We break down a win at the ATHX masters final and a near sub-60 Hyrox Pro in London, then dig into course design, heat, congestion, and why hybrid sport is booming. Clear takeaways on fuelling, cooling, pacing the rock zone, and how to train for repeatable progress.

• ATHX’s fixed-season format and why it drives better training
• Hyrox London one-lap layout, rock zone impact and pacing
• Temperature effects on running, recovery and sled friction
• Congestion, wall ball queues and fairness for age-groupers
• Volunteer models, standards and credibility as the sport scales
• Sponsorship growth, brand pressure and athlete support
• Practical fuelling, cooling and transition strategies
• Upcoming races in Manchester and Amsterdam plans
• Listener Q&A and topic requests for training and nutrition

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We size up CrossFit and HYROX without tribal noise, asking what “fit” really means when one sport changes the test and the other fixes the rules. We share backgrounds, pull apart energy systems, and map how both can raise the athletic floor and ceiling.

• hosts’ sporting backgrounds and aims for the show
• naming the Total Athletic Podcast and scope across training, recovery, and mindset
• CrossFit vs HYROX accessibility and skill barriers
• culture, ego, and participation categories across both sports
• CrossFit’s influence on hybrid training and gym design
• why HYROX is not “just circuits” and where it gets hard
• closed vs open skills and defining “fittest”
• glycolytic vs aerobic demands and pacing strategy
• the ideal HYROX athlete profile and crossover prospects
• how both sports can improve each other’s weaknesses
• growth, governance, media, and athlete storytelling
• our upcoming HYROX training plans and timelines

We are launching our eight-week HYROX prep program this weekend because it’s eight weeks out from Manchester and Amsterdam. We are also going to be launching a generic rolling calendar HYROX program.