
May 31, 2025
Battle of the Forge 4
$50
Vance, AL
PROMOTER:
Todd & Sam Williams
US565071@gmail.com
samanthawilliams0518@gmail.com
205-807-8702
256-962-8637
DATE: 31 MAY 25
CONTEST TIME: 10am
WEIGH-INS: Day of.
LOCATION:
The Forge Gym
21135 Washington Dr.
Vance, AL 35490
DIVISIONS:
Women's Open
Men's Open
Please read carefully,
The classes are open men and open women. IF three athletes sign up that meet a weight class
requirement, THEN the class may be added and those participants will get input on the weight matrix for
their respective class. Three (3) is the minimum to add a subclass, three (3) must be present on comp
day for the class to not be reabsorbed into the parent class.
Potential subclasses:
Women:
LW: less than 130lbs
MW: 131-180lbs
HW: 181+
Men:
LW: less than 200lbs
MW: 201-250lbs
HW: 251+
Entry fee is $50 and 100% of this goes to the prize pool after shirts are ordered. The more people that
sign up, the bigger the cash prize will be. Refunds are available until April 1st 2025. This will also be the
deadline for your competitor shirts to be included with the registration fee. If you sign up after this date
you will most likely not receive a comp shirt.
30 competitor cap with waiting list if needed.
Athlete starting order is reverse order of signups, we will reorder after each event.
Athletes will get a comp shirt with their last name across the back (if signed up before the shirt deadline),
cash prizes, and custom made trophies.
1. Trump Log
-Clean and press each rep. 60 second time limit.
-3 logs will be loaded at different weights.
Titan log: men - 225lbs women - 85lbs
Pit bull log: men - 255 women - 120lbs
Rogue log: men - 315 women – 150lbs
-A rep on a heavier log beats any number of reps on a lighter log, you may switch between logs, 60
second time limit. Grip shirts allowed.
Scoring example:
athlete A does 1 rep on the 255 log and then 4 on the 225 log, athlete B does 5 reps on the 225 log,
athlete C does 1 rep at 255 and 5 at 225, athlete D does 1 rep at 315.
Athlete D wins the event
Athlete C places 2nd in event
Athlete A places 3rd in event
Athlete B places 4th in event
2. Tire DL for reps.
60 seconds to pull as many successful reps as possible. Athletes strap in on their own time, (after go
command.) Barbell will be a 35mm Mastodon squat bar, pick height is ~16 inches.
Equipment not allowed: Assistive suits and or briefs, baby powder, metal hook grip aids.
4 tires per side is 706lbs at a 16in pick. 3 tires is ~540lbs
3. Hercules Hold
Forge record on the line, currently held by Nathan Barber with a time of 1min 41.62 seconds! Will this be
beaten this year?
Longest time to hold the handles wins
Athlete will be in between two upright pillars
Pillars will be attached on bearing pivots
Handles will both be the larger ring from the Rogue Dinnie Stone replica handles.
Equipment not allowed: anything sticky or any sort of grip aid
4. Chicken Run
Athlete will start behind the line. On “Lift” command athlete will advance to the first obstacle in the path,
load it onto the platform/over the bar, then continue until all obstacles are loaded off the runway. At which
point the Hi-temp H stone at the end is unobstructed, athlete then picks and carries the H stone back to
the start line to stop the clock. Fastest time to completion or highest number of objects loaded wins. Tacky will be allowed for the stone run.
Obstacle 1: 20" diameter 205lbs atlas stone over 60in bar for men, 16” 120lbs stone over
50in for women.
Obstacle 2: 20” (twenty inch) diameter 225lbs concrete atlas stone to 48” platform. 16” 160lbs stone for
women.
Obstacle 3: 20” (twenty inch) diameter 256lbs atlas stone to 48” platform, 18” 200lbs rubber stone for
women.
Obstacle 4: 22” (twenty-two inch) diameter 285lbs concrete atlas stone to 48” platform, 20” 205lbs stone
for women.
Obstacle 5: 312lbs atlas stone over 56 inch bar, 175lbs stone of steel over 48” bar for women.
H-Stone: ~225lbs for a 50ft carry
Tacky will be allowed for this event only.
*All events/weights subject to change as testing is done*
Events and Weights
Division | Trump Log | Hummer Tire DL for reps | Chicken Run | Hercules Hold |
---|---|---|---|---|
Open W SHW (+) | 85/120/150 | ~540 | 120/160/200/205/225/150 | Heavy |
Open M MW (201-250) | 150/200/225 | ~540 | 205/225/256/285/285/220 | Heavy |
Open M SHW (+) | 225/255/315 | ~706 | 205/225/256/285/312/220 | Heavy |
$50
Registration Closes May 31, 2025
Refunds available until 30 days prior to event.
20 spots remain.