Hyrox · Over 50 · Real Life

Documenting the Hyrox journey, one honest week at a time.

Not a full-time athlete. Not a fitness influencer. Just a disciplined engine rebuilding capacity for Hyrox races while balancing real life.

HYROX Winter Training Badge – Cold-Season Engine Builder
WINTER PROTOCOL (Click the badge to visit the winter training protocol)

Cold-Season Engine Builder

This badge represents disciplined winter training — maintaining aerobic capacity (VO₂ max), recovery, and HYROX readiness when conditions are harder—cold weather, travel, holiday stress, and disrupted sleep. Winter isn’t downtime. It’s where the engine is built.

  • Earned by: following the Winter Protocol weekly (Anchor VO₂ + Zone 2 + HYROX-specific day + recovery).
  • Signals: consistent training rhythm, improved readiness, and a steady VO₂ trend line over weeks.
  • Purpose: motivation + identity — a reminder that winter work builds spring performance.

Why I’m sharing this journey

Hyrox can look intense from the outside. My goal is to show what it really takes for someone in their 50s with a normal life and responsibilities to train, recover, and show up on race day. No secrets — just consistent work, smart adjustments, and transparent metrics.

This week at a glance

High level view of the current week. Update these panels weekly.

Focus

Training focus

Rebuild Zone 1 - 2 engine, slowly adding strength and endurance.

Metrics

Volume snapshot

Number of sessions to build and maintain the engine

Video

Latest weekly recap video

Who this is for

Everyday athletes

If you’re juggling work, family, stress, travel, and still want a real challenge, this journey is meant to reflect your reality — not a sponsored influencer’s schedule.

Hyrox-curious

If you’ve seen Hyrox clips and thought “there’s no way I could do that” — the weekly breakdowns and metrics here are designed to show how you actually build up to it.

Experienced racers

If you already race, you might enjoy seeing how someone in their 50s structures training, manages recovery, and tracks progress over a full season.