This contest is only open to residents living within the GSI Rocky Mountain Region: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming

Format:

This event is sanctioned by GSI, and all records/lifts will be tracked in the database.

Events will be contested in a last person standing format.

 - Once you miss a lift, you are out.

 - There will not be a limit on attempts but the promoter is empowered to step in if excessive attempts are slowing down the flow of the event.

 - Athletes will have one minute to complete a successful lift.

 - Athletes are not required to attempt every time the weight is increased. You are allowed to skip weights as you wish.

- The event will be scored using reverse strongman scoring.

 - 1st place in an event will receive one point, 2nd place will receive two points, etc., 

 - The athlete with the lowest cumulative score after all events will be declared the winner.

 - Scoring will be tracked within each gender’s weight and age class, as well as overall.

Classes: (Subject to Change)

Men’s - 83kg, 105kg, 120kg, 120kg+

Women’s - 63kg, 84kg, 100kg, 100kg+

Master's Age Brackets: 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+

Events: 

2.25" Crusher - 6" Lift

Two-Hand Flask - 7.5" Lift

Rogue Grandfather Clock - 6" Lift

Double Shallow Inch Pinch - 6" Lift

Event Rules:

2.25" Crusher (FBBC)

 - The implement must be grasped with a standard grip, no hook grip is allowed.

- Only magnesium chalk is allowed on the athlete’s hands.

 - The weight must be lifted 6" until the knock bar on the loading pin comes into contact with the crossbar. There is no down command to wait for.

 - The gripping hand must remain in contact with the implement as the weight is returned to the platform.

 - Supporting the implement or weight stack on the thighs is not permitted.

 - Swinging the weight is not permitted.

 - Athletes are permitted to stand on boxes or blocks, if needed.

- In the event that an athlete has an open cut, they are permitted to cover it with up to 2 layers of medical tape/bandage, to keep bleeding and contamination under control.

Two-Hand Flask (BSS)

 - Only magnesium chalk is allowed on the athlete’s hands.

 - The weight must be lifted 7.5" until the knock bar on the loading pin comes into contact with the crossbar. There is no down command to wait for.

 - Both hands must be in contact with the implement as the weight is returned to the platform.

 - Supporting the implement or weight stack on the thighs is not permitted.

 - Swinging the weight is not permitted.

- Excessive tilting of the weight stack is not permitted.

 - Athletes are permitted to stand on boxes or blocks, if needed.

- In the event that an athlete has an open cut, they are permitted to cover it with up to 2 layers of medical tape/bandage, to keep bleeding and contamination under control.

Grandfather Clock (Rogue)

 - Only magnesium chalk is allowed on the athlete’s hands.

 - The implement may be grasped with a pronated or supinated grip.

 - The athlete is not permitted to touch any part of the loading pin during their attempt.

 - The weight must be lifted 6" until the knock bar on the loading pin comes into contact with the crossbar. There is no down command to wait for. 

 - Only one hand is used to lift the weight and it be in contact with the implement as the weight is returned to the platform.

 - Supporting the implement or weight stack on the thighs is not permitted.

 - Swinging or tilting the weight is not permitted.

- Spinning of the plates is permitted.

 - Athletes are permitted to stand on boxes or blocks, if needed.

- In the event that an athlete has an open cut, they are permitted to cover it with up to 2 layers of medical tape/bandage, to keep bleeding and contamination under control.

Double Shallow Inch Pinch (AASS)

 - Only magnesium chalk is allowed on the athlete’s hands.

 - The implement must be grasped with a “key pinch” grip, meaning the implement is grasped between the thumb and the outside of the index finger.

  - Finger “stacking” is permitted to apply maximum pressure, but only the thumb and index finger are allowed to be in contact the implement.

  - Fingers cannot go under the baseplate or bottom edge of the implement at anytime.

 - The weight must be lifted 6" until the knock bar on the loading pin comes into contact with the crossbar. There is no down command to wait for. 

 - Two hands are used to lift the weight and must be in contact with the implement as the weight is returned to the platform.

 - Supporting the implement or weight stack on the thighs is not permitted.

 - Swinging the weight is not permitted.

 - Athletes are permitted to stand on boxes or blocks, if needed.

- In the event that an athlete has an open cut, they are permitted to cover it with up to 2 layers of medical tape/bandage, to keep bleeding and contamination under control.