Should You Do a Fitness Competition like Hyrox, CrossFit, or Xenom?

When you first start exercising, the competition is you versus you. The heaviest weight you'll ever move is the front door.But after about a year of consistent training, something shifts. You feel better. You're more confident. And it becomes dangerously easy to get complacent — right around the point where habits quietly start sliding backward.In this episode, Coach Chris makes the case for signing up for a competition — not to win, but because doing it is the win.You'll hear why the fear of competing is actually the point, not an obstacle to push through. Why benchmarking events like Catalyst's annual SuperMeet aren't tests you can fail, just honest data about where you stand. And why training alongside other people — what Chris calls "collaborative competition" — pushes you further than training alone ever could.Whether it's your first 5k, a Hyrox race, the CrossFit Open, the ARCH Ride for hospice this August, or something like Xenom, the specific event matters less than choosing the right level of challenge: something 10 to 15 percent harder than anything you've done before, not the biggest thing you can find.This episode is for anyone who's been training for a while and is wondering what comes next.Talk to your coach at Catalyst about what's right for you.Learn more at catalystgym.com.