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Talon Smith| Hyrox & Performance Coach

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Welcome to FTX Hybrid Athletics. 👋
Fort Worth’s HYROX and hybrid training gym, building athletes since 2013. We teach you to move well, move safely, and push to what you’re actually capable of.
Here’s what you’ll find here: HYROX training, race breakdowns, and what real progress looks like.
📍 In person: 6775 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth
🌎 Online: expert coaching from anywhere
Start with a free class or a free 7-day online trial. Link in bio.
#Hyrox #HyroxTraining #FortWorth #HybridTraining #Fitness taken in FTX Hybrid Athletics by @officialtalonsmith

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Coaching athletes is a gift. Being able to help athletes of all levels achieve their goals is incredibly rewarding. From the initial commitment, to the continued discipline of showing up doing work and then finally watching them execute on race day, it’s so fun to be apart of the journey. The real rewards is the joy on their face for hitting the goal. You can write the best program, give the best cues, but it’s the athletes who do the work, and just being witness to that is something words can’t describe. Thank you to all the athletes @ftxhybridathletics who chose us and give us the opportunity to lead you on this journey. #Hyrox #Fitness #Gym #Workout #FortWorth taken in FTX Hybrid Athletics by @officialtalonsmith

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Coaching a Sub-Hour Men’s Pro: Full credit to Clayton. I can write the best program in the world — he’s the one who got up early, stayed up late, and did the work when no one was watching. If you want something bad enough, this is what it looks like.

Clayton isn’t a 20-year-old with unlimited time to train. He’s a husband, a father, and an airline pilot — most weeks he had less than 8 hours to train. That’s the reality for most people chasing a Pro time, not the exception.

What made it work:

1. Commitment — he locked in and trusted the process.
2. Communication — we talked almost daily. If 24 hours passed with no word, something was off. He told me when he was cooked, when he had more to give, and when he was done for the day.
3. A live training plan — macro and micro cycles were mapped out, with an A race and B race set from the start. But we adjusted week to week based on how he felt, what work and life were throwing at him, and what our conversations told me he needed. More work on my end than a fixed template, but it meant the plan bent to him instead of the other way around.
4. Flexibility — I programmed it, he moved things around when his body told him to. Teaching him to read that was part of the coaching.
5. Ownership — I designed it, but he made it his. He did everything outside of training that gave the plan a chance to work.

HYROX Washington D.C. — 59:42.

If you are interested in coaching that produces results, DM me “Sub-Hour”. We will evaluate your fitness level, and see what the path looks like.
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Quality movement always beats volume. What does that mean? The goal is to perform each rep to the best of your ability. Taking a movement to the end of your range of motion, with proper engagement, is better than forcing the full range of motion, with poor mobility and mechanics. It’s not cheating reps, it’s engaging the correct muscle groups while decreasing the potential for injury. If they aren’t “feeling” the intended muscle groups engaged, take a second, assess and correct. #Hyrox #Fitness #Gym #Workout #Exercise taken in FTX Hybrid Athletics by @officialtalonsmith

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Complex cues don’t survive a sled pull mid race.

You’re breathing hard, people are cheering, and you’re trying to remember how many lengths you have left. It’s chaos.

Keep the cue simple enough to hold through that. Practice it until it runs on instinct.

That’s how we coach at FTX. Book your free trial, link in bio.

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Tough weekend, lesson learned. Sled lane in question. Someone asked what happened because it looks like we moved it, they aren’t wrong, it’s what it cost to do it. The effort and output to generate the force was much higher. John trains at an Official HPC(Hyrox Performance Center) on @centrfit turf and I train with 8 plates on our carpet. Strength wasn’t an issue. Yes, everyone struggles, but when a head judge says “there is nothing I can do when all you can do is shake your head”, you know it’s real. Still grateful for the opportunity run, grateful for the opportunity to learn and excited to be able grow stronger from here and make sure this doesn’t happen again. #Hyrox #HyroxBoston #gym #Workout #exercise taken in FTX Hybrid Athletics by @officialtalonsmith

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Hyrox Boston 2026, Pro Men’s Doubles: the worst race of my life. We finished 1:04:42, 3:48 off our Vegas PR from January 2025 and about 4:00 off our sim. I sat down and thought about it, and these are the 10 lessons I learned.

1.I own this. I wasn’t ready, and I was more out of shape than I thought. Thus as a team, we weren’t ready.

2. If the sled didn’t move, it’s your fault. Grow stronger. Hyrox can’t control every variable. Control what you can and be strong enough elsewhere to overcome obstacles.

3.Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. For us, the sled was the punch. By Zone 2 the plan was cooked, I handled it poorly, and the rest of the race reflected that.

4. Be strong enough to overcome early mistakes mentally. I wasn’t. I was pacing off two teams while we were still stuck pushing the sled. I knew we’d caught a bad lane and they were long gone. I’d never had my legs blown like that, and I got in my head.

5. The lane doesn’t decide the race. Your response does. We weren’t the only team to hit this. They handled it with far more maturity than I did.

6. Don’t let one race define you. Some races go perfect, and we celebrate those. Others don’t, and we learn from those.

7. Motivation should never be determined by an outcome. The work tomorrow is the same whether you won or came in last, just now with better direction.

8. You have two choices: complain, compare and cry, or critique, create and conquer. I suggest the second. Constructively analyze your race, create a plan to improve your weaknesses, conquer your next race.

9. Tomorrow is a new day. Pick your ego up off the floor and get back to training. Nobody cares, so work harder. There are 8 months left in the season and way more in the tank.

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10. What an absolute blessing to share the course with so many inspirational athletes, and to race in front of my mom and my teammate, alongside one of my best friends and biggest supporters. I’d run that same race with you anytime, brother, first place or last. #Hyrox #HyroxBoston #Running #Workout gym

We all have them. Embrace it, learn, grow, move on! #1%Better #Hyrox #Fitness #Gym #workout by @officialtalonsmith

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Tonight I get to throw down with @mrmagboss against some of the best athletes in our sport and in our age group. It’s been almost 2 years since we have raced and I can’t wait to see what we do. Always an absolute honor sharing the course with him. We have huge goals and I can’t wait to see what this season brings. Grateful to have this opportunity to race. Let’s get it brother. #Hyrox #HyroxBoston #Fitness #gym #exercise by @officialtalonsmith

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Showing up and doing hard things is what helps athletes grow. Can we have fun, yes, but there is difference between training and a workout. Workouts have become entertainment, superficial, and provide athletes limited results that “feels good”, it might be hard, but is likely random. A workout that kills someone doesn’t mean it’s apart of the bigger training picture. Training isn’t always fun, can be boring, but is designed to get you to where you want to be and IS goal oriented. This means you have to SACRIFICE for growth. At FTX we are all about training and while we aren’t for everyone, we are for those who really want growth and are committed to the process. If you want that growth, I know some like minded, incredible athletes and coaches who would love to meet you. Regardless of where you are starting. #Hyrox #Fitness #Gym #Workout #exercise by @officialtalonsmith

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Love watching athletes fully commit to the process! @tammiuta08 and @jenniferward9526 are working with @jaci_caceres under our FTX #Athena program and making a ton of progress. They constantly show up, work hard and are chasing really big goals. If you are a women 35+ looking for an incredible community, want a more personalized program, and coaching from an athlete who is focused on programming for your needs, because she has been there, Athena is for you. 30 women, 1 mission, 1 team. You won’t regret it. DM “Athena” and I’ll send you the link to apply and connect you to Jaci. #Hyrox #Fitness #gym #workout by @officialtalonsmith

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At FTX we take what we do very seriously. Our coaches put a lot of attention to detail into programming, and do their best to give athletes cues and pointers to help them move more efficiently. We take pride in helping athletes of all levels make the improvements they want to make, and ensure the only variable to their success is their effort and commitment. We have pride in all our athlete’s accomplishments no matter how big or small, whether just finishing a race, adding 5 lbs to a lift or hitting a podium and qualifying for Worlds. We demand a lot of our athletes, but one thing we try and do is have fun. Are we serious about what we do? Yes. Do we push athletes hard, yes but we also like to have a little fun. If you are doing wall balls today, do one for #America just because. #Hyrox #Fitness #Gym taken in FTX Hybrid Athletics by @officialtalonsmith

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Not only did he hit almost a 9:00 min PR, he snagged his first flag in the Men’s Under 40 relays with a few of his buddies. Great work @josh_hoeve, standby, season still loading. #Hyrox #Fitness #exercise FortWorth #Workout by @officialtalonsmith

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