The Fitness Experiment
The latest in CrossFit, HYROX, DEKA, and functional fitness. For athletes of all kinds.
2023 Grit Games Set to Be a Scorcher 🔥
The 6th annual Grit Games are about to go down this weekend in West Columbia, Texas… and it’s gonna be HOT 🥵. The forecast on Sunday for the elite competition is calling for 100° F with a 95% chance of...
Meg Jacoby Sets New World Record for DEKA MILE
On Saturday, August 5th, 2023, Meg Jacoby ran the fastest female DEKA MILE time ever, finishing in 19:14. The event took place at Journey 333 Fitness in Horseheads, NY. Meg broke the previous record of 19:19 by 5 seconds, which...
Hunter McIntyre Reveals What Builds the Ultimate Engine
In June 2023 on Hunter McIntyre’s podcast, Morning Wood Radio, Hunter read a question from one of his followers. Mixing CrossFit with a shit ton of running and cycling… do you think that’s what builds the ultimate engine? Hunter replied,...
2023 RAM Challenge by RAMfit
RAMfit, the makers of the RAMroller used in all Spartan DEKA events, have come out with a workout challenge. It was first posted on their Instagram on July 30th, in collaboration with Yancy Culp, one of the co-founders of Spartan...
Hunter McIntyre & Kris Rugloski Dominate the Starvation Extreme Triathlon
The third running of the Starvation Xtri Triathlon took place on Saturday, July 29, 2023 in the Rocky Mountains in and around Park City, Utah. It’s one of the world’s toughest triathlons, and the only US race that serves as...
The Mile Hybrid Invitational, a new event by Ryan Kent
Ryan Kent of the Mile Hybrid Show came up with a new hybrid-style event. He dubbed it the Mile Hybrid Invitational. He first sent it to his co-host, Rich Ryan, asking Rich how long he thought it’d take him to...
Analyzing DEKA FIT Elite Zone Times
Ryan Kent & Rich Ryan recently discussed elite times for all 10 DEKA zones for those looking to be competitive at DEKA FIT. Let’s take a look at what they think you need to hit if you’re trying to break...
The 8 HYROX Stations: A Comprehensive Walkthrough
A HYROX race consists of 8 functional fitness stations (or exercises), each preceded by a 1km run. In total, you perform 8 1km runs, and perform work at 8 different stations. Each HYROX station contains a different movement with a...
The Ultimate Guide to HYROX
Maybe you’ve never heard of HYROX and are curious what it is. Or you’ve heard all the hype and want to dig deeper. Maybe you’re an experienced HYROX racer and came here for clarification or a recent rule change. Regardless,...
DEKA Leaderboard
Update: Sep 29, 2025 – All DEKA FIT times are updated. We’re still working on getting MILE & STRONG times updated. 2025 • All-Time • World Records 2025 DEKA Leaderboard These are the final times for the qualification season for...
DEKA FIT Ruck
Spartan added a new rucking division in January 2023 called DEKA FIT Ruck. It will be available at all 2023 DEKA FIT events. Here’s everything you need to know about DEKA FIT Ruck. Get 10% off your first DEKA FIT...
DEKA Zones
See also: DEKA is short for decathlon and is derived from the Greek work déka, which means “ten.” It represents the 10 zones in a DEKA event. Let’s walk through each of the 10 DEKA zones, review the standards of...
What is DEKA & DEKA FIT?
Spartan DEKA is a fitness test & competition created by Spartan, Inc. in December 2019. There are multiple variations of DEKA—DEKA FIT, DEKA MILE, DEKA STRONG, DEKA GORUCK, DEKA FIRE—that are all comprised of 10 fitness zones. Some variations include...