Rox Lyfe - The HYROX Podcast

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I get to chat with Ricky Banner (@hyrox_amputee). Ricky competes in HYROX despite having his left leg amputated after standing on an IED when serving in the military several years ago. In this chat we talk about that incident some more, and his recovery from that – both from a physical and mental perspective, we talk about his background, his racing i...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I get to speak with the brilliant Beau Wills. Beau has featured in all 3 of the Elite race majors this season, and has qualified for the Elite race at the 2024 World Champs after finishing 3rd in Stockholm in an incredible time of 56.03 (which currently makes him the 5th fastest male pro ever). In this chat we gets lots into his training, his experien...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I'm chatting with James Barber and Rebecca Brett from the Altitude Centre – who, at their facilities in London, help sportspeople obtain the benefits of training at altitude, without needing to go up a mountain to get them. In this chat we talk about the benefits of altitude training, how to obtain those if you can’t train at altitude or at their centre...

In today's episode I'm chatting with the brilliant Ben Bergeron. Ben is one of the most successful CrossFit coaches of all time. Amongst other achievements he has helped coach both Katrin Davidsdottir and Mat Fraser to CrossFit Games titles. He is the man behind Fitness app Comp Train and is the author of a fantastic book titled “Chasing Excellence”. Ben is clearly an incredibly knowledgea...

In this episode I get to chat with the amazing Megan Jacoby. Megan is the fastest ever woman in HYROX. She holds the Womens Pro world record with a time of 58:52 (which she recently set in Stockholm). She was the first woman to break the 60minute mark and what’s more holds the Womens Doubles world record, and the Mixed Doubles World record. She has won both of the Major Elite races so far this sea...

This this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast we get to chat with Sam Bilbie. At the time of recording Sam has only been racing in HYROX for a year. But in that time she’s achieved a lot – breaking the Open and Pro world records for her age group, won the 2023 World Championships in her age group, and was also part of the mixed relay team who broke the world record in London. In her most recent indivi...

This is the second and final highlights episode featuring some of the best clips from our guests during 2023. Part 1 was last week in case you missed it and is well worth a listen when you get a chance. In this week’s episode you’ll hear from guests such as Rugby League legend Jamie Peacock, CrossFit greats Sam Briggs and Brent Fikoswi, the incredibly knowledgeable Dr Phil Price, World Champion Hu...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast, we look back at a few highlights from the podcast from 2023. During the year I was lucky enough to talk to a huge number of truly incredible guests, and the podcast grew beyond numbers I could have ever imagined. This week is part 1 of the highlights episode (there will be 2 as there was just too much good stuff to include in 1) where you’ll hear fro...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I get to chat with the amazing Sam Briggs (@bicepslikebriggs). In 2013, Sam was crowned the fittest woman on Earth, having won the CrossFit Games.  In 2023, 10 years later, at the CrossFit Games she was crowned the fittest woman on Earth in the 40-44 age group.  She has appeared at the Games an incredible 11 times, has played football and taken part i...

In today's episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast my guests is Amy Bevilacqua. Amy is pretty amazing. At the age of 50, she qualified, and competed in, the recent Elite race in HYROX Stockholm, making her the oldest ever Elite athlete in the sport. With how much the sport has grown, and an estimated 175,000 athletes competing in the coming year, it is an astonishing achievement to be one of the best...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast my guest is Hunter McIntyre. Hunter is the current HYROX world champion and recently broke his own World Record, finishing the race in an incredible time of 53:22. But not only is Hunter an unbelievable athlete – he is always great to chat to!... In this episode we talk more about his recent World Record race in Stockholm (including how he approached the run...

In this week's episode my guest is the brilliant Joe Skipper. Joe is one of the worlds top Ironman athletes. He has 3 top ten Ironman World Championship finishes to his name, including 5th in 2022, and is one of the greatest cyclists the sport has ever seen. He has won several Ironman races, and in September 2022, he made up over fifteen minutes after suffering a bike mechanical in Tenby to wi...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast my guest is the brilliant Chris Hinshaw. Chris is a world-renowned endurance coach and founder of aerobiccapacity.com, with years of experience in CrossFit, Ironman competitions, and coaching elite athletes. He has helped coach some of the biggest names in CrossFit including Mat Fraser, Rich Froning, and Tia Clair Toomey. Beyond CrossFit, Chris has al...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I get to speak with the brilliant. Rylan is just 25 years old. At the recent Elite race at HYROX Chicago – the first major race of the season – Rylan finished 2nd in a very impressive time of 55:46 (making him the third fastest Mens Pro athlete ever). He competes in a wide range of events / sports – he isn’t solely focused on HYROX – but is seemingly...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast my guest is Olympic legend, Eve Muirhead. Eve is a very special athlete. She’s been to the Olympic games four times, and in the most recent in Beijing won the Gold medal in curling. What’s more she is a scratch golfer, a champion bag piper, and since retiring from curling has taken on a marathon in an impressive time and podiumed at HYROX. Eve can see...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast my guest is Rugby League legend Jamie Peacock. Jamie is one of the most respected rugby league players of his generation. Amongst many other accolades, Jamie has captained England and Great Britain, won the 'Man of Steel' and 'International Forward of the Year' awards, and is the most successful player in Super League history. Since re...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast my guest is Gareth Timmins. Gareth raced in his first HYROX recently at Birmingham. But he’s also the author of an incredible book called “Becoming the 0.1%” which is the first ever diary account of the training regime for those going through Royal Marine Commando selection to earn themselves the coveted Green Beret. The book covers not only the brutal, raw,...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I get to speak with the brilliant David Magida. David is the current HYROX North American Champion – a title he claimed in Chicago in February 2023 when he won the Elite race in a very strong field. In this chat we talk about his training, his injury which ruined his race in this years’ World Championship, how he trains around his injuries, how he juggles be...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast my guest is the incredible Tyler Saunders. Tyler was born with his right leg missing from the hip. He doesn’t wear a prosthetic leg, yet still competes in HYROX, as well as other events include CrossFit, Turf Games, and previously Ninja Warrior. He is a hugely inspirational guy, and in this chat we talk about his background, the events he’s taken part in, to...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I get to speak with the incredible Brent Fikowski. At the most recent CrossFit Games, Brent finished in 4th spot.  That was his 8th appearance at the Games, and he’s podiumed in 2 of those.  He is a truly elite level athlete who has performed at the highest level for numerous years. Brent was GREAT to speak with – he’s a very intelligent, thoughtful a...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast my guest is Simon Passmore.  Simon is 53 years old and is the HYROX World Champion in the 50-54 age group.  He’s the World Record holder in the Open division, with an impressive time of 1.01, and at the weekend just gone, in Madrid, raced in both the Open and Pro division, winning both, and setting very impressive times in the process.  We talk about...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast my guest is Big Bad Bobby Dee (www.instagram.com/BigBadBobbyDee)! It’s hard to know where to start with telling you more about this amazing guest.  From a HYROX perspective, he’s just done his first races at the events in Australia, completing the Melbourne race in the Men’s Pro division in a time of 65minutes at the age of 43 and weighing in at 98kg. He’s d...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I get to speak with Dr Josephine Perry. Josephine is a sports psychologist who runs her own performance psychology consultancy, Performance in Mind. She has years of experience working with Elite and Amateur athletes, including Olympic medallists, across many sports, to enhance their mental game and overall performance. In this chat we talk about some of the...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast my guest is the brilliant Graham Halliday. Graham is the UK’s fastest HYROX athlete.  He has a PB in the Pro division of an incredible 57:35, and finished 5th at the HYROX World Championships in Manchester. We talk about his sporting background (which is different to most other elites), his strength and running numbers, what he’s doing to improve his...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I get to speak with the fantastic Jake Williamson. Jake has huge potential to go very far in HYROX. He is just 25, is a very fast runner – and we get into just how fast – and combines that with having plenty of strength which in theory makes him very well suited to HYROX. He already has a time of 66 minutes to his name from the Pro division but has his sight...