pull from the lats, crunch at the bottom, snap up2 × 250 m easy
2Mountain Climberburpee jump flat and long — save the legs, keep the rhythm2 × 8 easy
Phase 3 · Main Race-Format Block2 couplets · 400 m run + station work · transition under 5 s · log splits
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1Race-Pace Runcompromised run: lock the cadence, shorten the stride, stay tallrun leg
2Prowler Pushsled push: hips low, arms locked, small fast steps25 mkg
3Race-Pace Runjog INTO the station — working within 5 secondsrun leg
4Wall Ballbreak BEFORE you fail — planned sets beat forced rests15-20 repskg
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Progression: Race week: volume drops 50%, movements stay — one light couplet keeps the rhythm. Nothing heavy within 72 h; race pacing is decided now, not at the start line.
Phase 4 · Strength, Grip & Trunk Anchor14-18 min · heavy compounds + grip finisher · rest 2 min
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1Deadliftlog every split — the race is won by slowing down least2 × 4 crispkg
2Farmer Carryswitch grip before it screams — manage, don't survive3 × 25 mkg
3Side Planksteady breathing rhythm3 × 30 s
Phase 5 · Decompression & Parasympathetic Reset4-6 min · psoas & rec-fem lengthening, spinal traction, breathwork
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1Thread the Needlesteady breathing rhythm45 s/side
2Hip Flexor Stretchsteady breathing rhythm45 s/side
3Downward Dogsteady breathing rhythmnasal walk · 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.