#58 - HYROX Elite 15 Athlete Zara Piergianni's Journey + Tips on Improving Your HYROX time
My guest today is HYROX Elite 15 athlete Zara Piergianni. We delve into a range of topics including her sporting background and her journey to the elite level of HYROX. We talked about how to assess various station weaknesses and covered lots on training and race tactics and strategies.
We also have a section on audience questions – those of you who were kind enough to send in questions for Zara, thank you!
It was an inspiring and insightful chat with an incredible athlete who's absolutely smashing it on the HYROX scene. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Note this conversation was recorded in January 2025.
Fully Timestamped Chapter List
00:00:00 Trailer for Zara Piergianni
00:00:47 Zara's Bio
00:01:32 Jumper & Swimming Pool Story
00:03:14 Growing Up in a Sporty Household
00:06:43 Parenting & Sport Encouragement
00:09:02 Post-Uni Gap & Travel Years
00:12:16 Farm Work in Australia & Relationship Strength
00:13:48 Future Plans for Children
00:16:16 Discovering CrossFit in Mid-20s
00:18:40 CrossFit as Foundation for HYROX
00:20:37 Off-Season Recovery & Knee Injury Management
00:23:22 Accessory Work & Learning Through Training
00:25:42 Machine Training & Joint Load Management
00:28:16 Assault Bike Benefits & Compromised Training
00:30:22 Struggles Hitting Zone 2 on the Bike
00:33:36 Station Weaknesses: Lunges & Wall Balls
00:38:26 Training Volume & Minimal Effective Dose
00:41:23 Rest Days vs Active Recovery
00:42:45 Intra-Race Fuelling & Gels
00:43:47 Fuelling for Doubles & Relay Events
00:46:15 Audience Q: Exercises for Better Burpees
00:48:35 Audience Q: Time Spent on Mobility
00:49:46 Audience Q: Staying Motivated During Tough Weeks
00:51:56 Quickfire: Overrated & Underrated Round
00:56:16 Competing at Top Level & Imposter Syndrome
00:58:19 2025 Goals & Personal Intentions
01:00:02 Next Race & Coaching Info
01:01:20 Closing Message & Outro
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