r/orangetheory • u/Optimistic-Bird-444 • 9h ago
Motivate Me! Hyrox
For those of you who have done a Hyrox, did you feel like the Hyrox classes help?? I signed up doubles and am mid in fitness. Not for 24 weeks so I’m hopeful 🤞🏻🤞🏻 give me the good bad and ugly
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u/MohamitWheresMySecks 9h ago
They’re fine for testing the engine but you need an actual box gym because you need to get a feel for the actual run. You need to ski erg, to push and pull the sled, and wall ball. OTF doesn’t have any way of doing it and sims aren’t good enough. I’ve run NYC and Heading down to DC to solo on Saturdays. You’ll be fine running doubles, but I’d advise getting some outside work in just to help with jitters and fears, let me know if you have any questions.
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u/Past_Construction145 8h ago
F45 has a great HYROX program (they don’t do a lot of running) but def great for prepping for the other stations OTF will help you a lot with the running part which is key for HYROX
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u/Kbs1984 9m ago
I like the OTF Hyrox classes but no, they do not adequately prepare you for a Hyrox. While they do help you build overall endurance and work some of the muscle groups needed, they aren’t really enough if you’re wanting to perform your best at the actual race.
Hands on work with the ski erg and especially the sled are key. I saw massive improvements in simulations I did once I started taking targeted classes that worked on form and power on those pieces of equipment.
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u/Soggy-Seaweed3787 9h ago
I did doubles for the first time in NYC this year. OTF is awesome for building the cardio engine. But you definitely should go touch a ski erg and sled before the race. I found a gym near me that ran hyrox sims with the equipment so I went a couple times before race day. I'm gonna do a solo in December so I'm upping my training and plan to hit that gym several times in addition to my 4-5 OTF sessions per week.