ENDUROX Podcast Ep. 8: Show Notes & Chapters Title:HYROX Doubles Training, Sled Push Without a Sled & HYROX and Ironman | ENDUROX Podcast Ep. 8 --- Resources & Links - Follow the show: @the_endurox_system on Instagram- Engine Room newsletter: Dan and Adam's monthly coaching thoughts and insights. Sign up through ENDUROX.co --- Episode Summary Dan Plews and Adam Storey answer listener questions on HYROX training. Dan also updates on the ankle rupture he suffered at the Deadly Dozen, and Adam reports on the Red Bull HYROX Coaches Camp pre-cooling trial in São Paulo. Can you train for HYROX and Ironman, ultras or gravel? (20:25)You can do well in both, but not your best in both. Ultras, Ironman and gravel reward a body size that works against wall balls and sleds, though aerobic blocks still help your HYROX. Is a half marathon good preparation for HYROX? (21:45)Dan says it's the ultimate running event to build around, because the duration and running paces are very similar. How does training for doubles differ from singles? (25:42)Train much like you would for singles, because your aerobic system is what recovers your anaerobic power. Practise faster burpee and wall ball technique. GLP-1s, anti-doping and HYROX (30:18)Adam says a HYROX Medical Advisory Council member who works with WADA told him GLP-1s will most likely be on the prohibited list in 2027. How do you train the sled push and pull without a sled? (33:58)For the push: single leg leg press, walking lunges, isometric holds and self-propelled treadmills. For the pull: sissy squats, Spanish squats, rows and cable pulls. How do you test HYROX athletes in a lab? (41:50)Combined tests that mix burpees, wall balls and running measure everything and tell you nothing. Isolate threshold, running economy, strength endurance and fatigue resistance, and consider critical speed. Is Zone 2 on the StairMaster the same as running? (51:17)Similar, never the same. Adaptations are specific, and long bike hours still need tendon and impact loading before you return to running. How do you structure an eight hour training week? (58:01)It depends on your training history. Dan suggests roughly 60 to 70% aerobic, and Adam warns a hard strength session can leave central fatigue for up to 48 hours. --- If this episode helped your training, leave a rating and review wherever you listen. It helps more HYROX athletes find the show. --- Related Episodes - Pelayo Menéndez: Achilles Comeback, Sled Push Tactics & End of HYROX Super Teams | ENDUROX Podcast Ep. 7- Heat, Peptides & The HYROX World Champs Debrief | ENDUROX Podcast Ep. 4- Force-Velocity Profiling, Strength for HYROX & The Enhanced Games | ENDUROX Podcast Ep. 3- Tempo Running, VO2 Max & Tapering for HYROX World Champs | ENDUROX Podcast Ep. 2 --- Chapters 00:00 Intro: why it's been a while00:43 Dan's 2026 so far: Achilles, PRPs and the Deadly Dozen fall02:48 What the syndesmosis is and what the scans may show03:37 Why this injury is common in AFL and rugby05:39 Mentally harder than physical: coaching athletes while injured07:25 Adam's trip to the Red Bull HYROX Coaches Camp in São Paulo10:35 Pre-cooling trial: ice towels vs ice slushies vs no cooling12:15 Dual-task training and the race brain14:20 Dan's Kona training camp: 80K running and 26 hours16:47 Would Dan go back to Ironman?17:54 Going from 45K to 80K in a week20:25 Listener questions begin: ultras, Ironman and gravel vs HYROX25:42 Training for doubles vs singles28:01 Skill of moving fast and Christian Blummenfelt's body type30:18 GLP-1 microdosing and the 2027 anti-doping outlook33:04 BPC-157 and where the line sits for injured athletes33:58 How to train sled push and pull without a sled39:38 Sled conditioning, farmers carry and Dan's slip41:50 Building a lab test package for HYROX athletes46:45 Wall balls and endurance backgrounds47:48 How to test strength endurance49:37 Lactate steady state vs critical speed51:17 Is all Zone 2 the same? StairMaster vs bike53:47 Why long bike hours still need tendon loading55:11 Engine Room newsletter and running again after injury58:01 Structuring an eight hour training week1:00:48 Hard strength days and the polarised week1:02:26 HYROX in Crocs and sign-off