HYROX affiliated gym Ministry of Fitness plays host to special HYROX training event with Athletes and Creators of 100PLUS 35 days out from HYROX Singapore Race
Singapore, 27 May 2024 - With just four weeks left to go to the first of two HYROX Singapore events this year, Team 100PLUS began its countdown to the highly anticipated fitness race this June by organising a special closed-doors HYROX themed workout and training session for Team 100PLUS athletes, friends of 100PLUS and members of HYROX-affiliated gym Ministry of Fitness.
Led by hybrid athlete Samuel Chua and spin instructor Ria Chen, the 90-minute workout session had the group of 20 athletes try out the eight (8) HYROX stations across a mini circuit, where participants were grouped into threes for a unique "Triples" format to share the load across each station, instead of HYROX's signature "Doubles".
Invited athletes and participants at the event were also refueled by 100PLUS PRO High Protein, 100PLUS' latest non-carbonated recovery drink with added protein, BCAAs and added B-vitamins to speed up their recovery post workout. They were then treated to ice-cold 100PLUS hydration bars post workout as a bonus, which gave them an extra boost in morale.
Speaking with SportPlus.sg, Team 100PLUS creators and athletes shared their HYROX training progress so far this year, which stations are their most feared, as well as how 100PLUS PRO High Protein has helped their recovery in training.
While not every training journey is going to go as smoothly as planned, we can always overcome challenges when we set our minds to it - as evidently shared by content creator Kenneth Lee.
Kenneth shared that he feels a little underprepared for this year's HYROX although he tends to be his own harshest critic.
Said Kenneth, who will be taking part in his second HYROX event: "HYROX training has not been as great as I had expected. I think I am my harshest critic. So I feel like whatever I am doing is still not enough, but I am just going to power through to the end."
When asked how 100PLUS PRO High Protein has aided him in his training regime for HYROX, he shared: "100PLUS PRO has definitely helped in terms of my recovery, as I feel like I'm not training enough so I train everyday - and there is no way I can do that on my own so definitely with the help of 100PLUS PRO to supplement with my recovery as well as just to refresh myself during training."
While some athletes are returning to compete in HYROX for a second time, others will be making their first HYROX appearance in June's National Stadium showpiece.
Spin instructor and fitness trainer Ria Chen will be taking part in her first HYROX race on 29 June, and shared with SportPlus.sg that it has taken a bit of getting used to but she is confident she will be adequately prepared nonetheless.
"It's been going okay - a lot of heavy movements which I am not used to doing, so a lot of aches so prioritising recovery at this point."
She added: "My most feared stations would be the sleds - so the push and the pull, because it's not something I am used to doing at all. The first few times I'm doing it would be in the trainings leading up to HYROX."
Sharing that she usually takes 100PLUS PRO before, during and after her workouts, Ria explained: "It helps me with my recovery, replenishing of electrolytes, and also gives me the confidence that I won't burn out as much as I would without it. It's been a good accompaniment of my workouts and trainings leading up to HYROX, and it also contains a lot of B vitamins to reduce the level of fatigue I would feel post workout."
Meanwhile, HYROX Singapore ambassador and hybrid athlete Samuel Chua has taken a short break between his previous race and the current one, but feels he is back on schedule and believes he has been improving steadily and is now seeing his fitness coming in.
His most feared station? "Definitely the wall balls," says Samuel. "The wall balls is when you have finished your 8 kilometres of running and your seven other stations, and I think it will be a mental game for me just counting down from hundred and slowly just ticking off the reps one by one."
The 100PLUS athlete added that 100PLUS PRO High Protein has been an essential go-to for him while training for HYROX too. "I've been taking 100PLUS PRO after every single HYROX training, and I find that I recover quicker in between sessions because of the protein that it offers, as well as the various Vitamin Bs which helps me with my focus as well, utilising the proteins as well."
HYROX Singapore 2024 will take place first at the National Stadium, Singapore Sports Hub on 29 June 2024. Those interested can still sign-up for the fitness race here.
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