Press Under Pressure
Five minutes of strict dumbbell shoulder presses, most reps wins. Every time the weights came down you owed 10 burpees, and the clock kept running.
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Five minutes. Strict dumbbell shoulder press. Most reps won. Put the dumbbells down and you owed 10 burpees before you could pick them back up.
Burpees scored nothing, they just ate your clock. Men pressed two 8kg dumbbells, women pressed two 4kg dumbbells, and you got one attempt, filmed start to finish in one unbroken video.
29 lifters. Five minutes each.
Every valid attempt went into the random draw, whatever the score. These were the biggest rep counts.
Top 3 men
- 1Lachlan D.152 reps
- 2Blake K.110 reps
- 3Michael M.109 reps
Top 3 women
- 1Vicky G.133 reps
- 2Natalie T.126 reps
- 3Brigid O.112 reps
Strict or it's no rep.
Every rep had to meet the standard on camera, in one unbroken five-minute video. Any of these and it didn't count.
Any dip or knee bend in the press.
Didn't countShort of full lockout overhead.
Didn't countAlternating arms instead of pressing both together.
Didn't countPressing while seated.
Didn't countPresses before all 10 burpees were done.
Didn't countFilmed outside the challenge window.
Didn't countTracking & Submission
- Video proof: one unbroken video of the full 5 minutes, with your full body in frame, head to feet.
- Show the dumbbell weight clearly at the start.
- Time-lapse was recommended to keep the file small, as long as a timer stayed on screen the whole way.
- Putting the weight down: the dumbbells had to stay in your hands at shoulder height or above. Resting them on your chest, head, a bench, the floor or a rack meant 10 burpees, chest and hips to the ground and standing tall at the top.
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Press Under Pressure was free to enter with the Harry's Challenges app, and the app is free to download. Entry has closed, so grab the app and watch the Challenges feed for the next one.
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Participation is voluntary and at your own risk.
You confirm you are in good physical health and assume all liability for any injuries. Hardcore Harry's AU PTY LTD reserves the right to disqualify any entry that violates submission rules. Repeated violations may lead to removal from the challenge.How do max-rep fitness tests work?
A max-rep test is simple: one set, as many good reps as you can manage. Push-ups, pull-ups and burpees have been used to measure fitness for decades because they need almost no kit and everyone understands the number at the end.
What makes the number mean something is the standard. Full range of motion, no momentum, the same rules for everyone. A strict rep is harder than a rushed one, which is exactly why it counts.
Film your whole set so every rep can be checked, and your score stands next to everyone else's on the same terms.
- Strict rep
- A full-range rep with no kipping, swinging or bouncing to help.
- Full range of motion
- Moving all the way through the exercise, top to bottom, every rep.
- Video proof
- A recording of the whole attempt, so every rep can be verified.
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Join the challenge
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Do it. Prove it.
Film the whole attempt on your phone, then upload the video in the Harry's app.
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Climb the board
Every entry goes on the leaderboard, and earns your shot at the prizes.
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