We are back for year 3 of the No Limits Fitness Strongman Classic! This competition is tailored to novice and intermediate strongmen and women who are looking for a doable but challenging competition to test themselves! This is an unsanctioned charity competition, and all proceeds will go to Turning Point NC!

Turning Point is the only organization in Union County that provides emergency and lifesaving resources for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse.  We offer a wide range of services at no charge to the client.  Turning Point believes that everyone who experiences abuse deserves a safe place to heal and receive the resources they need to seek independence and justice. Turning Point – Serving survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse.

The athlete/rules meeting will take place at 8:30-8:45am, the first event will start at 9:30am! 

IMPORTANT: No warmups will be allowed on the competition floor; we will have a warmup area out back.  Athletes will go in the order they sign up in. We will not be reordering biased off of the previous event!!!

Once again, we will have two most dominate awards to give out to one man and one woman who have the biggest point separation between 1st to 2nd place across all the weight classes! We will have prizes and a trophy for 1st place. 2nd and 3rd place will get medals and a crisp high five. 

If you are interested in sponsoring this event or know someone who is, please contact Caleb Young for more details. By sponsoring this event we are able to put on a better show with better prizes to attract more athletes and donate more money to the charity! 

  EVENTS: 

Event #1: Max 13" Wagon Wheel deadlift with Kabuki deadlift bar

3 attempts per person, 40 and 50lbs jumps for men and women. Men's bar will start at 365lbs, and the women's bar will start at 185lbs. This will be and Auction style event, all the men and women will go together in their own separate lanes. 60 seconds per attempt. This event will have two lanes, one for men and one for women.

Allowed: Straps of any kind, knee and elbow sleeves, wrist wraps, soft belt and hard belts.

Not Allowed: Briefs, suits of any kind, any kind of tacky. 

Event #2: Log into Axle overhead medley for reps

Each athlete will have 60 seconds to go back and forth between a log and an axle, clean and press each rep as many times as possible. No split times will be taken. All men's classes will have a 12" log, all women's classes will have a 10" log. This event will have two lanes, one for men and one for women.

Allowed: Knee and elbow sleeves, wrist wraps, soft and hard belts

Not Allowed: Knee or elbow wraps, multiple hard belts, tacky of any kind, lifting briefs or suits

Event #3: Yoke Run

Each athlete will have 60 seconds to run a yoke down and back 100' with a drop and re pick at 50'. This event will be one lane.

Allowed: Knee wrap/sleeves, Elbow sleeves, soft and hard belts, wrist wraps

Not allowed: briefs or suits of any kind, tacky of any kind, multiple hard belts.

Event #4: Frame carry into seated arm over arm sled pull

Each athlete will have 75 seconds to pick and carry a frame 100' with a drop and repick at 50' then go into a 50' seated arm over arm sled pull. You will be pulling the sled on turf. This event will be one lane.

Allowed: Knee and elbow sleeves, wrist wraps, soft and hard belts

Not allowed: straps of any kind, briefs or suits of any kind, tacky of any kind, multiple hard belts.

Event #5: Sandbag load over bar for reps

Each athlete will have 60 seconds to load a sandbag back and forth over a bar as many times as possible. 52" height for men and 48" height for women. This event will be two lanes. 

Allowed: Knee and elbow sleeves, wrist wraps, soft and hard belt

Not allowed: Briefs or suits of any kind, knee or elbow wraps, tacky of any kind, multiple hard belts.