The World's Fittest Woman Trains Easier Than You Think! | Lauren Weeks

The World's Fittest Woman Trains Easier Than You Think! | Lauren Weeks

June 30, 2026 · 54 min

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Lauren Weeks, the world's fittest woman and three-time world champion, shares insights on her training and the Hyrox competition.

Hey, how about a podcast guest of the fittest female athlete in the world? Her name is Lauren Weeks and she is a Hyrox legend and a three-time world champion widely considered to be the most decorated competitor in the sport’s history and the world’s fittest woman. That’s a title you can throw around and argue about, but she has a legitimate claim because Hyrox is an incredible athletic challenge that demands both extreme endurance capability and the strength and power to perform these challenging stations that happen in between one-kilometer runs. Lauren breaks down the entire Hyrox competition, how this fitness sensation has taken the fitness world by storm, and her journey to becoming a three-time world champion—including winning world championships, competing while eight months pregnant, returning to take second in the world, and eventually breaking the world record in both the pro and open divisions. You’re also going to learn some really interesting insights about her training. Sneak peek: most of her training is comfortably paced. I want to pound this message into our heads over and over—here is a woman performing at the very highest…

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Host: Brad Kearns

Guest: Lauren Weeks

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