First event will commence at 9 am sharp. Rules meeting will be at 8:30 am. Athletes may come as early as 7:30 to warm up.

Athletes must check-in/weigh-in on Friday February 7, 2025 between 10am-12pm or 5pm-7pm.

Please have your Strongman Corporation membership card ready to view. 

This is a Strongman Corp Nationals Qualifier. 

As per the Strongman Corp rules: If you have previously competed in a strongman event as a novice and placed in the top three in a division with 8 or more athletes, top two in a division with 5-7 athletes, or won a division with 3-4 athletes, you are no longer considered a novice. In such cases, you will be required to compete in the open division moving forward.

Event Rules

For All Events:

1. Competition shirts or grip shirts must be worn at all times.
2. No bare feet. Must have at least socks on.
3. No tacky or sticky substance for any event.
4. No gloves allowed.
5. No suits or briefs allowed.
6. Any athlete who leaks any bodily fluids (blood, urine, etc.) on the competition field must help clean it up.

1. Axle Bar Deadlift

Equipment Allowed: Chalk, Wrist Wraps, Elbow Sleeves, Knee Sleeves, Warmer Shorts, One Soft Belt, One Hard Belt, Competition Grip Shirt, Straps

Time Limit: 60 seconds

Scoring: Max Reps

Athlete will start standing behind the axle bar. On the start command of the judge, the athlete will strap into the barbell (if using straps) and begin pulling. Judges will be giving a down command. No touch-and-go reps will be permitted. Reps identified as touch-and-go by the judge can be taken away at the discretion of the judge. Athlete will be given a down command once a good rep is completed. Judges are looking for shoulders back, hips through, and knees locked. If the bar is dropped before the down command, no rep will be given. Deliberately dropping the barbell from the top will result in a ZERO for the event. Please respect the equipment. 

2. Zercher Yoke Walk

Equipment Allowed: Chalk, Wrist Wraps, Elbow Sleeves, Knee Sleeves, Knee Wraps, Warmer Shorts, One Soft Belt, One Hard Belt, Competition Grip Shirt

Time Limit: 60 seconds

Distance: 40 feet down, 40 feet back

Scoring: Time

Athletes will get set in the yoke in Zercher hold position. On the start command of the judge, the athlete will pick up the yoke and carry it 40 feet down. Once the tip of the yoke crosses the line, the athlete will set the yoke down, turn around, and pick up yoke in Zercher position to walk back 40 feet.  If the athlete does not finish the total run in 60 seconds, a distance will be taken. Athletes have unlimited drops. A slide penalty of 5 seconds will be given to anyone who slides the yoke.

3. Press Medley

Equipment Allowed: Chalk, Wrist Wraps, Elbow Sleeves, Knee Sleeves, Warmer Shorts, One Soft Belt, One Hard Belt, Competition Grip Shirt, Straps

Time Limit: 60 seconds

Scoring: Time

Athletes will be given 60 seconds to complete the following clean and press medley as fast as possible: olympic bar, axle bar, log. All implements must be fully locked out at the top and athletes must wait for a down command before being brought back down. Athletes may viper press, split jerk, push jerk, or push press the weight for any of the implements. Athlete will start behind the first implement, hands NOT on implement and given an Athlete ready, GO, command to start. Down command will be given at full lockout, if skipped the rep will NOT count and athlete will need clean and press the implement again. 

Dropping weight from overhead/chest level is NOT PERMITTED. Each implement must be brought down under control. Deliberately dropping any of the implements from overhead, will result in a ZERO for the event. Please respect the equipment.  

Both men and women will use a standard olympic barbell.

Men will use a standard 12-inch log and women will use a 10-inch log.  

Good Lift: having the implement locked out, under control overhead with arms straight, head through, legs and feet parallel and stationary.

4. Sandbag Over Bar Medley

Equipment Allowed: Chalk, Wrist Wraps, Elbow Sleeves, Knee Sleeves, Warmer Shorts, One Soft Belt, One Hard Belt, Competition Grip Shirt. NO TACKY OR TACKY SPRAY.

Time Limit: 60 seconds

Distance: 20 feet

Scoring: Time

Three bags will be placed 20 feet away from a bar at 48'' high for women and 52'' high for men. Bags will be picked from the floor and moved to be loaded over the bar. 

On the start command of the judge, athlete will begin by picking up any sandbag from the ground and carry it 20 feet to load over the bar. The process will be repeated until all 3 bags have been completed or time expires. Shouldering sandbags is ok. 

5. Dead Hang

Equipment Allowed: Chalk Only! No straps, wraps or sticky of any kind.

Time Limit: N/A

Scoring: Max Time

Athletes will take hold of a standard pullup bar. Time will start when hands are on bar and feet are off the floor, time will stop when feet touch the ground. This will be head-to-head.