David Ledoux

Nobody talks about this part of Hyrox training. Let me explain. Today started like any normal Saturday training session. Doors opened at 8 am and it was already 35C. I grabbed the sled and the 10 m of turf in a big garbage bag and headed outside ready to work solo for an hour. Then my buddy Vaughan zoomed up on his red Vespa. He and I made the podium together back in March at Hyrox Cancun in Men's Doubles 50-54. Oh shit. The atmosphere instantly changed from a solo grind to "Oh, it's on like Donkey Kong!". You need a friend like Vaughan in your life. An absolute savage. He's the kind of guy who is up for any challenge and will push you to your limit. We set up the 10 meters of turf, the sled with rope, and started loading. The warmup was 10 meters push, 10 meters pull, then a 100 m run. Then you did a 20 m towel carry with 70 lbs followed by a 100 m run. What's a towel carry? Our heaviest dumbbells are 50 lbs, and our heaviest kettlebells are 53 lbs. But if you loop a towel through the handles and grip the towel, you can carry 2 kettlebells in each hand. So each towel had 2, 35 lb kettlebells. 70lbs in each hand. 140 lbs in total. Almost my body weight. The sled felt like a toy during the first 2 rounds of 45-90. Then 135-180-230. I threw on another 50 lb dumbbell. The pile and the sled weighed 300 lbs. We did 6 rounds of 10 m push, 10 m pull, 100 m run, 20 m towel carry, 100 m run. I threw the 100 lb sandbag on it for the coup-de-grace. 400 lb sled push. Unload the bag. 300 lb pull back. Reload the bag. A couple of rounds of that and it was 8:45 am. The Competition Class spilled outside with us. They were doing ring dips and heavy overhead carries with dumbbells. The atmosphere was charged. Music blasting, sweat dripping off of bodies everywhere you looked, chalk, and the quietness of focused work getting done. Vaughan and I took all the plates, sandbags, kettlebells, dumbells, turf, rope and sled back inside. He grabbed a wallball and the rower. He did a 1000 m row and 100 wallballs. He did a personal PR with an opening set of 50 wallballs unbroken. I went outside to a small patch of gravel under a palm tree. I clicked the stopwatch on my Garmin and hit the gas. For Time: 24 goblet squats with 35# kettlebell 100 m run 18 gs 100 m run 15 gs 100 m run 12 gs 100 m run 9:07 Remember that scene from Raiders of The Lost Ark when their faces were melting? That was me. I stumbled around for a minute. My shirt fell off, my hair was sticking up in the air like a haystack. I had that wild-eyed crazed look. I could see a couple of guys I didn't know waiting for the 9 am class. They were looking at me. I could see a mix of concern and fear on their faces. I remember that look. That was me in December of 2015 when I first walked in the doors for my first class so many years ago. Why do I write this stuff down? Life moves so quickly. There are amazing people in your life right now that won't be there next year. But we take so much for granted. We act like we have all the time in the world don't we? If you're reading these words, this is the sign you've been waiting for. Decide to do hard things,. To take risks. To live outside your comfort zone. Tell people you care about that they're special to you. Be the example. Say hola first. Smile first. Give away hugs and high fives. Be the guy that brings the energy and enthusiasm to the moment and share it freely. I appreciate you.

@DailyLoud what is "Krav Maga"? hey @grok is Krav Maga legal in all 50 states?

Youtuber ‘Amolz’ bailed a girl out of jail and she started SWINGING on him because she thought he took her son away from her

@DailyLoud absolutely inspirational. respect is contagious

Japanese fans stayed behind to clean the stadium after the game against Netherlands

@PopBase is he aging in reverse? secret

Happy 33rd birthday to the talented Park Bogum.

@PeterDiamandis it's just more zeroes. the denominator is broken.

I would say we are not getting numb to trillion-dollar IPOs and valuations; rather, we're numb to the biggest flow of capital in human history.  Situational awareness is the best edge available right now!

@gracepuregold you forgot to scream "LIGHT WEIGHT BABY!". you're awesome, keep going. hola from Mexico.

Will RDLs ever stop feeling like punishment? 😭 I'm holding 20kg in each hand, but my glutes and hamstrings are acting like I've offended their entire bloodline. 😭 Fitness community, what’s the biggest mistake people make with RDLs and how do I fix mine?

@FITNESS__WINS absolutely! training today? YES

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@KOACHKAMALSAINI shredded. absolutely shredded.

You are 100 percent below 10 percent body fat when you see your pec fibres moving. No need of dexa, or bca test to confirm.

@PavNeatEat I was having flashbacks to those heavy Bulgarians. nice work.

Acceleration Day at its Peak #transformation #gymworkout #strengthtraining

@maplemuscledoll great results. hard work clearly visible. most people will never understand the discipline and dedication it takes.

I love how my arms expose men faster than a personality test

@Gymvibe_ Goal almost achieved. weight vest. heavy hat. backpack. he could do more.

The goal is to max out this barbell.

@Cordellia_Queen Good morning Cordellia. May all your squats be below parallel today. Have an awesome Monday!

GM Everyone! Warning: Your arms won't fit your hoodie after this 10 Pull-ups 20 Push-ups 15 Dips 15 Curls 15 Lateral Raises 3 rounds. Minimal rest. Good Monday Morning Fam!

@rachaelbereba Friends don't let friends skip Mondays. let's go.

I consider you an unserious gym bro if you don’t hit legs on Monday.

@bonthu_hardik Great intensity. You'll feel that tomorrow!

This is what i mean by training hard. Keep no reps in reserve. Your solid shot at building muscle is by doing this.

most guys prepping for a competition sabotage themselves by juggling a chainsaw, a flaming machete and a kitten while managing a high-stress career. it isn't a willpower failure. it’s cognitive overload. when you hit 3 PM, your brain treats that complexity like a crisis and shuts down. the winners don’t grind harder. they strip the noise, lock onto 1 singular daily nutritional target, and keep the simplicity high to protect their compliance. full breakdown in my free guide. comment PLAN and I'll send it.

44 year old Mark dropped 2 pant sizes and ran a 5K in 11 months. No crash diets. No 6 day gym splits. Just one big goal and daily check ins. Here's exactly how it went down. First he picked one goal. Not "get healthy." Not "lose weight." "Finish a 5K under 32 minutes." That single target cut through the chaos of his job and family schedule. Everything else became noise. He told his wife and two closest buddies. Not for cheerleading. For pressure. He knew most people around him would quietly hope he failed because it made their own excuses feel safer. Every morning he sent me one message. What he ate. How he trained. How he felt. No essays. Just the facts. I replied with one short adjustment or "good work." That loop kept him honest when life tried to pull him off track. He built the training around his real life. Short morning runs before the kids woke up. One longer session on Saturdays. He protected those blocks like meetings with his boss. Missed days got made up same week. Food was simple. He tracked protein and total calories in a note on his phone. No fancy app. He still ate dinner out with his wife twice a week. Just made better calls. The one big goal made the small decisions easier. At month 8 he hit a wall. Work got crazy. Energy crashed. We adjusted the goal slightly but didn't quit. He kept the daily check in. That was the part that actually moved the needle. One clear goal plus daily accountability beats motivation every single time. You got this. If you're over 40 and ready for your own One Big Goal, comment GOAL and I'll send the free guide that starts it.

The other day, standing in front of the bathroom mirror at 10:28 PM, you caught your reflection and didn't recognize the guy looking back. Just a tired face, the lingering guilt of another day where you promised you'd hit the gym and instead spent 4 hours putting out fires on your laptop. No energy left. Just quiet disappointment.

@FitasaMamaBear So good. Keep setting the example!

10.2 sweaty kms this morning. There was a time I couldn’t run thirty seconds without stopping. Now this is my regular Sunday run. The only thing that changes is I started showing up. It’s never too late to start.

@Jainadave_ You're getting stronger! It will come. Have you tried static holds at the top position?

Me vs. my urge to do my pull-up before 2026 ends. Please pray for me

@GymFiesta Wow. Can you imagine how many times you fall in the early days learning a one arm handstand on a dumbbell?

Gym reactions to a calisthenics athlete

@Upworkout Incredible. You ever do sled push? I bet you can move a stack.

Some wholesome gym bro content for y’all 😭🤝🏾 661 x 1 .. My first attempt was disappointing since it’s a weight I’ve done several times before, I wasn’t about to leave it at that with my comp only 2 weeks away!