Testing my fitness at Hyrox Manchester 2022

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[@Elevate_MS_Academy]

Pretty excited to be 'the guy in the cap' on this video! Good to meet and race with you Mark. Hope to see you at a future Hyrox event (or YT cross over vid!) - hopefully I wont break my foot 2km into the next one! Great Channel

[@abcdefgh1]

Love that you get ranked on every individual activity. A bit like Strava segment leaderboards, so many different options to motivate yourself for the future. Great work, particularly on the row.

[@ggregory1511]

What a great video! First time watching you Mark but amazing. I’m at the beginning of my journey (38 and 18 stone) and was at Hyrox in Manchester… I finished 465th at 2hrs 13mins. Seeing someone smash it like you is really amazing and I’m heading to London trying to get under 2 hours. You’re really inspiring for someone like me! Oh and simply a great video explaining Hyrox… leading up to the event I could have really done with something this in-depth.

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Say hi if you spot me in London 👍🏼. And the amazing thing for you is that every time you do a Hyrox you will smash your previous best. It’s not an event that is massively impacted by your age either (which is handy as I’m nearly 50) so you have years and years to just carry on improving.

[@framedman]

This looks absolutely mental but unlike the Spartans, I reckon I could do everything (although the wallballs would be bloody tough). I really like how you haven't taken yourself too seriously and have made it accessible for all. It's good to highlight these things and I'm looking at signing up for one based on this. I'm a typical sprinter cyclist physique (185cm, 80kgs), so I'd struggle with anything too heavy on the arms but it looks like really good fun.

[@MarkLewisfitness]

The thing that always got me about Spartans was that so many people leave having failed an obstacle. I’m not sure going home having failed something, even if it’s only a bit of the overall race, is that great. I still love them, I just wish there was a better solution than saying “nope, you can’t do that so start doing Burpee‘s”

[@extremepoker75]

Yeah I thought the same unlike CrossFit etc where some of the events are highly skilled

[@jriki2323]

Amazing effort mate, I was a volunteer 'Yellow shirt Marshall' on the day was hoping to bump into you. Maybe next time you have inspired me to compete at the London event. Hyrox is going to be massive

[@MarkLewisfitness]

You guys were on it! That place was perfectly organised chaos 😂. Poor marshalling at an event like that would destroy it so a big thanks from me 🙏

[@sportybeth]

Thank you so much for volunteering, i also did hyrox manchester and i appreciate you all! ive judged crossfit comps and i know how exhausting it can be, so thank you for your hard work!!

[@scottjones9362]

Sheesh! Im gonna lay down in a dark room until the thought of doing this myself disappears. And well done Mrs Mark for all the cheer you gave him. I bet that pushed him on for a few meters as he passed you each time.

[@DSKHo1968]

I may need to find my own dark room and lock myself away too until the temptation goes away! I am actually in London too so it can't be far from me, but I need to do more running to get myself up to speed fitness wise!

[@flymoracer]

ok, its a couple of days after Hyrox Manchester 2023. I'm walking like John Wayne and struggling to get up from my seat. You my friend are responsible for the way I'm feeling this morning :-). This video is what motivated me to try Hyrox. I loved and hated it at the same time. Probably one of the toughest things I've done. I came close to bailing on the burpees, that was awful. I got as far as the wall balls but had nothing left. I'd never seen or tried wall balls before but it takes energy and strength and I'd left that behind on other workouts, ha ha. I managed what I thought was about 15 or 20 throws, only for my spotter to say "nope, thats 3 valid throws". At this point I couldnt face another 2 or 3 hundred in order to register 100 valid ones, so bailed. Great day, totally exhausting. Might do it again one day with a little more practice.

[@MarkLewisfitness]

😂 I feel the as worn out as you sound. It doesn’t get any better. 😂

[@stuandkristengreen1000]

Fantastic job. You are an inspiration to all the big old guys who refuse to give in to being both big and old..

[@ByondTheNorm]

Doing Hyrox New York in march! Great video! Got me even more pumped for my race and also gave me an idea of what to expect. Using this to stay in shape for my Spartan Beast in April. Keep it up!

[@jeremymuir4332]

Your positivity and interest in new challenges is inspiring. Thank you for this and your hilarious effort at Wiggins 1 hour event.

[@JustMark117.4]

Great video highlighting an event I never knew existed. Thanks for the in-depth review! As a late 50's lifelong runner who's wanting to do more full body conditioning, Hyrox is highly appealing. As I get older I'm realizing I need to focus on "total fitness" a lot more than I have in the past. I'm a typical distance runner build (skinny, and not a Spring chicken anymore) so I'll need to take my time building the functional strength for this. The events look challenging but completly doable with some work. I think it might be Hyrox 2023 for me!

[@SimonJamesBayman]

I've never been vaguely interested in OCR but this looks like a great challenge to do. Great video as always

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Very different feel to OCR. Any random person is much more likely to find something that appeals on this than most OCR events. I love doing OCR but do accept that it is basically a muddy trail run for 99% of it and that does not tick everyone's box!

[@d-c4918]

Them jumping burpees man… I love it!

[@ByondTheNorm]

Here we go mark, Hyrox NYC is tomorrow! Watching your video one more time for some last minute tips and prep and to get me even more amped up than I already am! Wish me luck!

[@MarkLewisfitness]

NYC and Hyrox! That’s got to be on my to do list! Go smash it and update me on how you get on 💪💪💪

[@ByondTheNorm]

@@MarkLewisfitness well Hyrox NYC is done and in the book. Definitely was a bigger challenge than I expected but it was an amazing time! I can now say I agree with everything you said in your video. Could have done better for sure. Thanks for all your help Mark and keep up the great work! Maybe I’ll see you at the next one if you make the trip to the U.S.!

[@finn_english]

Great performance there and a solid video, well worth the wait! Looking forward to see how much you can improve for London! Was so cool to see it from the inside

[@adinaluca317]

Lucky git for having a partner to cheer you on. Having a partner who can also do an excellent recording while cheering you on - priceless.

[@markmcfadden7428]

Great vids, good humor and interesting content. I'd love to see more vids around how you train.

[@sharonmutuku201]

Fun to watch and very inspiring! Thanks👍🏽

[@CoolInOlympia]

Dude! You did great on the sled push! Have you ever tried Crossfit? It would give you some more exposure and practice to some things like burpees and rowing, wall balls, and such!

[@andreasmorin2633]

Brilliant - well done - at age 55 I would love to try this - do strenght trsining and long distance cycling usually

[@chrisobyrne5675]

I’d convinced myself that my efforts on the bike yesterday made me tired and then I saw this……well done, great watch.

[@DC-lu5qs]

there's something really inspiring about seeing someone dig deep and give it their all - well past the point of being tired. I really enjoyed watching the burpee broad jumps. sure they were labored, but Mark's just going on and on despite it all is inspiring.

[@pykos2]

Great job Mark, cant wait to see what you do in London...

[@joshuadavis3258]

absolutely smashed it Mark, Well done!!

[@jaipatel3838]

See you in London-I'm in your age group too. Good luck with your training.

[@tolulopeobe]

I like the method of using people around you to gauge your pace, it’s the same one I use for running especially- I like to think I’m a fit average individual plus I don’t work out around pro athletes, mostly people older than me. Nice

[@olliemh79]

Looks like fun, another great video👍

[@Alex-om1be]

Great content mark

[@PEGF4MG]

Awesome job! That looks great fun 🙂 I hope they have something like this in NZ!

[@simullane7836]

Looking forwards to London 2022 to look after 4000 of you!

[@snapserver]

Great video, so much so that I have signed up to the London event in April. See you there!

[@opticbarnes]

Superb effert there mate. Gonna take a look at the next Manchester event and get myself booked on.

[@kellyginther4978]

Thanks Jenna

[@bryanwild2638]

Great work and impressive results - looking forward to the next event.

[@Jamie-tw6zx]

You did amazing! I'm excited to see how April event goes!

[@hahaha123]

Love how supportive your wife is!

[@alexstruenorth]

Small wins lead to big victories 🎉

[@dancoombes7465]

This video is awesome! Have passed it on to my girlfriend and her friends who are doing London too. See you there!

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Say hi! You'll get a shout out 😁

[@hansduif]

Thanks Mark for your inspiration. I finished my first hyrox Amsterdam. 1:50, third place 60+ divison. I am also 100 kg.

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Nice work 💪

[@harbster2]

Thanks for the great video. I've just entered the Birmingham event in October.

[@MarkLewisfitness]

say hi! I'll be there!

[@deanprosser5224]

That looked great, I'd never heard of it until you mentioned it before Christmas, I will look to do one towards the end of the year if there is one. Well done on your performance.

[@MarkLewisfitness]

I think events for the back end of the season are being announced in the next couple of months 👍🏼

[@reggieknuckles2473]

Love your videos mate, very helpful. I’m doing hyrox in 5 days with one week prep lol. See how I go.

[@rjcw]

seen you on the day, thought Jesus he's giving it some 🤣 your times confirm this!!

[@jgirvin62]

I have an affinity for the topic, am entertained by the content but return for the brilliant virtual palaver …keep striving and keep producing the engaging content …slāinte

[@FreeLancerLondon]

Really interesting video and a great test of all round fitness. You did amazingly well for your first event with limited training. Will be great to see you progess at the next event. Hope your training goes really well. Congratulations. 👍

[@andrewmartin7044]

Great review of a great event. I have to admit I thought I’d bitten off more than I could chew when I got there and was surrounded by Mens Health cover models necking cans of Red Bull, but like you say, once it started all shapes and abilities getting stuck right in! My only slight criticism was the commercial aspect of the event. £75 to enter (which is fair enough considering the kit and amount of amazing judges/stewards); but then £25 for a t shirt, £30 for photos - could start to price people out as it grows?? Great effort on the sled push by the way, that thing felt way heavier than advertised. Keep up the good work Mark.

[@MarkLewisfitness]

I pretty much agree-I think the price to enter was about right, given what they put on and the online resource that you can use to review your results, et cetera but I am not a fan of having to pay for anything after you’ve signed up. Merchandise is fine but things like photos should be part of the event.

[@r_unner_G]

Brilliant. Well done. Looks like really hard work. Reckon you could smash it the next time.

[@bajamedic]

That was awesome! She is an incredible cheerleader!

[@iamobstacleman]

Looks great fun! Definitely signing up for the London event.

[@NaturalElites]

Absolutely wicked, well done. I may have missed it, but how many calories did you burn from start to finish of the Hyrox and did it feel like you burnt a lot?

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Funny you should ask - I edited out the bit on calorie burn and body battery depletion to save some time. It was 1300 cal over the 78 minutes which works out at exactly 1000 cal per hour and it felt like it 😂. Also my body battery crashed for the entire day afterwards and only really started picking up 24 hours later.

[@NaturalElites]

@@MarkLewisfitness 😂 that's bonkers! Although I bet you enjoyed the opportunity to "refuel" afterwards. Also, I think Hyrox owe you some freebies for selling their event!

[@davinaz6885]

I'm new here and was slightly confused because I only know PB as peanutbutter, then I finally figured it most likely means "personal best" :D

[@alecavierinos419]

thanks, hope it comes to South Africa soon.

[@chrismakara-howe9792]

Just signed up to London event having watched your video.... On your head be it 💪💪💪💪

[@Nlevfitness]

Great video. You should consider entering the Pro version. The sled and kb carries wouldn't be a problem, and apart from grinding through the lunges and wall balls the rests the same?

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Tempting. Haven’t decided yet 😁

[@scottsievers344]

Thanks, Jenna!

[@liamwhitchurch6637]

looking forward to my first Hyrox london april , i will be in your age group so will be good to see your face !!!

[@dcoombe66]

Howdy Mark! I've signed-up for my 1st HYROX in Dallas this fall. I first heard on HYROX on your channel so THANK YOU! I'm an old 'meat head" who loves trail running so I was researching OCR when I found your channel................QUESTION: I was looking at results from London and Manchester but couldn't find you in the latter results. Upon closer inspection, I noticed that you're listed as MARK 'TIGWELL'...WTF....Anyway, love the channel!

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Full name is Mark Lewis Tigwell. In my first race Hyrox wouldn’t let me change my name to my KZbin name - then I sent them a few hundred new racers 🤣

[@dcoombe66]

@@MarkLewisfitness Boom!

[@Raz0rking]

I do Crossfit and fortunately we only have two ski ergs at the place. Because, fuck that noise. Ski ergs are horribly fustrating. You aint burning calories, you aint getting distance and you get very fucking tired quick.

[@leoncameron895]

ayy glad to see it actually happened! May join the london one actually, see what it is about!

[@koosmo81]

Respect!

[@joshvasquez336]

Had no idea this dude was 6 foot six that makes everything so much more impressive for his size

[@guillaumepiot1]

Good effort! Spotted myself at 4:08 :D

[@paulvanyork]

Hey Mark, kick-ass video and effort in the race! HYROX rocks. What software do you use to edit your videos? I'd love to follow in your footsteps. - An above-average 45-year-old w a dog across the pond.

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Final Cut Pro x. Been planning a “how I make a video” video….. but wasn’t sure anyone would watch it 😂

[@Jaxyboy2006]

Nice work mark! 😁👍 gutted we didnt get to see the burger king order at the end! 😂

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Ha! Was yummy 😂

[@moffett4ever]

Nice job !

[@HereThereBackAgain]

Well done Mark!

[@SamHarrison2099]

Great video. As an ex-crossfitter (no time for it anymore) this really appeals to me, wish there was one by me in Bristol!

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Just whiz down the road to London!

[@richcrompton6891]

That does look fun, but that 20kg lunge walk strikes the fear of dread in me! Lol! My kryptonite!

[@alfdickinson1971]

SOLD!

[@stephenbrook65]

Been looking forward to this one ever since you mentioned you were entering a Hyrox 👍 Wondering how strict they are on the Squat form for the Wallballs? My Squat isn't that deep...and certainly wouldn't be after 100 reps....

[@MarkLewisfitness]

They are strict! They even have a bucket that they will stick under your ass if it is not going low enough-basically you have to get thighs parallel to the floor. For me, I go deeper because it's easier for me to go to full range of motion and spring back up than stop short.

[@mrnobody9821]

Incredible performance

[@rossmcleod9818]

Another Great video, after watching it I've signed up for excel. Even thinking about getting rid of my cat!

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Good choice! With both 😂

[@robg109]

Great review. I was there. Did it in 1 hour 17. But messed up and did an extra lap on one of the runs 🏃‍♂️ 😕

[@MarkLewisfitness]

I actually had a bit in the video, that I edited out for time, talking about people messing up on the run. I was literally repeating in my head over and over what lap I was on every single time because I was so worried about messing up!

[@exkalibur297]

Congratulations! As I said in some other video, your legs will be blown after the sled push ;) But very great time overall, you beat me by 1,5min, so next time I compete ill beat your time hehe... And yes it was definitely a very unique and fun experience as you mentioned at the beginning of this vid, i can definitely approve of that! Cheers!

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Next time I’m going faster 😛 😂👍🏼

[@mazfgit]

If you want to train specifically for this kind of event I highly recommend doing a cycle of thr program called Insanity. It will destroy you and then you'll destroy these events.

[@ptf55]

Damn impressive. Didn't realize you were such an excellent runner.

[@MarkLewisfitness]

I’m ok for a big lump 😂

[@hondahems]

Looks like a cool event! I am mainly a cyclist but could get into this. Also you are looking extra lean in this body fat % must have been low!

[@syrus3k]

This looks absolutely brutal but amazing lol.

[@benkinnard]

I'd never heard of Hyrox until your last video about it, but am going to sign up for London now - love the idea of cardio for the bigger boys! What sort of split were you doing on the rowing machine to get a sub 4 minute time for the zone?

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Around 1:45 average. Dropped to 1:49 at one point but finished with some 1:29 so I think 1:45 overall. Hard to describe how tired you are when you sit on the thing in the first place 😂

[@jdaws4896]

This looks so much fun, l was made for this 😝😝😝😝

[@garethevans1399]

Thinking of signing up for Birmingham in October, what are peoples thoughts on this issue I have? I have had an issue with my knee for the last 5 years, that means if I run or even gentle jog on it., over the next few days the knee comes out of alignment and i'm injured for a month or so. Basically, I cant run. I replace this in my life with long walks, hikes and weighted walks with no problem. None of the other Hyrox challenges cause me any injury issue in the gym. Would it be inappropriate to sign up to Hyrox but walk the running section?

[@jameswestgate4896]

You will see every shape and size too when you get to your Ironman

[@PhilAstles]

Mark, what material is on the floor for the sled push and pull? Is there much friction? Thx 👊

[@MarkLewisfitness]

The floor in the area is carpet so everything slides reasonably well-but it does mean you need to consider your footwear. Are used a pair of worn down trail shoes that gripped perfectly but were flat enough for running.

[@PhilAstles]

@@MarkLewisfitness Thanks bro 🙌

[@uknownuknownn8507]

Correct me if I’m wrong but to qualify for the world championships you just have to get 1st place in any race ? Or does it have to be a pro men/women race ? Thank you

[@backofthepack4553]

Looks fun…even with all of the shirtless dudes there! Excellent content as ever

[@saintott]

Awesome!!!

[@Lasombra08]

I ran my first 5 consecutive kilometres today. Need to lie down now. 😄

[@neetugirotra4273]

Hello, What Brand T-Shirt and Shorts are you wearning pls in the start of the video? Thanks

[@MarkLewisfitness]

compressport super lightweight tshirt and shorts are from Spartan race.

[@neetugirotra4273]

@@MarkLewisfitness Thank you!

[@maikelwinter4539]

Hi Mark, What shoes did you wear during the event? Would you recommend? Kind regards,

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Interesting question-the big debate in advance was what shoe won't slip on the carpet when doing the push and pull tasks. Because of that, I went with a pair of Altra superior five - that is a super lightweight trail shoe but it's one I have worn all winter so the grip is far too warn down for trails now. I have only kept it as a fast Parkrun shoe for dry grass in the summer. But it worked perfectly here, more grip than a regular road trainer would have but not enough grip that it was odd to run on the hard surface. In fact, the shoe was so good I will be 100% using them in London.

[@maikelwinter4539]

@@MarkLewisfitness thanks for the great insights. Never thought of using lightweight trail shoes 👌

[@fatrunner]

Looks horrendous but I'd give it a go!

[@barryalexander2909]

Thanks Mark and well done. This looks like a gopping, vomit inducing horror of an event. I think I'll have to give it a go!

[@chrisogrady28]

It looks great but 100 quid is steep, suprised you didn't try the pro

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Wanted a podium in open first. Will race pro next time

[@chrisogrady28]

@@MarkLewisfitness I was looking at tickets for Manchester and all the mens opens are sold out but not the pro, so seems like if you're bad at planning head you just have to hit those heavier weights haha

[@MarkLewisfitness]

@@chrisogrady28 😁💪

[@chrisdavies6175]

You need to tell your son to put down his play station and get back to the GB rowing potential talents squad. You owe it to your country😀

[@MarkLewisfitness]

I’ve given up on him. 😂

[@samglover8125]

Awesome

[@rgweaver]

*Significantly* above average.

[@hhiibbaalleerr]

dude...rowing!! Do it.

[@MarkLewisfitness]

But it’s wet. And I might fall in 😂

[@DeanPattrick]

Superb effort Mark, you should be really proud of that result, 5th place, clearly Above Average. Even though you are not affiliated to Hyrox, you have really sold this event 🙌🙌🙌

[@MarkLewisfitness]

I hope so-my worry was that it would come across like something for serious serious sports people but there was so many “normal” folk there. And they are almost more inspiring than the elite people. Takes some balls to be out of shape and rock up at something like that and compete with shirtless jacked people running around everywhere 👍🏼

[@danieldweebler3392]

It's so cool to see someone transform from a "normal" person, to someone who cares so deeply about fitness and inspires other people to try their best no matter the situation they find them self in.

[@TheThirteenthFloor13]

LMAO 3:26 Bald Guy deliberately barges that guy out of the way, then turns around and acts like it was an accident. Awesome video as always Mark. Respect!

[@MyCovertNarcissism]

I noticed that too!!

[@Cyclingismywholelife]

Congrats Big Man, this was a fun watch. The way you look at the small victories and use that as motivation is inspiring. I’m a time conscious guy myself, I appreciated that in the video.

[@mattdrat3087]

Great report, been looking forward to hearing how it went, and it seems to me it went really well. Well done!