USS STRONGMAN PRESENTS

The Iron Maidens 

Teammate Showdown

August 19, 2023

LOCATION: Nordic Ridge Park

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Meet Director:  Sarah MacFarland, primalstrengthsarah@gmail.com

This contest is a great way to support children at Imagine Academy! 

25% of all proceeds from this contest will support the "Build Anew" campaign. Imagine Academy provides the Time, Space and Opportunities for children to build Confidence, Strength and Friendship. Read more about the "Build Anew" campaign here:

https://givebutter.com/y08jIB

Team Competition

Two Women Per Team

$75 Per Competitor Registration

Weigh-in Information

Day of Show at the Event Location 

You MUST BE a current USS Strongman Member to Compete 

Registration for USS Membership can be completed in the Iron Podium registration 

or on the USS Website.

Each teammate must register and pay their registration fee on Iron Podium

Weight Matrix

ALL NOVICE WOMEN

ALL OPEN WOMEN 

Rules of Events:

Event 1: Overhead Press: Teammates will begin lifting at the same time for 60 seconds.

- Competitors will have 90 seconds to complete this event

- Competitor 1 will start by pressing each implement once until the end of the medley, that's when competitor 2 can begin

- Competitor will only be required to clean the implement once and then move on to the next implement

- A successful lift will have the implement pressed fully overhead with hips through, elbows and knees locked and head through

- The implement should not rest on the top of the competitors head at any point during the lift

- Competitor must wait for the down command to receive a point

- Return implement down to chest area with reasonable control, no letting go or "tree topping" of the implement or you will not get points for that press (an excessive amount can be cause for DQ)

Equipment Allowed: Allowed: 2 belts, one hard and one soft, elbow sleeves, knee sleeves, wraps, mouthguard, chalk, grip shirts

Disallowed: No grip shirts with logos from a different strongman federation, no tacky allowed, no straps, no slingshots

Event 2: Teammate Max Deadlift - Last Standing 

- Teams will have 30 seconds PER ATTEMPT to compete one rep

- Teams can begin strapped in (PROMOTER SPECIFIC)

- A good rep will have both competitors’ hips through, knees locked and shoulders back

- Teams must wait for the judge's down command

- Teams will receive a no rep if they drop the bar at the top of the lift. Must control the down.

- *Wessels Rules are in effect: miss an attempt and you're out

-Weight Jumps will be 25#s and 45#s per side per bar load. 

-Hitching and ramping is allowed

Equipment Allowed: 2 belts, one hard and one soft, elbow sleeves, knee sleeves, mouthguard, chalk , straps, and wrist wraps

Disallowed: No sumo stance, baby oil or tacky

Event 3: Team Tire Flip

- Teams will have 60 seconds to complete as many flips as possible.

- Teammates will start on opposite sides of the tire.  Teammate 1 may start with their hands on top of the implement.

- On judge's command, time and athlete will start to flip

-Teammate 1 will flip the tire 1 time. Teammate 2 will flip the tire 1 time back to teammate 1.  

-The tire must come to a complete rest on the ground before teammate 2 begins their flip.

-When the tire hits the ground, the rep will be counted. 

Equipment Allowed: One soft belt,  One hard belt, grip shirt elbow sleeves, knee sleeves, chalk 

Disallowed: Gloves, any kind of tacky or lubricants such as baby oil 

Event 4: Wheelbarrow Race

- One competitor will begin in the the wheelbarrow with the other competitor taking a grip on the handles

- Teammate 1 will lift and push the wheelbarrow forward and around a tire and back to the starting line

- When teammate 1 crosses the starting line, teammate 2 will hop out and teammate 1 will hop in

- Teammate 2 will push the wheelbarrow down and around the tire

- When teammate 2 crosses the finish line, time will stop

Equipment Allowed: elbow sleeves, knee sleeves, soft belt, hard belt, 

Disallowed: Gloves, any kind of tacky or lubricants such as baby oil 

Event 5: Rubber Atlas Stone to Shoulder

- Teams will have 60 seconds to complete as many reps to shoulder as possible.

- Score will be determined by the team that completes the most repetitions to shoulder

- Teammate 1 will start with their hands on the stone

- On the judge's command, teammate 1 will pick and shoulder the stone showing control at the top of the lift with one arm extended away from the stone.

- A rep is counted when the down command is given

- Teammate 2  will load the stone to their shoulder showing control at the top of the lift with one arm extended away from the stone.

Equipment Allowed: one soft belt, one hard belt, elbow sleeves, knee sleeves, chalk, grip shirts

Disallowed: tacky, oils, gloves