RachAnne PT

RachAnne PT Hi i'm Rach I am a personal trainer

Bank holiday ☀️
26/05/2026

Bank holiday ☀️

Barcelona marked the end of my HYROX season.It’s been a season of highs, a few disappointments, lots of learning and ple...
20/05/2026

Barcelona marked the end of my HYROX season.

It’s been a season of highs, a few disappointments, lots of learning and plenty of memories along the way.

Not every race went how I wanted it to, but each one taught me something.

Whether that was about my training, my racing or where I still have room to improve.

As much as I love having a race to work towards, I’m actually looking forward to this next phase.

No race countdowns.
No pressure to peak.
No trying to squeeze fitness into a set timeframe.

Just time to build again.

To get stronger in the gym.
To keep improving my running.
To work on the things that often get pushed aside when you’re focused on race day.

One thing this season has taught me is that progress isn’t made in a single session or a single race. It’s built over months of consistent work and that’s exactly what I want to focus on now.

A little bit of rest, a reset and then back to doing what I enjoy most.

Building for an even stronger season next year.

Barcelona 🇪🇸
18/05/2026

Barcelona 🇪🇸

April 🌸
03/05/2026

April 🌸

What I look at first when someone isn’t improvingWhen someone tells me they’re training consistently but not really impr...
01/05/2026

What I look at first when someone isn’t improving

When someone tells me they’re training consistently but not really improving, I don’t usually look at how hard they’re working….

I look at how their week looks.

Because most of the time, it’s not a lack of effort.

It’s things like:

Every session sitting at the same intensity,
runs all feeling “kind of hard”
strength work not really supporting anything
and no real structure across the week.

So they’re putting the work in…
but it’s not really going anywhere.

The first thing I tend to do is simplify it.

Give each session a purpose.
Create a bit of balance across the week.

Take away that feeling of just guessing what to do.

Because it’s rarely about doing more, it’s just about putting the right things in the right place.

It’s something I see a lot, and once it clicks, everything starts to feel a lot clearer.

Why your strength training isn’t helping your runningIf you’re lifting regularly but your running isn’t improving, it’s ...
22/04/2026

Why your strength training isn’t helping your running

If you’re lifting regularly but your running isn’t improving, it’s usually not a fitness issue, it’s how you’re training.

I’ve been there myself.

At one point I was doing plenty of strength work, but it wasn’t really transferring. I felt stronger in the gym, but it wasn’t showing up in my running.

Looking back, a few things stood out:

Too much bodybuilding-style lifting

Slow reps, machines, chasing fatigue.
It builds muscle but it doesn’t improve how you move or run.

No unilateral work

Running is single-leg movement.

If you’re not including things like split squats, step-ups or single-leg deadlifts, you’re missing a big piece.

No power training

Everything was slow and controlled.
But running requires force and speed, you need to be able to produce power, not just lift weight.

Once I changed how I structured my strength sessions, everything started to feel different. Stronger, more stable and my running actually improved alongside it.

It’s not just about doing strength work…
it’s about doing the right kind.

15/04/2026

What actually makes you a better runner for HYROX

It’s not just about running more miles.
That’s what I used to think, just run more, push harder, get fitter.

But HYROX doesn’t reward just running fitness.

It rewards how well you can run when everything else is involved.

What’s actually made the biggest difference for me:

Strength

If you’re not strong, your running falls apart after the stations.
Strength gives you control, efficiency, durability and repeatability.

Threshold work

Also known as your “race pace”
It’s uncomfortable, but manageable, this is where your running really improves.

Fatigue resistance

Running fresh is one thing.
Running after sleds, lunges and burpees is something else entirely.
You have to train your body to keep moving well when you’re tired.

That’s the difference.
It’s not just about how fast you can run…
it’s how well you can run when it fatigued.

Camps Bay 🇿🇦
05/04/2026

Camps Bay 🇿🇦

One thing I hear a lot from people doing HYROX classes is “why do I feel absolutely wiped after every session?”I used to...
01/04/2026

One thing I hear a lot from people doing HYROX classes is “why do I feel absolutely wiped after every session?”

I used to feel the same.

When I first started training for HYROX, every session was basically go as hard as possible.

Run hard. Push the sled hard. Burpees hard. Everything at the same intensity.

And yes, you finish feeling like you’ve worked hard… but you’re also constantly exhausted.

What I’ve learnt over time is that HYROX training actually needs a lot more structure.

You need different types of sessions across the week:

• aerobic runs that build your engine
• threshold work that improves endurance
• speed sessions
• strength sessions that actually transfer to the race
• HYROX sessions where you practice moving under fatigue

If everything is red line all the time, your body never really adapts, it just stays tired.

Now my training week is structured very differently, and it’s made a huge difference to how I perform and recover.

Sometimes the goal of a session isn’t to feel destroyed…
it’s to build the fitness that lets you perform when it matters.

And that’s exactly how we approach training inside .

Address

Unit 6 Crow Arch Lane Industrial Estate
Ringwood
BH24 1PD

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when RachAnne PT posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to RachAnne PT:

Shortcuts

Share

Category