{"id":13738,"date":"2025-03-22T06:30:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T23:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=13738"},"modified":"2025-03-22T06:30:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T23:30:42","slug":"josef-newgarden-is-learning-to-run-to-become-auto-racings-fittest-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=13738","title":{"rendered":"Josef Newgarden Is Learning To &#8216;Run&#8217; to Become Auto Racing&#8217;s Fittest Driver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Josef Newgarden\u2019s weakness has been exposed.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for the rest of the IndyCar Series circuit, you won\u2019t find any fuel-injected flaws when the two-time Indy 500 winner is behind the wheel. Since joining the IndyCar circuit in 2012, Newgarden\u2019s impeccable attention to training detail has been the catalyst for not only his success at the Brickyard but also his two IndyCar titles and 31 career wins.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Nashville native has found that he\u2019s currently most vulnerable on his feet. This hold true when he\u2019s tasked with running against the clock and group of competitors. Meet Josef Newgarden\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/features\/active-lifestyle\/what-is-hyrox-the-ultimate-endurance-and-strength-challenge\/\">Hyrox athlete.<\/a> These days, when the ignition is off in the Penske No. 2 Chevrolet, Newgarden is focused on mastering the red-hot global fitness event and its challengingly pesky 1km running sequences. While his speed on the racetrack earned him the largest check in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indycar.com\/news\/2024\/05\/05-27-newgarden-day2\">Indy 500<\/a> history a year ago, Newgarden is slowly taking baby steps toward moving up the Hyrox ranks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy aerobic volume included almost no running,\u201d Newgarden admits. \u201cIt\u2019s been all C2 machines\u2014rowing, ski ergs, and a lot of biking. So, I had very little running mileage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newgarden is naturally more comfortable conquering 17-turn courses, like this weekend\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indycar.com\/Schedule\/2025\/Thermal\">Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix,<\/a> than completing the eight short-distance runs required in a Hyrox event. Nevertheless, despite just two months of preparation and limited running experience, Newgarden finished 36th in the overall men\u2019s division (1:09.27) at Hyrox Houston on March 16.<\/p>\n<p>When he puts it all together, Newgarden may very well be in the conversation as the fittest athlete in sports. IndyCar, with an aggressive marketing campaign, is trying to capitalize on his fitness, hoping to make his shredded frame and square jawline <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PXn1l-R7uPY\">the face of its sport.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was pretty good at the functional stations; that was easier to figure out,\u201d says Newgarden. \u201cBut learning to have an elite running ability without getting gassed was essentially my weak point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So far in 2025, Newgarden has two Hyrox competitions under his belt. But he says he will hold off on a third event until after the IndyCar season to focus on winning his third IndyCar title.<\/p>\n<p>Hyrox is the latest training challenge for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/athletes-celebrities\/pro-tips\/josef-newgarden-is-confident-and-conditioned-in-his-countdown-to-indy\/\">well-known workout warrior,<\/a> who has previously participated in the NFL Combine and was part of the Indiana Pacers\u2019 \u201cPower Pack\u201d halftime trampoline slam dunk crew, as well as making a 2016 appearance on television\u2019s \u201cAmerican Ninja Warrior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What makes his new fitness obsession so appealing, Newgarden says, is that training for Hyrox aligns perfectly with the workouts he incorporates into his racing. When he\u2019s not running, Newgarden\u2019s program requires very little alteration throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe crossover is really beneficial,\u201d he said. \u201cDuring the off-season, when I\u2019m not driving, I needed something competitive, and I found Hyrox to be a new outlet to stay engaged with my fitness.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/athletes-celebrities\/josef-newgarden-is-learning-to-run-to-become-auto-racings-fittest-driver\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josef Newgarden\u2019s weakness has been exposed. Unfortunately for the rest of the IndyCar Series circuit, you won\u2019t find any fuel-injected flaws when the two-time Indy 500 winner is behind the wheel. Since joining the IndyCar circuit in 2012, Newgarden\u2019s impeccable attention to training detail has been the catalyst for not only his success at the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fitness"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13738\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}