HardCORE Challenge

The HardCORE Challenge brings together the best of both worlds – pushing your body and mind to new limits. Designed for UB students, this pop-up challenge invites participants to go for records in four classic feats: most push-ups, most pull-ups, longest planks, and longest dead hang.

About

The HardCORE Challenge will kick off with weekly pop-up events, each featuring one skill at a time. This format allows staff to gather data throughout the semester. At the end of the semester or academic year, the challenge will culminate in a large-scale event bringing all the exercises together in one ultimate competition!

UB student participating in the Dead Hang HardCORE Challenge, hanging from a pull-up bar inside Alumni Arena with vending machines and Buffalo athletics signage in the background.

UB student participating in the pull-ups HardCORE Challenge, hanging from a pull-up bar inside Alumni Arena with vending machines in the background.

Details

Day:	Select Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays
Time:	5pm – 8pm
Location:	Outside the Broadview Arena Fitness Center (175 Broadview Arena)
Duration:	During the fall and spring semesters
Target Audience:	UB students looking to join a challenge that tests their physical abilities and offers friendly competition and social connections
Facilities Available:	Pull-up bar, mats, resistance bands, timers

Fall 2026 HardCORE Challenge Dates

Date	Day	Skill
8/28/26	Friday	PULL
9/4/26	Friday	PUSH
9/9/26	Wednesday	HANG
9/11/26	Friday	PLANK
9/18/26	Friday	PULL
9/23/26	Wednesday	PUSH
9/25/26	Friday	HANG
10/2/26	Friday	PLANK
10/9/26	Friday	PULL
10/16/26	Friday	PUSH
10/21/26	Wednesday	HANG
10/23/26	Friday	PLANK
10/26/26	Monday	PULL
11/4/26	Wednesday	PUSH
11/6/26	Friday	HANG
11/9/26	Monday	PLANK
11/13/26	Friday	PULL
11/16/26	Monday	PUSH
11/20/26	Friday	PULL, PUSH, HANG & PLANK!

The Skills

Push-up: Mats will be provided. Participants are to do as many push-ups as possible while a staff member keeps count. Once they reach their final push-up, the number of pushups will be recorded and put in the appropriate order on the leaderboard.
Pull-up: A pull-up bar will be supplied for participants. They will be instructed to complete as many pull-ups as possible while a staff member keeps count. Once they’ve reached their final pull-up, their number will be recorded on the leaderboard for the pull-up section.
Plank: Mats will be provided for the plank. Participants are to hold a plank as long as possible while a staff member times them with a stopwatch. Participants' names will be recorded and noted on the leaderboard.
Dead Hang: A pull-up bar will be provided, and participants will be instructed to dead hang while being timed by a staff member.

This event is open to all levels – no prior training required*. Come challenge yourself, cheer on your friends, and see what you’re capable of!

*More information will be given at the event including proper form, saftey, modifications, if needed, and more.