Guides
The DO IT team's 11 guides give straight, sourced answers on Hyrox training, race-day sodium, creatine and electrolytes.
Hyrox training and racing
- Free Hyrox training plan for beginners (8 weeks, 4 days a week)
A free 8-week Hyrox plan for beginners: 4 sessions a week mixing running, station practice and strength. No signup. Includes weekly schedule, progressions and a pacing tool.
- HYROX Anaheim 2026: race-morning sodium + creatine
Racing HYROX Anaheim December 3–6? Plan fluid and sodium around your start time, keep creatine familiar, and skip last-minute loading.
- How hot is HYROX Anaheim in December, and how much sodium do you need?
Anaheim's normal December high is 66.5°F (NOAA 1991–2020), and the race runs indoors. Why the weather barely changes your sodium, and what does.
- HYROX Nashville 2026: race-morning sodium + creatine
Racing HYROX Nashville December 9–13? Build fluid and sodium around your assigned wave and check-in window, keep creatine familiar, and skip race-week loading.
- How much sodium do you need during Hyrox?
Most Hyrox athletes need little or no sodium during the race itself. What matters more is arriving hydrated. How to estimate your sweat sodium loss and when to take more.
Creatine and electrolytes
- Which creatine electrolyte drink is cheapest per 5 g of creatine? (November 2026 price math)
Seven creatine + electrolyte drinks priced per 5 g of creatine, the dose the research uses, from each brand's page on November 11, 2026. Combos run $1.19 to $2.92 one-time. Plain creatine is $0.49.
- Creatine and electrolytes in one drink: is it worth it?
Mixing creatine and electrolytes is safe and convenient, but there's no proven performance synergy. When a combined drink makes sense, when it doesn't, and the cost math.
- Creatine + electrolyte drinks compared (2026): doses, sodium, price per serving
Seven creatine and electrolyte drink mixes side by side: creatine dose, sodium, potassium, magnesium, sweetener, testing and price per serving, from each brand's own page. Plus when to skip a combo.
- Is there a creatine hydration drink with no caffeine? Yes, most of them
Yes. Most creatine + electrolyte drinks have no caffeine. We read 7 labels on 2026-11-11: which say caffeine-free, which just don't list it, and the one with about 150 mg per serve.
- Should you take creatine on rest days? Yes. Here's why
Yes, take creatine on rest days. It works by keeping muscle stores full, and daily 3-5 g does that. What the ISSN position stand says, timing, and what happens if you skip.
- How much sodium is in creatine electrolyte drinks? (7 labels, November 2026)
Sodium per serving in 7 creatine + electrolyte drinks, read from each brand's own page on November 11, 2026: 160 mg to 1,000 mg, median 425 mg. Plus sodium per 5 g of creatine and who each level suits.
Free tools
- Hyrox split calculator
Enter a goal time and get target splits for every run and station. Free, no signup.
The DO IT workout app
- Free workout app with no subscription
- Workout app for beginners
- Simple workout app
- Bodyweight workout app
- Free strength training app
- Free fitness app for iPhone
These guides and tools are unofficial and not affiliated with HYROX. DO IT sells a creatine + electrolyte drink mix, which some guides mention.