STOP MAKING THESE HYROX MISTAKES

Avoid these eight Hyrox training mistakes and shave minutes off your time

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Whether you're gearing up for your first Hyrox competition or you're a Hyrox veteran, it's likely that you're keen to get the best time possible. After all, securing a spot at a Hyrox event, particularly in locations such as London, can require more blood, sweat and tears than the workout itself, so you may as well give it your all.

The good news? Shaving minutes off your time isn't just about working harder, it's about avoiding the classic mistakes that slow most people down. Because even the most committed gym-goers can end up making some classic mishaps that may end up costing serious time on the Hyrox course.

These Hyrox PTs reveal the biggest mistakes pre-race and during the race that could be costing you energy and most importantly time

1. You keep practising the whole event in your training

Although it might be tempting to go over the whole event again and again in your training, it can burn you out. If it's your first time doing Hyrox, Hyrox Coach Paul Ratcliffe suggests doing just one full Hyrox simulation eight to 10 weeks before the event.

"You can get a rough idea of how it feels, determine bottlenecks, where you push too hard and where you could pull back a bit but after this, stick to race specific workouts instead," recommends Paul.

"I'd do the first three stations and 1km runs as a block, rest and do this two or three times. Try to be consistent with your pacing. On one day you might do runs, ski ergs and the sleds and another you might do runs, burpees, row and farmer's carry. Do two or three rounds to get a feel for it."

2. Your wall balls aren't deep enough

You'll be hearing the words 'no rep' if your knees don't go below 90 degrees on your wall ball squat. No reps waste your energy and do your finish time zero favours.