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Push-Up Clock Challenge winner
Bernard
PUSH-UP CLOCK
- Date
- October 3, 2026
- Prize
- $60
- Where
- Riverwalk Oktoberfest, Jacksonville NC (Day 2)
The Push-Up Clock Challenge
- Clock mat numbered 1–12: 1 push-up at the 1, 2 at the 2, up to 12 at the 12. That's 78 reps, all in under 2 minutes.
- Stay in plank between numbers. Knees can't touch the mat.
- Your chest must squish the foam ball for a rep to count.
- $25 to try. Pays $60.
The interview
Introduce yourself: name, age, and hometown.
Bernard Bryant; age 7 Jacksonville, NC
What's your background? (school, job, military, sports)
Carolina Elite Wrestler (Triple Crown Wrestling Champion ; Folkstyle, Freestyle & Greco-Roman + National Beach Wrestling Champion
How did you hear about the Push-Up Clock Challenge?
Oktoberfest 2026, River Walk in Jacksonville
How did you prepare for the Push-Up Clock?
I didn’t know I was doing it. Lol
What was going through your head on the clock?
Focusing on the next set of pushups
What was your strategy: pace, hand position, breathing?
The money and what I was going to feel like at the end.
What was the toughest number on the clock?
12.
What are you doing with the $60?
Nothing yet.
What's your advice for the next challenger?
Don’t quite, just keep going.
Anything else? Any shoutouts?
Shout out to my family, wrestling fam, for keeping me motivated and pumped during this. Thank you.
Follow Bernard: @bryant_mama
Think you can beat Bernard?
78 push-ups around the clock in under 2:00, win $60 · $25 to try