26.05 to 30.05

Rob Conway once again did the double, Jez Grove claimed his fourth win of 2025, Faye Summers sits one away from a remarkable twenty, and Holly Kelly and Kate Pearce defied the odds with big performances and even bigger grit.

Coach's Pick

A Bench Press five-rep max kicked things off before launching into a four-minute AMSAP of pressing chaos, capped by high-rep Bench Dips. Rob Conway led the charge with 367 points, while Faye Summers pushed through for 293.

Backlash

Things got pull-heavy with a Trap Bar Deadlift five-rep max, followed by a pulling-based AMSAP, before a brutal weighted Plank points-builder to finish. Rob muscled his way to 456 points, while Holly Kelly brought the fire with 383.

Below the Belt

A Smith Machine Squat five-rep max opened the door to an AMSAP of quad crushers, topped off with a Wall Sit for the finisher. Jez Grove scored 260, and Kate Pearce delivered a standout 232 - proof her knee rehab has gone full circle.

It was a week of five-rep maxes, quad-quaking finishers, and huge performances across the board. With personal bests stacking up and momentum building, the next rendition of Björnstrxng's notorious Feats are shaping up to be even bigger.

19.05 to 23.05

Rob Conway was at the double, Faye Summers made history with her third clean sweep - and is still the only Member to ever do so, and the AMSAP leaderboard saw a rare four-way tie, proving that leg day builds both strength and solidarity.

The Flexecutioner

Rob Conway - 170 points - and Faye Summers - 213 points - crushed The Flexecutioner, a pressing-heavy points builder featuring the Incline Press, Push Press, Bench Dips, and the dreaded Crucifix Hold, leaving shoulders screaming.

HIIT Happens

They weren't done. Rob - 04:17 - and Faye - 04:27 - went full throttle in HIIT Happens, a gasping, grunting speed Feat made up of three 250m Rows laced with cardio and core intervals, before competing in a time-reversing Dead Hang.

Rock Bottom

Rock Bottom lived up to its name as Pete Campbell, Dave Mellor, James Ball, and Jez Grove all hit 9 brutal sets of quad-and-glute punishment. Faye, not content with two wins, smashed through 12 sets to once again take the women's title.

So, in summary: Rob doubles up, Faye hits another historic hat-trick, and the lads agree that leg day is still evil. With June around the corner and the heat dialling up, next week's Feats promise to be sweatier, snappier, and just as savage.

28.04 to 16.05

Jony Ellis and Denyse Price powered through five brutal holds, while Dave Mellor and Faye Summers went forearm-first. Tom Cowgill and Faye took on the clock - and gravity - to bring home wins number nine and fifteen of 2025, respectively.

Static Standoff

Jony Ellis racked up an impressive 625 points to claim his first Feats win of 2025, while Denyse Price cruised to her fourth victory of the year with 478 points, crushing holds like the Crucifix and Overhead like they were a warm-up.

Radialis Riot

With just under four minutes to get through as many sets as possible, Dave Mellor banged out 13 sets of pain featuring Plate Curls and Dead Rows. Faye Summers wasn't far behind with 11 sets, with her arms powered by pure determination.

Backpacking

Adding a cruel twist to leg day, a 10kg backpack was strapped on for every movement as Tom Cowgill conquered the lot in 06:01, flying through the Treadmill and Jumping Box Squats. Faye won it for the women with a time of 06:47.

After a couple of weeks off during Coach Joe's holiday, the Björnstrxng community clearly came back hungrier for success than ever, and with an even fiercer trio of showdowns planned for the coming week, we are well and truly back to business.

22.04 to 25.04

This week's Feats saw Sam Young muscle her way to a second win of the year, Aaron Stevens and Faye Summers keep their hot streak sizzling with double dubs, and Jez Grove outsmart the field to carve out a crafting victory.

Press Conference

Aaron Stevens won his first of two by way of Press Conference; a push-oriented points builder that tested his Bench Press five rep max before being launched into speed work. He scored 183, and Sam Young won it for the women with 155.

HIIT IT

To HIT IT by the Black Eyed Peas, Aaron and Faye Summers - both with 15 completed sets - undertook four-minutes of pull-based high intensity interval training, featuring Slams, Renegade Rows, Dead Rows, Deadlifts, and more.

Quad Quest

Jez Grove and Faye Summers forged their own paths to victory as their respective scores of 87 and 120 were accumulated through five quads exercises. Each exercise had its own points per completed set. The harder the exercise, the higher the points.

With Sam powering through, Aaron and Faye doubling down, and Jez playing it smart, this week's champs showed that brains and brawn are a winning combo. With Coach Joe away from May 5th to 14th, next week's Feats are coming in hot!

14.04 to 18.04

David Jordan and Hannah White powered through punishing plate work, Aaron Stevens lit up the arena with a forearm-frying display, Faye Summers doubled down on dominance, and Tom Cowgill stormed to win number eight this year.

Plate Date

David Jordan - 180 points - and Hannah White - 179 points - powered through punishing plate work as their delts were dominated through a Plate Press to fail, Plate Lateral Raises, a Plate Overhead Press, and a Front Raise Hold finisher.

Grip Trip

Through a fast-paced grip gauntlet that blended a Dead Hang qualifier, Farmer's Carries, Hammer Curls, TRX Pull Ups, and a score reversing Barbell Hold, Aaron Stevens - 00:56 - and Faye Summers - 01:20 - scored the speediest times.

Pump & Jump

Faye won her second Feat of the week via a two-part AMSAP that brought over six minutes of lower body mayhem through the combination of strength movements and explosive jump work. Like Faye, Tom Cowgill scored 18 to win it for the men.

With plates flying, grips failing, and quads bruised, the latest Feats proved once again: pain is temporary, but bragging rights last until this Friday. Congratulations David Jordan, Hannah White, Aaron Stevens, Faye Summers, and Tom Cowgill!

07.04 to 11.04

Rob Conway and Denyse Price are still nursing sore shoulders after repping their way to glory, we saw our first double hat-trick of winners via Row & Go, while Tom Cowgill and Kate Pearce turned legs into lightning to clock speedy scores.

Delt Melt

Five-minutes of deltoid toil came in the form of repping out as many Cross Jabs, Front Raises, Lateral Raises, Shoulder Presses, and Push Presses as possible. Rob Conway - 220 - and Denyse Price - 180 - impressively out-repped their opposition.

Row & Go

Row & Go saw our first ever double hat-trick of wins as James Ball, Aaron Stevens, and Alex Herrmann bagged 11 sets in just over four-minutes, and Vinita Parmar, Sam Young, and Holly Kelly scored a perfect 10 to win it for the women.

Pump & Jump

A 1.0km Cycle was followed by ten lots of Long Jumps, Deadlift Jumps, and Farmer's Walks as quickly as possible, all before a time reversing Leg Extension Hold. Tom Cowgill clocked in at 01:02, and Kate Pearce scored a time of 01:21.

Rob and Denyse might be icing those shoulders for a while, our double hat-trick crew are likely still grunting in good spirit over shared glory, and Tom and Kate may be giving parkrun a miss thanks to jelly legs. Bring on next week's rendition!

24.03 to 28.03

Rob Conway and Vinita Parmar's triceps got the workout of their lives, James Ball flew through Tom Price's torture track, Toby Barnes and Luke Farrington squatted like their lives depended on it, and Sophie Entwisle bags two wins.

Tricepathlon

A tri-set of triceps exercises, tri-times over. Through executing as many repetitions as possible on a Close Grip Bench Press, the Push Press, and Bench Dips, Rob Conway scored 172 to win it for the men. Vinita Parmar's score of 100 won her second Feat of 2025.

Gaffer's Gauntlet

Created Björnlympics judge Tom Price, Members had the task of completing a Row, Slams, and Deadlifts as quickly as possible before a time reversing Dead Hang. James Ball - 04:24 - and Sophie Entwisle - 03:10 - set the speediest times.

Squat Symphony

It was a rare draw at the top of the table on the leg-based Feat of the week as Toby Barnes and Luke Farrington's 5 completed rounds won them their first Feats of the year. Sophie Entwisle's 7 completed rounds won her second Feat of the week.

Rob and Vinita's arms may never recover, James might still be catching his breath, Toby and Luke are probably avoiding stairs for a week, and Sophie? Well, she's just busy celebrating - twice. A huge effort from all as we head into the summer.

17.03 to 21.03

David Jordan and Paula Olsson set the bar for the week, Dave Mellor and Hannah White curled until their arms considered early retirement, and Tom Cowgill and Sophie Entwisle left the their quads' fate to the roll of a dice.

The Barsetter

Kicking off with a Bench Press five-rep max - with each percentage of bodyweight contributing to time knocked off in a bar-based speed round - David Jordan clocked in at 01:35, and Paula Olsson won her seventh Feat of the year with 01:25.

Dead Arm

With the exercise changing every minute for four minutes, Members repped as many Hammer Curls, Wide Curls, Straight Curls, and Reverse Curls as possible. Dave Mellor - 153 - and Hannah White - 174 - completed the most repetitions.

Campbell Gamble

Created by our own Pete Campbell, a playful blend of leg exercises were left in the fate of a dice roll. In five painful minutes, Tom Cowgill scored 18 sets, and Sophie Entwisle scored 17 sets, securing them both their sixth Feats wins of 2025.

It was a week of grit, gains, and questionable life choices as our six Feats phenoms - David, Paula, Dave, Hannah, Tom, and Sophie - earn big wins. Strength, endurance, and a little bit of luck - because why not keep fitness as unpredictable as DOMS?

10.03 to 14.03

Pete Campbell and Sophie Entwisle put on pacy push performances, Oli Duffy and Sam Cowgill dominate their categories in Eliot Dunn's core creation, and Tom Cowgill and Denyse Price rank first in Hannah White's quad concoction.

4x4x4

Four exercises, four repetitions, four times over. Pete Campbell - 04:31 - and Sophie Entwisle - 04:33 - nearly matched up their speedy scores as they completed a series of pushing exercises in the fastest times to win it in their divisions.

Mat Attack

Two-time Björnlympics champion Eliot Dunn tested his comrades through four timed core exercises before a Plank-to-fail finisher. 14-year-old Oli Duffy accumulated 371 points, and Sam Cowgill won it for the women with 381 points.

The Great White

Whipped up by July 2024 Milestones winner Hannah White, Members would complete Leg Presses, Leg Extensions, a Wall Sit and more, building as many points as possible. Tom Cowgill's 241 and Denyse Price's 184 topped the tables.

It was six steadfast spectacles as Pete, Sophie, Oli, Sam, Tom, and Denyse seize their victories in this week's rendition of the Feats, with commendation also going to Björnstrxng newcomer Holly Kelly for her first podium finish of the year.

03.03 to 07.03

Ben Crutchley comes in clutch, running partners Denyse Price and Hannah White get their first dubs of 2025, Dave Mellor wins his fourth Feat of the year through gritted teeth, and Tom Cowgill and Faye Summers showcase speed.

Dip & Drive

Ben Crutchley should consider a name change to Ben 'Clutchley' as his decisive performance in the latter stages of the week racked up 309 points and a win on his Feats debut. Denyse Price also won her first of the year with a score of 279.

Curl Crusade

Rob Conway tapped into his sadistic side when constructing this week's Member-made Feat. Dave Mellor pipped the aforementioned creator with 1,505 through a series of bicep exercises, and Hannah White won it for the women with 1,895.

Jump!

In one of the most wearing Feats to date, Members had five lots of thirty-seconds to complete as many repetitions as possible through jump-themed exercises. In two-and-a-half minutes, Tom Cowgill scored 100, and Faye Summers scored 111.

Seeing new victors emerge in the Feats is a testament to the depth of ability and continued progression within the Björnstrxng Gym, so a big well done to our Feats frontrunners for the week just gone, both new and old. Keep up the momentum.

24.02 to 28.02

Two braces and two speedy showings formed the four prevailing performances in this week's Feats as Rob Conway, Sam Baker-Smith, Aaron Stevens, and Sophie Entwisle sustain recognition as some of Björnstrxng's top performers in 2025.

Heavy Hitter

Rob Conway won his first of two Feats through a concoction of point building pushing exercises. He scored 177 points to win it for the men, and Sam Baker-Smith won it for the women in absence of her training partner, Paula, with 178 points.

Back Burnout

Five exercises, five repetitions, five-minutes. Rob's brace came courtesy of 15 sets on a pull-themed AMSAP, and Sam Baker-Smith twinned his double Feats win by pipping Faye Summers in the latter stages of the week with 16 completed sets.

Quick Step

Speed was the name of the game in the final Feat of the week as Aaron Stevens and Sophie Entwisle topped their respective divisions through Farmer's Carries, Deadlift Jumps, and more. Both scored 02:22 to continue their hot starts to 2025.

Rob's twofold dub places him at the top of the 2025 Members table as his achievements tally 36 points. Sam is one Feat away from Faye's eight, and Aaron and Sophie maintain healthy positions in the 2025 Members table with 23 points.

17.02 to 21.02

You'd know nothing of the cold weather as the heat rises in the Björnstrxng Gym ahead of Recömp 3 as Aaron Stevens, Paula Olsson, Sophie Entwisle, Pete Campbell, and Jez Grove earn their way to the top of the Feats tables.

Push the Tempo

To Sub Focus & Katy B's Push the Tempo, Aaron Stevens's 16 sets of push-based exercises pipped Rob Conway's 15 to steal the Feats victory on this occasion. Paula Olsson won her first of two Feats as her score of 15 won it in the female division.

Back-to-Back-to-Back

Despite two weeks away from the Björnstrxng Gym, Sophie Entwisle's ice climbing escapades clearly kept her in fine fettle as she scored 204 points through three back-based point builders. Pete Campbell's 211 won it convincingly for the men.

Quadsruple

A quad-set of quadriceps, Jez Grove - 77 - and Paula Olsson - 98 - conquered timed Trap Bar Carries, the Vertical Leg Press to fail, a two-minute Cycle, and a Leg Extension Hold to fail to secure their first and sixth Feats of 2025 so far.

Paula couldn't quite match Faye Summers's historical record from the last trio of Feats; however, she will give it a good go in the upcoming week ahead of her holiday to Thailand. Aaron, Paula, Pete, Sophie, and Jez, congratulations on your victories.

10.02 to 12.02

Coach Joe's holiday meant that a half-week at the Björnstrxng Gym translated double efforts from our resilient Members as Aaron Stevens, Faye Summers, Dave Mellor, Sam Baker-Smith, and Paula Olsson topped the Feats tables.

Triple Threat

Faye Summers won her first of three Feats this week through completing three lots of Push Press, Lateral Raises, Dips, and more. A score of 03:52 decimated her opposition, and Aaron Stevens won it by nine-seconds for the men with 04:30.

Row Big or Row Home

Dave Mellor - 05:10 - and Faye Summers - 05:38 - opted to 'Row Big' as their speedy scores via Dead Rows, Renegade Rows, Kettlebell Rows, TRX Pull Ups, and the Rower earned their third and seventh wins of the year, respectively.

Legs on Fire

Courtesy of Vinita Parmar, Members had the duration of one of two fire-themed tunes to finish as many sets as possible. Paula Olsson and Faye were even at 21 in the shorter volume, and Sam Baker-Smith's 26 won her the extended rendition.

Faye's hattrick of Feats wins means that she has become the only Björnstrxng Member to not only win all three Feats on one occasion, but now on two separate. A big hand to our five winners, and congratulations to our Feats figurehead, Faye!

03.02 to 07.02

Aaron Stevens pushes his way to a second Feats win, Faye Summers is at the double for her fourth and fifth wins of 2025, our two youngest Members earn big dubs, and Rob Conway is back to his best after an injury-stricken January.

Double Trouble

Aaron Stevens - 05:42 - and Faye Summers - 04:17 - completed two quint-sets of pushing exercises back-to-back for their second and fourth respective Feats wins of the year, performing amicably through Push Presses, Banded Dips, and more.

Lull Before Lift

Björnstrxng's two youngest Members, Oli Duffy, 14, and Millie Ryde, 17, showcased their fearlessness and buoyancy as they both scored over 500 points through a Dead Hang, Trap Bar Deadlift, L-Sit Hold, and Barbell Deadlift.

Quadpocalypse

A quad-focussed five-minute AMSAP saw Rob Conway push through physical and mental exhaustion to complete 13 sets, a welcomed win after a tough start to the year injury-wise. Faye's 14 earned her second Feat of the week and fifth of 2025.

Big performances indeed from our 'fantastic five' this week, with special mentions going to Dave Pearce for his first ever top two finish, and Elle Turner for placing second in her Feats debut after scoring 11 sets on the unforgiving Quadpocalypse.