FALL ONLINE COMPETITION 2023 – EVENT RULES

EVENT #1 – OVERHEAD PRESS 8RM 60 SECONDS TIME LIMIT

ATHLETE CAN CHOOSE ANY BAR TO USE (STANDARD BARBELL, AXLE, LOG). ATHLETE WILL NEED TO CLEAN THE BAR ONCE OFF OF THE FLOOR, THEN PRESS AWAY TO PERFORM AN 8 REP MAX IN A 60 SECOND TIME LIMIT. EACH REP MUST START AT THE CHEST (IN THE RACK POSITION), BELOW THE CHIN, AND FINISH A COMPLETE LOCK OUT ABOVE HEAD WITH HEAD PUSHED THROUGH ARMS, FEET SQUARE AND ELBOWS LOCKED. BELT CLEANS ALLOWED. MULTIPLE CLEANS ALLOWED IF NEEDED. ALL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS ALLOWED. ATHLETE MUST HAVE A SCALE PRESENT AND WEIGH THE IMPLEMENT SHOWING THE FINAL WEIGHT, INCLUDING BAR, PLATES, CLAMPS. IF YOU NEED TO UNLOAD THE WEIGHT AND PUT ON THE SCALE, KEEP THE BAR WITH CLAMPS ON THE SCALE AS WELL SO WE CAN SEE 100% OF WEIGHT MEASURED AT THE SAME TIME. VIDEO SUBMISSION MUST INCLUDE A CLEAR VIEW OF ALL LIFTS FROM CLEAN TO FINAL PRESS. ALSO STATE YOUR NAME, DATE, WHAT EVENT YOU ARE DOING “OVERHEAD PRESS 8RM” AND SAY THE WORDS “FCSS FALL ONLINE COMPETITION  2023” ON THE CAMERA. SUBMISSION ONLY COUNTS IF ALL COMPONENTS ARE INCLUDED IN ONE CONTINUOUS VIDEO. 

EVENT #2 – 18” DEADLIFT 1RM 60 SECOND TIME LIMIT

ATHLETE WILL ATTEMPT A MAX 18” CONVENTIONAL DEADLIFT WITH A STANDARD DEADLIFT BAR IN A 60 SECOND TIME LIMIT. ATHLETE CAN HITCH THE BAR IF NEEDED, AND A FULL LOCKOUT (HIPS AND KNEES EXTENDED) MUST BE HELD FOR A COMPLETE PAUSE FOR REP TO COUNT. NO SUITS OR BRIEFS ALLOWED. ALL OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS ALLOWED. HANDS MUST BE IN CONTACT WITH THE BAR. ATHLETE MUST HAVE A SCALE PRESENT AND WEIGH THE IMPLEMENT SHOWING THE FINAL WEIGHT, INCLUDING BAR, PLATES, CLAMPS. IF YOU NEED TO UNLOAD THE WEIGHT AND PUT ON THE SCALE, KEEP THE BAR WITH CLAMPS ON THE SCALE AS WELL SO WE CAN SEE 100% OF WEIGHT MEASURED AT THE SAME TIME. ATHLETE MUST SHOW THE HEIGHT OF THE BAR LIFTED, EQUALING 18”. ALSO STATE YOUR NAME, DATE, WHAT EVENT YOU ARE DOING “18” DEADLIFT 1RM” AND SAY THE WORDS “FCSS FALL ONLINE COMPETITION 2023” ON THE VIDEO. SUBMISSION ONLY COUNTS IF ALL COMPONENTS ARE INCLUDED IN ONE CONTINUOUS VIDEO. 

EVENT #3 – FRONT SQUAT 5RM 60 SECOND TIME LIMIT

ATHLETE WILL PERFORM A 5RM FRONT SQUAT, WITH ANY BAR OF CHOICE, IN A 60 SECOND TIME LIMIT. REPS MUST BE AS CLOSE TO PARALLEL AS POSSIBLE, OR BELOW, TO COUNT. NO SUITS OR BRIEFS ALLOWED. ALL OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS ALLOWED. ATHLETE MUST HAVE A SCALE PRESENT AND WEIGH THE IMPLEMENT SHOWING THE FINAL WEIGHT, INCLUDING BAR, PLATES, CLAMPS. IF YOU NEED TO UNLOAD THE WEIGHT AND PUT ON THE SCALE, KEEP THE BAR WITH CLAMPS ON THE SCALE AS WELL SO WE CAN SEE 100% OF WEIGHT MEASURED, AT THE SAME TIME. VIDEO SUBMISSION MUST INCLUDE A CLEAR VIEW OF ALL LIFTS FROM UNRACKING THE FIRST REP TO FINAL COMPLETION OF THE LAST REP. ALSO STATE YOUR NAME, DATE, WHAT EVENT YOU ARE DOING “FRONT SQUAT 5RM” AND SAY THE WORDS “FCSS FALL ONLINE COMPETITION 2023” ON THE CAMERA. SUBMISSION ONLY COUNTS IF ALL COMPONENTS ARE INCLUDED IN ONE CONTINUOUS VIDEO. 

EVENT #4 – (D.O.H) AXLE DEADLIFT (GRIP!) 1RM 60 SECOND TIME LIMIT

ATHLETE WILL FIND A 1REP MAX, DOUBLE OVERHAND DEADLIFT, WITH AN AXLE IN A 60 SECOND TIME LIMIT. THIS IS A GRIP EVENT; NO STRAPS ARE ALLOWED. NO SUITS OR BRIEFS ALLOWED. ALL OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS ALLOWED. ATHLETE CAN USE ANY AXLE THEY CHOOSE AS LONG AS THEY CAN DEADLIFT AND STAND UP TO A COMPLETE, PAUSED, LOCKOUT AS WELL AS LOWER THE BAR BACK TO THE GROUND UNDER CONTROL, WITHOUT DROPPING THE WEIGHT. ATHLETE MUST HAVE A SCALE PRESENT AND WEIGH THE IMPLEMENT SHOWING THE FINAL WEIGHT, INCLUDING AXLE, PLATES, CLAMPS. IF YOU NEED TO UNLOAD THE WEIGHT AND PUT ON THE SCALE, KEEP THE BAR WITH CLAMPS ON THE SCALE AS WELL SO WE CAN SEE 100% OF WEIGHT MEASURED, AT THE SAME TIME. VIDEO SUBMISSION MUST INCLUDE A CLEAR VIEW OF THE LIFT FROM START TO FINISH. ALSO STATE YOUR NAME, DATE, WHAT EVENT YOU ARE DOING “DOUBLE OVERHAND DEADLIFT 1RM” AND SAY THE WORDS “FCSS FALL ONLINE COMPETITION 2023” ON THE CAMERA. SUBMISSION ONLY COUNTS IF ALL COMPONENTS ARE INCLUDED IN ONE CONTINUOUS VIDEO. 

ALL REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH A PERSONALIZED GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER TO BE SHARED ONLY WITH FCSS- ALL VIDEOS MUST BE UPLOADED (AND SHAREABLE) TO THIS FOLDER TO COUNT AS A SUBMISSION - MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS CAN BE DONE/SUBMITTED. NO OLD VIDEOS FROM PREVIOUS TRAINING OR COMP WILL BE COUNTED. VIDEOS MUST BE CURRENT AND CONTINUOUS. SCORES WILL BE UPDATED AS THEY ARE RECEIVED AND THE HIGHEST TOTAL POUNDAGE OF ALL EVENTS COMBINED WILL WIN. SUBMISSIONS CAN BE SENT STARTING ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 AT 5:00AM AND ENDING ON OCTOBER 31, 2023 AT 11:59PM. THIS EVENT IS NOT ONLY A COMPETITION WITHIN ITSELF BUT A QUALIFIER FOR NDSMX IN 2024. TOP PLACINGS OVERALL IN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S DIVISIONS WILL RECEIVE A PAID ENTRY TO NDSMX AND WILL GO LAST ON EACH EVENT. WHICHEVER WEIGHT CLASS YOU QUALIFY IN MEANS YOU MUST COMPETE IN THAT RESPECTIVE CLASS, OR HIGHER, AT NDSMX. WINNERS AND QUALIFIERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON NOVEMBER 23, 2023 (THANKSGIVING).