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HYROX Adaptive Division
HYROX has always encouraged adaptive athletes to participate, but starting in 2024/25, they can now register in a specific division for their impairment. A new rulebook was introduced for the 2024/25 season, which better outlines the 9 impairment divisions, movement...
HYROX PFT Explained (P’F”T)
You wouldn’t be here if you haven’t heard of HYROX by now, but you might not know about the HYROX PFT. Let’s dive deeper into… The HYROX PFT (P’F”T) is a modified and condensed version of a full HYROX race,...
DEKA Engine Failure Challenge – March 2025
Spartan DEKA regularly runs quarterly challenges at local DEKA affiliate gyms across the world. The first quarter of 2025 brings us the DEKA Engine Failure challenge. The Basics The Engine Failure challenge must be completed at one of 300+ DEKA...
HYROX Events
We’re still working on building out this page, but we’ve included some U.S. cities below that have yet to get an official HYROX race, but have plenty of affiliate gyms to train at and other community events. We’ll continue updating...
HYROX Divisions
Before you sign up for your first race, it’s important to understand the different HYROX divisions that exist. You can experience a HYROX in multiple ways, on your own, with a partner, or with a team, and each division has...
DEKA FIT Clinic in SoCal, hosted by 3 World Champions
On Friday, April 18th, elite DEKA athletes Kevin Gregory, Greyson Kilgore, and Katie Duke are putting on an athlete clinic before DEKA FIT SoCal. The clinic is open to DEKA athletes of all levels, whether you’re an experienced racer or...
2024 DEKA Year in Review
Let’s take a quick look back at 2024 in the world of DEKA. These stats were borrowed from the @deka.fit Instagram page. World Records These are the world records for each event & division at the end of the 2024...
2025 DEKA FIT Events: Schedule & Locations
Spartan DEKA has released their schedule for 2025 DEKA FIT events. There are 26 events taking place from February to November, with the 2025 DEKA World Championships going down from December 5-7, 2025. Let’s take a look at the exact...
2025 DEKA FIT Changes
With the 2024 DEKA World Championships now complete, Spartan DEKA has released several updates for the upcoming 2025 season. There are a few rule changes, as well as a new structure for heats at all DEKA FIT events. We’ll also...
DEKA ATLAS
DEKA ATLAS is the newest form of Spartan DEKA competition, consisting of 10 functional fitness zones completed for time. It was officially announced on October 31, 2024 on the DEKA FIT Instagram page. According to Spartan DEKA: “DEKA ATLAS is...
Elite CrossFit Athletes Take on HYROX
Over the past few years, elite-level CrossFit athletes have started to see what this HYROX thing is all about. Sam Briggs & Adam Klink paved the way back in 2020, but it took until 2023 for us to see a...
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This Weekend in Fitness: November 8th, 2024
This past week saw two HYROX events in Europe (and some incredibly fast times). Rich Ryan & Ryan Kent joined Nick Bare for some HYROX training to prep Nick for Dallas in a few weeks. DEKA released two new dates...
Spartan DEKA & 1st Phorm Announce Partnership for 2024 World Championship
Spartan DEKA welcomes 1st Phorm as an official 2024 DEKA World Championship partner. In their announcement post, Spartan DEKA said, We couldn’t be more pumped to team up with a company that shares our passion for transforming lives through fitness and nutrition....
2024 HYROX Anaheim (LCQ)
Stay tuned for a recap of HYROX Anaheim, and to find out who won the final coveted spots to HYROX World Championships.