Welcome to the 2025 USS Nationals Event Details. More specifics will come in the near future. Please see current details below.

• If any athlete signs up for nationals before qualifying, they will be removed without refund. Should they qualify later they will be required to sign up and pay again.
• Additional Shirts and Spectator Tickets are now available. Additional shirts will not have any customization on them.
• Early spectator Tickets are available for purchase. Day of spectator tickets will increase in price.
• Hotel information is below.
• All communication will happen via email. Be clear in your communication. If your communication does not have an action item or proper question, nothing will happen.
• As the presenting sponsor, Cerberus  grip shirts only will be allowed. You will receive 15% off the shirt only using the code USS2025. Order HERE.
• FAQs

Hotel:

Room block below. As these fill up they will open more. I'm already working on a secondary hotel because we will fill this one.

United States Strongman Block

Social Media:

• Facebook Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/869790784976964/?active_tab=discussion
• Facebook Personal - https://www.facebook.com/john.albrecht.963
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Event Rules

• ***ALL EVENT WEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED WEIGHTS BUT MAY VARY SLIGHTLY DUE TO FINAL IMPLEMENT WEIGHT***
• EVENTS RULES ARE SUBECT TO UPDATING.
• APPROVED COMPETITION SHIRT MUST BE WORN ON EACH EVENT OR A CERBERUS GRIP SHIRT ON LOG / YOKE ONLY
• NO TACKY ON ANY EVENT.
• WHEN YOU APPROACH FOR THE EVENT YOU WILL STATE YOUR NAME TO THE SCRIBE, HAND THEM YOUR BADGE AND THEN COMPETE.
• WHEN YOU ARE DONE WITH THE EVENT YOU WILL STATE YOUR NAME TO THE SCRIBE AND COLLECT YOU BADGE AND VERIFY THE MARKS RECEIVED.

Yoke:

Approx 75’ straight run. No sliding in the field – There will be a penalty (TBD. Make this easy on yourself and just don’t slide the damn yoke). Judge has final say on sliding. Front of yoke must cross the line for time to stop. No suits or briefs. Two belts, 1 soft, and one hard, may be worn. Shoes and shirt required. Knee/Elbow sleeves/wraps are permitted. 60 seconds to complete. # of allowable drops TBD.

Log Clean and Press EACH Rep

10” for Women, 12” for Men. Athlete may start with hands on the log. Athletes must clean and then press (viper, strict, push, jerk) and wait for down signal before lowering the implement under control to the starting point (Pads ~6”, although in my heart I want all of you to lift them off of mismatched car tires or just bumper plates like I was forced to do [Thanks a lot, Willie] when I started the sport). Soft/Hard Belt is fine. Wrist wraps, elbow sleeves are fine. Any lock out issues must be presented to the judge ahead of time – if you miss a rep because you did not present any issue, then you just lose a rep and the time. If you do not hold until the judge give you a down command (approx. 1 second), then you lose the rep. Good lockout consists of implement overhead, arms locked out, head through and looking forward (not up), and feet “parallel” and no stagger. Judge has final say in good reps

Frame Carry (With a turn):

Approx. 120’ with a turn. No straps. No suits or briefs. Shirt and shoes Required. 1 soft and 1 hard belt okay. 2 drops allowed and NO you may not drop, turn around and go the other direction. You must make the turn with the frame. Athletes will pick the frame, travel 60’ before turning and going around an object and returning another 60’ to the start finish line. Athletes may turn either direction. Stay in your lane. Do not cross over into another’s lane. Front end of the frame must cross the start finish line. Slide penalty is in effect (TBD). Handle height 16". Handle width 29". Contact James Richmond  with further questions.

IG: @Bigcountrystrengthequipment

Email: bigcountryse@gmail.com

Frame Deadlift:

This is a freaking deadlift… Pick it up. Set it down. Commands on up and down. Suits or briefs, not both. Straps, not hooks. Knee sleeves or wraps. 1 soft and 1 hard belt allowed. Handle height TBD – expect about 13-15”. Max reps in 60 seconds.

Sandbag Toss:

Throw the sandbags over the bar. No straps (yes… someone will ask). Bags start at designated place. Will go in ascending order. Splits taken when bag successfully clears the crossbar and LANDS – no thud, no count. You can move the bags (One at a time and only the one you are throwing at that time) from the starting position once the clock has started. 60 seconds.