Journal
Training, racing and recovery, written properly
Everything here is sourced and dated. Where the research is thin we say so, and where we have nothing useful to add we do not publish. Our editorial standards set out how these pieces are researched and corrected.
Racing
HYROX Singapore, 27–29 November 2026: a practical guide to the weekend
Singapore Expo, the wettest month of the local year, and a venue a single MRT stop from the airport. What to plan for beyond the entry.
24 August 2026 · 5 min read
Racing
HYROX standards, logistics and race-day process, from the rulebook rather than from hearsay.
The HYROX race-day bag: what to pack, what to leave, and how to split it
Most packing lists are inventories. This one is a system: three zones, one rule about wet and dry, and a short list of things that do nothing but take up space.
8 min read
HYROX weights by division: every station, and what the step to Pro actually costs
Four divisions, three load bands. The full table from the current rulebook, and the two stations that decide whether you belong in Pro.
6 min read
Racing in heat and humidity: what changes, and what the research says about preparing
At 86 per cent humidity, sweat stops being cooling and becomes cost. What that does to pacing, and how much of it you can train away before you fly.
6 min read
Recovery
Cold, heat and the evidence behind them — dosed properly, and skipped when they cost more than they return.
Ice baths: what the evidence supports, at what dose, and when to skip them
Cold immersion buys tomorrow at the expense of next month. A dose guide and a decision table, built from what the meta-analyses actually say.
6 min read
Sauna for athletes: what the evidence supports, and a protocol that follows from it
The epidemiology is stronger than people think and the performance data is weaker. A protocol built on what the research can actually carry.
5 min read
Sauna or ice first? Four rules that actually decide the order
The research does not settle the sequence. What you did that morning, and what you need for the next three hours, does.
4 min read
Bathhouses: how a session works, and what to bring
Book ahead, shower first, bring two towels. A practical guide to the sauna-and-plunge format, with a map of Singapore and Hong Kong.
5 min read
Gear
Materials, care and the small failures that make kit stop working.
Why gym bags start to smell, and the four things that fix it
Airing it out does nothing. Here is what is actually growing in there, and the four habits that end the problem permanently.
5 min read
How to wash a microfibre towel so it keeps absorbing
A towel that stops absorbing is usually contaminated, not worn out. The mechanism, the five things that cause it, and the vinegar wash that reverses most of it.
4 min read
How big should a gym duffel be? 30, 40 or 50 litres
There is no standard for measuring bag volume. Start from the day you are packing for, then learn to read the spec sheet.
6 min read
Out of stock · November drop
Every run is small, numbered, and allocated from the list.
Every unit is made to order in a numbered run of 150. Allocation is offered to the list in order. When yours comes up we send a secure link, you pay in full, and your unit enters the run. Ships November 2026. Cancel for a full refund any time before the batch enters production.