How to Build a Durable Kit Rotation on a Budget
To build a durable HYROX kit rotation on a budget, buy a small number of hard-wearing pieces, roughly two shorts and two or three tops, then wash them cool and air dry...
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Why Zips and Seams Are the First Things to Check for Wear
Zips and seams are the first things to check for wear because they carry the highest stress in training kit and fail before the fabric does. A blown seam or a snagging...
When Is It Worth Buying the Complete Collection Over Single Pieces?
Buying the Complete Collection over single pieces is worth it when you train several times a week and want a full HYROX-ready wardrobe of race and training kit at once, since the...
How to Get Chalk and Grit Out of Technical Fabric
To get chalk and grit out of technical fabric, shake and brush the loose residue off dry, rinse caked areas under cool running water, then machine wash cool at 30°C inside out...
Why You Should Wash New Kit Before First Use
You should wash new kit before its first use because a single cool wash strips the manufacturing residues off the fibres, relaxes the fabric to its true fit, and lets it wick...
How to Wash Kit After a Sled-Heavy, Chalky Session
After a sled-heavy, chalky HYROX session, shake out loose chalk and grit outside, turn the kit inside out, then wash cool at around 30°C with a mild detergent and no fabric softener...
What Makes One Tee Cost More but Last Three Times Longer?
A tee costs more but lasts far longer when its fabric, its seams and its construction are built for repeated high-output training rather than casual wear. The difference is not the logo...
Why Overwashing Wears Kit Out Faster Than Training Does
Overwashing wears kit out faster than training does when the washing is hot, aggressive or paired with the tumble-dryer, because heat fatigues elastane and tumbling abrades fabric far more consistently than a...
How Many Training Tops Do You Actually Need?
Most HYROX athletes actually need three to four training tops: enough that you always have a clean, dry one ready while others wash and air-dry, without owning kit that never gets used....
What Bundle Economics Mean for Building a Kit Rotation
Bundle economics mean that buying a coordinated set of kit at a discount lowers both the price per piece and the cost per session, because you pay less up front and a...
How to Stop Ventilation Holes Tearing Over Time
To stop ventilation holes tearing over time, wash kit inside out in a mesh bag on a cool gentle cycle, keep it away from zips and Velcro in the load, avoid the...
Why Air-Drying Extends the Life of Technical Kit
Air-drying extends the life of technical kit because it removes the two things that damage performance fabric most, sustained heat and mechanical tumbling, so elastane keeps its stretch, seams stay bonded and...
When Should You Retire a Pair of Training Shorts?
You should retire a pair of training shorts when the elastane no longer recovers, when seams or pockets start failing at the seat and waistband, or when odour persists after a proper...
How to Get the Sweat Smell Out of Polyester for Good
To get the sweat smell out of polyester for good, cold-soak the garment in water with white vinegar for 30 to 60 minutes, then wash it inside out at 30°C with plain...
Why Fabric Softener Ruins Sweat-Wicking Fabric
Fabric softener ruins sweat-wicking fabric because it works by leaving a waxy coating on fibres, and that coating blocks the very channels a technical fabric uses to move sweat away from your...
What Temperature Should You Wash Training Kit At?
You should wash training kit at around 30°C on a cool, gentle cycle, because cool water cleans synthetic performance fabric fully while protecting the heat-sensitive elastane that gives it stretch and recovery....