Beyond The Rox has stormed onto Red Bull TV like a sled push through fresh chalk, and within seconds the five-part film plants you squarely inside the greatest show in functional fitness.
By dragging viewers into the sweat-slick pursuit of the Elite 15’s ticket to the 2025 World Championships, Beyond The Rox bottles the raw sound of wall-balls thudding and the crowd’s roar and serves it to veterans and rookies alike.
From “Sandbag Heaven” to Prime-Time Screens
If you’ve ever folded over a ski-erg wondering whether your lungs had quietly left the building, you already speak HYROX. Red Bull’s cameras pick up where your memories fade to lactic acid, letting the stories breathe:
BEYOND THE ROX, a highlights series on Red Bull TV, gives you an all-zones pass on and off the race track to the in-depth stories of these supreme athletes in a record-breaking 2024-25 season.
Think start-line jitters in Hamburg, post-race pizza negotiations in Chicago and, yes, that unmistakable clang of kettlebells echoing inside an expo hall at dawn.
What the Series Covers
Beyond The Rox threads a single narrative through five tight episodes:
- Race Day Chaos – Early alarms, energy-drink foam, and the sprint into sleds.
- Between the Lanes – Family calls, recovery boots and why everyone pretends to love mobility drills.
- Mind Games – The psychological duel of knowing one no-rep could vaporise a season.
- Rising Storm – Rookies who traded boardrooms for burpees and are now hunting big names.
- Road to Chicago – One last gasp at qualification before that Lake Michigan skyline crowns a champion.
Along the way the filmmakers freeze moments many casual viewers never see: toenails taped back into place, a sandbag “hug” so savage it leaves bicep bruises shaped like the HYROX logo, and athletes laughing about how “just a little fitness race” hijacked every spare second of their year.
Elite 15: The 0.02 Percent
The top 000.2% compete at the very pinnacle of the sport – the Elite 15.
These are the men and women who erase the line between cardio and chaos. If you’ve watched Hunter McIntyre sprint out of burpee broad jumps looking like he stole someone’s sled, you know the vibe.
Red Bull’s lenses linger on every cursed facial expression as the frontrunners hurl themselves through eight stations that would make a Spartan grimace.
Yet the docuseries never forgets the base of the pyramid: The sport of fitness racing is now the largest mass-participation event in the world, with 80+ races in the schedule and over 550,000 competitors in the 24/25 season.
That stat lands like a dumbbell drop—proof the sport is exploding faster than a rower’s fan wheel.
Why This Matters for the Sport
The release of this documentary series marks a major cultural moment for the sport. Red Bull’s involvement not only reflects the explosive growth of HYROX, but also captures the untold journeys of a new generation of athletes pushing the limits of human performance, validating a new frontier in competitive fitness.
Translation? HYROX just leapt from convention-hall buzz to mainstream conversation. Expect gym bros who once argued over bicep curls to ask about their sled push split.
Expect CrossFit die-hards to sneak furtive glances at a HYROX leaderboard. And expect corporate wellness programs to suddenly budget for wall-ball targets.
Inside the Episodes: Blood, Sweat and Quotes
“Beyond The Rox gives fans an all-access pass to these athletes’ lives on and off the race floor, following the emotional highs and lows that come with competing at the pinnacle of sport.”
“Each episode captures the drama, the sacrifices and the determined ambition of the athletes, including reigning champions, rising stars and rookie newcomers as they chase down qualification to the HYROX World Championships in Chicago.”
“Our new 5-episode highlights series tells the story of how they push themselves to the edge – on and off the race track – for a ticket to the 2025 World Championships in Chicago.”
All three claims are delivered verbatim, and the footage backs them up: raw-throated screaming on the rower, tears in the tunnel and that peculiar moment when an athlete realises success feels lighter than the 24-kg kettlebell they just ditched.
How to Watch Beyond The Rox
All episodes will be available to watch from Thursday, 17th April on Red Bull TV (https://www.redbull.com/int-en/shows/beyond-the-rox)
Fire up the app, hit play and keep a foam roller handy—you’ll finish the credits itching to sign up for the next open race.
HYROX Highlights: What Every Newcomer Should Know
- Beyond The Rox is free on Red Bull TV and drops all five episodes at once—perfect binge fuel before your next interval session.
- The docuseries captures both the glamour and the grit: think drone shots of packed arenas plus the ugly-cry that comes after your eighth round of lunges.
- HYROX now fields 550,000+ athletes across 80-plus global races, cementing its status as the world’s largest fitness race.
- The Elite 15 remain the sport’s North Star, and this show proves their grind is as punishing as it is inspirational.
Final Rep
With Beyond The Rox, Red Bull doesn’t just document a sport—it pressurises it, letting every bead of sweat tell its own story.
The series is part hype video, part human study and all-in proof that fitness racing has sprinted well past a fad.
In the words of one HYROX OG who once turned a sled push into a sprint finish: “There’s no hiding on race day.” After this docuseries, there’s no hiding HYROX from the world either.
