# @bret_gornik on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DRmip4DjmXl
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61610727-bret-gornik-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-11-28T13:42:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bret Gornik (@bret_gornik) — https://gondola.cc/bret_gornik

## Caption

HYROX training advice I wish I knew but kind of did not.

Everyone thinks they are going to win HYROX because they crushed a thirty minute AMRAP at their gym or did a brutal EMOM and survived. Then they run their first HYROX race and suddenly the walls start moving, the air gets thick, and they realize something important.

You need to run. A lot.

Not jog. Not warm up laps. Actual running that trains your aerobic system.

Here is the funny part. I knew this. You knew this. Everyone knows this. But for some reason we all convince ourselves that sleds and burpees are going to carry us through eight kilometers of running.

The reality hits around the third lap. That is when your legs start asking questions you do not have answers for. That is when you realize running is not the accessory. Running is the foundation of the entire sport.

The athletes who run more do not suffer less because they are fitter. They suffer less because their aerobic engine is built for this type of race. Their heart rate recovers faster. Their breathing stays calm. Their legs do not fall apart on the fifth run.

So if you are serious about getting better at HYROX, here is the honest truth wrapped in a little humor.
You will not out sled your way out of bad running. You will not out burpee your way out of bad running. You will definitely not wall ball your way out of bad running.

Run more. Then keep running. Then build the engine that makes every station feel lighter.

Funny but true.

#HYROX #HYROXTraining #HybridAthlete #LiveBetterCo #KeepMoving #HYROXAcademy #HybridRacing #RunTraining #EnduranceTraining #FunctionalFitness

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## Tags

hyrox, endurancetraining, runtraining, hyroxacademy, keepmoving, livebetterco, functionalfitness, hyroxtraining, hybridracing, hybridathlete

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