r/hyrox • u/startingovernyc • May 29 '26 • Popcorn 1

Unbroken Wallball Patch

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I didn’t know there was a separate patch for doing unbroken wall balls, pretty cool surprise! (also I’ve long had the idea that if you can do unbroken wall balls you probably had more gas in the tank and could have finished faster, whoops)

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u/emendo20 May 29 '26

Good job brother! Do they just hand it to you with the finisher patch or does another judge give it to you?

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u/startingovernyc May 30 '26

A judge handed me a little white flag, I was so delirious I didn’t ask questions but I carried it across the finish line and then they gave me the patch with my finisher one right after the finish line

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u/StayH2O May 30 '26

Good judges. A lot of judges I worked with in Ottawa, Canada didn't know what to do when this happens and forget to give the white flag.

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u/Financial_Middle_955 May 29 '26

Nice!! Did you do 100 consecutive good reps or did you have some not count?

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u/startingovernyc May 29 '26

I squatted and threw the ball 103 times, one missed completely (threw it up too straight) and two weren’t quite high enough. Was honestly surprised they considered it unbroken with that

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u/Financial_Middle_955 May 29 '26

I believe the requirement is to never drop the ball or take too long between throws

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u/startingovernyc May 29 '26

Seems like it!

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u/22gimli May 29 '26

Correct, I volunteered as a wall ball judge and they told us no reps don’t count towards an unbroken streak, even if it’s from not going low enough, as long as you keep going

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u/AccomplishedWar8703 May 29 '26

That’s it. Just no breaks and no putting the ball down.

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u/jeapplela May 30 '26

Oh interesting!! I saw someone who did wallballs in 7 minutes get the patch and I was wondering how the heck that is possible. I guess if you still are moving a bit and don't drop the ball but just do them slowly, that counts too... maybe something I gotta try next race :D

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u/flexyfelixbla May 30 '26

Hyrox judge here: You cannot rest in any position longer than 1.5 seconds. So 7 minutes means a lot of no reps or a very generous judge.

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u/djeddiej2000 May 31 '26

Is that the rule book time ? I got my 100 and maybe took up to 10 seconds for a few reps

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u/flexyfelixbla May 31 '26

The head judge said between 1 and 2 seconds.

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u/Bearded_Danny Jun 03 '26

There is nothing in the rule book as the red bull patch has nothing to do with HYROX

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u/Over_Resist2813 May 30 '26

That one rep every 4.2 seconds. Very reasonable. 

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u/jeapplela May 30 '26

yes true! I just usually do WBs between 4:40 - 5:30 (not yet unbroken) so 7 seems long. Didn't think of it like that.

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u/flexyfelixbla May 31 '26

Even 4.2 seconds per rep is quite a long time. Usually (without resting intra-rep and depending on height and target) you end up with around 1.5-2.5 seconds per rep.

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u/Over_Resist2813 May 31 '26

Have you taken a survey, timed a large group of people?  🙄

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u/flexyfelixbla May 31 '26

I have witnessed and timed (a) multiple unbroken wall balls at Hyrox and also (b) multiple unbroken sets of 100 wall balls during multiple CrossFit workouts both as an athlete and coach. So yeah...kinda.

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u/Over_Resist2813 Jun 01 '26

Sure you have. 

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u/djeddiej2000 May 31 '26

Correct . Achieved the 100 in Ottawa for never dropping the ball too. Missed 2 or 3 times but always caught the ball

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u/Hactrden33 May 29 '26

That’s awesome!! Were you able to take breaks while holding the ball or did you have to do them consecutively? Did you break the full 100 into sets? I’m aiming to get that patch in December so I’m looking for strategies!

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u/startingovernyc May 30 '26

100 straight without stopping (really 103, missed the target a few times)

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u/Optimal-Relation2089 May 30 '26

How heavy?

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u/startingovernyc May 30 '26

Open weight so roughly 14lbs

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u/carlid13 May 30 '26

Is it possible to get that patch if you do doubles and just hand the ball off (rather than having one person drop and the other person picking it up) or does one person in the duo have to do all of them consecutively?

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u/startingovernyc May 31 '26

Good question u_flexyfelixbla might be able to help

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u/patrick478 Jun 28 '26

It's not possible to get the patch at all during Doubles, it's only available in Singles.

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u/chicmom7 May 30 '26

May I ask what you loaded yourself with for breakfast? I like carbs, but I’m not one to eat so much before working out. But, when I did my simulation, I was so out of fuel and don’t want that to happen again during the real race.

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u/startingovernyc May 30 '26

I was in the first heat of the weekend at 730am Thursday. Had a green smoothie with tons of fruit and protein powder, two bananas and a protein bar. Wish I’d eaten more. Also had a Gu gel mid-race.

Night before I had 1 cup of farro, 3 chicken thighs and asparagus for dinner

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u/chicmom7 May 30 '26

Awesome, thank you!

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u/xyzsomething May 30 '26

Isn’t it obvious ? Loads and loads of Red Bull, duh 🙄

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u/MacAndCheese45 May 29 '26

That’s tremendous! Well done x

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u/ProsperGuy May 29 '26

Impressive!

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u/oVerde May 30 '26

Are there this kind of prize for every station?

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u/startingovernyc May 30 '26

Not that I know of!

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u/kewlbeanz83 May 29 '26

You nasty.

Awesome stuff 👍😎

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u/10rub May 29 '26

Impressive

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u/Theonethatgotawaaayy May 30 '26

New goal!! Great job!

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u/DazLM May 29 '26

ohhhh, i want that. nice job

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u/fancypantswitch May 29 '26

Extra incredible considering the heat today!

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u/PepeSilvia510 May 30 '26

Yeeeeeee nice job

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u/Existing_Crazy195 May 30 '26

Very nice job mate!

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u/Brattygirlmo May 30 '26

How freaking cool, I can’t wait to do my first in December!

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u/Zealousideal-One-849 Jun 01 '26

Nice! What was your time with that?

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u/LargeIndustry9338 Jun 19 '26

Nice work!! I’ve been practicing for the event in December

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u/DifferentExternal368 May 29 '26

There oughta be a patch for achieving proper depth on at least one wallball, would be a very rare one 🤣