# @bret_gornik on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcPpJkxOa_T
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69499241-bret-gornik-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-20T02:06:54.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bret Gornik (@bret_gornik) — https://gondola.cc/bret_gornik

## Caption

This is costing you your whole Hyrox race.

Going too hot on the Ski Erg.

The race starts.

Adrenaline is through the roof.

The crowd is loud.

You feel incredible.

So you get on the Ski Erg and absolutely rip it.

The problem?

You still have almost the entire race ahead of you.

Think about running a marathon.

You wouldn’t try to make mile two your fastest mile of the entire race.

But that’s basically what you’re doing when you attack the Ski Erg like it’s a 1,000 meter time trial.

You might save 10 or 15 seconds on the Ski.

But what did it cost you?

Now your heart rate is through the roof entering the sled push.

Your legs are already working harder.

Your breathing is out of control.

And suddenly you’re spending the next several stations trying to recover from a decision you made at the very beginning of the race.

Before race day, know your target Ski Erg pace and strokes per minute.

Then have the discipline to stick to them no matter how good you feel.

The Ski Erg isn’t about proving how fit you are.

It’s about getting through 1,000 meters as efficiently as possible so you can use that fitness for the rest of your Hyrox race.

#Hyrox #HyroxTraining #SkiErg #HyroxTips #RaceStrategy

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## Tags

racestrategy, hyroxtraining, hyrox, skierg, hyroxtips

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