"Did we just become best friends?!?"

Grab your best friend, and join us for the 3rd annual (g*damn) Catalina Strongman Mixer Partner Throwdown!

Teams can be female, male, or open gender. Mixed gender teams may register as either open gender or male. No weight classes this year, but you should select the appropriate experience level: novice, intermediate, open. (See registration details below to sign your team up correctly.)

FOR THE LITTLE HOMIES: Our strongkids did so awesome (and were so stinkin’ cute) last year, that we’re bringing back Catalina Kids competition! Up-and-coming strongman kids age 5-14 are invited to participate in our kids competition. All the equipment is designed specifically for our younger lifters, but looks just as cool as the grown-up toys. Registration is right here!

Now back to the grown-ups...

Available Classes (subject to being combined if needed):

Women - Novice (no weight limit) - for newbies and smaller athletes

Women - Intermediate (no weight limit) - for more experienced and bigger lifters

Women - Open (no weight limit) - for veteran and/or larger lifters

Open Gender - Novice (no weight limit) - for newbies and smaller athletes of any gender, including mixed gender teams

Open Gender - Intermediate (no weight limit) - for more experienced and bigger lifters of any gender, including mixed gender teams

Open Gender - Open (no weight limit) - for veteran and/or larger lifters of any gender, including mixed gender teams

Men - Novice (no weight limit) - for newbies and smaller athletes

Men - Intermediate (no weight limit) - for more experienced and bigger lifters

Men - Open (no weight limit) - for veteran and/or larger lifters

Teen - All Gender - for our teenagers 14-18 years old. Teams can be any gender and any weight. If you look at this class and think the weight looks super light, please consider going to one of the adult classes if appropriate.

Event Videos and Photos: keep an eye on PPG's Instagram page

Event Details:

Event Descriptions

Carry Medley: Athletes will have assorted strongman items to be carried 50 feet. Items will be: a loaded trap bar, TWO sandbags (one heavier, one less heavy), a husafell (loadable metal version), and one MYSTERY ITEM to be announced pending testing! No sliding, rolling, shouldering of any of the items. Unlimited drops allowed, and either partner can carry any item (so if one of you drops it, the other may finish it. Team work makes the dream work). Plan for each athlete to carry 2-3 things, and one thing will be big enough that both people will carry it together. Weights coming soon!

Equipment Allowed: belt, knee sleeves, elbow sleeves, wrist wraps, chalk (liquid or powder).

Equipment NOT Allowed: NO grip shirts, nothing sticky, no suits/briefs (neoprene are fine, but no single-ply or multi-ply), no gloves, no straps, and absolutely no tacky.

Partner Sandbag Over Bar: Athletes will alternate loading a sandbag over a bar. Athletes are going for max reps in 90 seconds. Once either athlete cannot do more reps, the team is done. The first athlete will begin with hands on the bar and can begin on “3-2-1-GO”. Sandbags may not be shouldered. No grabbing of the bar. All bags will be Cerberus bags filled with sand and/or rubber mulch.

Equipment Allowed: belt, knee sleeves, elbow sleeves, wrist wraps, chalk (liquid or powder).

Equipment NOT Allowed: NO grip shirts or grip shorts, no gloves, nothing sticky, no suits/briefs (neoprene are fine, but nothing single-ply or multi-ply).

Team Max Axle Wagon Wheel Deadlift: Teams will be given 4 minutes for both partners to establish 1-rep max deadlifts. The team will be given an axle bar loaded with Rogue wagon wheel bumpers (total combined weight 165) and an assortment of additional plates to load the bar. Athletes may take as many attempts as they want and lift in any order during the 4 minutes. For an attempt to "count" towards the team's score, the athlete must receive a "down" command from the judge and return the bar to the ground with control. All reps must be pulled in a conventional deadlift style (no sumo). No bouncing is allowed ("ramping" and "hitching" are fine). The team score for the event is the total of the heaviest weight lifted for each athlete. (For example, if Athlete A lifts 300lbs and Athlete B lifts 200lbs, the team score is 500.) Feet must be covered, but shoes are not required (i.e. socks are fine).

Equipment Allowed: belt, knee sleeves, elbow sleeves, wrist wraps, chalk (liquid or powder), straps (figure-8 or regular)

Equipment NOT Allowed: no hook-style straps or grips, NO grip shirts or grip shorts, nothing sticky, no suits/briefs (neoprene are fine, but nothing single-ply or multi-ply).

Partner Log Press & Dinnie Hold: One teammate will do a static Dinnie hold while the other teammate cleans and presses a log for max reps in 90 seconds. The log may only be pressed when the holding teammate is fully in control of their hold. Teammates may switch at any point during the allotted time. The Dinnie may only be held hips & knees in a lockout position. The log must touch the ground between reps. A "down" command will be given when the log is fully locked out overhead (elbow locked out, knees and hips locked out, feet on a straight line, log under control). The log must be controlled to the ground (NO purposeful drops from overhead). NO resting the log on your head. Viper pressing is fine. If an athlete has a physical limitation that prevents a full elbow lockout, they must inform their judge BEFORE their time starts. 

Equipment Allowed: belt, knee sleeves, elbow sleeves, wrist wraps, chalk (liquid or powder). 

Equipment NOT Allowed: NO grip shirts or grip shorts, no gloves, nothing sticky, no suits/briefs (neoprene is fine, but not single-ply or multi-ply). NO straps.

Truck Push Me Pull You: One teammate will arm-over-arm pull a truck. The second team mate will push the truck back to its starting point. The pulling athlete will have a tire to use for bracing and may begin standing or seated. After the front of the truck crosses the finish line, the second athlete will push the truck back. Distance will be measured if unable to complete within 90 sec time limit. 

Equipment Allowed: belt, knee sleeves, elbow sleeves, wrist wraps, chalk (liquid or powder), gloves 

Equipment NOT Allowed: NO grip shirts, nothing sticky, no suits/briefs (neoprene is fine, but nothing single-ply or multi-ply).

Registration Details:

The price listed ($70) is PER PERSON, and each person on the team will register individually.

Pick one teammate to start the registration process. After the first athlete registers there is a screen that allows the athlete to create a new team and make invitations to that team.

After the first athlete creates the team, that athlete will invite the other teammate. It is important that you invite your teammate using their Iron Podium email address. Life is much easier this way. The invited teammate will register using the invitation and opt to join an existing team during the registration process.

Each athlete will select their own shirt size and sign their own individual waiver during this process.

Athletes that have registered can get back to the team editing page from their account at any time.

Other Info:

This competition is unsanctioned, so you do not need a membership to any federation to compete.

All weights, distances, rules, etc are subject to change.

We will not be adding any additional classes, but some classes may be combined depending on registration numbers.

Please keep your team names clean (PG-13 or kinder). Bonus points for Step Brothers-themed names.

Pricing is per person ($70 each), and each teammate registers individually (see above).

Volunteer Sign-up: coming soon

Follow Power Plant Gym on Instagram for event demos and other info: 

@powerplantstrength