How Elite Hyrox Athletes Really Train - Anthony Peressini (#4)

In this episode I sit down with Anthony Peressini—engineer, elite HYROX coach, and co-host of the Hybrid Coaching Podcast. Anthony currently coaches more elite HYROX athletes than anyone else in the world, including multiple world championship qualifiers. In this conversation, we dive deep into what it takes to be world-class in HYROX: the blend of strength and endurance, the evolution of performance standards, and how athletes like James Kelly are pushing the limits.👇

Episode breakdown:

00:00 Intro

00:42 Is Hyrox More Endurance or Strength?

2:33 How Fast Can Hyrox Athletes Get?

4:37 Is There a Best Way to Train for Hyrox

5:07 How Anthony Has Coaches James Kelly

8:51 How Have They Worked Through Plateaus

10:50 How to Structure Hyrox Training

13:30 Threshold Training for Hyrox

25:10 How Many Hours Do Elite Hyrox Athletes Spend Training

27:17 Comparison to Triathlon

28:30 Example Training Day

31:20 Zone 2 Training

32:25 Powerlifting

33:18 Cycling for Hyrox

34:20 Vo2 Max Intervals

35:15 JK’s Favorite Workout

37:50 Nutrition for Hyrox

40:30 The Frontier of Hyrox Training

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