What is the best app to train for HYROX?
The best one trains what the race asks for at the same time: 8 km of running, the 8 stations and accumulated fatigue, with simulations before race day. EntrenAI has a HYROX plan with three levels, simulations and doubles, and coordinates it with your strength and running; if you want a HYROX-only app, the comparison with Repz explains the differences.
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At a glance
| The race | 8 laps of 1 km running, each after a station: SkiErg 1,000 m, sled push 50 m, sled pull 50 m, burpee broad jumps 80 m, rowing 1,000 m, farmers carry 200 m, sandbag lunges 100 m and wall balls 100 reps |
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| What the plan includes | Running by zones, the 8 stations with progressive load, strength, mobility and scheduled simulations |
| Variants | Beginner, intermediate, advanced, doubles and simulation |
| Daily adjustment | A sleep, stress and fatigue check-in that raises or lowers the day's load |
| Price | €7.99/month or €23.99/year, with a 7-day trial |
What HYROX asks of a plan
HYROX mixes four things that are usually trained separately: aerobic endurance (8 km of running), strength endurance (the stations), managing accumulated fatigue and pacing strategy. A running-only plan leaves you weak on the sled and wall balls; a gym-only plan leaves you without an engine. What to check in an app is whether it coordinates both.
What to look for
- The 8 stations, with load progression. «Doing functional work» is not enough: each station has its technique and its race weight.
- Running by zones, not just kilometers, with most of the time at low intensity and a small share at quality (80/20 polarized distribution).
- Simulations spread through the block, not only one at the end.
- Strength in the same plan, so the leg session does not wreck your long run of the week.
- Adjustment when you miss a day, because an app that does not reshuffle makes you rebuild the plan by hand.
How EntrenAI handles it
The HYROX plan starts from your level, the days you have, your equipment and your race date. It spreads the week across running by zones, specific stations, strength and mobility, and every morning the sleep, stress and fatigue check-in adjusts the day's load. When fatigue and sleep go badly, the plan reduces volume; when you recover better than expected, it goes up. The rules are published in the methodology.
When NOT to pick EntrenAI
- If you want an app dedicated only to HYROX, with its own ecosystem: look at Repz.
- If you need a coach who corrects your station technique on video: a human coach.
- EntrenAI launched in May 2026 and has less track record than established apps.
If you already lift or run
The advantage of EntrenAI is that the same plan understands your strength and your running, useful if HYROX is just one of your goals. See also the answer on lifting and running.
Frequently asked questions
No. The plan and the logging run on your phone, with or without a watch. If you use one, EntrenAI reads your activities from Strava, Apple Health or Health Connect; it has no watch app of its own.
Yes: the plan schedules simulations during the block (reduced rounds, half race and a full simulation) so race day is not the first time.
Yes, there is a doubles variant inside the HYROX plan.
Try it yourself
Download EntrenAI: free workout logging costs nothing and the personalized plan has a 7-day trial.