Hybrid Fitness Report

In the second part of our their World Championships review, Paul and Jude look at Jude's U24 Doubles race, plus some of the standout performances of the world championships. As well as looking ahead to the new season including some interesting Hyrox rule changes.  Please like, subscribe and follow the pod. And it would greatly help if you left us a rating on the platform where you watch or listen....

Part 1 of two episodes which will look back on the 2026 Hyrox World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. In this short episode, shot outside of the Strawberry Arena in Stockholm we look back at Jude's first race: the U24 mens singles where he triumphed with a PB of 56:06.  Apologies for the sound quality - there was a LOT of background noise going on and this was the best we could manage! Please li...

Recorded 3 days before the Elite15 in Worlds, Jude and Paul chat with Jude's doubles partner and fellow U24 singles contendor, Michael ODonnell. They give their predictions for Elite15 races and the U24 men...while trying very hard not to offend any of their friends and fellow-competitors... Please like, subscribe and follow the pod. And it would greatly help if you left us a rating on the platfor...

A belated review of Hyrox Barcelona where Jude ran the singles and Paul did the doubles with Zayd. Then a look at training leading into Worlds, and a peak into next season including the first Elite15 race...on the Hyrox cruise... Please like, subscribe and follow the pod. And it would greatly help if you left us a rating on the platform where you watch or listen. Follow & Subscribe: 🎙 New epis...

Adam joins us again for some FlatOut racing updates, after their Norwich race at the Saxon Air hangar, before the Ipswich event and announcing a new event in the autumn!  We talk about the challenges at the Norwich event, a new parent-and-child, how AI is helping, and much more.

Interview with Julia & Ian Stirling from Race Durare (www.racedurare.co.uk); a sandbag-based hybrid fitness race based in Shropshire, UK. They talk to us about the selling points of their sandbag-focused hybrid fitness race, and how their pioneering use of AI is helping to lead the way in judging standards. 0:15 - WoDLETE 0:51 - Introduction 2:42 - Interview with Ian and Julia Stirling from Ra...

In which Paul and Jude recap three events in three countries as they both did Hyrox in Miami and Malaga; and in Macclesfield, Jude became the 2nd person in the world to go under 40 minutes at Deadly Dozen. 0:15 - Hyrox Miami 30:13 - Deadly Dozen Malaga 38:57 - Hyrox Malaga Please like, subscribe and follow the pod. And it would greatly help if you left us a rating on the platform where you watch o...

Great chat with Kevin and Paul - two of the three founders of By Athena who put on 'The Urban Race' previously known as 'Survive the Eight.' We talk about their race, hybrid races in and for the community, and how to press-gang your friends into doing Hyrox races and business with you... 0:15 - Intro & Hyrox chat plus training catchup.  20:54 - Interview with Paul & Kevin from By Athena To...

Big interview with Jude's Hyrox Pro Doubles partner, Michael O'Donnell. They review their performances with eachother in the doubles, and against eachother in the singles, and then look forward to the final quarter of the racing season.  0:15 - Introduction and Hyrox updates 4:30 - Interview To buy a pair of Hygloves, go to: https://hygloves.org/collections/all Please like, subscribe and follow th...

The first in our new series looking in-depth at different hybrid fitness stations. This week Jude helps us look in-depth at squatting: what it is, what it ISN'T, how to train for it and advice for race-day. And Paul just tries to cope with the idea of it. Plus some Hyrox updates and head-scratchers and training updates. 0:15 - Introduction 0:47 - Hybrid fitness updates including Hyrox & DEKA 2...

This week's main feature is an interview with Dean O'Grady from MacTuffX - a new hybrid fitness race that is going BIG in the UK in 2026. Paul and Jude give updates on their training regimes with Jude almost ready for Hyrox Glasgow and Paul...struggling. They look ahead to the Hyrox DC regionals (taking place as I write this) and are intrigued by what's going on in the (media) world of Hyrox,.  0:...

Paul and Jude catch up on the last few weeks and get real about training struggles, injuries and what to do next. And we have an interview with Will and Toby all about the relatively new sport of Metrix. With its nightclub vibe, it's breaks between stations and unabashed best-of-breed approach to building a popular sports event. 0:15 - Introduction 15:38 - Training update 23:34 - WoDLETE 24:34 - I...

Sam Alexander from Nuclear Essex introduces us to Nuclear Fit: a new outdoor functional fitness race in Essex with optional Cold War nuclear bunker visit... 0:15 - Introduction & Hyrox update, WoDLETE 14:11 - Interview with Sam Alexander from Nuclear Essex 37:07 - Outroduction. Next week: interview with Will & Toby from Metrix Please like, subscribe and follow the pod. And it would greatly...

Paul and Jude chat with Adam Smith, founder of Flat Out racing. A hybrid fitness race based in Norwich and with designs across the whole of the UK to take fitness racing to the masses. Enjoy the interview, and go to weareflatout.co.uk to sign up!  The interview starts at 2:01.  Please like, subscribe and follow the pod. And it would greatly help if you left us a rating on the platform where you wa...

Paul interviews Ethan Deep, who won the U24 DEKA Fit World Title last month and has goals this year in marathons, Hryox and DEKA. And Jude checks in with his Grandad...Paul's Dad...Timothy...on 40 years of fitness, his 6-a-week training regime, and the 3-generation Reynolds Family Hyrox Relay last year.  0:15 - Introduction & WoDLETE 1:54 - Paul interviews Ethan Deep 27:03 - Jude Reynolds x Ti...

The new year brings a slew of interviews! This week and next we speak to three people about their hybrid fitness journey: where they've come from, how they're doing and where they're headed. From  0:15 - Introduction 1:18 - Gauntlet Fitness Race 2:41 - WoDLETE 3:24 - Interview with Michael O'Donnell 16:29 - Interview with Zayd Johar 30:42 - Interview with Alex Sodje 50:08 - Outroduction For the Ga...

Big trip for Paul and Jude as they both compete at Hyrox Vancouver - Jude in the Pro Solo and Paul in the Open Solo. They both came away very sore...but with PB's, so it was definitely fun to chat about the race!  0:15 - Introduction 0:55 - WoDLETE 1:55 - Hyrox Stockholm results recap 3:50 - Hyrox Vancouver review 38:35 - Outroduction Please like, subscribe and follow the pod. And it would greatly...

After a catchup on last weekend's Hyrox Melbourne Major, Paul and Jude talk about their leadup to Hyrox Vancouver. And we spend most of the pod chatting with Andy Manteit, Founder at Turf Games. He tells us about the what and how of the racing festival that is Turf Games, founded in 2018. He talks teamwork 0:15 - Introduction 1:14 - Hyrox: Melbourne Major plus Ghent and Anaheim 13:11 - A Week in W...

We were at the DEKA World Championships in Fort Lauderdale and review that, especially Jude's DEKA Fit Elite race. While there we DEKA's Event Director Tyler Spencer while everything was being set up. There's also a look at our Cayman Half Marathon performances, as well as catchup on the biggest ever Hyrox, and preview of next week's Major in Melbourne. 0:15 - Introduction 0:40 - Hyrox London revi...

After our weekly update including some notable Hyrox results and sticky sleds, we preview the DEKA World Championships that take place in Fort Lauderdale this Friday through Sunday, including Jude's predictions for the top 5 in the DEKA Fit Elite race where he's a participant.  0:15 - Introduction 1:04 - Hyrox results update 6:02 - A Week in Workouts 12:35 - Workout of the Week 13:43 - Podcast spo...

After catching up on a cluster of Hyrox results we get two first person event reviews from Jude. His win at The Urban Race by Athena (previously known as Survive the 8) in Peckham, and his AG podium at The Hybrid Games at London Olympia where he competed in the Elite wave. 0:15 - Intro 1:17 - Weekly updates: Hyrox races in Stuttgart, Dublin, Dallas & Bordeaux 9:30 - Podcast sponsor: WoDLETE fu...

Jude & Paul talk to Yancy Culp, Co-Founder & Senior Director of Spartan DEKA. Yancy talks origins of DEKA, how they designed the stations, plans for global expansion, what makes DEKA great, and why he does what he does. And Jude forces him to pick the ultimate DEKA 2-person team.  0:15 - Introduction 1:14 - WoDLETE functional apparel - sponsor's slot 1:53 - Interview  Highlights include: ...

We catch up on the latest from Hyrox events in Stuttgart & Seoul, and after a personal update from Jude dive into probably the most important aspect of training for Hyrox and hybrid fitness races in general: threshold training. What is it, why is important and how do you do it?  0:15 - Introduction 0:59 - Updates from Hyrox Seoul & Stuttgart 6;25 - AWW (A Week in Workouts) & Jude's per...

Jude's on solo pod duty this week in Paul's absence, and gives us a detailed review of his Pro Doubles race with Ciaran Parkinson at Hyrox Birmingham League of Hybrid Fitness Sports is tennis, and a Nelson Mandela quote really speaks to Jude's race experience!  0:15 - Introduction 1:18 - AWW including details of taper week 3:59 - This week's WoW 5:37 - WoDLETE 7:18 - Main feature: race review from...

Hyrox Birmingham this weekend sees the start of the UK Hyrox season so Jude and Paul go through 8 tips for making the most of (one of) your first Hyrox event(s), including all those new penalties to be avoided! There's a brief review of last weekend's Hyrox Valencia and we have all our usual slots including sumo showing itself to be nearer to rugby than darts in the League of Hybrid Fitness Sports...