Metal Mayhem

Date & Time:

• 10am     Saturday, October 8th, 2022

Location: 

 Mission Conception Sports Complex 

Order of Events:

• Log Clean and Press - reps
• Deadlift Ladder
• Yoke / Sandbag Medley
• Farmers Carry w/ turns
• Stone Series

Please note that the events, order of events, weight of the events are all subject to change at Heavy Metal's discretion.

Schedule 

Friday, October 7th 

• Check Ins & Weigh-Ins @ Heavy Metal Fitness: 9am - 12pm and 4pm - 7pm
• Yoke Heights: After athlete has checked in, please make sure you submit your yoke height with Heavy Metal staff.
• ALL ATHLETES REGARDLESS OF WEIGHT CLASS MUST CHECK IN!!!

Saturday, October 8th

• Event Door Open 8:00am
• Last Minute Check in/Weigh ins: 8am - 9am
• Rules Meeting 9:15am
• Athlete Group Photo: 9:50am
• Athlete Warm Up: 8am - 9am & immediately following rules meeting until 9:50am
• Event Start: 10am

The competition will be sanctioned through Strongman Corporation. You MUST have membership card by the time of weigh in. These can be purchased through the Strongman Corporation website linked below:

https://www.strongmancorporation.com/memberships

Contest Director: Josh Thigpen 

Prizes: Custom Prizes, Trophies, Cash, TBD

In addition to overall prizes, all 1st Place Winners in each division will receive their 2023 Metal Mayhem Fee Waived. 

Event Rules: 

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#1 - LOG CLEAN AND PRESS FOR REPS

Athletes will start behind the line and will receive "Athlete, Ready, Go!" command. Athletes will have 60 secs to clean and press the Log for as many reps as possible. You MUST clean the log each press. Women 10” log and Men 12” log. Strict, Viper, Push Press, Push Jerk, and Split Jerk allowed. Lockout must be completed and athlete must wait for judge to give down signal.

The log may not be rested or touch the athletes head during the rep attempt. If log is rested on the head or touches the top of the head, the athlete will receive a 'no rep' & the log will be returned to the floor and must be cleaned again. Athletes MUST maintain control of the log at all times and control the log down to floor/crash pads. It is the athlete's responsibility to retrieve the log if it rolls away from them during their 60 seconds.

Equipment Allowed: Grip Shirts, Wrist Wraps, 1 Elbow Sleeve per arm, Knee Sleeves, Chalk, Soft Belt, Hard Belt, Double Belt. Buckle of belts must be worn to the side or the back.

Equipment NOT Allowed: Double Up Elbow Sleeves, Knee Wraps, Suits, Tacky of any kind. 

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#2 - DEADLIFT LADDER

Athletes will start behind the line and will receive "Athlete, Ready, Go!" command. Athletes will have 60 seconds to complete an ascending 5 deadlift series. Deadlifts will be on standard deadlift bars. Deadlifts will be set up one in front of the other ranging from lightest to heaviest. Reps must be completely locked out and receive a down command from the judge for completion. Athletes MUST control the barbell back down. If the athlete drops the weight from the top of the deadlift, the judge will issue a NO REP. 

Scoring: fastest time completing all 5 deadlifts or amount of deadlifts completed in 60 seconds; there will be no split times.

Equipment Allowed: 1 Knee Sleeve Per Knee, Elbow Sleeves, Wrist Wraps, Grip Shirts, Chalk, Soft Belt, Hard Belt, Compression Shorts, Straps. MUST WEAR SOCKS.

Equipment NOT Allowed: Deadlift Suits, Knee Wraps, Deadlift Briefs, Tacky of any kind. No Sumo. 

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#3 - YOKE / SANDBAG MEDLEY

Athletes will start behind the line and will receive "Athlete, Ready, Go!" command. Athletes will pick up yoke and carry 60ft. Unlimited drops. 5 second slide penalty. The front of the yoke must cross the line in order to receive the 'ok' from the judge. Athlete will run back to pick up their sandbag. Sandbag must be carried in front of athlete. NO shouldering the sandbag. Sandbag must be carried 75ft and loaded over the yoke cross bar in order for the time to stop. Athletes will be given 60 seconds to complete the medley. Fastest time wins. Athletes will be given a score based on distance if the course was not completed in the 60 second time limit.

Equipment Allowed: Elbow Sleeves, Soft Belt, Hard Belt, Chalk, Knee Sleeves, Wrist Wraps, Grip Shirt.

Equipment NOT Allowed: Tacky of any kind, Knee Wraps, Suits

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#4 - FARMERS CARRY

Athletes will start behind the line and will receive "Athlete, Ready, Go!" command. There is NO time limit for this event. Athletes will have unlimited time to complete their max distance. Once the Athlete crosses the initial start line, distance will be counted. If the athlete drops the farmers at any point, their run will expire and their distance will be counted. The course is 50ft down and back and there will be an object to turn around at each end. Distance will be calculated based on the where the front of the implement is dropped. If the athlete drops the farmers in the middle of the turn but does not complete the turn (front of implement does not cross the next line) then it will be counted as the 50ft. 

Equipment Allowed: Elbow Sleeves, Soft Belt, Hard Belt, Chalk, Knee Sleeves, Wrist Wraps

Equipment NOT Allowed: Tacky of any kind, Straps

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#5 - ATLAS STONE SERIES

Athletes will start behind the line and will receive "Athlete, Ready, Go!" command. Athletes will attempt to load a series of 4 stones either over a bar or onto a platform, starting with the lightest stone and proceeding to the heaviest stone. The crossbar/platform will decrease in height as the stones increase in weight. Athletes will be given 60 seconds to complete all 4 stones. If time is called and the athlete still has their hands on the stone, the rep will not be counted. 

Equipment Allowed: Stone Sleeves, Tacky of any kind, Soft Belt, Hard Belt, Chalk, Knee Sleeves, Wrist Wraps, Elbow Sleeves

Equipment NOT Allowed: Suits

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