Weigh-ins will be held at the venue the evening before the event, from 5-7pm, in the Hall of Industry building on the fairgrounds. There is plenty of free parking, in the lot off of Howard St. Watch for updates on the Facebook Event page!

Arkansas Strongest 2023: Event Rules

Event 1: Log Clean and Press Away

Athlete will start with hands off implement. At judge’s “go” command, athlete will have 60 seconds to clean the log up to racked position, then press away for reps in a 60 second time limit. You do not have to clean each rep, but the log must come down to your chest each time. You may strict press, push press, push jerk, or split jerk, as long as your feet are together and head is through when the weight is locked out at the top. Athletes will be given a down command for each rep. You may re-clean if you drop the weight and attempt again as long as it is within the 60 second time frame.

Event 2: Sandbag Throw

Max reps in 60 seconds using a single sandbag over crossbar. Athlete will start with one hand on Yoke. At judges “go” command, athlete will run and grab one sandbag, then back to the yoke (back faces yoke) and toss sandbag over the cross bar. Sandbag must go over crossbar to count. If sandbag does not cross over the bar when thrown, athlete must continue until it crosses the bar before moving to the next sandbag. Sandbag must cross over the bar before timer counts down to 0:00 for rep to count.

Event 3: Yoke & Keg Carry Medley

Athlete will start with hands off implement. At judge’s “go” command, athlete will have 60 seconds to run yoke 40 feet, then return to start and run keg 40 feet. Equipment must cross line and stand upright at end of carry for time to count.

Event: 4: Max Height Keg Load

Athlete will start 5 ft. away from bar with hands off implement. At the judge’s “go” command, athlete will have 90 seconds to lift and carry keg to bar, then load keg over bar. Starting bar height will be approximately 4 feet. Unlimited drops. All supportive equipment/chalk is fine! NO TACKY!

Event: 5: Car Deadlift

Athlete will start with hands off implement. At the judge’s “go” command, athlete will have 60 seconds to perform as many deadlift reps as possible. Athlete must be fully locked out for lift to count. There will be a ‘down’ command. All supportive equipment/chalk is fine! NO TACKY!