Move with May

I struggled with 40kg sled push 2 days before this. My first time trying it in over a year.
7 weeks before Hyrox, I thought it meant I wouldn't be able to do it because the race weight isn102kg.
One rest day in between, then went to a group Hyrox class, and I could do it.
The day I struggled was because I was fatigued, I did 3 hyrox classes 3 days in a row, barely slept and it was 9am, that's why I couldn't do it.
It wasn't weeks or months of building up strength, it was rest.
If you're struggling with a weight you could do before, maybe it's fatigue and you didn't suddenly get weaker.

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August 14

A friend's friend needed a doubles partner — her original partner got injured, which apparently happens more than you'd think.

I’m a personal trainer but Hyrox isn't my style or background. I realised recently that if I ever want to work in a gym, it's something I need to have done. So I said yes.

But before committing, my husband, who did both solo and doubles last March, broke it down for me:

1. Know the rules
Each station has specific rules — in sandbag lunges for example, when you swap the sandbag it can't touch the ground. Going in without knowing this costs you reps and time.

2. Communication
You need to be able to tell your partner when you're tired, when to push, when to switch. This plays out differently at every station — ski erg, rowing, running splits. Do you go 50/50 and push each other through it, or split it into multiple rounds so you can both pace better? That needs to be discussed, not figured out mid-race.

3. Strategy
Even a loose plan matters. Is one person stronger? Do you intentionally go 70/30 — or does it happen on the spot because one person is more competitive and takes over, even when the other wanted to do more? When one person is slower, do you match their pace to keep it 50/50 or adjust the split? These aren't small decisions.

4. Intention
Are you doing it for fun, experience, or performance? Even if you're both doing it for fun, fun looks different if one of you is competitive. If you're friends going in, that's easier to navigate — you already know each other's energy. With someone you've just met, it's harder to read.

My intention is experience, and doing it for my work as a trainer. Not performance.

All of this made me question whether doubles should only be done with someone you know well, or at least someone you've worked to know their pace. But with these conversations it could be doable with any partner. This race in August might be my only opportunity to do Hyrox this year, and honestly it feels like it came up at the right time.

Not gonna lie - this was a bit intimidating doing a reaction post to fitness influencer who has 1million followers 😅. This was my third attempt. This is in no way to discredit or bash him in any way. I love his squat advice in this - it was for me to learn from as well. I just believe that this particular individual asking for squat advice could benefit more from corrective exercise, at least initially.