*All athletes will be expected to sign a Steel Beach waiver on competition day, you will not be permitted to compete without this.

**All events/weights subject to change without notice.

Strongman Corporation membership is required for all competitors and can be purchased online at https://strongmancorporation.com/memberships/. Please note that USS and Strongman Corporation are not the same, and you will need a Strongman Corporation membership for this competition.

PROMOTER: Kori Taylor / 203-560-0319 / sicstrengthteam@gmail.com

DATE: Saturday, February 21st, 2026

TIME: 9am Rules, 9:30am warm up, 10am start (weigh in morning of & day before) 

Friday February 20th weigh ins 10am-12pm and 5pm-7pm. Saturday Weigh Ins 8:00am-8:45am 

LOCATION: Steel Beach Gym, 900 Main Street, Watertown, CT 06795

Weight classes can be found on the chart below.

AWARDS: 1st place and 2nd place trophies, cash prizes for top male and female athlete of the day, and qualifying for 2026 Nationals, 2026 America's Strongest Master, and 2026 America's Strongest Teen with enough entries

Nationals bids will be awarded in Open classes based on the number of athletes in each class as follows:
- 1 athlete in a class: the promoter may merge the class with another class; if the athlete competes alone they will earn an invite by completing (i.e. not “zeroing”) at least 4 of the 5 events to the standards originally set forth by the promoter.
- 2-4 athletes in a class: 1st place qualifies for Nationals
- 5-9 athletes in a class: 1st and 2nd place qualify for Nationals
- 10+ athletes in a class: 1st-3rd place qualify for Nationals

Masters Athletes qualify for America's Strongest Master by placing in the top 3 of a Masters class *or* in the top 5 of an Open class.

Teens qualify for America's Strongest Teen by participating in a Teen, Novice, or Open division.

Weigh-ins will be conducted in KILOGRAMS and there is NO "allowance" for clothing. For example, an athlete in the 64kg class must weigh in at 64.0kg or less. Athletes must weigh in wearing (minimally) a bra and underwear.

ENTRY FEE: $100 NO REFUNDS or exchanges, $85 Early Bird Available for limited athletes

ENTRY DEADLINE: January 11th, 2026

Spectator fee: $10 –a portion of the proceeds will be going to Strong Paws Rescue

Events and Weights: 

• Max Deadlift: Saxon Bar,  3 attempts for max weight. No suits, straps, or baby powder allowed, but mixed grip and chalk will be permitted. Do not drop the bar, powerlifting rules apply, if your hands leave the bar before it touches the ground it's a "no rep".

• Press Medley: Keg - log - circus dumbbell - barbell for reps (clean and press away AND resets both allowed). Athlete will lift implements in that order, 60 second time limit, must wait for down commands. Wrist wraps, elbow/knee sleeves, and grip shirts allowed. 10" log for all divisions. If you spike any implement you will be zeroed.

• Stone to Shoulder: Atlas stone to shoulder, max reps in 60 seconds, must wait for down commands, must be steady at the top with one hand off the stone, uncontrolled drops will result in a "no rep". No tacky, but sleeves are allowed.

• Max Yoke for 10ft: 3 attempts for max weight carried 10ft, no drops. Full implement needs to cross the line. No suits allowed. Knee/wrist wraps, all sleeves, and belts permitted. Yoke heights will be determined at weigh-ins and recorded, with the goal of not wasting time during the event making unnecessary changes. Weight jumps will be determined with athletes input on event day.

• Sandbag Load: ALL sandbags will be lined up for each athlete, the athlete will start with the lightest sandbag and keep going until weight failure, then will have the option to go back 1 sandbag and attempt to gain reps. All bags completed will be added for scoring. 60 second time limit, bar will be set to 50" for women and 54" for men. If an athlete grabs onto the bar to help the weight over, this will be a "no rep". Here are the bag weights - 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250, 300

There will be a $500 cash prize to the top male lifter and top female lifter of the day. This will be determined with an adapted DOTS system (Dynamic Objective Team Scoring System) where a formula is used to compare strength across different weight classes and sex-at-birth. It's a relative scoring system, meaning the higher the number, the better the performance.  This will mean that ALL DIVISIONS will need to weigh in, if an athlete does not weigh-in then they are disqualified from the cash prize. An athletes' body weight, the weight they lift, and their sex are utilized for scoring; all events were designed to allow every athlete the opportunity to lift as much as they are capable during the competition.

If enough sponsors are secured, additional cash prizes will be added for the 2nd and 3rd top lifters of the day.

Sponsors can contact Kori Taylor directly through sicstrengthteam@gmail.com, and sponsor packages include but are not limited to;

• Sponsor logo on the event shirts
• Sponsor item donation for potential raffle prizes
• Sponsor table to vend at the event
• Many other options that can be discussed together via email or a meeting with Kori.