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Glenrock's Strongest Man

The first annual Noah “Sport” Young Jr. Memorial Glenrock’s Strongest Man contest. This show will be featured during Deer Creek Days 2023 at the Town Park on 6/25/23. Top local strength athletes will compete for the title of Glenrock’s Strongest Man in a series of events designed to test every aspect of their strength, power, and determination. Deer Creek Days is a 3-day summer festival packed with musical entertainment, a vendor fair, food trucks and cook-outs, games and contests, and a parade through historic downtown Glenrock that attract hundreds of visitors from Converse County and around the state.

Novice Only

This is an unsanctioned Novice and Teen only contest, open to anyone who has not previously competed in any Open or higher division strongman contest. You are only eligible to register if you:

• Have never won a competition in the Novice Category sanctioned in any strongman federation
• Have never competed in the Open Category  or higher at a competition sanctioned by any strongman federation.

If you register for the event and are not eligible to compete, you’ll be removed from the roster and you will not be refunded your registration fees. Please only register if you are an eligible novice. If you have any questions you can contact the meet director directly.

Implement Training Days

A limited number of implement training days will be held by the Glenrock Barbell Club, open to the public and all competitors to practice with the actual or similar competition implements and events.

Event Logistics

The event will be held at the Town Park in Glenrock, Wyoming.

Weigh ins will begin at 8 AM, Rules Meeting will be held at 9 AM, and the first event will start at 10 AM.

A limited number of small local motels are available in Glenrock. More accommodations are available in Douglas or Casper, approximately 30 minutes down the I-25 in either direction. 

Athletes should come prepared for warm weather and sunny conditions. 

Spectators

There will be no spectator fee. Limited number of bleacher seats will be available, and spectators are welcome to bring chairs for yourself and your family.

Tailgate Parking

On street parking will be available adjacent to the park and around downtown Glenrock. 

Early Bird Registration

For early bird pricing, please register on or before April 30th. Registration will remain open if spots remain until May 31st. If space remains, late registration may be allowed, but personalized event tshirt will not be guaranteed. 

Uniform

All athletes will wear their official event “Athlete” t-shirt. 

Supportive (not assistive) gear is allowed to help prevent injury to the athletes. Certain gear may be allowed or disallowed for certain events. 

Neoprene elbow and knee sleeves up to 7mm thickness and 12 inches length are acceptable. Neoprene briefs up to 5mm thickness are allowed. Athletes may not use any lubricant, sleeve slipper, other assistive device, or assistance from another person to don or doff any sleeves or briefs. 

Wrist wraps not more than 36 inches in length and 3 ½ inches in width are allowed. 

Belts of any kind are acceptable, including duplex strongman-style belts. No more that two belts may be worn for an event (one soft, one rigid).

Solid block or powder chalk (magnesium carbonate) only on the hands. No liquid chalk, tacky, or other adhesive or grip enhancing substance may be used. 

No grip shirts, bench shirts, knee wraps, or suits are allowed. 

Weigh-Ins

On the day of the event, check-ins and weigh-ins will open at 8 AM at the venue. All check-ins and weigh-ins will close at 9 AM on the morning of the event to give our volunteer staff time to prepare for the first event. Please do not be late. Athletes will bring all the clothing and supportive equipment that they plan to use to compete to weigh-in for inspection and approval by meet director. 

Event Testing

Note that event description and posted weights are subject to change at any time. We will be testing these events before the date of the competition. Any changes will be made here as soon as possible and announced on the Facebook Event Page.

Description and Order of Events

All events, weights, and order subject to change as necessary.

Event 1: Max DOH Truck Axle Deadlift

A 2” axle with standard diameter bumper plates will be used. 

A rising bar, last-man-standing format will be used. Athletes will have 60 seconds to complete the lift. Time will start as soon as the platform is prepared and the judge gives the start command. The athletes are welcome to take as many attempts as they’d like in their 60 seconds. Athletes may come in at whatever weight they choose and take or pass on the weights offered as they choose. If you fail to lift a weight that you have chosen to take in your 60 seconds, you may not attempt a heavier weight. 

Once the bar is loaded and athlete is called to the platform, they may chalk the implement or request that officials wipe the bar down to remove excess chalk. Once satisfied with the condition of the bar the athlete will take a double-over hand grip on the bar and assume a conventional (hands outside the feet) or sumo (hand inside the feet) deadlift position. The judge will give a start command and the athlete may then deadlift the implement to a standing position.

Double-overhand grip is the only allowed grip. No hook grip, mixed grip, no overlapping the two hands, thumbs, or fingers. The weight of the implement must rest in the hands only. Incidental contact of the bar with the thighs is allowed as long as the weight of the implement is not supported by the thighs. No hitching, ramping, or rebending of the knees in such as way that the weight of the implement is supported by the legs is allowed. 

Down commands will be given on all deadlifts, once the athlete demonstrates control of the implement in a fully erect position (legs straight, ankles-knees-hips-shoulders stacked vertically). 

No straps, suits, or knee wraps will be allowed. Neoprene elbow and knee sleeves up to 7mm thickness and 12 inches length are acceptable. Neoprene briefs up to 5mm thickness are allowed. Athletes may not use any lubricant, sleeve slipper, other assistive device, or assistance from another person to don or doff sleeves or briefs. Solid block or powder chalk (magnesium carbonate) only on the hands. No liquid chalk, tacky, or other adhesive or grip enhancing substance may be used. No baby power or other lubricants are allowed on the athletes, the platform, or anywhere near the implement. 

Event 2: Max Log Clean and Press

Men will lift a 12” log. Women and teens will lift an 8” log. Implements will start resting on pads which are approximately 14". 

A rising bar, last-man-standing format will be used. Athletes will have 60 seconds to complete the lift. Time will start as soon as the platform is prepared and the judge gives the start command. The athletes are welcome to take as many attempts as they’d like in their 60 seconds. Athletes may come in at whatever weight they choose and take or pass on the weights offered as they choose. If you fail to lift a weight that you have chosen to take in your 60 seconds, you may not attempt a heavier weight. 

Once the bar is loaded and athlete is called to the platform, the athlete may take their grip and signal ready to the judge. The judge will give a start command and the athlete may then lift the implement from the pads to a locked out overhead position, using a clean and press, viper press, or muscle snatch (one motion) technique.

Time will start as soon as the platform is prepared and the judge gives the start command. Athletes must demonstrate control of the implement at lock out with the implement overhead in a fully erect position (arms straight, ankles-knees-hips-shoulders stacked vertically) before the judge will give a down command. On the down command athletes will return the implement to the pads under control (no dropping). 

Straight clean in one motion to the chest or deadlifting and lapping the implement are allowed. Strict press technique, push press technique, viper press technique (pressing in one motion from the lap position), or muscle snatch technique (cleaning and pressing in one motion from the pads) will all be acceptable. Once bar has passed the chest, no double dipping (no jerks), rebending of the knees so as to assist with the lift, or other downward motion of the body to an overhead squat, lunge, or other catch position when pressing/snatching/vipering the implement. For the athlete's safety, athletes may not rest the log on their head or use their head to help press the log.

Neoprene elbow and knee sleeves up to 7mm thickness and 12 inches length are acceptable. Neoprene briefs up to 5mm thickness are allowed. Athletes may not use any lubricant, sleeve slipper, other assistive device, or assistance from another person to don or doff sleeves or briefs. Wrist wraps not more than 36 inches in length and 3 ½ inches in width are allowed. Solid block or powder chalk (magnesium carbonate) only on the hands. No liquid chalk, tacky, or other adhesive or grip enhancing substance may be used. No grip shirts, bench shirts, knee wraps, or suits are allowed. Belts of any kind are acceptable.

Event 3: Frame Carry

Once the frame is loaded and the athlete called for the event, the athlete may assume a start position with hands gripping the frame handles. The frame must be fully in contact with the ground and bhind the starting line in the start position. On the judge’s start command, athletes will stand and carry the loaded frame 50’ as quickly as possible until the front of the frame crosses the finish line, within a time limit of 60 seconds, with unlimited drops. If the athlete cannot continue or time expires, distance from the starting line to the forward-most edge of the implement will be measured for score. 

No straps, suits, or knee wraps will be allowed. Neoprene elbow and knee sleeves up to 7mm thickness and 12 inches length are acceptable. Neoprene briefs up to 5mm thickness are allowed. Athletes may not use any lubricant, sleeve slipper, other assistive device, or assistance from another person to don or doff sleeves or briefs. Solid block or powder chalk (magnesium carbonate) only on the hands. No liquid chalk, tacky, or other adhesive or grip enhancing substance may be used. No baby power or other lubricants are allowed on the athletes, the platform, or anywhere near the implement. 

Event 4: Keg Over Bar for Reps

Kegs will be loaded over a bar. Heights will be ~48” for women and ~52” for men. 

Once called the athlete will assume a start position with the keg laid horizontally on the ground and hands on the keg. On the judge’s start command the athlete will have 60 seconds to lift the keg and load it across the bar for as many reps as possible. A rep is considered complete when the keg hits the ground on the other side of the bar. Event staff will then roll the keg under the bar back to the athlete.

After lifting the keg to the bar, keg and athlete may make incidental contact with the bar as it slides or rolls over the bar. Athletes are not allowed to grip or other wise touch the bar in a manner which assists with loading the keg over the bar. 

No grip shirts, straps, suits, or knee wraps will be allowed. Neoprene elbow and knee sleeves up to 7mm thickness and 12 inches length are acceptable. Neoprene briefs up to 5mm thickness are allowed. Athletes may not use any lubricant, sleeve slipper, other assistive device, or assistance from another person to don or doff sleeves or briefs. Solid block or powder chalk (magnesium carbonate) only on the hands. No liquid chalk, tacky, or other adhesive or grip enhancing substance may be used. No baby power or other lubricants are allowed on the athletes, the platform, or anywhere near the implement. 

Event 5: Arm-Over-Arm Truck Pull

Athletes will pull a vehicle 50 feet. The athlete will start in a seated position with feet braced against a curb or trig, with slight slack in the rope, and two hands on the rope. The vehicle will be fully behind the starting line in the start position. Time will start on the judge’s call. The athlete then pull the truck as quickly as possible by hauling on the rope until the front of the truck crosses the finish line. If the athlete cannot continue or time expires, distance from the starting line to the forward-most edge of the implement will be measured for score. 

60-second time limit. Gloves are allowed for this event. No straps, suits, or knee wraps will be allowed. Neoprene elbow and knee sleeves up to 7mm thickness and 12 inches length are acceptable. Neoprene briefs up to 5mm thickness are allowed. Athletes may not use any lubricant, sleeve slipper, other assistive device, or assistance from another person to don or doff sleeves or briefs. Solid block or powder chalk (magnesium carbonate) only on the hands. No liquid chalk, tacky, or other adhesive or grip enhancing substance may be used. No baby power or other lubricants are allowed on the athletes, the platform, or anywhere near the implement. 

The implement is currently under design. Specific details regarding the vehicle and where the athletes will pull from will be released as the information becomes available.

Tiebreaker

A tiebreaker will only be held to settle ties for 1st and 2nd, and should it become necessary it will be announced on the day of the show.

Connect with The Event

Announcements pertaining to the event will be made on the Glenrock Barbell Club’s social media. Please follow the Event Page on Facebook.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Big Jim or message us directly through social media or via email.

Looking to Get Involved?

If you’re looking to get involved by sponsoring the event, please contact Big Jim directly for more information or contribute through our Sportfunder page. We look forward to working with you. 

If you’re free to volunteer at the event, please let us know! We’re always looking for an extra hand to make the event run as smoothly as possible. Again, please reach out to Big Jim directly if you’re interested.