An athlete seen from behind with a 20kg HYROX sandbag across his shoulders, a gloved hand gripping each end, as other athletes lunge alongside

HYROX 101

HYROX, decoded.

The stations, the training, and the gear that actually decides your race. Written by people who race, not marketers.

Race Report

HYROX Salt Lake City 2026 Results: Every Division Winner and Time

The first HYROX in Utah drew nearly 12,000 athletes to the Salt Palace. Every winner and podium, from Pro to Adaptive, with official times.

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The Basics

HYROX Stations Explained

All eight stations and the running between them, in order, in plain English, plus where the race is actually won and lost.

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Training

How to Train for Your First HYROX

You don't need to be elite or follow a complicated program. Here's the simple framework that actually prepares you, whether your race is 8 weeks or a few months out.

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Gear

Do You Need Gloves for HYROX? Who They Help

The honest answer, station by station: where grip actually decides your race, who is better off barehanded, and how to tell if gloves will help you or just cook your hands.

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Rules

Are Gloves Allowed in HYROX? Yes (2026/27 Rules)

No judge will stop you. The rulebook lists gloves as permitted kit, with one catch about grips, one rule about handing them off, and a much stricter line on chalk.

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Rules

Is Chalk Allowed in HYROX? Only at Two Stations

Chalk is legal on the sled pull and the farmers carry, it has to be the event's, and it stays at the station. Everything else is a 2-minute penalty.

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Gear

What to Wear for HYROX: The Full Race Kit

Head to toe, what to race in, what the rulebook allows, and the things that get confiscated. Plus a checklist for the night before.

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Gear

Why Half-Finger Gloves Are Wrong for HYROX

Most gloves in this sport are lifting gloves with the fingers cut off. Here is the anatomy of why that puts the grip material in the wrong place.

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Gear

Best Gloves for HYROX: 5 Things to Look For

Most training gloves are worse than nothing over an hour-plus race. The five things the best HYROX gloves get right, and how to test a pair before race day.

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Gear

Chalk vs Gloves for HYROX: When Chalk Quits

Chalk is genuinely good at one job. It is just not the job that costs most people time, because it stops working at exactly the point a HYROX gets hard.

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Technique

HYROX Rope Burn: How to Stop Tearing Your Hands

Rope burn is abrasion under load, not pressure. Once you know what is actually tearing, the fixes are specific: your calluses, how you pull, and what is between skin and rope.

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Training

Why Your Forearms Fail in HYROX

Grip doesn't quit because you're weak. Here's what's actually happening to your forearms mid-race, and how to train so they last to the finish.

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Technique

HYROX Sled Pull: How to Grip When You're Soaked

The push is legs and position. The pull is where your grip and your skin get wrecked. What actually works on each, and what just wastes your energy.

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