Billing itself as the World Series of Fitness, there’s a lot of hype behind the new fitness startup HYROX. The brand first got my attention though their marketing and appearance on several OCR podcasts. Founded in Germany, featuring indoor events and some big name brand sponsors I found myself asking one question. What is Hyrox Fitness?
To help others with the same question I decided to put together a quick fact sheet about Hyrox fitness. So let’s get to it!
What is Hyrox Fitness?
Hyrox is a fitness competition for all levels that is held indoors with events through the winter. Each competition consists of 8 rounds of a 1km run followed by 1 functional movement. Here is how they have the competition laid out online:
- 1km Run
1,000m SkiErg - 1km Run
2x25m Sled Push (75kg/165lbs) - 1km Run
2x25m Sled Push (50kg/110lbs) - 1km Run
80m Burpee Broad Jump - 1km Run
1,000m Row - 1km Run
200m Kettle Bells Farmers Carry (16kg) - 1km Run
100m Sandbag Lunges (10kg/22lbs) - 1km Run
75x Wall Balls (9lbs)
How Much Does Hyrox Cost?
Singles registration fee is $100 + 8% service fee
Doubles registration fee is $169 + 8% service fee
*There does not currently appear to be an extra charge for pro wave.
Are There Awards and Prize Money?
The Top 3 finishers in each Age Group and Division will get a prize with a ceremony taking place on-site after each division finishes. The PRO Categories are eligible for the event’s price purse.
Are there Elite/Pro or Age Group Waves?
Hyrox currently offers elite/pro waves with increased weights for both men and women which I’ve included below. I’ve listed the age groups as they have them on their site below. The pricing on the site also seems to be the same for all waves.
Age Groups
- 16-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69*, 70+*
*Pro Division’s last age group is 65+
Do they Allow Teams?
Yes. They offer doubles teams with divisions for men, women, and coed.
- Age groups 16-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-70+.
Hyrox Pro/Elite Weights Men
| Workout / Division | MEN PRO |
|---|---|
| SkiErg | 1000m |
| Sled Push | 2x25m – 385 lbs + sled |
| Sled Pull | 2x25m – 275 lbs + sled |
| Broad Jump Burpees | 80m |
| Rowing | 1000m |
| Farmer’s Carry | 200m – 2 x 70 lbs |
| Lunges | 100m – 66 lbs |
| Wall Balls | 100 x with 20 lbs |
Hyrox Pro/Elite Weights Women
| Workout / Division | WOMEN PRO |
|---|---|
| SkiErg | 1000m |
| Sled Push | 2x25m – 275 lbs + sled |
| Sled Pull | 2x25m – 165 lbs + sled |
| Broad Jump Burpees | 80m |
| Rowing | 1000m |
| Farmer’s Carry | 200m – 2 x 53 lbs |
| Lunges | 100m – 45 lbs |
| Wall Balls | 100 x with 14 lbs |
Random Notes About Hyrox
Event organizers say the average finish time is around 1.5 hours.
Check out the 2020 HYROX World Championship results here.
And the 2021 HYROX World Championship results here.
The 2019 Hyrox Worlds Championship was won by Lukan Strorath from Germany with a time of 00:59:07. He was the only racer to race under an hour.
OCR / Crossfit crossover star Hunter McIntyre won the 2019 Hyrox Miami competition with a time of 1:00:27. Taking home a 1st place prize of $2,500. Second place was a little over 3 minutes behind him.
You can check out HYROX.com here!
