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 List00:00:00 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***LINKS***Zara’s Instagram:https://bit.ly/4hDb1lSMY STUFF:Awaken Out Of Context Podcast (YouTube & Podcast Links):https://bit.ly/3tk8FVvFollow Me On Instagram (@awakenoutofjason):https://bit.ly/3RAkKQj#hyrox #athlete #coach

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