HYROX Home Gym: What to Buy for All 8 Stations (and What to Skip)

You can train all eight HYROX stations without a commercial gym. The trick is buying in the right order, because the cheapest gear trains the most stations.

This guide uses brand-listed prices and specs (see Sources). We have not tested this equipment ourselves, and prices change, so check before you buy.

Start here: the cheap stuff that covers four stations

Buy these at your division’s race weight (see our station weights):

• Kettlebells for the farmers carry: 2 × 16 kg (Open women), 2 × 24 kg (Open men, Pro women) or 2 × 32 kg (Pro men).
• Sandbag for the lunges: 10 kg, 20 kg or 30 kg depending on division. An adjustable bag covers more than one.
• Wall ball: 4 kg, 6 kg or 9 kg, thrown to a 2.7 m or 3 m target.
• Burpee broad jumps: no equipment. Just floor space.

These four items train half the race, and they are the ones you’ll use every week. Our wall ball guide has set plans for all 100 reps.

Check price on Amazon: Competition kettlebells · Yes4All cast-iron kettlebell (pick 35 or 53 lb) · REP Fitness sandbag, medium (25–75 lb) · Wall balls

The ergs: buy the race machines

HYROX races use Concept2 machines. Concept2 says it has worked with HYROX since the start and that the RowErg and SkiErg are part of every race.

Machine	Station	Concept2 list price
SkiErg	Station 1, 1,000 m	From $850
RowErg	Station 5, 1,000 m	From $990

Training on the same monitor you’ll race on helps with pacing. If budget allows only one, think about which station costs you more time. A gym with both may be the better first step.

The sled: the hardest station to copy at home

Race sleds are heavy (152 kg push for Open men, including the sled) and need the right floor. Your options:

• Pull sled, plates loaded: REP’s Pull Sled is $114.99, weighs 29 lb and is pull only. It trains the rope-pull station on grass or a car park.
• Push-pull sled: REP says its push-pull sleds suit turf or concrete. Check that your surface can take it.
• Magnetic sled: Torque’s TANK uses magnetic resistance on wheels, so it works on most surfaces without plates. Prices start at $799 (M1) and run to $1,799 for the M3 and M4.

The TANK is not the sled HYROX races use, so treat it as a strength tool rather than a race simulator. Our sled push guide covers technique.

What to skip

• A treadmill, if you can run outside. HYROX runs are 1 km repeats; a track or road works fine.
• Machines you can use at a gym once a week. Spend first on the gear you’ll touch every session.

Build order we’d follow

1. Kettlebells, sandbag and wall ball at race weight.
2. A sled that fits your space and surface.
3. The Concept2 erg for your weaker station.
4. The second erg.

Pair the gear with a free custom training plan built around the equipment you have.

Weighing a SkiErg too? Read our Concept2 SkiErg review for HYROX.

Want more load at home? See the best weighted vest for HYROX.

Need a ball at the right weight? See the best wall ball for HYROX.

Weighing up a rower? See our Concept2 RowErg review.