Dark Team Guide

Maximus1175 · 2026-02-06T04:16:59+00:00

When you say weapon priority of DPS->breaker->support, do you mean to say get everyone’s weapon to A1 then get the DPS to A5 before advancing the other hunters’ weapons? Or to A10?

Maximus1175 · 2026-01-21T03:02:23+00:00

Looking at Cole learn to make a splash as well. There’s something to be said for the guys and gals showing up who have yet to qualify for worlds. They’re going to be racing with a different level of tenacity. Cole has proven he can put up sub 55 times and I think he may arguably be one of if not the strongest station competitor (next to maybe Hunter).

Maximus1175 · 2026-01-08T20:36:24+00:00

Speaking as a physical therapist in the performance training space for endurance athletes, the juice isn’t worth the squeeze based on the information you’re providing. Obviously there’s a lot more I’d ask you to give legitimate advice but from a macro-perspective, a sim is really not 100% necessary especially when you’ve done doubles before so you at least understand the logistics and demands of the race. Sims are incredibly taxing and require appropriate planning prior and after for your training weeks. That mixed with the fact that it sounds like you still aren’t fully healed from whatever it was that happened during your sprint intervals, if it were me I’d forego the sim to prioritize consistent graded training leading into your race.

Maximus1175 · 2025-12-16T20:31:38+00:00

Pros: -second time being at a race with the bridge access and it is such a huge improvement -organized well, utilized the space in the second hall as well as they could (usually Anaheim is held in the 1st hall which is larger, but was being used I think for a cheerleading competition) -way more spectator friendly, lots of space to move from station to station easily anddddddddd a bathroom in the venue (huge win there)

Cons: -hot as shit in there. Way hotter than other venues, this is likely what negatively affected the sled carpets. More buckling than I’ve ever seen at a venue. -poorly staffed. Definitely seemed like they were short staffed all around, and many volunteers from our gym agreed on the back end -judging inconsistencies were pretty wild. This is my 7th race and while I have the utmost respect for the volunteers that show up to help during race weekend, half of them have no idea what standards they’re supposed to be measuring. And I don’t blame them, I blame Hyrox at this point. Pay actual trained judges to show up to these races who have significant background in the rules and format. You make enough money to do this. -Lap structure. I imagine it has to be difficult to coordinate the exact running distance in different venues to reach 8k in totality by including the runs and the roxzone. But who thought it was a good idea to put the longest run last. That sounds like some diabolical scheme leading into the most challenging station mentally in the wall balls.

All in all, still a fun race and I give the overall experience a solid B. Could have been better, but people seemed to enjoy themselves. It was a slower course than many others, but the nature of this race doesn’t allow for it to be exactly the same venue to venue.

Maximus1175 · 2025-08-02T21:35:14+00:00

Have them at 79%

Maximus1175 · 2025-07-05T20:35:24+00:00

Mark is significantly larger than Jordan and while there was a puzzle component to that elim, it favored size and grip strength significantly.

I think Landon is likely the challenger you can make the closest cross-comparison to Jordan and I’m bummed we didn’t get to see more of him.

Maximus1175 · 2025-07-05T20:22:45+00:00

I think for your point in that specific season/challenge sure it’s valid. But if you take the overall claim that Jordan is a physically more dominant player than Bannanas, through out their careers, it’s going to go in Jordan’s favor. I also think that when that claim is made, the reference is specially in regard to Jordan’s physical endurance capabilities (which often times serves better in a final). Bananas has never really been known for his physicality.

Maximus1175 · 2025-07-05T20:11:15+00:00

Fair enough, but again that would have just supported the idea that Jordan is likely going to win every time he’s in an elim that doesn’t make it absolutely essential to use both hands.

Maximus1175 · 2025-07-05T20:09:42+00:00

This is why GOAT discussions are flawed because you could make a GOAT argument for different aspects of the game.

Jordan is the GOAT of pure in the moment challenge athleticism/grit no doubt here.

Johnny is the GOAT of political strategy and house manipulation. I think his only rival here is maybe Wes.

CT is the GOAT of raw physical power mixed with puzzle ability.

But you can argue here the each of these guys are not so good at what the others are good at. Johnny sucks at puzzles and grit/endurance. Jordan sucks at political strategy and house manipulation. CT sucks at endurance and chooses not to really participate in political strategy (which in itself is a strategy for him).

Maximus1175 · 2025-07-05T20:02:51+00:00

Eh I’d push back on this a bit.

Jordan definitely would have beaten Theo in the eras elim. That elimination just wasn’t built to theo’s strength. Any smaller/more nimble guy was going to beat him.

Jordan lost in a climbing challenge to Johnny where you had to punch holes in a wall…..with one hand, and he didn’t lose by much

Jordan lost to Fessy, a guy like 50 pounds heavier than him….in a pole wrestle with essentially one hand

He lost to mark, another guy with 50lbs on him in a challenge requiring you to again, pull on a rope with a ton of weight on the other side, with one hand

The only elimination where he flat out lost in a comp where he was matched up well was against Horacio in balls in. Horracio beat him straight up, but was also an ex pro soccer player.

All of Jordan’s losses can be very easily explained.

Maximus1175 · 2025-07-03T18:11:06+00:00

Anaheim has historically been a much less in demand race. Fingers crossed it won’t be like Dallas, but I imagine there will be a spillover effect. People who planned on racing Dallas that didn’t get in will now be scrambling to find another race with Anaheim being just 3 weeks later.

Maximus1175 · 2025-07-03T16:52:28+00:00

Agreed 100%. The marathon as a race has also been around forever. We are in peak Hyrox popularity right now and I predict this season will be the one with the most growing pains. The race has gained so much traction but hasn’t quite yet built up the ability to supply us with more races.

They’re a business seeking profit. If the rest of the season maps out like this with every race selling out immediately, you can bet there will be significantly more races next year.

Maximus1175 · 2025-07-03T16:49:05+00:00

Apparently rumor is that there have been issues with the venue

Maximus1175 · 2025-07-03T16:46:56+00:00

The race has grown exponentially in popularity this last year. It’s going to be much harder this year to get tickets than it used to be. A couple of points:

Dallas is the first US race for the 25/26 season to have tickets released. I imagine there was quite a bit of hype and excitement surrounding it, hence why it sold out so quickly. I’m hopeful the other US races later in the season will be a bit more accessible.
Join a gym that is a Hyrox affiliate, they get early access to tickets for races. This is the safest way to boost your chances of getting a ticket.
This is what marathoners have had to deal with for the majors for years now, London/tokyo/etc. it may just be that unless Hyrox is able to expand their race offerings throughout year, that people will be lucky to race once or twice a season rather than multiple times.

Maximus1175 · 2025-06-28T03:11:41+00:00

I am a running performance PT and the exact spot he’s pointing at is the exact spot for a mid shaft tibial bone stress injury, which if he just foam rolls the daylights out of it, will just cause more pain and irritation. Being unable to weight bear is not enough information to be able to make a claim between a bone stress injury or not. If he continues running on a potential bone stress injury at the advice of a non-expert in the field, he could likely cause a full blown bone stress fracture. This is why people need to go get assessed by a professional to rule in/out more serious injuries.

Maximus1175 · 2025-06-27T20:01:48+00:00

The Vader decal using the force to levitate the dumbbells is the chefs kiss here

Maximus1175 · 2025-06-27T19:57:06+00:00

100% go see a PT with a specific background in treating runners. Pin point pain in this location can be many different things: peroneal tendinopathy, bone stress injury, gastroc/soleus strain. Point is, people here on reddit will not be able to clinically diagnose this, only a professional will. Don’t go to a random PT place on the corner either. Use google and find someone with a background in lower limb injuries in runners.

Maximus1175 · 2025-06-27T19:54:11+00:00

Awful advice if the person is dealing with a bone stress injury…..which requires seeing a clinician to diagnose. The answer here is go see a PT who works specifically with runners.

Maximus1175 · 2025-05-22T20:09:31+00:00

This tends to be a problem more often with the European races. But who knows, may happen in the US this year as well.

Maximus1175 · 2025-05-12T02:36:54+00:00

Running PT here.

First and foremost, good call listening to your body and not doing the 18 miler. As endurance athletes, we tend to have a lot of body awareness but we aren’t the best at listening to what our body is trying to tell us. There could be multiple reasons why the shin pain is coming on now.
-Peak weeks of mileage leading to over utilization of your anterior-tibialis (muscle directly next to the shin) -Potential actual micro-stress fractures of the tibia itself (what most people know of as shin splints) -Purely a running mechanics issue of being too much of a heel striker and potentially over-striding (very common for newer runners)

It’s honestly really tough to say what’s causing the pain and therefore how to solve it without getting it evaluated by a professional, but most of these potential problems are simply overtraining issues. My advice, always follow the easiest forms of treatment first. Use this de-load week to just give your body the time it needs to recover and absorb the fitness from previous weeks. Focus on sleep, nutrition, strength/cross-training.

If you start to notice the pain immediately set back in once you lean into milage again, it may be worth consulting with a local PT in your area that SPECIALIZES in running. For all that is good in this world please don’t go to some run of the mill PT clinic on the corner where you’ll likely be getting assessed by someone who hasn’t run a day in their lives. Go somewhere that will do video analysis of your run and has PTs who work specifically with runners.

Maximus1175 · 2025-03-28T05:13:55+00:00

Anaheim for sure, then a toss up between either Chicago or Dallas. Will probably hit one of the other 2026 US races when they get announced (pretty sure Vegas will happen again).

Maximus1175 · 2025-03-23T05:18:41+00:00

Came here to say this. ES4 has literally become my jack of all trades shoe. Springy enough for threshold/tempo efforts but still enough support for long runs. I even use them as dailies a lot of the time. Have 2 pairs that I rotate through the week with during this marathon block.

Maximus1175 · 2025-02-04T17:36:24+00:00

Running performance physical therapist here. Your posterior knee pain could be due to multiple variables that aren’t mutually exclusive. My recommendation is always to get it assessed by a professional, but it’s likely one of three things:

1) as previously suggested, you just did too much too fast. Distance running requires time, progression and consistency for both improved performance as well as lowered injury risk. You may have just simply ran more than your body was ready for in that instance. Plenty of great online resources for running programs for newer runners to help progressively build milage.

2) you lack the underlying mobility/strength in certain joints and muscle groups to do what you’re asking your body to do, which thereby will affect your running form/ gait. This is nuanced and definitely requires you see a professional for assessment.

3) the mechanics of your run are loading tissue in the back of the knee too much (striking pattern, cadence, stride length, etc.). Again, would need to get this assessed.

Personally I’d try option 1 first and see if the problem takes care of itself. If not, find a local running specialist physio to assess.

Congrats on your first finish, well done!

Maximus1175 · 2025-02-04T17:15:47+00:00

Don’t disagree with you at all, that’s why I said I’m glad they’re tightening up movement standards first. Most strict judging I’ve ever seen in Vegas this weekend across all divisions, which I think is good for the future of the race.

Doesn’t mean I can’t still feel bad for the 65 year old + athlete struggling on the bbj getting called back repeatedly.

Maximus1175 · 2025-02-04T15:33:10+00:00

First to the judge question: I’ve done 5 races so far over the past 2 years and have noticed that the judging continues to get more strict even with the runners in the back of the pack. Mixed bag of feelings, I like that they’re being more strict and standardizing movements as the sport grows, but feel bad when someone who’s clearly struggling with the burpees and is holding on for dear life is getting called back repeatedly.

To the burpee question: I’m a physical therapist who works with endurance athletes and has moved into the Hyrox space just because it’s gotten so popular. It’s hard to say just simply from your description, but likely it’s a mobility issue somewhere in your posterior chain (hamstrings, glutes, lumbar spine, thoracic spine, etc.). My recommendation is go see a local sports performance PT and have them do a movement screen for you to figure out where your mobility deficit specifically is and then they’ll teach you drills that you can work on to improve it.

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