"WELCOME TO MY GRIND."
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Welcome to the 2025 Crazy Eights Strength Challenge
presented by Stronger and Faster Durham. This event, started in 2024, challenges participants in four basic human movements: pull, push, squat, and hinge. The four exercises for the Challenge are Bodyweight Pull-up or Bodyweight Chin-Up, Barbell Bench Press, Barbell Back Squat, and Barbell Deadlift. Each participant chooses 3 of the 4 lifts to compete. The challenge has three rounds with reps at 8-8-4.
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While most strength challenges focus on the 1 rep max (1RM), the Crazy 8 Challenge is to maintain strength over a period of 4-8 reps. Each participant is given 27 minutes to complete all 9 rounds of the challenge (each chosen lift has three rounds).
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Points are awarded by multiplying the bodyweight of the lifter by the number of reps for the lift. Bonus points are awarded for lifts with body weight on the bar. In addition, all pullups and chin-ups are awarded bonus points.
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The Challenge, hosted live at the Stronger and Faster Durham location from July 1-8 in RTP, North Carolina, can be performed anywhere
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Click here to read the rules and regulations of the Challenge. Join us for the Challenge, post pics and videos and tag us @strongerandfasterdurham on Facebook and Instagram.
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Thank you to the 150+ runners and walkers that joined us last Sunday for the 5th Annual Stand Up-Maud 2.23 event at Ponysaurus Brewing in Durham. The event hosted attendees from 18 North Carolina cities in Durham! In addition, more than 200 joined us virtually in over 30 states. A special thank you to @ponysaurusbrewing and @fleetfeetcarrboro_durham for the amazing support.
As a strength coach, I talk a lot about changing the mindset from “can’t” to “can”. When we founded Together We Stand NC back in 2020, the philosophy was the same. Think about how you CAN create a safer and more inclusive space in your community.
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We must SEEK Change.
We must WANT change.
We must DESIRE change.
And we also must BE the change we are seeking.