How to Mentally Prepare for Hyrox | Meg Jacoby & Rich Ryan on Race Day Mindset, Training & Recovery

In this episode of the RMR Training Podcast, Rich Ryan and Hyrox champion Meg Jacoby dive deep into how to mentally prepare for Hyrox and other endurance races. From visualization strategies and dialing in your training to overcoming injury setbacks, this episode is packed with elite-level tips to help you train smarter and race stronger. 🚀 Whether you're heading to the Hyrox World Championships or preparing for your next local event, learn how top athletes think, train, and perform under pressure. ✅ Topics Covered: How to build mental confidence through training The role of visualization in race preparation Injury recovery and staying focused during setbacks Training smarter with movement quality and proper warm-ups Dialing in race-week nutrition and recovery How to structure training around race-day timing 🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe and drop a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Spotify! ⏱️ Timestamps & Highlights: 00:00 – Intro & Sponsor Shoutout (Rocks Opt & RMR App) 01:41 – Meg's food poisoning story before a race 04:00 – Deciding to skip London race to prioritize health 06:59 – Race day culture in the UK vs the US 07:34 – Mental prep: Process-based confidence building 10:00 – Visualizing the World Championships 14:14 – Controlling the controllables in training 15:17 – Warming up and injury prevention strategies 19:03 – Race-week warmup & movement quality tips 23:15 – Age vs movement efficiency: what's really slowing you down? 26:30 – How elite athletes structure their workouts around peak performance 27:01 – Adjusting training to match race-day schedule 31:26 – Race-weight strategy and nutrition cleanup 35:57 – Should age-group athletes try to cut weight? 38:09 – Fueling vs under-eating before a major race 42:32 – Visualization strategies for high-pressure races 47:04 – Accepting and owning your own race strategy 51:01 – Turning visualizations into tactical workouts 52:37 – How to mentally show up for your workouts 54:48 – Recovery days, rest, and staying excited for training 57:06 – Matching mental state to physical readiness 58:00 – Calm vs intense mindset: which one are you? #Hyrox #HyroxTraining #RMRPodcast #MegJacoby #RichRyan #RaceDayMindset #EnduranceTraining #FunctionalFitness #AthleteMindset #InjuryRecovery #StrengthAndConditioning #RacePrep #VisualizationTechniques #HyroxWorldChampionship #OCRTraining #EliteFitness