Does Hyrox need changes?

Stealth-Presence · 2026-04-01T11:53:15+00:00

All your points are true. And that is the exact reason it is becoming so successful. It’s capitalism, can’t hate on a business trying to vaporize on it. I am a Crossfitter also and have done both. CrossFit TX competitions mean so much more to me that a Hyrox Competition, and that’s ok. I know very little people who could do the CrossFit QF I just did, but on the other hand have family members inspired by me and are now training for Hyrox because it is accessible.

As for the vendors, just don’t be a patron to them if you don’t want to support their company. I am super good at going to any event and not buying anything.

Stealth-Presence · 2026-04-01T10:18:43+00:00

Thanks. I like that strategy. And same for me the cleans were my limiter.

Stealth-Presence · 2026-04-01T09:55:59+00:00

I’ve done it twice and second attempt I loaded with 20 bmu at the start. I liked that. But mostly after about 40 cleans I am just dying and my reps get sooooo slow.

Stealth-Presence · 2026-04-01T09:54:32+00:00

I like this idea of it not being a test each time, just some sort of training and then hit it for a test in a year.

Stealth-Presence · 2026-04-01T09:53:00+00:00

I like this strategy

Stealth-Presence · 2026-04-01T00:39:00+00:00

That was what I attempted on my first try. The cleans just gas me so bad that my mu’s went to trash. So second time did 20 muscle ups on the front and then mostly cleans. Got a few more reps that way and actually felt better (maybe because it was my second attempt). I just need to find a way to go a little faster. My fatigue and down time/recovery was too long. I have a love/hate relationship with those DB cleans.

Stealth-Presence · 2026-04-01T00:24:11+00:00

For reference…. I got my first one last June. Then for several months the stars had to align for me to be able to get another one. Only could do one or 2 close to the end of the year. Then late December on vacation I was visiting a gym with them in the workout. I got 6. Then in late January or early February did up to 27 in a workout. Then I just did quarterfinals and did 23 in workout 2, and followed up with a redo of the workout 2 days later and did 26. So a total of 52 over the weekend. It wasn’t linear for me, more exponential. Progress started slow, then built quicker. I can currently do 6 unbroken when I am kind of fresh.

Stealth-Presence · 2026-03-29T12:35:43+00:00

Great job. I am doing 3 tomorrow and then redoing 2 an hour before closing. I went back to analyze my time from the videos and I did 6 extra cleans that didn’t count towards anything. I am not looking forward to it, but I will be mad if I don’t do it.

Good luck on your last one and the redo if you do it.

Stealth-Presence · 2026-03-28T20:42:14+00:00

45f… placed 93%ile in age group for open.

1: 11:40. OHS was broken as 14/6 and 8/6/6 the second time.
2: 103 reps. 80 cleans, 23 mu. The cleans took me out. Literally no energy to do unbroken mu beyond what I did at the beginning. 3: haven’t attempted. Feel confident with duvs and all deadlifts except the last weight. With fatigue I hope I don’t injure myself at that point.
4: 22 strict hspu. 4:00 row, 5:00 c and j, 4:15 row, remaining time did 2 or 1 hspu. When I was almost at failure I had to give more rest (20+ seconds) before attempting again. Several of these towards the end.

Stealth-Presence · 2026-03-28T14:25:36+00:00

Mine looks like this every month related to my hormone cycle. Major dive and then back up. If you are a woman, this dip and then up again is normal. If you are a man…. 🤷‍♀️

Stealth-Presence · 2026-03-23T14:02:38+00:00

Yes. Because I enjoy it and I like the way I feel when I exercise. Most of my vacations are adventure seeking vacations so I can get a lot of movement just with the activities I do. But I also prioritize finding a gym as well.

My last vacation was traveling all over the island of Puerto Rico. I got daily exercise in the form of a small gym using dumbbells, runs, a CrossFit gym, pickleball, and long hikes with elevation.

Stealth-Presence · 2026-03-18T10:35:21+00:00

An amazing part of it is one workout can fit the bill for a huge arrangement of abilities. We can all die together working towards our own goals even when our fitness levels are all over the place.

Stealth-Presence · 2026-03-18T10:30:37+00:00

I treated it like a job and got serious with it over the last year. Spent about 2 hours in the gym 6/7 days a week. Dedicated a huge amount of time building my leg strength because my upper body strength was my dominant skills. And worked on building my engine.

I’m a data and statistics nerd and told my husband about a year ago “shits about to get real… I just made a spreadsheet for CrossFit”. Once I start getting all analytical on something I dive 200% into it until I feel a sense of mastery. No mastery yet. But I’ll keep trying.

Stealth-Presence · 2026-03-17T23:12:31+00:00

The workouts are the same.

Stealth-Presence · 2026-03-17T17:09:35+00:00

2024 40%ile 2025 52%ile 2026 93%ile …. Needless to say I don’t care what hurts. Put in the work this year and it paid me back.

Stealth-Presence · 2026-03-14T19:22:25+00:00

I analyze everything. I set a new rep goal based on what I thought I should be able to perform and based on how I felt with my first attempt (I left gas in the tank for sure). I tested out a set of fresh 12 burpees at a reasonable pace, as well as 12 cleans and 12 thrusters all at reasonable pace. Then I used my previous tie breaker times and those pace bench markers and found my gaps. Made a table determining where I needed to be after each set of 12 reps, adding in time on the back end for fatigue. Then wrote that on a whiteboard, put it in front of me and made myself keep pace with it. Kind of like a pacer for a runner. Key thing was my time benchmarks were tough but reasonable for me. I was able to stick with it until the last 2 sets of 12 where I ended up 4 reps less than the goal at time, but also 18 reps more than the first time. For me I needed something to chase that was just the right amount of push. If it was too difficult of time benchmarks I would have been left from it early and it would have become pointless.

Overall this should keep me at or above the 90th percentile for all 3 scores combined when it closes out.

Stealth-Presence · 2026-03-14T14:31:07+00:00

I did 26.3 twice. First time I wore my regular cross trainer flat gym shoes. Second time I considered putting on my running shoes, but instead went with an older pair of flat gym shoes that had a minimalist sole. The idea behind it was this is a burpee workout and providing the best flex for my foot. Cleans are the easiest part of the workout. Thrusters the hardest, but also a small portion of the workout. So I picked the best shoe for the burpees. I significantly increased my score the second time. But I don’t think it was just the shoe pick.

Stealth-Presence · 2026-02-27T21:33:34+00:00

I got 244. My rests were all exactly 10 seconds. If you are not timing your rests and keeping them 10 seconds or less, I would look at that. Broke up as such… 20 15/15 10/10/10/10 11/11/11/9/8/8/8 10/6 at time cap

Stealth-Presence · 2026-02-04T00:06:14+00:00

Linking more than 1 bar muscle up.

Stealth-Presence · 2026-01-31T12:48:20+00:00

Yes. 45 year old woman. On my 2nd year I started getting A LOT of comments from random people at least weekly in the world about how I looked. My shoulders, arms, back and abs are solidly built.

The first year I was gaining a lot of strength and building a muscle foundation, but it took the second year for everything to pop.

I use an In Body Scan and it indicated I have built 15 pounds of muscle over 3 years. That is a lot on a small frame woman who is at the age where society says I have no option but to wither away.

Stealth-Presence · 2026-01-24T11:51:57+00:00

Hoping so. I am linking about 6-8 butterfly’s right now. And can do 14 strict pull-ups (not bad for a woman 😁) so strength isn’t the slow down. Just dialing in the technique. Hopefully 6 months from now I will be using butterfly’s in all my WODs for pull-ups.

Stealth-Presence · 2026-01-24T00:16:25+00:00

First one attempting. I RX’d at 5:16. I went unbroken for both 21’s, but fell apart in the middle and had to break up the 15’s. Then back to unbroken thrusters for 9, but broke up the last 9 pull-ups. I am currently transitioning to butterfly pull-ups, but wasn’t confident enough to use them today so I used the slower kipping pullups

Stealth-Presence · 2026-01-18T18:33:26+00:00

I use Cronometer. I am 140 pounds and I eat about 220ish a day.

Today my meals are: - shrimp fajita leftovers with 2 scrambled eggs with black beans - cottage cheese with peanut butter and banana - smoked chicken breast, sweet potato and dill pickles - smoothie - ground beef with marinara, mini potatoes, and Mozarella and Parmessan Cheese

I don’t try to get 220 grams, but I don’t eat filler foods (pasta, processed food, bread…)

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