HYROX Training Singapore, Catalyst Performance

HYROX Training · Singapore CBD

1:1 HYROX-specific personal training in Singapore CBD at Manulife Tower. Three of our coaches race HYROX themselves, with 18+ podium finishes between them. The programme is built around what HYROX actually demands, not a generic strength block.

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Kaihan post-finish at HYROX Singapore, Catalyst Performance singlet visible — multiple consecutive HYROX podium finishes

HYROX Singapore, 2025

MULTIPLE CONSECUTIVE PODIUM FINISHES, LIVED NOT ADVERTISED

Overview

HYROX Training · Singapore CBD

HYROX is its own discipline. Eight 1-kilometre runs interleaved with eight functional stations: ski-erg, sled push, sled pull, burpee broad jumps, rowing, farmer's carry, sandbag lunges, wall balls. None of the stations is technically complex on its own. The difficulty is metabolic. Your engine is asked to switch between aerobic running and lactate-tolerant station work eight times in a row, often inside ninety minutes, sometimes inside an hour. Most general-strength programmes fall apart against that demand.

Catalyst's HYROX-specific training is built off the Catalyst Healthspan Assessment. Sixty minutes in studio, four pillars measured (Body Composition, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Stability, Strength). For HYROX specifically, the Cardiorespiratory Fitness pillar carries unusual weight: Heart Rate Recovery, VO2 max estimate, the engine the race actually taxes. The programme that follows is calibrated against that data, then sequenced to peak at your target race.

We work with first-time HYROX entrants, age-group competitors targeting a category podium, and serious athletes whose run split has plateaued and need a structured way through the wall. The work is the same shape; the load and the periodisation differ.

How we do it

Programmed by HYROX athletes, not HYROX content

Elly, Jeremy, and Kaihan have all raced HYROX at podium level. The sled-push pacing, the wall-ball cadence, the transition discipline, those are coached from inside the race, not summarised off YouTube. If you've never raced before, you get the pre-race detail no online template surfaces. If you've raced, you get the second-order detail that moves the time.

Station-specific strength blocks

Wall balls failing at minute four is a hip-hinge endurance problem. Sled push slowing at the halfway mark is usually a calf-soleus problem, not a quad problem. Sandbag lunges burning out the front leg is a glute-medius problem. Each station gets diagnosed against your assessment data, then loaded specifically in the programme.

Run-station transitions practised in studio

The transition from a 1km run into the next station is the single biggest pacing trap in HYROX. Most amateur athletes redline the run, then collapse on the station. We rehearse the transition under load, so race day is not the first time you've felt that lactate switch.

Calibrated to your race calendar

If you're racing Singapore HYROX in March or the Bangkok stop, the programme peaks at that date. Periodisation is GPP, then specific-HYROX prep, then taper, paced to the calendar. We don't sell year-round HYROX block; we sell HYROX work that lands on race day.

Same studio, same hours, same standard

1:1 coaching at Manulife Tower, above Telok Ayer MRT. Hot showers, same-floor parking, climate-controlled training floor. Hours: Mon-Fri 6am-8pm, Sat-Sun 8am-2pm. Race-prep blocks often add a Sunday long-run/long-ski session by appointment.

Engine work, not just station work

Most HYROX programmes over-index on stations because stations are filmable. The race is decided on the runs. Aerobic threshold work, lactate-clearance intervals, easy zone-2 mileage outside studio, all programmed and tracked. The Catalyst Healthspan Assessment's HRR re-test at 16 weeks tells you whether the engine actually moved.

Elly mid-sandbag-carry at HYROX, 18 international Over-40 podium finishes, most recently 2nd place

Jeremy at HYROX finish line, Red Bull 100, 3 HYROX podium finishes alongside 25 marathons completed

OVER TWENTY PODIUM FINISHES BETWEEN THREE COACHES. ONE STUDIO
The team at Catalyst Performance

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Why Catalyst

Three coaches who race the event they coach

Elly has accumulated 18 HYROX podium finishes across international competitions in the Over-40 category, most recently a 2nd-place finish. Jeremy has completed close to 10 HYROX races with 3 podium finishes alongside his 25-plus marathon record. Kaihan holds multiple consecutive HYROX podium finishes and is HYROX Level 1 certified to coach the event. That is over twenty podium finishes between three coaches. Singapore has perhaps a dozen HYROX coaches who can match a single one of those records.

The race is decided on the engine, not the stations

Most HYROX programming sold in Singapore over-weights the eight stations because the stations are camera-friendly. The actual race is decided on the eight kilometres of running between them. We train the engine first, with structured aerobic-threshold and lactate-clearance work, and then layer station-specific strength on top of it. The Healthspan Assessment's HRR and VO2 max estimates are the diagnostic baseline. Your 16-week Checkpoint tells you whether the engine moved.

Programmed against your race, paced to your taper

Block periodisation is the difference between a personal best on race day and a great week of training nine weeks before race day. Catalyst sequences your HYROX block as general physical preparation, then HYROX-specific prep, then a structured taper, paced to your target race date. If you do not have a race booked yet, that is the first thing we plan together at the assessment.

Jeremy running in CATALYST PERFORMANCE singlet at HYROX Singapore, Singapore Sports Hub

THE RACE IS DECIDED ON THE ENGINE, NOT THE STATIONS

Before you book

Catalyst sells 1:1 personal training in packages, paid upfront, sized after the assessment. First-time client rate is SGD 163.50 per session. The 60-min Catalyst Healthspan Assessment is free; you walk out with the printed Healthspan Report regardless of whether you book a HYROX block.

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Common questions

Q. 01

I have never raced HYROX before. Is this programme right for me?

Yes. Most HYROX entrants are first-timers. The programme starts where your assessment data is, builds the engine and the station capacity in parallel, and lands you at race day able to finish strongly rather than survive. First-time HYROX is the most common starting point for clients in this block.

Q. 02

Can you train me for the doubles or relay format instead of singles?

Yes. Doubles changes the pacing maths because work-rest is genuinely 50-50. Relay changes it again. The programme is the same shape; the prescribed paces, transitions, and station strategy differ. Tell us at the assessment which format you are racing and the block is built to it.

Q. 03

How many weeks before my race should I start the HYROX block?

Sixteen weeks is the cleanest window. Twelve weeks works for athletes already in solid aerobic condition. Eight weeks is a sharpening block for athletes who have already raced HYROX and want a structured taper. If you book later than that, we honest with you about what the time allows.

Q. 04

Do I need to be a strong runner before I start?

No. Running is one of the components we build through the block. Most clients arrive able to run a 1km repeat at some pace and we work from there. The non-negotiable is the consistency of the training, not the starting fitness.

Q. 05

How are coaches assigned to me?

We match you based on your goals, training history, medical considerations, and personality fit. Every coach at Catalyst Performance is trained in the same 4-Pillar framework, but each brings a different strength. You work with the coach who is best positioned to guide your long-term development.

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Who coaches this

The HYROX athletes who coach this block

HYROX racers coach HYROX-specific training at Catalyst. Eighteen podium finishes between three coaches, programmed into the work you do at the studio.

Elly

Strength Coach and HYROX Athlete Over 40

18 HYROX podium finishes across international competitions, training and competing consistently above 40, most recently a 2nd-place finish. The proof is on the leaderboard, not the brochure. Elly programmes the engine work and the station-specific strength blocks that most generalist HYROX templates skip.

18 HYROX International Podium Finishes, Over 40
Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach (ASCA)
Kettlebell Training Specialist Level 1

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Jeremy

Co-Founder and Head of Performance and Operations

Close to 10 HYROX races with 3 podium finishes, alongside 25-plus completed half marathons and marathons. Currently targeting a sub-3-hour marathon. Jeremy oversees performance programming at Catalyst and personally writes the block periodisation for racing athletes.

3 HYROX Podium Finishes
25+ Half Marathons and Marathons Completed
PTA Global Personal Training Certification

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Kaihan

Strength Coach

Multiple consecutive HYROX podium finishes. HYROX Level 1 certified to coach the event formally. Kai Han trains the station-specific power and lactate-tolerance work, drawing from his own race-prep cycles.

Multiple Consecutive HYROX Podium Finishes
HYROX Level 1 Trainer Certification
NASM Personal Training Certification

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HYROX training, coached by HYROX athletes

HYROX Training · Singapore CBD