Hotel: TBD

Weigh-ins:

• Friday April 22nd: 9:00-11:00am, 5:00-7:00pm. Location: Ironclad Performance 1911 Ogden Ave Downers Grove, IL 60515
• Saturday April 23rd: 8:00-9:00am. Location: At competition site, Thornton Distilling Co 400 E Margaret St. Thornton, IL 60476
• Everyone needs to weigh in

Competition Check-In: Please make sure you check in by 9:00am the day of the competition. Everyone showing up by 9am will insure we are able to start on time at 10am.

Awards: Trophies for top 3 in each. 

Rules

Axle Clean & Press

• 60 second time limit to complete as many reps as possible
• Athletes will clean and press each rep. Get as many repetitions as possible
• Axle is to be pressed overhead with the elbow, shoulder and hips locked out with feet parallel. Demonstrate control before the judge gives a "Down" command
• Bring Axle back down to mat in a relatively controlled manner
• Equipment Allowed; 2 Belts (1 soft & 1 hard belt, max), wrist wraps, elbow sleeves, knee sleeves, chalk, grip shirts
• Equipment Not Allowed; Tacky of any kind, any hard elbow support
• Respect the equipment and respect the venue

Max Whiskey Barrel Deadlift

• Athletes have 60 seconds time limit to complete
• Starting weight will be the same for each weight class and weight will increase with each repetition
• Weight will go up 50lbs each repetition for men and 30lbs each repetition for women
• After each successful repetition loaders will add weight to the apparatus. Each repetition will be a heavier weight so max reps is also max weight
• Judge will give both an "Up" command and "Down" command. When the weight is loaded the "up" command will be given and when the athlete is standing upright with their knees, hips and shoulders locked out the "down" command will be given
• Equipment Allowed; 2 Belts (1 soft & 1 hard belt, max), wrist wraps, wrist straps, elbow sleeves, knee sleeves, chalk, baby powder
• Equipment Not Allowed; Tacky of any kind, any hard knee support, baby oil, deadlift suits, deadlift briefs

Hercules Hold

• Weight will be lowered by the judge's command until the Athlete has all of the tension in their hands. Once the judge has given the start command to the Timer you just hold on as long as you can
• Athlete is not allowed to squat down or lean back too far, the judge may give them a warning or terminate the event at their discretion
• Equipment Allowed; 2 Belts (1 soft & 1 hard belt, max), wrist wraps, elbow sleeves, knee sleeves, chalk
• Equipment Not Allowed; Tacky of any kind, hard knee or elbow supports, wrist straps

Mystery Event

• It's a mystery, show up strong and find out what fun stuff we've come up with

Atlas Stone Series

• Athletes have 60 second time limit to load all stones onto their respective platforms
• Stones will be lined in front of platforms from lightest to heaviest
• Fastest time or most stones wins
• Equipment Allowed; Belt (1 soft & 1 hard belt, max), grip shirts, tacky