# @bret_gornik on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DaA0WroudGC
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67226671-bret-gornik-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-25T14:55:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bret Gornik (@bret_gornik) — https://gondola.cc/bret_gornik

## Caption

Mistakes I made in my early Hyrox training

1. Thinking intensity would solve everything

I used to believe if I just trained harder, I’d get faster.

More Hyrox workouts.
More HIIT.
More suffering.

But all I was doing was getting really good at being tired.

Now I focus on mastering the skills first.

I learn the mechanics.

I improve my technique.

Then I let my fitness support those movements.

Because fitness layered on top of poor mechanics still wastes energy.

The better I move, the less energy I waste.

And that’s where real performance comes from.

Today, I still train hard.

But intensity isn’t the foundation anymore.

Skill is.

The goal isn’t just to become fitter.

It’s to become a better athlete.

Comment “HYROX” today for my full free hyrox video course. 

#Hyrox #HyroxTraining #HybridAthlete #HybridRacing

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hyroxtraining, hyrox, hybridathlete, hybridracing

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