A fully sanctioned United States Strongman contest.

Guest judge: Victoria Long, Gabriele Burgholzer, Nancy Johnson & John Flagg!

* Note: Please include your Branch of Service behind your last name for your shirts! *

Events:

Fingal Fingers

Truck Pull

Carry Medley

Deadlift

Stones 

This is a United States Strongman (USS) Strongman Competition. Current membership will be required of all athletes.

Registration: $100. Includes a T-Shirt, challenge coin, and event photographer.
* Early Registration is $85.00 and ends on March 4, 2023.
* Note: Registration after July 15,2023 will not come with a T-Shirt or Challenge Coin. Please make sure you sign up early!

* $10 spectator fee at the door or available for purchase in advance on Iron Podium.

Veteran Classes:
Male Veteran LW
Male Veteran MW
Male Veteran HW
Female Veteran LW 
Female Veteran MW
Female Veteran HW

Active duty/spouses and teen Classes: PLEASE SIGN UP UNDER OPEN CLASSES for ACTIVE DUTY & SPOUSES
Spouses M/F 
Active duty 
Teen Male Military Kid 
Teen Female Military Kid 
Veteran Male Masters 40+
Veteran Female Masters 40+
 

Trophies for 1st through 3rd place in each Veteran and Auxiliary class. 

Organized by: Jessica Guilbeau, Elyse Lawrence, and Brian Guilbeau

Questions? 12gironclub@gmail.com or Message us on FB

Date/Time: Saturday, August 12th at 9am. Mandatory rules meeting at 8:30. Check in begins at 7am, all athletes must be checked in by 8:15am. No refunds, no transfers. Weigh in will occur at Check in with an optional early weigh in / check in on Friday August 5th from 7am to 10am & 6pm to 9pm. 
$10 spectator fee. These can be purchased here on Iron Podium or day of, Kids are FREE

Location: CrossFit 12 Gauge Gym 11050 Pierson Drive, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22408

Sportsmanship is required before, during, and after the event. And that includes any branch-to-branch rivalry; let's keep it fun! This is the best sport in the world, let's work together to keep it that way.

EVENT DETAILS:

Veteran and active-duty classes will all complete in 5 events this year. 
 

IF you are in any other class (Auxiliary/Guest), we will take the top three in each class: Top three Male Masters 40+, Top three Female Masters 40+, Top three Male Teens, Top three Female Teens, etc. 

However, please remember this is a Veteran-specific strongman competition: Only the Veteran Classes are competing for the title of America's Strongest Veteran.

Please join me in honoring our vets with this event!

EVENTS: 

Event #1: Fingal Fingers
60 seconds. The athlete will flip their Fingal's Fingers from lightest to heaviest. Split times will be recorded to determine placing if the athlete does not complete the series.

Female LW - 100/200/300/400
Female HW - 200/300/400/500
Female Masters/Teens - 100/200/300/400
Male LW - 200/300/400/500
Male HW - 200/300/400/500
Male Masters/Teens - 200/300/400/500
* Allowed: Grip Shirts, Wrist Straps, Elbow Sleeves, Knee Sleeves, Belt, Chalk, Receiver Gloves
* Not Allowed: No Tacky, Tacky Towel, Straps

Event #2: Truck Pull
Weights TBD
* Allowed: Gloves, grip shirt, elbow & knee sleeves, chalk
* Not Allowed: No tacky

Event #3: Carry Medley
Yoke, Farmers and Sandbag

The event is a medley for time. 50 feet down carrying the Yolk, 50 feet back with a farmer's carry, and 50 feet back with a the sandbag. Each implement must cross the line. NO SLIDING of the yoke to .5cross line.

Female LW – 225/125/125

Female MW – 265/150/150
Female HW - 300/175/180
Female Masters - 225/125/125
Female Teens - 200/100/100
Male LW - 500/210/200

Male MW – 550/220/220

Male HW - 600/250/250

Male Masters- 500/210/200

Male Teens - 375/180/150

* Allowed: Grip Shirt, Elbow & Knee Sleeves, Chalk, Gloves, Belt
* Not Allowed: No Tacky, Tacky Towel, Straps, Elbow Wraps

Event #4: Ammo Crate Deadlift
60 seconds to pull as many deads as you can for reps. This will be an axle bar with "ammo" crates pulling from specified height. Height/Weights TBD

Women will be Deadlifting From 18" Inches, Men will be Deadlifting From 9.5"inches.

* Allowed: Straps, Belt, Chalk, Elbow & Knee Sleeves

* Not Allowed: No Tacky, No suits OF ANY KIND

Event #5: Stone Series
60 seconds. One competitor at a time. Increasing weight, decreasing height. Sleeves, grip shirts, vet tape. Heights will start descending from 50" for female, 56" for male
 

Female LW - 5 stones progressing from 95 to 175

Female MW - 5 stones progressing from 95 to 175
Female HW - 5 stones progressing from 115 to 210
Female Masters - 5 stones progressing from 95 to 175
Female Teens - 5 stones progressing from 95 to 175
Male LW - 5 stones progressing from 175 to 300

Male MW - 5 stones progressing from 175 to 300
Male HW - 5 stones progressing from 210 to 330
Male Masters - 5 stones progressing from 175 to 300
Male Teens - 5 stones progressing from 175 to 300
* Allowed: Grip Shirts, Belt, Chalk, Tacky Towel
* Not Allowed: No Tacky, Stone Straps

                    **********Weights Classes May Be Combined if Less Than Five in Each Class**********

                                                ********** Weights are subject to change *********

Winner of the veteran class will be crowned America's Strongest Veteran!

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