General Info

We're excited to be back for Monsters in Monona at the Monona Community Festival on July 2nd, 2022!

Rules

Events and weights are in the chart below.

Press Medley

Athlete will start with hands on the log. Athlete will receive "Ready, set, lift" command. Athlete will clean and press log, receive down command, and move to the axle. Athlete will clean and press axle, receive down command, and move to the heaviest axle. Athlete will clean the axle once and can press away, with down commands for each full rep. Athlete may set the implement down if needed. 60 total seconds. Total reps counted across all implements. Belt cleans allowed. Allowable equipment includes knee wraps and sleeves, elbow sleeves, wrist wraps, double belt, chalk. No straps, tacky, or spray tack.

Farmer's Walk

Athlete will start with hands on handles. Athlete will receive "Ready, set, lift" command. Athlete will run implements to first 60 foot line. Athlete will turn around and pick up the implements and immediately run them back across the finish line. Only the front of the implement has to cross the line on both ends. 60 seconds total, unlimited drops. Total time will be recorded. Allowable equipment includes knee wraps and sleeves, elbow sleeves, wrist wraps, double belt, chalk. No straps, tacky, or spray tack.

Frame Deadlift

Athlete will start with hands on handles. Athlete will receive "Ready, set, lift" command. Athlete will fully lock out frame with all points of the frame off the ground, and hips completely locked. Athlete will receive down command and must touch all four corners of the implement to the ground. No reps will be given for obvious bouncing or touching only one end of the implement. Athlete will deadlift the implement again on their own time, no commands. 60 seconds total. Total reps will be counted. Allowable equipment includes knee wraps and sleeves, elbow sleeves, wrist wraps, wrist straps, double belt, chalk. No deadlift suit, squat suit, briefs, or tacky. Shoes will not be required, but please wear socks on the platform.

Sandbag Toss Over Bar

Athlete will start with one hand on the yoke upright. Athlete will receive "Ready, set, start" command. Sandbags will be set up roughly 8 feet away from the overhead crossbar. Athlete will throw the sandbags over the crossbar as fast as possible. Athlete is responsible for picking up bags that do not make it over. Must throw bags from lightest to heaviest. 60 seconds total. Time splits will be taken as each bag hits the ground. Allowable equipment includes everything except tacky or spray tack.

Stone Carry and Load

Athlete will start with one hand on the platform. Athlete will receive "Ready, set, start" command. Stones will be set up roughly 10 feet from the platform. Athlete will carry and load stones from lightest to heaviest onto the platform. Athlete is responsible for controlling stone. Obvious tosses or launching the stone at volunteers will result in a zero for the event. Splits will be taken as hands are removed from each stone loaded (so remove those hands quickly!). 60 seconds total. Tacky is allowed!

Weight Class Clarifications

Note that the Novice and Masters classes list Super Heavyweight. This means that there is no weight class, it is just one Novice class for men and one for women. Masters is the same. For the Open classes, we are using the traditional "Arnold" weight classes. You'll see them when you sign up. Novice class athletes do not qualify for the regionals and nationals events noted below.

If there is only 1 athlete in a class, they will just get a regionals bid. We will review combining of classes if it means 6+ athletes can compete (and thus two Nationals bids available).

If there are 2-5 athletes a class:

1st place - Nationals (2022)and Regionals (2023) invites

2nd - Regionals (2023)

3rd - Regionals (2023)

If there are 6+ athletes in a class:

1st - Nationals(2022) and Regionals (2023)

2nd - Nationals (2022) and Regionals (2023)

3rd - Regionals (2023)

4th - Regionals (2023)

Strongman Corporation Membership

Current Strongman Corporation membership is required and will be verified for all individuals upon weigh-in / check-in. Memberships will be available for purchase on site.

Memberships can be purchased prior to the event, online, here: https://www.strongmancorporation.com/contest-licence-1

Event Location

Northeast corner of Winnequah Park in Monona, near the corner of Nichols Road and Healy Lane. 

Parking

Nichols Road will be closed. Expect to park on Healy Lane or Winnequah Road to the south, or one of the other nearby residential streets. Expect to walk up to three blocks, depending on parking availability.