How I lost the 2024 HYROX World Championships 

At your low point, you’ve just put out one of the best content I’ve ever seen. So much wisdom to be taken from this, even for a person from a much older generation as myself. You’ve just earned my subscription. Watch out Hyroxers, Hunters coming for you!

I wish more top athletes took the time to talk about personal failures. This is really interesting and inspirational.

One of the best pieces of content I've viewed so far around Hyrox. Thank you

I love how he takes responsibility for everything, not laying blame on anyone else. Great mentality!

You’re still a winner, Hunter ! And continue to inspire the rest of us to do better each day!!

Hearing it makes sense. It's hard to listen to your body when you're hitting personal best fitness milestones. The ego gets carried away. But always comes back to basics. Great content and appreciate you being willing to share this with us. Still team #bicepswinraces

Thank you for sharing this. Honestly I think it’s so valuable for other athletes to hear the depth of the rawness of what you went through. Truly honour this hugely.

Really appreciate your honesty and the vulnerability that required. You're an inspiration and just became a little more of a superhuman in my book.

Man, I became a fan of yours when you were on Broken Skull Ranch and this video was awesome to watch. Appreciate you being open and vulnerable about this, especially knowing how competitive you are. RESPECT.

Still the bulk pony 🐎 went out like a legend as always btw this production is 🔥🔥

I'm 20mins into this interview. What an interview. Completely changed my perception of him.

So many valuable lessons from this experience. I'm incredibly grateful you share them all in such detail. You've undoubtedly learned boatloads about how far you can push yourself, and your transparency is truly inspiring. Your dedication to leaving a mark and being one of the greats is evident, and I wanted to say you've inspired me tremendously. I'm currently training for an IRONMAN thanks to you, and it all started with HYROX. I watch all your videos and have followed your recent journey closely. Your dedication, reading countless books on fitness, and your expertise in every aspect of fitness and competition are impressive. The experience you have, coupled with your relentless drive to push yourself to the limits, makes you truly admirable. I really hoped for a sub-51 finish, and it was heartbreaking to see what happened in Nice... I can't imagine what it must've felt like for you, going into it knowing you weren't even close to your best, having to find strength where there wasn't any must've been a horrible feeling. Remember that feeling and use it to fuel a plan to beat these guys next year. Your resilience and determination are what make you the champion bulk pony we all know. We're rooting for you man, document this year and smash them come 2025!

Hunter, wow!! What an honest and inspiring assessment of your performance and lessons learned. I, like many others on here, have been following your training for the last few months in awe at how you’ve been able to get such high volume, heavy weight, etc, all WHILE losing weight. Without illegal drugs, this combination is nearly impossible. While I’m not a pro athlete, the lessons you’ve gone through are similar to ones I’ve gone through with a business career - my best performances are always when I’m well prepared but critically NOT over doing it. Thank you for sharing all this. You are one of the greatest.

Loved the honest assessment of your journey and how the race unfolded. You should be proud of hanging in there and hopefully you can take something positive away from it and come back next year or at some point when you want to and throw your hat in the ring and see what happens! You lost - you’re not a loser! Great quote! Take some time off and then LFG!!!

Hunter I can’t wait to see you absolutely destroy the rest in the next one, real champion mentality 👌🏼

Thank you for such a raw, honest account. Been lucky enough to watch you race at the last 3 world champs, and hopefully I’ll be there to see your comeback next season 💪❤️

You’ve been a big inspiration to me as I train up for special forces assessment and selection. Keep crushing hunter, thanks for all your content on your channel

Massive respect, it seems like you just over trained and your body just blew up right before you meant for your body to peak. Regardless you will be back Hunter!!!

Love hearing about your training methods, reasoning and obsessions! 10/10

This is what you needed for your future wins! You got this man!💪🏼 You perfectly analyzed everything, back to 'smart' programming and relying on your body!🏆

Big video from a big man! thank you for sharing this and being vulnerable, with us and for us. Get up on the horse and get going my man. We all believe in you.

Incredible - as Hyrox fans we all spend too much time watching 20second Insta reels of someone smashing out 'yet another' WoD - but its THIS that represents reality. Congrats to you Hunter, you're a better champion for this.

Looks like you’ve learned a lot about yourself. You push the envelope for sure! Keep hammering! Takes a lot of courage to do this video. Thanks Hunter

Extremely valuable information for the serious athletes following you.

Hunter great video and you’re an inspiring champion. I had never done a Hyrox until this year and your videos, workout plans is what inspired me and kept me going (even with a newborn baby). Michael Jordan’s quote rings true here - “I’ve failed over and over again in my life. This is why I succeed.” You’re a legend and will be back stronger than ever. Btw I’m all in on the Summer Athlete Camp. #BicepsStillWinRaces

Great video. Really love the honesty. Cant wait for the comeback

Great honest video! Hope you and Sandy smash some doubles records next year as well 👌👌

@Hunter Mcintyre: I generally don't comment on videos and media, but I have been following your videos and content since I learned of and participated in Hyrox for the first time a few years ago. I enjoy all of your videos and as an amateur athlete, you have definitely inspired me to get better and improve my Hyrox times (I consider it my own challenge to chase your incredible times). I just want to say that this is best video that you have put out and my respect level for you as a professional athlete has only grown through the roof! Your transparency in what went wrong for you is greatly appreciated and I have certainly learned from this video. Keep working hard and I am sure that it will be only a matter of time before you are the World Champ again!! Thank you for your motivation and I look forward to continuing to chase your times as I look to improve in Hyrox myself!

Thank you for sharing such an honest raw interview ! Next year will be even better

Great insight champ! Thanks for sharing :) - You are a beast! Excited to see your comeback arc in 2025! Much love Hunter!

Win or lose, you still motivate and inspire me and others. This video is great proof. Thank you for making this video!

I respect you, man. Thanks for sharing your experience. Those that share your mindset, understand.

Iv started hyrox training 9 months iv watched you from the start.. Who better to watch than the world champion to learn the pros and cons.. I love your honesty and not blaming anyone else,, like in any sport when you step over the line it's your the one that's in control of your own performance on that particular day.. Keep posting the videos my best wishes to you for 2025 world season ❤

Best video of yours I've watched! Brutally honest. A true champion. Redemption is coming!!!!!

Admirable honesty from a younger guy. Big respect from the uk. Im just getting started in my 40s but loving the process and community

Thank you for your honesty and telling it as it was. Takes a real champion to open up like this! I know you will be back!

Thank you for sharing ❤ I hope to see you on The Sevan Podcast soon!

Huge credit for being so honest with your audience in success and less than success, Hunter. As someone who has followed you for years, I could see it in your face during Anaheim and knew what that meant. Excited to see you back at your best next season. BWR

Absolutely the best content in the fitness racing space. Thanks for sharing and inspiring!

Love your content mate , especially raw stuff like this one. Can’t wait to see how much this will sharpen you💪

The marginal gains are killing the whole story. Thanks for this insight and story hunter. I have also been overtrained while training for the Worlds in Ironman and I have also seen this in many top performing athletes. Before Team Sky went on to win the Tour they struggled with the basics of recovery and training. Marc Allen struggled to win Hawaii many many times and Dave Scott overdid it before Mark Allen won his first Hawaii and unfortunately never came back. Lance had two coaches: Michele and Chris. Michele although having a dark history was nevertheless one of the best exercise physiologist and very top notch (authoritative guy). Very smart guy that focuses a lot on the whole basics of the physiology (always staying below LT2 to increase threshold). My POV is: The low weights are probably just possible in extreme endurance sports. The whole german federational system of track and field overtrained so many good and talented athletes with a too much intensity, too little calories and too little recovery system. RED-S is just so very common in endurance athletes here and a big big hazard. I guess you even induced more stress with the altitute tent or this system ;). When you look at rowers or XC Skiers (Huge VO2 Engine) they also have a bigger frame. I guess the ultimate capacity in Vo2 (in l/min) is more important than your relative (ml/min/Kg), ex. 7L vs. 73ml/min/Kg, for hybrids or Hyrox Athletes. But also you see some Athletes (like Kristian Blumenfelt or so), that have a bigger frame with superb relative VO2 values. Excited to see your next races! Will be good!

32:15-32:55. Applies to World Class companies, world class athletes, world class teams. Never stop trying. Keep that attitude of positive discontent. You are a World-Class person Hunter.

I love the content you put out, and I love the honesty and transparency. You have done so much for the sport. Can't wait to watch the come back, I know you will get them next year.

First time I heard about Hunter was while watching "Broken Skull Ranch" and was not impressed with his confidence (aka cockyness) but still intrigued about how he trained at the time. As he mentioned not a lot of content back then as there is now, but watching this video today gave me a very different perspective as to why you have to stay "confident" when racing at that level. Now an honest, vulnerable, and humble Hunter..... Is a Dangerous Hunter!!! Probably one of your best videos yet. Thank you Sheriff!

Such a real reflection. Push on, your untouchable champion time is there, you will get it.

Never seen this side of you I was kinda scared/intimidated by you from social media but this showed me you are human with a passionate goal . You will get those numbers next time

Great honesty. Wish you all the best! Been dealing with a bulging disc. So you are not alone. But we don’t quit. Just keep moving. And btw please do a Podcast with wodscience ❤

Thanks for sharing the details. It takes guts. Well done mate

Can't wait to watch you to start this comeback.

You didn't lose, you just gained new data that will make you better in the long term. Stay strong brother.

Amazing interview. Feeling how you did I have no idea how you managed to be such a superb sports man at the World Championships. You still had time for the other athletes and all your supporters. Huge respect.

Great job man, good retrospective content. Get back to it Champ! 🇺🇸💪🏻

Absolute Champion - the knife edge of elite performance is wild

Great video man. I'm sure you will still improve your PB. Granted I'm a Roncevic fan myself but following your season long videos has been an inspiration for my training for sure. Plus, you can bring a funny atmosphere for the videos haha. Keep it up!

This is amazing. Thanks for the honesty. Good luck for next year

Great video, the honesty was refreshing and tomorrow is another opportunity to reset and go again!

Even the best's can lose. You will be back and stronger!

You will sort it out and be back bigger badder and more bulkponier than ever Hunter!

Great listen hunter! As you say all champions need a kicking! You will be back this year 💯

Hunter... you stated your desire was to make MEDIA THAT INSPIRES people. THIS ! ^ This video and your candor, VERY inspirational and fantastic. Very respectful of your work in this.

Excited to see you kick some ass this year with a fire in that belly 🔥

Dude this content is fire🔥 Love the raw honest insight into the recent loss and what it takes to be a champion at the highest level. Bring on 20 20 fuckin 5 brother!!

Fantastic content, thanks for posting been waiting for this!

Thanks for sharing ..been a fan since your Spartan days hope you chat with Sevan soon

Great (honest) video! Can’t wait to see the next chapter. :)

True growth takes steps back sometimes. Comeback comeback comeback.

Incredible message and honesty Hunter. You’re a savage. See you in 2025 💪

The Sheriff...No BS...No Excuses...Love this guy...Long Live The Sheriff !...Like The Legendary Phoenix, he will arise from the 2024 Hyrox Ashes!

An incredible video! That was necessary for you as well as all of us who need to just “try”! Being that transparent will guide you to more championships and world records for sure!! Can’t wait to see #bicepswinraces in the 2025 season!! 💪🏻

What an awesome account 👊FairPlay for being so honest and candid. Not here to participate 🎉

Inspiring! Can’t wait for the comeback

Love this Hunter. Go get ‘em.

The Old Bull and Young Bull story comes to mind. Hunter has become an Old Bull and will come back better

Great video Hunter! Love the insight into the past year

Do Gov Games again in the off season my bro! Always a good vibe in Dubai! Great content and an awesome insight into the mind of a champ!

As Denzel Washington would say, "fall forward!" I am a firm believer that we learn more from our mistakes and failures than from our successes. You got this bro! Thomas Edsion conducted 1000 failed experiments, but that 1001 was the motha freaking light bulb!

Honest and awesome. Agree that none of what you did was possibly the wrong thing but all together it was too much! Come back stronger big man, imagine not finishing first twice? No thanks! Haha

Great video, raw and real. No bad lessons! Get back even stronger in 2025 💪

Shit happens , even to the champion. Still a bad ass.

Buddy, watch “Micheal Bisping My Destiny”! So much drive to keep bouncing back to get what he worked for in the end. Sometimes a loss can actually be a victory.. to be put down so bad and pick it all back up might be the most rewarding thing youll ever do.

You're a beast dude. You know what to do. Bring back the #bulk pony #bicepswinraces

2025 is about to be a movie, the return of the Bulk Pony 😤

Such wisdom. No doubt you'll be world champ again.

It was painful to watch you so cooked on livestream, glad to see you back! Lets start the comeback baby, its just you vs you!

You are a beast, Hunter

Hunter you didn't lose knowledge

Accountability of a CHAMPION

Nice work mate. See you in 2025. Looking forward to following your progress. Just found out about Hyrox this week and think it's brilliant - even decided to join a gym. Learnt the Ski and row ERG and all the other station workouts. Sub 55 minutes Melbourne here I come 🤣🤣🤣

cant wait for the comeback

Forever the people’s champ!

Good to hear from you Hunter. I appreciate your willingness to go your own way and search for new ways. Well it didn't work out this time that's what mavericks do. They win or learn. You looked like an Ethiopian this season -so the experiment didn't work out and being lighter for the runs wasn't worth it, and now you know. Well Lance is coming for your record at 52 yo...did you see him doing the Acid bath workout? Go watch the Dubai CF comp to see how badly that wrecked everybody. Lance wasn't even winded! Bro, you need to consult with Dr Ferrari! Have you read the Tyler Hamilton book?

I had alot of your same symptoms, I am not elite athlete but, for me it turned out to be lingering co vid stuff. I did HBOT and my heart rate and effort got back on track for me.

We love you Hunter

Rise and rise again.

Shit happens. Keep going and inspiring the people

Excellent content.

Great content 👌 👏 👍

Too hot, french Aircon doesn’t exist

Great video

It's how you bounce back that matters.