I started running two months ago after about 4 years of doing nothing or even hurting myself, smoking cigarettes. I quit smoking and after two months I run 5k in 21:45 (4:21) instead of 30+ (6:18). I run with a low heart rate without much effort 21km + (my max atm are 24,5km) I'm 41 years old. Thank You Mark for all!
Really enjoying your videos Mark! Having been over 21st at 52 yrs old and with 1 heart attack under my belt, I have discovered a new found love of running (run/walking) which I have combined with a healthier diet to get my weight down to just over 18st and my 5k time down from 45 mins to just under 39 minutes. Still some way to go but lots of satisfaction in not coming last at Parkrun and not getting out of breath tying my shoelaces in the morning!
At the London Hyrox my fiancee was so caught up in the energy of Hyrox that we're now each doing the solo one in Amsterdam in October (and its easier to sell a European getaway than a trip to Birmingham!)
Brilliant video. It's so inspiring because most couples watch Netflix or go to a pub together whereas you do something much more interesting. I am getting back to running so hopefully will do some races with my wife soon (she's into running and gym). It's great for a relationship as when you exercise together you motivate and push each other to work harder 💪💪
I remember when Jen started this and there were a few jokes being banded around. It was funny. But she's totally taking off here! Really inspiring to see her go. She is totally giving that ski erg a sound thrashing! Love the rope pull one too - and the famous and very cool Mark Lewis photo! Keep it up you both. Stay injury-free. Very best wishes to you!
Ive been working out the age group thing in mixed event. Im 51 so am more than happy to take on a 35 yr old lady. My wife will be furious initially but obv its a fitness challenge and perfectly innocent.
Good stuff as always Mark. You make fitness fun and take a lot of the “ego” out of the topic which I think makes it relatable to almost anyone. Good luck,getting down to 95Kilo
What a fantastic video! So inspiring to see a couple encourage each other and taking on challenges together. Ps: Mark your Weird Science experiment is totally working! Jen looks amazing! 💪
Thanks for the insight into the mixed doubles. It's a little disappointing they don't/can't structure it a bit better so that it does encourage equal effort for both people vs some of the timed strategies you mention. Even just a fixed 4 activities each seems like it would be easy enough to police if certain exercises would exclusively for the women and others for men.
I get if you are doing it for fun then you would want to spilt up the tasks to make them more achievable, why not a category where both members of the team have to do the task at the relevant weight and once both completed go off on the next 1km
What we did in the army was helping out by steadily pushing from behind when someone couldnt keep the pace while carrying a heavy load. That could work great with the farmers carry if its allowed
You guys should start wearing something like puma deviate 2 elite or brooks launch 9 but i would recommend the first one these puma’s are great runners and have very good grip
Love this video. I think its very insightful to see two people with different levels of fitness work together in an event like this. It's also great to see someone with a basic level of fitness improve and then perform well in a short space of time. Well done Jen.
Great content Mark. How about attempting James Cracknells Oxford vs Cambridge boat race effort on a rowing machine?! That’s gotta be close to 20 minutes of insane effort?!?
It feels like a good format might be that both male and female athletes have to BOTH complete each task with their respective weights carried over from singles with time only stopping once both have done so. That would be a much better measure of the pair and feel more like a true equal footing. Obviously reduces numbers / requires more equipment, but definitely a better option probably.
Surely the easier solution to the couples participation balance would be for hyrox to split the tasks down the middle for compulsory participation. Ie, Mark does all of the row, jen does all of the burpies etc. Essentially creating 'specialists' in respective events. Pretty simple to adjust marshalling to suit this I would have thought.
Regarding the split between each person, why don't you split each task time 50% each? You'll be slower (I assume) but you have competed in the true spirit of mixed doubles. And bonus, you will get to spend 50% over your time shouting 'No Pain!'
Can't wait for the finale! Only thing that seems to make sense for splitting things up. Jen - SkiErg, Burpee. And share the lunges, wall balls and maybe a portion of the farmers carry if you explode on the rowing.
Great video Mark, and very inspirational as always. As a 37 year old, who resembles something like a melted wheelie bin at the minute, my fat to fit journey starts tonight. Keep up the great work pal. Atb, Ryan
Interesting issue regarding the spectator situation. Giving it some thought I would think Hyrox could stipulate that it’s a 50/50 split and then you have to decide which each will do, they could use the chips to place the partner in a partner zone to watch the other that way they would know which one was doing the given event etc.
Great video, really interesting to see how you’re preparing. Maybe Hyrox could introduce some kind of Bonus Seconds system? For example one that rewards teams that split the tasks, to offset time losses from switching the gear over. Marshalls would have a clicker and you get 10 seconds off per switch or something. Or just have two sets of equipment (1x full weight and 1x half) and both team members do everything but you can choose who does which one if you need to rest and you can switch if one team member completes one of the two before the other.
Good stuff - I'm doing Hyrox Manchester in Jan with my brother in the doubles, some great insight and tips in your video. I have a feeling that choosing your own split of who does how much of each section will probably get amended in the rules fairly soon. It could be easily enforced by doing the event at gunpoint.
The gym looked awesome, big fan of the functional training. I have signed up for hyrox in October at Birmingham where l am based. Keep up the good fight 💪🏻
First Hyrox Solo in Oct (Birmingham). Haven't got a scooby about timings, I think I'm just going to aim to get around. Having said that, would love a sub 1hr 30mins. Best of luck, especially with the quickest row on the day.
This is easily one your best videos Mark. Re the erg. Jen starts, pulls her max for 30-40 secs at 2.00, then switch and you pull 1.30-1.40 ish for the remainder. You'll be slightly less fatigued and you share the load. I'm with you, it should be a 50/50 split. Jen should have to do the sled pull, push with women's weights, you with men's weights. You pull up and down twice, she pulls up and down twice. Seems simple to me but maybe I'm just simple.😁
A good compromise for a doubles format could be … “each team member must complete x% of stages”. This would stop some teams abusing the format 🤷🏻♂️. Love the content. Keep it up!
Fun video and well done on the simulation. Perhaps in London, let Jen do the row and the start of the farmers carry so she can get a feel of those tasks with sweaty hands ahead of her solo Manchester event?
Loving seeing the progress. I'd love to do some type of race with Mrs, she unfortunately has injured herself to the point where Pilates is her limit. Competitive Pilates isn't yet a thing I'm sure .
Absolutely love ur vlogs mark ur such a fantastic speaker - is that ur ‘day job’ if not it should be !! Iv done the 7/12k nuclear rush races which I loved but not sure if I can manage the hydrox events the weight of the equipment worries me - say I can’t push the bloody things 😬 I am a runner so the running I know I can do ….. I am following in ur footsteps in one sense tho - I’m opting for a hydration vest when I do the bike leg of my Olympic distance triathlon next month ! I’m not a v good cyclist so rather than ride the bike with one hand while I take a drink I’m going to just swig on my hose 😂😂 I don’t care what I look like better than falling arsed over tit off the bike !!
Mark I truly love watching your content every single week! Kuddos! 2 questions: How do you use your watch to track the different tasks? I do notice you use your lap function. Secondly I am wondering what brand your green shirt is? It's a nice T haha
I just set the watch to a run but turn off the automatic lap timer. I then hit the lap button every single time I cross a transition. When I then go back over the times I can work out the time of every run, transition and exercise. Obviously, the GPS element of the watch is a bit pointless - even more so at the real event because it’s indoors. Really I’m just using it as a fancy stopwatch. And no idea on the T-shirt, Jenna buys them 😂😂
Have you thought about using basketball shoes in order to help you with the sled pushing? low top runs are probably the best for what you guys are doing.
Hey @Mark Lewis - What muscle groups does the Ski thingy hit? Is it pretty much the same as rowing, or are other muscle groups used more? If I were to use a punch bag (left/right continuously) would that be similar?? I presume its quite heavy on the aerobic system, but not so much on the legs (even tho you use legs, they are not the limiting factor??)
Great video, and really interesting simulation to watch! Like you mention, a lot of the strenght obstacles are just suited to be done by the stronger person. It would be cool if in the future Hyrox finds a way to enforce atleast a certain percentage of shared participation. Nevertheless the Hyrox doubles is an interesting segment to an already interesting event! I found that Hyrox offers 3 divisions for duos: women, men and mixed. How much faster do you think a doubles men team could be compared to a single athlete’s time (assuming they have a similar fitness level)?
Are you still training for Ironman and if so how's the swimming coming along? I'd be interested in a video on how swimming is going because I'm currently training for an Ironman (first one) and it seems to be my (and a lot of people)'s hang up. Keep up the great vids
As a former rower it does look like you’d benefit from a bit more body swing, lengthening your stroke. Body should swing forward after the arms have straightened but before you bend your legs
I have not done one of these events but could they put in a rule where the each competitor in a mixed team has to do a minimum number of tasks solo (i.e. not split between two). so if there were 10 challenges and the minimum number was 3 challenges solo, each competitor would have to do 3 challenges for a total of 6 (female competitors could do the female equivalent weight/distance). Leaving 4 challenges that can be shared or completed solo by one of the competitors. I don't know if challenges are grouped into categories i.e. strength, cardio etc it could be mandatory for each competitor to complete one of each solo, assumiung there are multiple challenges per category.
Thinking and planning on attending a hyrox (probably London) next year. However the local gym lacks the ability to do things like a sled push, ski erg, wall balls. Would you have any recommendations for alternative exercises that might help develop some of the strength needed? I was thinking of the skill mill to try and simulate the sled push. But skierg and wall balls im kinda out of ideas.
Lol. On having a cheerleader! I’m a pretty strong 32.01min 10k runner and thought I could do this with one of my club’s strong female athletes!!!! Occasionally would call her in whilst I take a 20 second breather on the burpees etc. But it’s just not in the spirit of it. I’d love to see some rules about minimum amount each of the pair has to do. Then again I’d love to see drug testing to on any event offering significant prices. Can’t have it all though!!
for the pull: not sure how many times you need to pull it back and forth, but if you time how long it takes you to walk/run to the opposite side, let's say 8 seconds, then Jen could pull the last bit (whatever distance she can pull in 8sec) while you go to the other side and get ready to pull it back
Awesome vid! Well done to both. Quick Q: Is it better to be a little heavier or a little lighter for hyrox? I'm 6ft 80kg, but vary 78 to 83 roughly. Can't decide whether I should aim for more power or more lean. I'm doing men's singles in Bham in October!
Good question! For me it’s always lighter because even light at 90kg I can smash the heavy stuff. For you I would go as heavy as you can get before your running gets slowed down.
Looking at doing Manchester in Jan 2023, I always run with bladder on my back, what is the name and make of the one in this video, ps, loving the videos, keep up good work
I feel like in the doubles events each member should have to do half of the distance/reps (excluding the sled stations for mixed doubles) otherwise what's the point of it being a doubles race if only one of you is doing all the stations I love the hyrox concept but I think it needs a few tweaks to make it a bit more fair
It sounds odd, but running faster is the best way to improve your form. Depending how close you are to sub 20 you may want to try 1km repeats slightly faster than your 5km pace (if you're around 21:30 or faster). Over 21:30 you may want to increase your weekly millage, until you're a little closer. Good luck, keep working, you'll get there!
Wait, November. Then I would be competing against you and Jen with my gf on our first one :o (if I can get her convinced). Damn We would not be in the same age group though :p Make a patch that I can put on my water pack ;)
does Jenn need to be beside you on the sled pull or can she be at the other end to start pulling while you walk down recovering and then take over? id suggest practicing even more swaps on the ski erg and row and go even quicker - sprint and recover etc
Couples that workout together stay together ..... too tired to leave each other 🤣
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Genuinely true. We have been doing this for over 10 years now.
Great video again, trained to the rocky 4 sound track the other day. No pain 🤣🤣🤣🤣 . Would love to do hyrox with the missus but she can’t run 3km yet
@@jdaws4896 Nor could Jen a couple of years ago!
Good one! 😀
I started running two months ago after about 4 years of doing nothing or even hurting myself, smoking cigarettes. I quit smoking and after two months I run 5k in 21:45 (4:21) instead of 30+ (6:18).
I run with a low heart rate without much effort 21km + (my max atm are 24,5km)
I'm 41 years old. Thank You Mark for all!
Good work! 21:45 is a nice time
Thanks, now i have to learn to slow down to gest faster
Killing it, mate!
I want to call bullshit, your genetics must be insane
Really enjoying your videos Mark! Having been over 21st at 52 yrs old and with 1 heart attack under my belt, I have discovered a new found love of running (run/walking) which I have combined with a healthier diet to get my weight down to just over 18st and my 5k time down from 45 mins to just under 39 minutes. Still some way to go but lots of satisfaction in not coming last at Parkrun and not getting out of breath tying my shoelaces in the morning!
👏🏻👏🏻
At the London Hyrox my fiancee was so caught up in the energy of Hyrox that we're now each doing the solo one in Amsterdam in October (and its easier to sell a European getaway than a trip to Birmingham!)
Brilliant video. It's so inspiring because most couples watch Netflix or go to a pub together whereas you do something much more interesting.
I am getting back to running so hopefully will do some races with my wife soon (she's into running and gym).
It's great for a relationship as when you exercise together you motivate and push each other to work harder 💪💪
I remember when Jen started this and there were a few jokes being banded around. It was funny. But she's totally taking off here! Really inspiring to see her go. She is totally giving that ski erg a sound thrashing!
Love the rope pull one too - and the famous and very cool Mark Lewis photo!
Keep it up you both. Stay injury-free. Very best wishes to you!
Thanks! She's surprised me!
Hey mate, been bingeing your videos recently which led me to a park run PB of 21:08. Love the content!
Nice time! Sub 20 target?
@@MarkLewisfitness You know it!
Ive been working out the age group thing in mixed event. Im 51 so am more than happy to take on a 35 yr old lady. My wife will be furious initially but obv its a fitness challenge and perfectly innocent.
They are hard work though. They grew up in the 2000's and so have zero idea about good movies and think Oasis and Elvis are from the same era.
Absolutely brilliant!! You both did so well and you still have plenty of training time left before the event. Really impressive 🙌🎉
Brilliant vid. Narrated in a really positive way and I think you both enjoyed it!
Good stuff as always Mark. You make fitness fun and take a lot of the “ego” out of the topic which I think makes it relatable to almost anyone. Good luck,getting down to 95Kilo
What a fantastic video! So inspiring to see a couple encourage each other and taking on challenges together.
Ps: Mark your Weird Science experiment is totally working! Jen looks amazing! 💪
Thank you! PLaying mad scientist!
I would have loved it if they had Hyrox events in South Africa
Thanks for the insight into the mixed doubles. It's a little disappointing they don't/can't structure it a bit better so that it does encourage equal effort for both people vs some of the timed strategies you mention. Even just a fixed 4 activities each seems like it would be easy enough to police if certain exercises would exclusively for the women and others for men.
Totally agree!
I get if you are doing it for fun then you would want to spilt up the tasks to make them more achievable, why not a category where both members of the team have to do the task at the relevant weight and once both completed go off on the next 1km
You getting off that rower to run is me. I felt that exhaustion through the screen whew …
Jelly legs!
Let's go Jen! You are a Beast ! The lifting in proportion to her body weight are insane!
What we did in the army was helping out by steadily pushing from behind when someone couldnt keep the pace while carrying a heavy load. That could work great with the farmers carry if its allowed
You guys should start wearing something like puma deviate 2 elite or brooks launch 9 but i would recommend the first one these puma’s are great runners and have very good grip
Thank you Mark.
Love your videos. Has motivated me to be better than average and to train harder.
This has to be top 3 UK fitness YT channels right now; love the content and the tone.
I’ll take 3rd 😂
You've inspired the wife and I to sign up to the Manchester event so thanks for motivating me to get off this sofa👍
Say hi if you see us!!!
Love this video. I think its very insightful to see two people with different levels of fitness work together in an event like this. It's also great to see someone with a basic level of fitness improve and then perform well in a short space of time. Well done Jen.
Looks like her grit levels have increased a lot too! Looking forward to seeing the end result guys!
Great content Mark. How about attempting James Cracknells Oxford vs Cambridge boat race effort on a rowing machine?! That’s gotta be close to 20 minutes of insane effort?!?
Great video. Thank you. It's all very motivating for someone who went around 10 years with zero exercise.
Been there done that! Never too late!
It is pretty funny watching this after watching the actual Hyrox doubles video.
It feels like a good format might be that both male and female athletes have to BOTH complete each task with their respective weights carried over from singles with time only stopping once both have done so. That would be a much better measure of the pair and feel more like a true equal footing. Obviously reduces numbers / requires more equipment, but definitely a better option probably.
Great video once again. Very much looking forward to the video of the day!
Jen has a good power to weight ratio 💪💪
Yep - with womens weights in solo she'll be fine.
Brilliant as usual and tears of laughter. Awesome.
Great video Mark as always. You helped me start running again. Thank you!
Mark could tell a joke with a straight face all the time!
Great stuff as always! Cheers !
Really enjoyed the video and I would love to see you two make it to 70 mins. I'm really rooting for you both!
Surely the easier solution to the couples participation balance would be for hyrox to split the tasks down the middle for compulsory participation. Ie, Mark does all of the row, jen does all of the burpies etc.
Essentially creating 'specialists' in respective events.
Pretty simple to adjust marshalling to suit this I would have thought.
The way you talked about the rowing sounded like a Ferrari pit strategy.
Hell yeah! You guys are crushing it!
Thanks!!!
Regarding the split between each person, why don't you split each task time 50% each? You'll be slower (I assume) but you have competed in the true spirit of mixed doubles. And bonus, you will get to spend 50% over your time shouting 'No Pain!'
Great job Jen! As well as a 'before and after' vid, I'd like to hear more about what her training programme involved and how she found it.
Can't wait for the finale! Only thing that seems to make sense for splitting things up.
Jen - SkiErg, Burpee. And share the lunges, wall balls and maybe a portion of the farmers carry if you explode on the rowing.
No pain!!! 😂
Great video Mark, and very inspirational as always. As a 37 year old, who resembles something like a melted wheelie bin at the minute, my fat to fit journey starts tonight. Keep up the great work pal. Atb, Ryan
Fantastic progress👍
Quality content as usual!
Your videos are awesome!
Nice one, excited to look at this journey!!
Beat channel on UA-cam. I have the 7x ordered the epix and I’m taking it back because you were right. I miss the size instantly
You are an inspiration Mark. Love my Fenix 7x.
Interesting issue regarding the spectator situation. Giving it some thought I would think Hyrox could stipulate that it’s a 50/50 split and then you have to decide which each will do, they could use the chips to place the partner in a partner zone to watch the other that way they would know which one was doing the given event etc.
Yep - lots of ways to fix it. Thats a good one.
Great video, really interesting to see how you’re preparing.
Maybe Hyrox could introduce some kind of Bonus Seconds system? For example one that rewards teams that split the tasks, to offset time losses from switching the gear over. Marshalls would have a clicker and you get 10 seconds off per switch or something.
Or just have two sets of equipment (1x full weight and 1x half) and both team members do everything but you can choose who does which one if you need to rest and you can switch if one team member completes one of the two before the other.
You two are awesome. May I suggest watching a video on erg rowing technique. Bloody inspiring.
We will!
Jen is going well as you side she will get stronger and faster by the time of the events but already above average 😁
Good stuff - I'm doing Hyrox Manchester in Jan with my brother in the doubles, some great insight and tips in your video. I have a feeling that choosing your own split of who does how much of each section will probably get amended in the rules fairly soon. It could be easily enforced by doing the event at gunpoint.
The gym looked awesome, big fan of the functional training. I have signed up for hyrox in October at Birmingham where l am based. Keep up the good fight 💪🏻
Yep. Wish it was closer to me!
First Hyrox Solo in Oct (Birmingham). Haven't got a scooby about timings, I think I'm just going to aim to get around. Having said that, would love a sub 1hr 30mins. Best of luck, especially with the quickest row on the day.
Been subbed since u were at 3k in 2020! Wow congratulations! Welldeserved such great content
Thanks for hanging there 😁 When I hit a million anyone here before 5k gets a free tshirt😂
@@MarkLewisfitness Size medium??
Love your content, hopefully get to see you at the hyrox in october
"46% greyhound"
Nice delivery, man
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Love the videos Mark! Keep up the good work you two!
We will!
LOL, Mark with the cheat codes on the ski/row ergo with his long ass levers!
Also good for painting!
Great job guys!
This is easily one your best videos Mark.
Re the erg. Jen starts, pulls her max for 30-40 secs at 2.00, then switch and you pull 1.30-1.40 ish for the remainder. You'll be slightly less fatigued and you share the load.
I'm with you, it should be a 50/50 split. Jen should have to do the sled pull, push with women's weights, you with men's weights. You pull up and down twice, she pulls up and down twice. Seems simple to me but maybe I'm just simple.😁
I like simple!
Best fitness youtuber? Best fitness youtuber.
A good compromise for a doubles format could be … “each team member must complete x% of stages”.
This would stop some teams abusing the format 🤷🏻♂️. Love the content. Keep it up!
Great video as always.
Glad you enjoyed it
Interesting topic. thanks for sharing.
Fun video and well done on the simulation. Perhaps in London, let Jen do the row and the start of the farmers carry so she can get a feel of those tasks with sweaty hands ahead of her solo Manchester event?
We could do - but it will screw up our time for no real gain.
Good evening Mark! Considering this vid I'm pretty convinced you both will come up with a good race strategy when Hyrox comes around. Regards!
Going to fun planning!
My wife and I have been working out together for years.
It keeps her hot and me able to do something about it.
This comment sums it up doesn't it?
Loving seeing the progress. I'd love to do some type of race with Mrs, she unfortunately has injured herself to the point where Pilates is her limit. Competitive Pilates isn't yet a thing I'm sure .
First I heard of hyrox, looks like a decent event
One Question for pulling: Arent u allowed 2 pull together? Great Content btw. really enjoying it :-)
Great stuff, you have both done so well already... Looking forward to seeing what you do at Hyrox 😁👍💪
You and me both!
Absolutely love ur vlogs mark ur such a fantastic speaker - is that ur ‘day job’ if not it should be !! Iv done the 7/12k nuclear rush races which I loved but not sure if I can manage the hydrox events the weight of the equipment worries me - say I can’t push the bloody things 😬 I am a runner so the running I know I can do ….. I am following in ur footsteps in one sense tho - I’m opting for a hydration vest when I do the bike leg of my Olympic distance triathlon next month ! I’m not a v good cyclist so rather than ride the bike with one hand while I take a drink I’m going to just swig on my hose 😂😂 I don’t care what I look like better than falling arsed over tit off the bike !!
Oh god mark what do u mean ?! Is this an auto generated reply ?! What do u mean txt directly on that telegram fingy ?!
Orange mud has a pack that you can carry water on your chest super nice and can hold 600ml also I weigh 225lbs and fits nice
Mark I truly love watching your content every single week! Kuddos!
2 questions:
How do you use your watch to track the different tasks? I do notice you use your lap function.
Secondly I am wondering what brand your green shirt is? It's a nice T haha
I just set the watch to a run but turn off the automatic lap timer. I then hit the lap button every single time I cross a transition. When I then go back over the times I can work out the time of every run, transition and exercise. Obviously, the GPS element of the watch is a bit pointless - even more so at the real event because it’s indoors. Really I’m just using it as a fancy stopwatch. And no idea on the T-shirt, Jenna buys them 😂😂
Have you thought about using basketball shoes in order to help you with the sled pushing? low top runs are probably the best for what you guys are doing.
Hey @Mark Lewis - What muscle groups does the Ski thingy hit? Is it pretty much the same as rowing, or are other muscle groups used more? If I were to use a punch bag (left/right continuously) would that be similar?? I presume its quite heavy on the aerobic system, but not so much on the legs (even tho you use legs, they are not the limiting factor??)
Great video, and really interesting simulation to watch!
Like you mention, a lot of the strenght obstacles are just suited to be done by the stronger person. It would be cool if in the future Hyrox finds a way to enforce atleast a certain percentage of shared participation.
Nevertheless the Hyrox doubles is an interesting segment to an already interesting event!
I found that Hyrox offers 3 divisions for duos: women, men and mixed. How much faster do you think a doubles men team could be compared to a single athlete’s time (assuming they have a similar fitness level)?
WR for men doubles is a few mins faster than single men - oddly, not a LOT in it!
Very cool video. I'm tired just watching it lol
Are you still training for Ironman and if so how's the swimming coming along? I'd be interested in a video on how swimming is going because I'm currently training for an Ironman (first one) and it seems to be my (and a lot of people)'s hang up. Keep up the great vids
That thumbnail looks like you dropped from a bean stock looking for your beans. Lmao
Fe Fi Fo Fum 😂
That post-row run looked tortured
As a former rower it does look like you’d benefit from a bit more body swing, lengthening your stroke. Body should swing forward after the arms have straightened but before you bend your legs
I have not done one of these events but could they put in a rule where the each competitor in a mixed team has to do a minimum number of tasks solo (i.e. not split between two). so if there were 10 challenges and the minimum number was 3 challenges solo, each competitor would have to do 3 challenges for a total of 6 (female competitors could do the female equivalent weight/distance). Leaving 4 challenges that can be shared or completed solo by one of the competitors. I don't know if challenges are grouped into categories i.e. strength, cardio etc it could be mandatory for each competitor to complete one of each solo, assumiung there are multiple challenges per category.
Thinking and planning on attending a hyrox (probably London) next year. However the local gym lacks the ability to do things like a sled push, ski erg, wall balls. Would you have any recommendations for alternative exercises that might help develop some of the strength needed? I was thinking of the skill mill to try and simulate the sled push. But skierg and wall balls im kinda out of ideas.
going to hazard a guess the 'text me on telegram' probably isnt a legit mark lewis thing maybe.....
Signed up for Birmingham after watching your videos! Not sure on the water pack yet…
DO IT 😁
Lol. On having a cheerleader!
I’m a pretty strong 32.01min 10k runner and thought I could do this with one of my club’s strong female athletes!!!! Occasionally would call her in whilst I take a 20 second breather on the burpees etc.
But it’s just not in the spirit of it. I’d love to see some rules about minimum amount each of the pair has to do.
Then again I’d love to see drug testing to on any event offering significant prices. Can’t have it all though!!
for the pull: not sure how many times you need to pull it back and forth, but if you time how long it takes you to walk/run to the opposite side, let's say 8 seconds, then Jen could pull the last bit (whatever distance she can pull in 8sec) while you go to the other side and get ready to pull it back
You have to stay next to each other - otherwise smart idea!
@@MarkLewisfitness that's too bad. The only other option is: marry a guy your size, or even bigger:-)
Fun fact: being in the top have doesn’t mean you’re necessarily above average. Average may vary. You’re actually above the median.
Awesome vid! Well done to both. Quick Q: Is it better to be a little heavier or a little lighter for hyrox? I'm 6ft 80kg, but vary 78 to 83 roughly. Can't decide whether I should aim for more power or more lean. I'm doing men's singles in Bham in October!
Good question! For me it’s always lighter because even light at 90kg I can smash the heavy stuff. For you I would go as heavy as you can get before your running gets slowed down.
Looking at doing Manchester in Jan 2023, I always run with bladder on my back, what is the name and make of the one in this video, ps, loving the videos, keep up good work
USWE outlander
She is tough! 💪
Getting that way!!!
I feel like in the doubles events each member should have to do half of the distance/reps (excluding the sled stations for mixed doubles) otherwise what's the point of it being a doubles race if only one of you is doing all the stations
I love the hyrox concept but I think it needs a few tweaks to make it a bit more fair
Better! 👊🏻
Hello Mark, great vid! Do you have any tips on running form ?. I do a 5km under 20min but I am still trying to improve.
It sounds odd, but running faster is the best way to improve your form. Depending how close you are to sub 20 you may want to try 1km repeats slightly faster than your 5km pace (if you're around 21:30 or faster). Over 21:30 you may want to increase your weekly millage, until you're a little closer. Good luck, keep working, you'll get there!
Wait, November.
Then I would be competing against you and Jen with my gf on our first one :o (if I can get her convinced).
Damn
We would not be in the same age group though :p
Make a patch that I can put on my water pack ;)
100k ultra before Hyrox ? Depending on the time frame; this could compromise your performance.
Good luck 👍
does Jenn need to be beside you on the sled pull or can she be at the other end to start pulling while you walk down recovering and then take over? id suggest practicing even more swaps on the ski erg and row and go even quicker - sprint and recover etc
just watched the bit where you answered about the row, you can change without needing to put feet into straps
My mate tony told me look at you and up to now great .
Tony knows his stuff👍