The 3rd Annual Battle Axe Showdown is coming back to Garland, Texas bigger and better than ever! 

I'd like to introduce The 3rd Annual Battle Axe Showdown held at Battle Axe Barbell on  January 29th. This event will be nothing less than any of the past 2 Showdowns so expect a smoothly ran & operated competition with all of the same energy and action as before. Lets start the year off big.

This will be a Strongman Corporation Nationals invite for qualifying classes. This is a Strongman Corporation sanctioned event.

All athletes must prove valid Strongman Corporation membership status before being able to compete. No membership/No compete.

Early bird pricing ends September 29th

The final day to register to receive a complimentary event shirt with your entry fee is January 15th

Weigh-ins will be at Battle Axe Barbell Friday January 28th from 8a.m.-11a.m. & 5p.m.-8p.m.

Saturday: doors open at 7a.m. rules meeting is at 8:30.a.m. Warmups will begin at 8:45a.m. and lifting will begin at 9:30a.m.

Each weight class must have at least 3 or more competitors the day of competition or they will be combined.

Prizes: $500 and trophy to each overall male & female competitors. $100 to every Axle C&P Texas Record broken. More TBA.

All competitors must have a valid Strongman Corporation Card to be able to compete the day of the event.

https://www.strongmancorporation.com/contest-licence-1

EVENTS

Max Axle Clean & Press. Every competitor will each have 3 attempts and have 30 seconds to complete each attempt once given the start command. 20lb jumps for men & 10lbs for women. Athletes do not have to complete every weight jump. 3 attempts only. TEXAS STATE RECORDS UP FOR GRABS.

Max Axle Clean & Press for Texas

Women LW 140- Brittany Barnes/Mitchell 194.8lbs

Women MW 180- Dani Vaji 258lbs

Women HW 180+ Dani Vaji 225lbs

Men 175- Matt LTrain LeBlanc 305lbs

Men 200- Derek Owens 325lbs

Men 231- Terry Rady 365lbs

265- Luke Johnson 355lbs

Men 300- Charles Mitchell III 335lbs

Men 300+ Trey Mitchell III 405lbs

Masters LW- Jacob Willing 300lbs

Masters HW- Jason Neal 340 lbs

**3 Deadlift Ladder Series for max reps in 60 seconds. Bars used in order stiff/stiff/Texas deadlift bar. 1 rep/1 rep/max reps. Athletes will complete each weight jump then perform as many reps as possible on the last weight of the deadlift ladder. tacky, deadlifts suits and briefs are not allowed. BOUNCING THE BAR/TOUCH N GO IS NOT ALLOWED. 

Women

Novice W LW (140.4-)185,205,225  

Novice W MW (180.4-)185,205,225

Novice W HW (+)205,225,255

Open W LW (125-)185,205,225

Open W LW (140.4-)185,205,225 (Masters W MW)

Open W MW (160.4-)205,225,255

Open W MW (180.4-)205,225,255 (Masters W HW)

Open W HW (200.4-)225,255,285

Open W HW (+)225,255,285

Men

Novice M LW (175.4-)315,365,405

Novice M MW (231.4-)365,405,455

Novice M HW (300.4-)405,455,495

Novice M SHW (+)405,455,495

Open M LW (175.4-)405,455,495 (Masters M MW

Open M MW (200.4-)455,495,545 

Open M MW (231.4-)455,495,545 (Masters M HW)

Open M HW (264.5-)495,545,585

Open M HW (265+)545,585,635

**Truck Pull for fastest time. Athletes will be strapped in attached to a truck/semi behind them and will drag the vehicle while holding onto and pulling with a rope. Semi weight is 18,000lbs. Men's distance is 40ft & women's is 30ft.

**Stone Over Bar for Max Reps. Competitors will go head to head and back to back picking and loading over bar each stone. Once a stone has been fed over to each side, athletes of each side will receive 30 seconds once it hits the ground to pick and feed the stone back over for the other competitors to complete and so on. Once an athlete gives up on their rep or runs out of time for their attempt, a spotter will then take over begin feeding the stone under the yoke for the remaining competitior. 30 second attempts still apply to remaining competitor of each flight. Bar height for men 48" and women 44". Tacky, Tacky Towels, and athletic tape/duct tape is allowed. "built-up" belts are not allowed.

Women:

Novice W LW (140.4-)145lbs

Novice W MW (180.4-)145lbs

Novice W HW (+)175lbs

Open W LW (120.4-)145lbs

Open W LW (140.4-)145lbs (Masters W MW)

Open W MW (160.4-)175lbs 

Open W MW (180.4-) 175lbs (Masters W HW)

Open W HW (200.4-)215lbs

Open W HW (+)215lbs

Men

Novice M LW (175.4-)175lbs

Novice M MW (231.4-)215lbs

Novice M HW (300.4-)265lbs

Novice M SHW (+)265lbs

Open M LW (175.4-)265lbs (Masters M MW)

Open M MW (200.4-)280lbs 

Open M MW (231.4-)280lbs (Masters M HW)

Open M HW (264.5-)345lbs

Open M HW (265+)380lbs

Each weight class must have at least 3 or more competitors the day of competition or they will be combined.

Each weight class must have at least 3 or more competitors the day of competition or they will be combined.