Welcome to the Monsters of the Midwest Strongman Classic registration page! This is the first North American Strongman Corporation show in the state of  Kansas, and will take place October 29th, 2022 at Forge Fitness in Old Town Wichita, KS. This competition will give athletes a chance to earn invitations to Strongman Corporation National Championships 2023 as well as cash prizes awarded to Open class winners. More information can be found on the contest social media pages, linked below:

MOST CURRENT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INSTAGRAM PAGE: @monsters_of the_midwest

Facebook Event Page: https://fb.me/e/2KwvfoAH5

This is a Strongman Corporation sanctioned event.

All athletes must prove valid Strongman Corporation membership status before being able to compete. No membership = No compete.

https://www.strongmancorporation.com/contest-licence-1

WEIGH-INS TIME AND LOCATION

Forge Fitness

330 N Mosley St

Wichita, KS 67202

Friday October 28th: 8am-12p, 4-8p, or by appointment.

Saturday (contest day): 7-9a before rules meeting

Saturday:

Doors open at 7am

Rules meeting 9am.

Warmups will begin at 9:30am

CONTEST START 10:00am

CASH MONEY AND AWARDS FOR PODIUM FINISHERS!! 

CURRENT PRIZE MONEY: (applicable to all open classes with 2 or more competitors)

$100 to all Womans Open Class Winners

$100 to all Mens Open Class Winners

$100 to each Male and Female heaviest deadlift 

$100 to each Male and Female top deadlift by BW

EVENTS AND RULES:

Head to Head Log Clean and Press

Athletes will have 60 seconds to clean and press a log as many times as possible. Athletes will begin with their hands off of the implement. After pressing overhead, the athlete must wait for the judge's down command to complete each repetition. This is NOT press away. Log must be cleaned for each rep, and the log must touch the ground between reps as well. 

Max Deadlift

Athletes will have 3 attempts to achieve a deadlift 1 rep max on a standard deadlift bar from standard deadlift height.

Athletes may select their own attempts. Conventional deadlift only. Standard strongman deadlift rules apply and deadlift suits are permitted. Heaviest deadlift by both male and female will receive $100 cash money! Best male and female deadlift by bodyweight will also receive $100 cash money!
Yoke-Keg Medley

One yoke and one keg will be placed at the start line, 50ft away from the finish line. A second keg will be placed at the 25ft line, halfway between the start line and finish line.  Athletes will take the yoke 50ft from start line to finish line, sprint back to the first keg at the start line, also to be taken 50ft from start line to finish, and lastly sprint back to the second keg at the halfway line, and carry it the 25ft distance to the finish line.  Yoke must cross the line first, followed by lighter keg, then the heavier keg. Both kegs must be set upright on the designated loading mat before sprinting back to next implement, and before time stops. Fastest time to finish the course wins. No penalty for yoke drops, but slides will result in 2sec time penalty/slide. No penalty for keg drops.

Truck Pull

Truck Pull for fastest time. Athletes will be strapped via harness to a SEMI-Truck behind them.  Athlete will drag the vehicle by holding onto and pulling with a rope. The vehicle being used is a Semi Truck w/ Trailer Full Sized Pickup truck on the back of it. A truck on a truck, with estimated weight being ~18,000lbs+

All classes will pull the implement a minimum distance of 45ft! Male class distance is subject to change. 

You can find videos of the actual vehicle being used on out Instagram and Facebook pages!

Stone to Shoulder Ladder

This will be a 3 stone ladder series with a 60s time limit. The competitor will shoulder stone #1 x 1 rep, followed by stone #2 x 1 rep , and finally stone #3 for max reps in the time remaining. Competitor must wait for judges down command before moving on to the next stone. Stones will placed in a diagonal line about 3-5 ft apart.

NO TACKY. The stones are very well made and polished. No tacky will be needed. 
 

***This page will be updated as information comes in.***

***Event weights and guidelines subject to change, but we will always have the athletes interest in mind first.***