LATE REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

*Please note that late registrations are not guaranteed a comp t-shirt or some other comp items

WANT TO GET INVOLVED? CHECK OUT THESE OPPORTUNITIES:

• SPONSORSHIPS
• VOLUNTEERS 

HUGE THANKS TO SANDERSON WOODCRAFT AND BETH LITTLE HOMES FOR THEIR GENEROUS SPONSORSHIPS OF LANES 1 & 2!

We've had some questions about bringing dogs to MCM. Unfortunately we cannot allow dogs on the premises for weigh-ins or on comp day. Thanks for your understanding; we apologize for any unintended inconvenience.  

AWARDS & QUALIFICATIONS:

We are thrilled to announce that MCM awards will be crafted by SanderSon Woodcraft!
SanderSon Woodcraft is owned and operated by two of strongman's own - Alex and Sabrina Sanderson! Everyone* who earns a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place podium finish can be assured a high-quality, hand-crafted keepsake.

*The following classes will receive an award and qualify for 2025 USS Nationals:

• Novice Classes: 1st
• Open Classes: 1st-3rd
• Masters Classes: 1st-3rd
   

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:  

• EXTENDED! NOW SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6!
  • Late registrations may be allowed, but will not be guaranteed a comp shirt or the same award(s)

WEIGH-INS:

• Friday, October 25 10am-12pm AND 4pm-7pm at Detroit Muscle Gym, 736 Junction St, Plymouth MI 48170
• All competitors must weigh-in on Friday
• All applicable implement heights for athletes will be recorded at weigh-ins
• No weigh-ins on comp day
• VENUE FOR WEIGH-INS AND COMP:
  • Detroit Muscle Gym, 736 Junction St, Plymouth MI 48170
  • Directions and other info will be emailed to competitors closer to the comp date

SPECTATORS

• Spectators are welcome and encouraged to come check out cool strong people doing cool strong things with our cool strong friends! 
• Spectators can purchase tickets for $10/ea below, or, if still available, at the door for $10 cash only or $15 Venmo
• Spectators include coaches/handlers, family (kids under 16 free), friends, community members, etc.
• Spectators may enter the gym starting at 9:00am
• Please bring camp chairs, etc. for those in your party as we will not have extra chairs available
• In true spooky season spirit, please feel free to wear your favorite (appropriate) Halloween costume! We will have a costume contest with prizes for kids and adults, sponsored by Bank of Ann Arbor!
• Spectators will be asked to please use the outside portable bathrooms and leave the indoor bathrooms available for athletes and volunteers
• Thank you for your support!

COMP DAY SCHEDULE:

• All events and activities will be held indoors. Spectator porta-potties will be outside
• Event doors will open at 8:00am for athletes and their coaches/handlers ($10 ticket, purchase below). Guests/family/spectators may enter at 9:00am ($10 ticket, purchase below, no exceptions). If not sold out before, spectator tickets may be available at the door for $10 cash or $15 Venmo. Kids under 16 are free
• Athletes should store their gear in the designated athlete area only
• We will have one room of the gym set aside for general athlete warmup space. General athlete warmups can begin whenever the athlete desires; warmups for each event on comp equipment will be announced at the comp. More details about warmups below
• Volunteer meeting will begin promptly at 9:00am. All volunteers should plan to attend this meeting
• Athlete rules meeting will begin promptly at 9:30am. All athletes must attend; coaches may attend. All other spectators should not plan to attend
• National Anthem will be at 9:50am
• Lifting begins promptly at 10:00am
• We will run a couple family-friendly, audience-participation games between events as volunteers are setting up. We will also have a costume contest - one for kids and one for adults. Please wear your favorite (appropriate) Halloween costume and maybe you'll win a prize! Sponsorship opportunities are available for these activities!

PARKING:

• Athletes may unload at the DMG entrance but will need to park in the designated parking lot. Details will be emailed to athletes before the comp and signs will be posted on comp day

HOTELS:

• There are several hotels within a few miles of DMG: https://tinyurl.com/DMG-HOTELS

OTHER GENERAL INFO:

• Due to insurance regulations, we cannot allow animals inside our facility. As dog/cat/fish/lizard/cheetah lovers ourselves, we wish it were possible, but unfortunately we will have to turn your pet away at the door :(
• DMG's 2 indoor bathrooms will be reserved for athletes and volunteers only. We will have 2 porta-potties outside for guests and spectators to use
• We will have food and beverages for sale during the comp (specifics TBD)
• We will have a few other items available on a donation basis, plus a fundraiser or two
• Athletes will have a designated room to store their bags/gear/chairs/coolers, etc. There's plenty of space but spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis. No bags or gear will be able to be stored in the comp room or other rooms

WARMUPS:

• We will have one room at DMG set aside for general athlete warmups. Event warmup on specific comp equipment will be announced at the comp. Warmup time on comp equipment will be limited so please plan accordingly. It may not be possible to warm up to a higher weight on specific comp equipment but there will be alternate equipment (i.e., you may not be able to warm up to comp weight on the actual implement, but you will have access to an axle + wagon wheels and weights)
• Once official lifting begins for an event, all warmups on that equipment will cease

EVENT RULES AND INFORMATION:

• Events, rules, and weights subject to change without notice. The rules meeting on comp day will go over the rules for each event.

GENERAL RULES:

• Comp shirt must be worn for the group picture and for any events where a grip shirt isn't worn
• No OSG or Strongman Corp grip shirts or other federation’s gear allowed (only USS)
• Feet must be covered; i.e., no bare feet
• Being reckless with equipment, the facilities, or otherwise endangering the safety of any person will result in an immediate disqualification from that event and a score of 0 for the event, and egregious incidents may result in expulsion from the comp and facilities
• Please do not approach the scorekeepers or scoring table. Scores will be updated on Iron Podium in real time. Any questions must be brought to a designated volunteer who will be introduced during the rules meeting. Only the athlete may bring any issues to the volunteer's attention, not coaches/friends/family. (Thank you in advance!)
   

EVENT 1 – Zombie Carry:
Sponsored by REACH Rehab + Chiropractic Performance Center!

• Apollo Strength Equipment Conan’s Wheel
• Athlete’s pick height will be recorded at Friday weigh-ins - be sure to wear the same shoes!
• Athlete may start in position under the bar
• Athlete will pick and carry Conan’s arm in a circle in either direction they choose for max distance in 60 second time limit
• Distance will be measured in ¼ rotations
• No drops; the clock stops and distance will be measured once the implement touches the ground
• Conan’s arm may not rest on athlete’s belt or any other piece of gear
• Allowed: wrist wraps, elbow sleeves, grip shirt (no OSG or SC), knee sleeves/wraps, belt (built up ok), mouthguard, chalk (liquid or dry)
• Not Allowed: gloves, straps, hooks, doubled up anything besides belt, tacky / any adhesive 

EVENT 2 - Max Motor City Axle:
Sponsored by Tom Ciarrocchi with Lock Lending!

• Axles + tires (women may start with bumpers then progress to heavier tires)
• Pick heights TBA
• Athlete will start with hands off the implement
• Min openers: 
  • All women's classes: 85#
  • Men's LW/HW Novice, LW Masters, & LW Open: 160#
  • Men's HW Masters, MW Open, HW Open & SHW Open: 175#
• Jumps: each bar will start with 20# jumps and may decrease to 10# as weight increases
• Comp volunteer will announce weight on the bar and athletes may jump in at will, so please pay attention to announcements
• 30 second time limit per attempt
• 3 attempts per athlete following Wessels Rule
• Each rep must be fully locked out overhead and under control with feet even and still, and make eye contact with judge; athlete must wait for judge's down command
• No lift / zero will be given for soft lockouts, jumping the down command, split stance at lockout, dropping the apparatus from overhead, or exceeding the time limit
• Allowed: 
    Technique: strict press, push press, double dip, jerk
    Equipment: wrist wraps, elbow sleeves, grip shirt (no OSG or SC), knee sleeves/wraps, belt (built up ok), mouthguard, chalk (liquid or dry)
• Not Allowed: gloves, straps, suits, doubled up anything besides belt, tacky/ any adhesive
   

EVENT 3 - Raise the Dead Monster Deadlift:
Sponsored by DMG StrongKids!

• Apollo Strength Equipment Monster Deadlift implement
  • Implement is a fixed axle which is 18" from the floor to the center of the bar
• Athlete may strap in before the clock starts (judge will call any athlete setups that take an unreasonably long time)
• Athlete to perform a single rep with each weight in this rising bar deadlift event
  • Starting weights are listed below. Weights will increase 50# per pull for men, 30# per pull for women
• Athlete's hands/palms must be wrapped around the bar; no "fingertipping"
• Hips and knees must be locked out; athlete must wait for judge's down command
• No lift / zero will be given for soft lockouts, jumping the down command, dropping the bar from lockout, "fingertipping" the bar with figure 8 or other straps/gear, or exceeding the time limit
• Athlete's shins must be covered (leggings, knee high socks, etc.)
• Allowed: straps, suits, hitching, wrist wraps, knee sleeves/wraps, belt (built up ok), mouthguard, chalk (liquid or dry)
• Not Allowed: sumo, gloves, hooks, doubled up anything besides belt, tacky/ any adhesive, no bare feet (socks ok)
   

EVENT 4 - Kegs Will Roll:
Sponsored by Market Ready Cleaning!
   - Contact Mike at Market Ready Cleaning at marketreadycleaningllc@gmail.com

• Keg over bar
  • Bar heights: Men @ 50"; Women @ 45"
• 60 seconds to perform as many reps as possible
• Athletes can ask lane volunteers to arrange the keg as desired (must be either upright or lying on its side) before starting with their forearms resting on the bar, awaiting the judge's commands
• No lift / zero will be given for jumping the go command, touching the bar to help push keg over, or exceeding the time limit
• Allowed: suits/briefs, gloves, grip shirt (no OSG or SC), wrist wraps, elbow sleeves, knee sleeves/wraps, belt, mouthguard, chalk (liquid or dry)
• Not Allowed: tacky / any adhesive, built up belt, bare feet (must wear full footwear) 

EVENT 5 - Gravedigger's Medley:
Sponsored by Cerberus Strength USA!

• Body (Cerberus sandbag) / tombstone (husafel) carry and load to coffin (sled) drag 
• Athlete will start with hands off the implement
• 60 seconds to carry body (Cerberus sandbag) 40' and load into coffin (sled), run back 40' to pick/carry tombstone (husafel) back 40' and set upright onto 'grave' (mat), then drag sled back 40' to finish line
    **Throwing of the any implement in any way or being reckless with equipment will result in an immediate disqualification 
      from that event and a score of 0 for the event
• No drops allowed (clock stops if athlete drops an implement)
• Entire sled must cross finish line to stop the clock. If any implement falls out of the sled, athlete must repick and load then continue with the event
• If athlete cannot complete the event in 60 seconds, distance will be recorded. Fastest time OR longest distance recorded wins
• Allowed: gloves, grip shirt (no OSG or SC), wrist wraps, elbow sleeves, knee sleeves/wraps, belt (built up ok), mouthguard, chalk (liquid or dry)
• Not Allowed: straps, doubled up anything besides belt, tacky/ any adhesive
   

TIE BREAKER:

• If any podium spots come down to a tie, we will do one final event to see who wants the win more. Event will not be announced until we are in the moment

SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:

• FB Event page
• DMG's Instagram

ATHLETE COMMUNICATION:

• Athletes will receive registration confirmation directly from Iron Podium
• DMG will send periodic emails with important information before comp day
• Weekly emails will start 3-4 weeks before comp day

CONTACT:

• All inquiries: info@detroitmusclegroup.com
• Jen Preinitz 920.843.0719
• Bob Pensari 734.658.1463

*this is strongman - weights and event details subject to change, of course...