Struggling to Finish the HYROX Row or Wall Balls? This 'Breathe Tall' Strategy Is the Secret to Holding Your Pace

Ask anyone who’s recently crossed a Hyrox finish line, and they’ll tell you it’s likely the most punishing hour (or two) they’ve spent on their feet in years. The format is a deceptively simple brand of hell: eight kilometers of running interspersed with eight soul-crushing functional workout stations. You run, hit a station, and repeat until you either finish or die (I'm only kind of kidding).

We’re talking a 1,000-meter SkiErg, a 50-meter sled push and pull that feels like moving a house...