You know the drill.
Class starts in ten minutes. You grab a marker, squeeze the workout onto the whiteboard, divide the group into stations, set four different timers on your phone, and hope everyone in the back row can actually read your handwriting.
It works. It always has. But in 2026, it’s starting to feel like showing up to a race with a paper map.
HYROX training has exploded across Europe. The gyms are bigger, the groups are larger, and the expectations are higher. Athletes who just ran their first race come back to the gym wanting proper race preparation: real simulations, proper weights, the full experience. And trainers are doing their best to deliver that with a whiteboard and a stopwatch.
There’s a better way. And it doesn’t require you to become a tech person.
What Is HyGRID?
HyGRID is a workout generator and display platform built specifically for HYROX and functional fitness training. It connects your phone to any TV in your gym via a QR code: no app download, no hardware, no setup headache.
The trainer opens a browser on the TV, a QR code appears, they scan it with their phone, configure the session, and hit generate. A complete workout appears on the screen in seconds: stations, exercises, weights, timers, athlete names, rotations. Everything.
From there, the trainer controls the entire session from their phone. The athletes just look at the screen.
That’s it. That’s HyGRID.
The Problem With Most Gym Apps
Walk into any gym and ask the trainer which apps they use. You’ll get a long list. Booking software, membership management, nutrition tracking, performance analytics, sleep scores, heart rate zones, body composition tools…
Most of it doesn’t get used.
Fitness apps have spent the last decade trying to be everything for everyone. The result is bloated platforms with 50 features, where trainers use three of them and pay for the rest. And on the gym floor, where it actually matters, they still reach for the marker.
HyGRID does one thing: it makes running a HYROX group session faster, cleaner, and more professional. No nutrition plans. No complicated statistics dashboards. No features you’ll never touch.
Just you, your group, and a screen that does the heavy lifting.
Who HyGRID Is Built For
HYROX trainers and gyms. If you run HYROX preparation classes, hybrid training sessions, or functional fitness circuits, HyGRID was built for you.
Group fitness coaches running station-based workouts with multiple groups working simultaneously: station rotation, AMRAP circuits, EMOM sessions, Tabata blocks.
Gyms with a hybrid zone: a dedicated floor area where athletes can train with or without a trainer present. HyGRID keeps that space active 24/7. Athletes scan the QR code on the idle screen, configure their own session, and train solo.
Who it’s NOT for: personal trainers tracking individual progress over months, yoga studios, or gyms looking for an all-in-one management platform. HyGRID is a floor tool, not a business tool.
How It Works, In Four Steps
1. Scan the TV
Open any browser on your gym TV. A unique QR code appears immediately. Scan it with your phone. Done; your phone is now the remote.
2. Configure Your Session
Choose your format, level, duration, and group setup. Solo athlete training alone? Group of 5 pairs doing station rotation? HYROX simulation for 4 people? Set it in seconds.
3. Generate, Then Make It Yours
One tap generates a complete workout. But here’s the thing: the generator is a starting point, not a straitjacket.
Every exercise can be swapped. Every weight can be adjusted. You can add exercises, remove stations, change the order. The generator handles the structure, you handle the expertise. Trainers who’ve used HyGRID describe it as "having a solid first draft ready before you even walk in."
4. Start and Coach
Hit start. The TV takes over; timers count down, stations update, rotations happen automatically. Athlete names appear per station. The whole class knows where to be and what to do.
You focus on coaching. Not the clock.
Built for How HYROX Training Actually Works
Most display tools are built for one screen showing one thing to one group. That works for yoga. It doesn’t work for HYROX.
HYROX group training looks like this: five groups of two athletes, each group at a different station, all working simultaneously on different exercises, rotating every few minutes. Try displaying that on a standard gym display tool. You’ll end up with five tablets, five timers, and a lot of confusion.
HyGRID was designed for exactly this scenario.
Station Rotation: the TV shows all groups simultaneously in columns. Group Alpha is doing Ski Erg + Wall Balls. Group Bravo is doing Sled Push + Box Jumps. Group Charlie is doing Row Erg + Slam Balls. Everyone sees their station, their exercises, their weights. Timer runs, everyone rotates together.
Leader & AMRAP: one person per group runs or rows while the others do AMRAP strength work. When the leader finishes, everyone stops and rotates. The TV tracks who’s leading and who’s working.
EMOM & E2MOM: every minute (or every two minutes) a new exercise starts. The TV counts down, shows the current exercise, and automatically advances. Athletes know exactly when to start and when to rest.
Tabata: the classic 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off protocol, fully automated. The TV flashes green for work, dims for rest. 8 rounds per block, rest between blocks, next exercise loaded automatically. No trainer involvement needed once it starts.
AMRAP Circuits: a shared exercise circuit, everyone works at their own pace, timer counts down the full session. Clean and simple.
Ladders: descending distances or reps. Ski Erg 1km then Sandbag Lunges 40m, then 800m & 30m, then 600m & 20m. The classic HYROX format made easy to run.
HYROX Strict Mode: Race Preparation Done Right
This is where HyGRID goes beyond anything else on the market.
HYROX Strict Mode simulates the actual race format with official exercise order, official distances, and official division weights: Men’s Open, Men’s Pro, Women’s Open, Women’s Pro.
Choose your simulation level:
| Variant | Run | Stations | Est. Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Simulation | 1km × 8 | Full distances | ~80 min |
| Half Simulation | 500m × 8 | 50% | ~60 min |
| Quarter Simulation | 250m × 8 | 25% | ~33 min |
| Full Runs, Half Stations | 1km × 8 | 50% | ~70 min |
| Half Runs, Full Stations | 500m × 8 | 100% | ~74 min |
Athletes preparing for their first HYROX race get to experience the race structure at a manageable intensity. Seasoned athletes can go full simulation. Trainers can dial in exactly the training stimulus they want.
Weights are automatically applied per division. No calculating. No second-guessing. The right weight for the right person, every time.
The Generator: Smart Starting Point, Full Control
The HyGRID generator has a library of 100+ exercises, each with scaling for beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. It knows which exercises work well together, which equipment combinations make sense, and how to balance cardio and strength across a session.
But it also knows when to step back.
Every generated workout is fully editable before you start. Swap exercises if the ski erg is occupied. Adjust weights if the group is having a tough day. Add an extra station if you have more athletes than expected. Remove an exercise if someone has a shoulder injury.
The generator gives you a professional starting point in one tap. You bring the expertise.
This came directly from trainer feedback: "The generator is great but I want to be able to change things." That’s exactly how HyGRID works.
No App Download. Seriously.
This deserves its own section because it sounds too good to be true.
Nobody downloads anything. Not the athletes, not the trainer, not the TV. Everything runs in a browser; open Chrome, Safari, Firefox, whatever’s on your smart TV or laptop, and it works.
The remote for the trainer is a PWA (Progressive Web App): it opens in the browser like any other website, and if you want it to feel more like a native app you can add it to your home screen in one tap. That’s optional. It works just as well without.
This matters because:
- Athletes can use self-guided sessions without creating accounts
- Gyms don’t need to manage app installations on TVs or tablets
- There’s no "wait, what was the app called again?" moment before class
Scan the QR code. It works.
Early Access
HyGRID is rolling out to HYROX gyms in early access right now. We’re working directly with trainers on the floor to shape the final product before public launch, so every bit of feedback lands straight in the next release.
Pricing will be announced closer to public launch. Early-access gyms keep a founders’ rate and get priority onboarding.
Join the waitlist to be first in line when your region opens up.
The Bottom Line
If you’re running HYROX group training and you’re still using a whiteboard, you’re spending mental energy on logistics that should go into coaching.
HyGRID won’t replace your expertise. It handles the structure: the workout design, the display, the timers, the rotations; so you can focus on what actually makes a difference: being present with your athletes.
No bloated features. No nutrition plans. No sleep tracking.
Just great HYROX training, on screen, in seconds.
Join the waitlist to get early access when we open up to your gym.
HyGRID is a workout generator and TV display platform for HYROX gyms and trainers. Built in the Netherlands, used across Europe.