Hyrox WOD Library

Every session in our Hyrox plans, on its own and scaled for three levels. Each WOD shows its sequence, an estimated time, and — for station work — the official race-day standard it builds toward.

Running

Easy Aerobic Run

Conversational Zone 2. Builds the aerobic base that decides roughly half of Hyrox — keep it genuinely easy.

Beginner 5 km ~35 min
Intermediate 7 km ~45 min
Advanced 8 km ~48 min
Long Run

Steady aerobic distance. Your weekly endurance anchor — run by feel, not pace.

Beginner 8 km ~55 min
Intermediate 12 km ~75 min
Advanced 16 km ~90 min
Tempo Intervals

Threshold pace — comfortably hard. Raises the pace you can sustain once the legs are tired.

Beginner 2 x 8 min tempo ~35 min
Intermediate 3 x 10 min tempo ~45 min
Advanced 4 x 10 min tempo ~50 min
1 km Intervals

VO2max work at 5k-10k effort. Lifts the ceiling your compromised race runs sit under.

Beginner 4 x 800 m 5k / 2 min jog ~35 min
Intermediate 5 x 1000 m 5k-10k / 90 s jog ~45 min
Advanced 6 x 1000 m 10k / 75 s jog ~52 min
400 m Repeats

Sharp speed at 3k-5k effort. Trains turnover and the ability to surge out of a station.

Beginner 6 x 400 m 5k / 90 s ~30 min
Intermediate 8 x 400 m 3k-5k / 75 s ~38 min
Advanced 10 x 400 m 3k / 60 s ~45 min
Lunge-to-Run Set

Lunges before each run rep so you practise the signature skill: running on pre-fatigued legs.

Beginner 4 x 600 m tempo
20 reps (after each run)
~35 min
Intermediate 5 x 800 m tempo
30 reps (after each run)
~45 min
Advanced 6 x 1000 m tempo
40 reps (after each run)
~52 min

Strength

Squat Strength

Heavy back squat plus loaded lunges. The leg strength that turns the sled and wall balls from a wall into a station.

Beginner 3×8 @RPE 7
3×20 total
3 x 30 s plank
~40 min
Intermediate 4×5 @75-80% 1RM
3×24 total @20 kg
3 x 45 s plank + side
~50 min
Advanced 5×5 @80-85% 1RM
4×24 total @24 kg
4 x 60 s loaded carry hold
~60 min
Deadlift Strength

Posterior chain plus grip carries — directly arms the sled pull and farmers carry, the two stations that expose runners.

Beginner 3×6 @RPE 7
3×10
3 x 30 m
~40 min
Intermediate 4×5 @75-80% 1RM
3×8
4 x 40 m farmers @24 kg
~50 min
Advanced 5×3 @82-88% 1RM
4×8
4 x 50 m farmers @32 kg
~60 min
Lower-Body Power

Front squats paired with heavy sled pushes. Strength that transfers straight to the heaviest load of race day.

Beginner 3×6
4 x 12.5 m @50 kg
~35 min
Intermediate 4×5 @70-75% 1RM
4 x 25 m @100 kg
~45 min
Advanced 5×4 @75-80% 1RM
4 x 25 m @125 kg
~55 min
Race standard (Rulebook 25/26): Sled Push 50 m @ 152 kg (Open Men)
Full-Body Strength

Squat, deadlift and core in one session. General strength base for runners with little lifting history.

Beginner 3×8
3×6
3 rounds core circuit
~45 min
Intermediate 3×6 @RPE 8
3×5
4 rounds core circuit
~55 min
Advanced 4×5 @78% 1RM
3×4
5 rounds core circuit
~65 min

Station Work

Station Skills Circuit

Drill wall balls, burpees and lunges for clean reps. Standards (depth, full reps) are practised here, not on race day.

Beginner 3 x 15 @4 kg
3 x 8
40 m @10 kg
~35 min
Intermediate 4 x 20 @6 kg
4 x 10
60 m @20 kg
~45 min
Advanced 5 x 20 @6 kg
4 x 12
100 m @20 kg
~55 min
Race standard (Rulebook 25/26): Wall Balls 100 × 6 kg → 3 m · Burpee Broad Jumps 80 m · Sandbag Lunges 100 m @ 20 kg (Open Men)
Sled Conditioning

Push and pull intervals. Builds the specific leg and back endurance the two sleds demand.

Beginner 4 x 12.5 m @50 kg / walk back
4 x 12.5 m @40 kg
~30 min
Intermediate 5 x 25 m @100 kg / 60 s
5 x 25 m @75 kg
~42 min
Advanced 6 x 25 m @125 kg / 45 s
6 x 25 m @100 kg
~50 min
Race standard (Rulebook 25/26): Sled Push 50 m @ 152 kg · Sled Pull 50 m @ 103 kg (Open Men)
Wall Ball + Lunge Block

High-volume wall balls and loaded lunges — the back-end of the race, where runners lose the most time.

Beginner 5 x 20 @4 kg
4 x 20 m @10 kg
~30 min
Intermediate 5 x 30 @6 kg
4 x 25 m @20 kg
~40 min
Advanced 5 x 40 @6 kg
4 x 25 m @30 kg
~48 min
Race standard (Rulebook 25/26): Wall Balls 100 × 6 kg → 3 m · Sandbag Lunges 100 m @ 20 kg (Open Men)
Pull + Grip Block

Sled pull, farmers carry and dead hangs. Hardens the grip and upper back that fail first for pure runners.

Beginner 4 x 12.5 m @40 kg
4 x 50 m @32 kg
3 x dead hang 20 s
~30 min
Intermediate 5 x 25 m @75 kg
4 x 100 m @48 kg
3 x dead hang 40 s
~40 min
Advanced 6 x 25 m @103 kg
4 x 100 m @48 kg
4 x dead hang 45 s
~48 min
Race standard (Rulebook 25/26): Sled Pull 50 m @ 103 kg · Farmers Carry 200 m @ 48 kg (Open Men)
Erg Power Intervals

SkiErg and row intervals. Upper-body conditioning your runs never build — train it directly.

Beginner 4 x 250 m / 60 s
4 x 250 m / 60 s
~28 min
Intermediate 5 x 500 m / 75 s
5 x 500 m / 75 s
~38 min
Advanced 6 x 500 m / 60 s
6 x 500 m / 60 s
~46 min
Race standard (Rulebook 25/26): SkiErg 1000 m · Row 1000 m (Open Men)

Compromised Bricks

Compromised Sled Brick

Run-sled-run-wall-balls without rest. The truest rehearsal of how Hyrox actually feels — pace the first run.

Beginner 400 m tempo
12.5 m @50 kg
400 m tempo
20 reps @4 kg
~18 min
Intermediate 800 m tempo
25 m @100 kg
800 m tempo
35 reps @6 kg
~28 min
Advanced 1000 m tempo
50 m @125 kg
1000 m tempo
50 reps @6 kg
~40 min
Race standard (Rulebook 25/26): Sled Push 50 m @ 152 kg · Wall Balls 100 × 6 kg → 3 m (Open Men)
Run + Wall Ball Brick

Alternating runs and wall balls. Teaches you to break the wall-ball set and keep moving on tired legs.

Beginner 600 m
25 reps @4 kg
~25 min
Intermediate 1000 m
50 reps @6 kg
~35 min
Advanced 1000 m
75 reps @6 kg
~45 min
Race standard (Rulebook 25/26): Wall Balls 100 × 6 kg → 3 m (Open Men)
Run + Lunge Brick

Runs into loaded lunges. Rehearses the late-race quad burn that wrecks unprepared runners.

Beginner 600 m
50 m @10 kg
~22 min
Intermediate 1000 m
100 m @20 kg
~32 min
Advanced 1000 m
100 m @30 kg
~42 min
Race standard (Rulebook 25/26): Sandbag Lunges 100 m @ 20 kg (Open Men)
Run-Station Pyramid

Descending runs with burpees between. Builds the transition fitness the Roxzone quietly eats.

Beginner 1000-800-600-400 m
10 after each run reps
~30 min
Intermediate 1000-1000-800-600 m
12 after each run reps
~40 min
Advanced 1000 m x 4
15 after each run reps
~48 min
Race standard (Rulebook 25/26): Burpee Broad Jumps 80 m (Open Men)
Roxzone Transitions

Race-pace run straight into the ergs. Trains the transition that runners overlook — the clock never stops in the Roxzone.

Beginner 500 m race pace
250 m
250 m
~24 min
Intermediate 1000 m race pace
500 m
500 m
~34 min
Advanced 1000 m race pace
1000 m
1000 m
~44 min
Race standard (Rulebook 25/26): SkiErg 1000 m · Row 1000 m (Open Men)

Race Simulations

Half Simulation

Four runs and four stations at race effort. A manageable test of pacing and transitions before a full sim.

Beginner 4 x 1000 m race pace
1000 m
25 m @75 kg
40 m
50 reps @4 kg
~40 min
Intermediate 4 x 1000 m race pace
1000 m
50 m @102 kg
80 m
75 reps @6 kg
~48 min
Advanced 4 x 1000 m race pace
1000 m
50 m @125 kg
80 m
100 reps @6 kg
~55 min
Race standard (Rulebook 25/26): SkiErg 1000 m · Sled Push 50 m @ 152 kg · Burpee Broad Jumps 80 m · Wall Balls 100 × 6 kg → 3 m (Open Men)
Full Race Simulation

The complete 8-run, 8-station race. The community's number-one readiness check — nothing predicts your time better.

Beginner 8 x 1000 m race pace ~95 min
Intermediate 8 x 1000 m race pace ~80 min
Advanced 8 x 1000 m race pace ~70 min
Station Block Simulation

All six loaded stations back to back, no runs. Stress-tests grip, legs and standards under accumulated fatigue.

Beginner 1000 m
25 m @75 kg
25 m @50 kg
100 m @32 kg
50 m @10 kg
50 reps @4 kg
~35 min
Intermediate 1000 m
50 m @102 kg
50 m @78 kg
200 m @48 kg
100 m @20 kg
100 reps @6 kg
~42 min
Advanced 1000 m
50 m @152 kg
50 m @103 kg
200 m @48 kg
100 m @20 kg
100 reps @6 kg
~48 min
Race standard (Rulebook 25/26): SkiErg 1000 m · Sled Push 50 m @ 152 kg · Sled Pull 50 m @ 103 kg · Farmers Carry 200 m @ 48 kg · Sandbag Lunges 100 m @ 20 kg · Wall Balls 100 × 6 kg → 3 m (Open Men)

Accessory & Recovery

Grip + Core

Loaded carries and core circuit. Cheap insurance against the grip and bracing failures that cost late-race time.

Beginner 4 x 30 m carry
3 rounds: plank, dead bug, hollow
~25 min
Intermediate 5 x 50 m farmers @24 kg
4 rounds core
~30 min
Advanced 6 x 50 m farmers @32 kg
5 rounds weighted core
~35 min
Recovery + Mobility

Very easy run and a mobility flow. Active recovery — you adapt on the easy days, not the hard ones.

Beginner 3 km recovery
15 min mobility flow
~30 min
Intermediate 4 km recovery
20 min mobility flow
~35 min
Advanced 5 km recovery
20 min mobility flow
~40 min

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