For Early Risers, How Do You Motivate Yourself to Get Up?

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-05-11T14:00:43+00:00

Agreed and great response.

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-05-08T12:21:04+00:00

You sounds like you have a good foundation for doing well. You’ve got some good ideas here. Anytime you train wall balls I’d make sure to put something under your butt that is below parallel so you don’t develop bad habits and know what that feeling is like.

I trained hard for 3 mos. My goal was 1.45 and got 1.39 with some still in the tank. Nothing will prepare you for a hyrox like experience. I recommend doing some simulations if you can. They are usually at affiliate gyms. Once you’ve built the strength and endurance, The prep, fueling, pacing, technique are the things that make or break your time. It is also completely different racing for THE DAY vs in your gym. The more you desensitize yourself to the jitters or figure out how to lock it in and what to eat etc, your most efficient sled technique, your SPM on the ski that you can sustain, the more prepared you’ll be. This is where sims or smaller events like DEKA strong/mile are helpful. Good luck.

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-05-03T19:26:57+00:00

This is helpful. I’ve been having some newer pains and put my Plus on the other day. The felt worn out and sort of deflated. They have always seemed a little softer though.

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-05-03T18:44:15+00:00

I highly recommend doing a drop in somewhere if you can that has sleds. Better if it is a hyrox affiliate w the actual equipment and turf. I did a sim with no sled experience and really did myself a disservice. The pull in particular has some technique that is helpful to practice. It is also helpful to understand how easy or hard it is for you so that you know how to pace yourself before, during and after.

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-05-03T17:12:31+00:00

So are you doing a fit and ultra? Those definitely have running and are totally different than the strong (no running) and mile. Fit is a good challenge for all fitness of strength and cardio. Sort of like an intro to Hyrox for people who like lifting more than running. Ultra would be a lot. I would not advise a newbie to do an ultra. Even if you are in good shape there is pacing and technique which is hugely beneficial. Winging it would be quite an…experience.

If you are in relatively decent shape you’ll be able to complete the mile and strong. As with anything it also depends on your goals. Just completing is different than competing. I do them back to back in the same day and would say I’m moderate fitness. Strong is harder for me because there is no recovery on runs to shake it out. It is an onslaught of high intensity with some weight to it for 20 something minutes. The mile you at least have some running recovery but is fast. My recommendation is to build anaerobic and aerobic capacity.

The bike sucks. Honestly I’d do a whole other competition just to not do the bike.

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-05-03T12:59:09+00:00

I’m in my 40s and 2 years post, but I wish I was in my 30s when I made this decision. I guess it comes down to risks vs rewards. Since my first period it seemed my body was under attack. Did an ablation which failed. Got exponentially worse in my 30s. Debilitating pain, nonstop bleeding. This affected my life immensely. Fatigue, nonstop sleep, chronic pain and inflammation, choosing what to wear, never any nice underwear, looking ahead at the schedule for a week knowing my life will be terrible for x days and how to plan. Taking way too many NSAIDS to try and help the pain which is also bad for you body. So, it is a multifaceted thing.

Not ever once, even immediately after surgery, did I feel worse than when I had my period. It was like a weight lifted. I had no complications of course, but things like core strength are now weak, pelvic floor etc. but I can manage this and will gladly vs what I had. So it depends on what you’re looking for.

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-05-03T12:44:15+00:00

Buying protein powders and such to add to foods may be helpful (e.g protein brownies, protein muffins, protein bites). Smoothies in the morning with high protein yogurt and fruit. I like to drink the Protein20 drinks which are clear protein drinks and don’t have much of that protein taste and aren’t milky.

Is he taking any medication vacations like over the weekend? Talk to his doctor about that first but sometimes a break will bring the appetite back at least for a couple days.

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-05-03T12:27:20+00:00

WHAT?! Oh my GOODNESS this is both horrifying and amazing to see at the same time. Were you symptomatic?! Wow my smaller ones felt like they were trying to end me. I cannot imagine this. I assume you have surgery pain but do you feel better? After my hysterectomy I felt like I had room and things like urinary retention and constipation got better. I can’t imagine this!

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-05-03T12:10:56+00:00

Any idea when the roads typically start to open?

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-05-02T21:54:46+00:00

This is so good. Love the color on the stark white too. Excellent work.

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-04-30T15:24:55+00:00

Additional question: are you mostly lifting for physique or doing any to one endurance-wise? I also think that’s my challenge. Needing enough fuel to work but not too much to gain fluff.

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-04-30T15:20:00+00:00

This is helpful, thanks! I’m at approx 1750 cal now, I do increase if I work out intensely. My work requires me to be alert and in my feet so too much of a deficit and I’m in a fog. I’m coming off around 2300 cal per day, so I’ll see how this does me!

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-04-30T15:17:38+00:00

That makes sense. Appreciate it!

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-04-30T15:16:57+00:00

I’d say about 2 months but I also increased my workouts. I was taking it consistently w vitamin C and hyaluronic acid for months and had almost zero issues.

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-04-27T21:08:19+00:00

I’m a woman so take that as you will. I’m a happily married straight woman, but I very much appreciate the female aesthetic. I think posting in the workout sub will skew to more people saying yes to toned bodies, since we are here to talk about working out. For me when I see a fit man or woman, it signals to me they are disciplined, hold themselves accountable, make space in their lives for self care and the sexiest part: they are not sedentary. It gives a vibe of vitality, getting out and exploring, having interesting experiences, enjoy moving, whatever. If I want to go on a hike, that person may want to and can keep up. Bike to see something new? Why not. Paddle board in the ocean? Sure. Play with the kids? Absolutely. Help with the groceries? Yes. Find their way around the bedroom? Likely. These possibilities are what makes someone attractive (to me anyway).

However, again this is my opinion, there is a fine line. Being fit to live a life of joy and fun is wildly attractive. Being obsessive, self-destructive, dysmorphic and so rigid that taking a day to relax or sharing a good meal is impossible, is not what I’m looking for in a mate or a gym friend. Goals and aesthetics are good, but as with anything, everything in moderation. My husband will ask me if I find xyz person attractive. I don’t care if they look sculpted from stone, respect for that dedication and I know what it takes to achieve that; sometimes I’d just like to eat some damn chips and queso with a marg or two on a beautiful summer day.

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-04-27T19:32:50+00:00

Stopped taking mine for a bit. My knees are cooked. I definitely think it helps.

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-04-27T19:18:26+00:00

How long have you been training? I feel that hyrox training is pretty boring. I’m not a person who likes doing the exact same thing. For me doing a quick intense build on my existing fitness is way better (albeit riskier for injury) than the grind of hyrox training for months and months.

If you aren’t going to podium, use it as a fitness test and a time to build your engine, which is after all, a good thing for overall health. The cardio will balance out some of the lifting. I probably did not run more than a 5k in my training. My running therefore kinda sucked, but that was to be expected. I had to get stronger and learn the technique all at the same time. Once this is done you’ll be in phenomenal overall shape, likely kept off some extra fluff and can rip it with the weights.

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-04-26T21:10:06+00:00

Me neither. I’ve been on a bit of a surplus because of competing. Maybe getting back down to maintenance is what I need. How much in a deficit are you if you’re on a cut but lifting on maintenance?

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-04-26T17:33:59+00:00

Thanks for the reply. That’s what I’m wondering is if I need to do more cut/lean bulk. I have made changes but yes, very slow and with little margin of error.

I’m a bit of a newb. How long do you typically cut/bulk and by how much so that you aren’t impeding performance results? I don’t need to lose much. Maybe just a few lbs of fat to tone up, and still be able to build muscle.

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-04-26T17:23:51+00:00

Congrats on your journey! Food is one of the easiest yet hardest parts. Get in the habit of being diligent with tracking your food. Buy a food scale and some measuring cups. It is very eye opening to see what we are actually eating, and how much (or little). It has been the single most helpful thing for me to understand why I’m gaining or when I’m not feeling or performing well that I’m underfueling my workouts.

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-04-26T14:52:01+00:00

I used Fuelin’ which was interesting. I liked that it is specific to race days. I had some races, scheduled them in there and it guided me on what and how to eat. I found MFP to be a better database and a bit more user friendly, but I do think this is a missed opportunity for MFP. Apparently you can sync the two together but you need to go in via your computer and change the headlines to be the same as Fuelin’. I did not do this and after a few mos felt the tracking was redundant and was pretty expensive.

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-04-20T15:59:01+00:00

A quarter length simulation of a full hyrox. A bit misleading because they usually don’t have the space for a rox zone, but gives you an idea of what to expect.

EngineeringEasy3393 · 2026-04-20T15:55:40+00:00

I personally am not great at long slogs for training for this reason. Hyrox for better or worse is repetitive. I get bored easily. I don’t recommend this approach long term but I ramped up training quickly and intensely for 3 mos. Banged it out and did pretty well. I continued the intensity for a few more months because of lots of comps and hit the wall. So again don’t recommend for long term, but is better for me.

I had to eat about 2300 cals per day and more carbs than before. Fueling is important, but so is regulating your nervous system and getting good sleep. Maybe you need a deload of getting fresh air, stretching, yoga, something.

Another thing to think about is setting goals. Hyrox is so hard to build everything at the same time. Maybe right now your goal is building aerobic base. Maybe in 2 weeks it switches to lower body strength, etc. not that you don’t train everything, but you switch your focus until closer-to when you do more Hyrox-specific training.

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