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Strength and Endurance = STREND Fitness Challenge

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July 30, 2009 by Jimson Lee 8 Comments

What is the STREND Fitness Challenge?

Basically, it is when running a 5K alone just isn’t enough.

This is a 6 event decathlon that combines strength and endurance.

It’s the total repetitions of 5 exercises divided by run time in minutes (the 6th and final event), plus there is a strict recovery between events (3 minutes).

STREND Events

  1. Bench press  (start time = 0)
  2. Pull ups (t = 3 min)
  3. Shoulder press (t = 6 min)
  4. Close grip chins (t = 9 min)
  5. Dips (t = 12 min)
  6. 3 mile run.  (t = 15 min)

In the STREND event, the repetitions are STRICT to form, no pausing, and one maximal set to failure.  You begin each discipline every 3 minutes thus Event #6 (or the 3 mile run) starts exactly 15 minutes after the start of the Bench press.

For Men, the weights are bodyweight and 50% of bodyweight on shoulder press.

For Women, it’s 60% of bodyweight for the bench press, and 30% bodyweight for the shoulder press.

This competition doesn’t allow any opportunities for size or weight advantage of the athletes.  It’s all relative to your own bodyweight.

But is two or three minutes enough to recover from muscular failure?

Ye Old Elite Standards

Like the Decathlon points system, scoring changes with time.

This is where you use 115% of bodyweight on Bench, pull ups and chins, 120% on Dips and 60% bodyweight on rear military shoulder press.  Of course, Pull ups, Chins and Dips require a weight vest.

This sounds like quite a challenge!

But to be honest, the 3 mile run scares the hell out of me!  For me, anything over 400 meters, I take a taxi.

See also  400 Meter Training: Blending Short-to-Long and Long-to-Short Methods - Part 2

Typical Scores

A score anywhere from 5.00 to 6.00 is considered very good, as you are looking at about 120 total reps, plus a time of 20 minutes for 3 miles.  That’s 120/20 = 6.00.  Cut your 3 mile time by one minute (19:00) and you are looking at 120/19 = 6.32 which will usually win the competition.

Even if you did 20 reps for each exercise, and a 20 min run, that’s 100/20 = 5.00.

I’ll write more about upcoming future events in case you are interested and try to have special guest star Matt Bogdanowicz comment on some training tips.

Category iconEvents & Conferences,  Fitness Testing Tag iconMile,  speed

About Jimson Lee

I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. My other projects include the Bud Winter Foundation, writer for the IAAF New Studies in Athletics Journal (NSA) and a member of the Track & Field Writers of America.

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  1. Fred says

    July 30, 2009 at 8:42 am

    I love the concept. Even though it’s not up for debate, I would reduce the 3 mile run to a 3K run. I shudder to think of what my anemic score would be for the Strend challange. 120 reps sounds like an overall impressive feat. What if I start with 12 reps and work my way up from there? lol

    Are the close grip chins done with the palms towards or away from the body?

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  2. Jimson Lee says

    July 30, 2009 at 2:00 pm

    @Fred – pull ups are palms facing away from the body. Chin ups face the body.

    Reply
  3. MICHAEL TAYLOR says

    June 3, 2010 at 4:00 am

    Hi – please can you give details and results of the latest STREND FITNESS CHALLENGE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, and how can you enter this competition?

    Reply
    • Jimson Lee says

      June 3, 2010 at 4:27 am

      @Michael – There is a STREND on JUNE 5, 2010 in San Francisco.

      Reply
  4. MICHAEL TAYLOR says

    June 3, 2010 at 4:34 am

    Hi Jimson – thanks for your reply and the date of the Strend Challenge. However, I live in South Afica and that is why I am enquiring about the World Chapionships. Can you assist with any details?
    Thanks – Michael

    Reply
    • Jimson Lee says

      June 3, 2010 at 4:36 am

      That’s a far trip. I emailed the people at STREND for more info.

      Reply
  5. Anton Gross says

    February 24, 2020 at 6:56 am

    Are STREND competitions still being held? I started with this many years ago and then spun into CrossFit. I still love my CrossFitting but wanted to revisit this as well.
    Thank you.
    Anton

    Reply

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