Welcome, one and all, to the homepage of the 2024 Strongman Corporation Maryland State Championship, presented by Sean Mullican and Hometown Barbell! After a successful first MD State Championship in 2023 we are proud to bring it back again this year!

Trophies and/or prizes will be awarded to Open classes. Medals will be awarded to novice, teen and masters classes. You do NOT have to reside in the state of Maryland to compete in this competition.

Strongman Corporation Membership is required for all competitors - https://bit.ly/3Ga2xDk

• Open, Novice and Masters Competitors - $87.50 membership, valid for one year
• Teen Competitors - $52.00 membership, valid for one year

Qualifications

If there is only 1 athlete in a class, they will get combined with another class or just get a regionals bid (we will leave combining of classes up to the promoter).

If there are 2-5 athletes a class:

1st place – Nationals and Regionals invites

2nd – Regionals

3rd – Regionals

If there are 6+ athletes in a class:

1st – Nationals and Regionals

2nd – Nationals and Regionals

3rd – Regionals

4th – Regionals

Photographer Link: 

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Tickets:

Spectator tickets will be for sale at the door for $20 per person, coaches and handlers do not get in for free.

Weigh-ins/Check-ins:

Weigh-ins will be held at the venue (Hometown Barbell) Friday, the day before the competition, from 8:00am-12:00pm and again from 4:00pm-8:00pm. You can weigh-in on the day of the competition (Saturday) from 6-8:00 a.m. Every athlete must be checked in before 8:00 on the day of the competition. Heavyweight competitors do not need to weigh in, but you will still need to check-in. 

Rules Meeting: 

Every athlete must be present at the gym by 9:00am for the rules meeting. We will be going over all of the rules one last time, so PLEASE make sure you are present in case you have any last minute questions. Warm-ups will begin immediately after the rules meeting and the competition will start promptly at 10:00. 

The Events: 

Last Man Standing MAX Timber Frame Deadlift

• Athletes will gather at the frame based on weight class (for some of the smaller weight classes, there may be more than one class going at once)
• Weights will be called out, when your name gets called you will be given the option to take the lift or skip it. There is no penalty for skipping any attempts, you will just wait for the next round.
• Women and teen men will open with 185 on a MB Powercenter farmers frame and will have 30lb jumps. Once they get to 365 the farmers frame will be swapped for the timber frame. All other men will open with 410 (empty frame weight) and will make 25/45lb plate jumps (50lb/40lb alternating weight jumps).
• Women's weight jumps: 185, 215, 245, 275, 305, 335, 365, 395, 425, 455, 485, 515, etc
• Men's weight jumps: 390, 440, 480, 530, 570, 620, 660, 710, 750, 800, 840, 890, 930, 980 etc
• Once you choose to make a lift, you will have 30 seconds to do so. Your time does not start until you step into the frame. You do not have to do the lift immediately after being called, but we do ask that you respect ours and others time.
• You have unlimited attempts.
• This is a rising bar format, once weight is added it will not be taken off.
• A good lift must consist of: hips and knees locked out with head up and shoulders back. Dropping of the frame will result in a no lift, a zero for the event and immediate disqualification from the competition.
• Equipment allowed: knee sleeves, neoprene warm pants, straps, chalk. You do not have to wear shoes but you do have to wear socks.
• Equipment NOT allowed: knee wraps, deadlift suits or briefs, grip hooks
• Frame dimensions- Small frame: handles are 18" off the ground to the center of the handle, handles are 34" wide. Large frame: handles are 18" off the ground to the center of the handle, handles are 40" wide.
• We will be running two lanes at once

Max Reps Axle Clean and Press

• Athletes will start hands off and behind the start line
• Upon the start, athletes will approach the axle and produce as many reps as possible in 60 seconds
• A good lift must consist of the following: elbows, knees and hips locked out completely, feet square and forward, and head and shoulders through.
• No dropping the implement from overhead. You must make a clear attempt to lower it in a safe and controlled manner. I understand you will be rushing to get the next rep. However, if you intentionally slam the implement from overhead you will be given a no lift.
• Any type of clean is allowed. You may not press from the head. If the axle stops on your head during the press you will be given a no lift.
• Equipment allowed: elbow sleeves, knee sleeves, wrist wraps, one soft and one hard belt, grip shirts, chalk/liquid chalk
• Equipment NOT allowed: elbow sleeves with any buckles, straps or mechanisms, elbow wraps, anything sticky other than a grip shirt (tacky, spray tack, tacky towel)
• We will be running three lanes at once

Max Distance Farmer's Carry

• Athletes will start hands off behind the start line
• On the start command athletes will approach the farmers handles and will have 60 seconds to carry the farmers as far as they can
• You will carry the handles 50' down, drop them, carry back, drop again and repeat as many times as you can within the time constraints.
• The front of the farmers must cross the line before dropping them and turning around. You will receive a command from the judge once across the line. Any drops between the two lines will mean your time is up and your distance will be recorded.
• No sliding of the farmers across the end lines, they must be carried across the line. No sliding for extra distance.
• Equipment allowed: Chalk, wrist wraps, knee sleeves, belt, neoprene warming pants
• Not allowed: tacky/spray tack, straps.
• This event will be run in conjunction with the truck push/zecher carry
   

Truck Push toYoke Zercher Carry 

• Athletes will start hands on the truck
• This event will be on a slight uphill incline.
• On the start command you will push the truck 30', once the front of the tire crosses the finish line you will receive a "good!" command from the judge. The yoke will be set up at the end of the truck push, once the truck is across you will run to the yoke, grab it zercher style and carry it 30', uphill, across the finish line
• You may drop the yoke and re-pick.
• Women will be pushing a Scion XD, Men will be pushing a Ram 1500. For Open heavyweight women and men, we MAY add people/weight to make it slightly heavier, but that is TBD.
• 60 seconds to complete, fastest time wins. If you don't finish, your distance will be recorded.
• This event will be run in conjunction with the max distance farmer's carry

Death by sand

• Athletes will have 60 seconds to complete a medley of tasks
• You will start hands off and behind a start line. On the start you will approach and carry a sandbag 30' and load it. Then you will carry a sandbag 5' and load it. Once the sandbags have both been loaded you will throw two sandbags over a set of uprights.
• Loading heights will be 48" for women and 52" for men
• Throwing heights will be: 12 feet for all women 160 and under, 13 feet for all women over 160, 14 feet for all men 200 and under and 15 feet for all men over 200
• Equipment allowed: Chalk, knee sleeves, belt (one soft and one hard belt, no belt stacking), neoprene warming pants, grip shirt
• Not allowed: tacky/spray tack, modified shoes with thick heels.