Strongman Corporation membership is required for all competitors and can be purchased online at https://strongmancorporation.com/memberships/. Please note that USS and Strongman Corporation are not the same, and you will need a Strongman Corporation membership for this competition.

Nationals bids will be awarded in Open classes based on the number of athletes in each class as follows:
- 1 athlete in a class: the promoter may merge the class with another class; if the athlete competes alone they will earn an invite by completing (i.e. not “zeroing”) at least 4 of the 5 events to the standards originally set forth by the promoter.
- 2-4 athletes in a class: 1st place qualifies for Nationals
- 5-9 athletes in a class: 1st and 2nd place qualify for Nationals
- 10+ athletes in a class: 1st-3rd place qualify for Nationals

Masters Athletes qualify for America's Strongest Master by placing in the top 3 of a Masters class *or* in the top 5 of an Open class.

Teens qualify for America's Strongest Teen by participating in a Teen, Novice, or Open division.
Weigh-ins will be conducted in KILOGRAMS and there is NO "allowance" for clothing. For example, an athlete in the 64kg class must weigh in at 64.0kg or less. Athletes must weigh in wearing (minimally) a bra and underwear.

This will be a DUALING LANE contest. which means you will be going head to head against someone in your weight class or you will be in a single lane by yourself. you will NEVER compete at the same time with someone in a different weight class. 

You must have a current and valid Strongman corporation membership at the time of contest.

Weigh-Ins will be at NX Level Sports Performance at W234 S3555 State Road 59, Waukesha, WI 53189. You can Weigh in March 13th from 7AM to 6PM, or on March 14th from 7AM to 9AM (Morning of competition)

There will be NO spectator fee. Food, beer and merchandise will be for sale on site day of competition..

If we have 6 or more competitors in a weight class we will open sub-classes

Trophies TBD

EVENTS & RULES:

Log clean and press

Every athlete will have 60 seconds to complete as many reps as possible once given the start command.

Athletes must clean the log from the floor.

The competitor must clean the log before every press.

There will be down commands.

Athletes must have knees, hips, and shoulders locked out before the head judge is allowed to give them the down command.

If you have physical limitations preventing lockout, you must show head judge BEFORE the contest begins. 

The competitor MUST wait for the judges command or a no rep will be given.

Allowed: Belts, chalk, sleeves, wraps, Grip Shirts (No logos of other strongman federations besides STRONGMAN CORP, brands are allowed i.e Rouge, Cerberus, etc. etc.   

Not Allowed: Suits, tacky.

Wagon Wheel Deadlift 

Every athlete will have 60 seconds to complete as many reps as possible once given the start command.

Athletes will deadlift a Rouge Deadlift bar with Titan wagon wheels (13 inch pull ) 

Athletes must have knees, hips, and shoulders locked out before the head judge is allowed to give them the down command.

The competitor MUST wait for the down command or a no rep will be given.

The competitor MUST follow the bar back down to the ground or a no rep will be given.

Allowed: Belts, suits, chalk, sleeves, wraps, straps, figure 8's, baby powder.

Not Allowed:, tacky, dropping from the top, sumo, baby oil / vaseline.

Farmers

Once given the start command, athletes will pick and carry the farmers handles 50 feet down around a barrel and back.

The athlete will have 60 seconds to complete.

Athletes are allowed 1 drop, time does not stop when the implement is dropped.

If they athlete drops a second time the distance is recorded regardless of time left in the event.

Allowed: Belts, knee sleeves, chalk.

Not Allowed: Straps, hooks, tacky, gloves.

Zercher Yoke carry to sand bag over the bar

Athletes will have a 90 second time limit for the event.

The athlete carry a yoke 50 feet.

The athlete must then come back to start line and pick up and carry a sandbag to the yoke.

The athlete must then load the sandbag over the yoke bar.

Distance will be taken, if the course is completed times will be taken.

Yoke heights will be taken at weigh-ins.

Allowed: Grip shirts, belts, sleeves.

Not Allowed: Built up belts, tacky, gloves, handball, resin, or anything that will leave sticky residue.

Sandbag to shoulder

Athletes will have 75 seconds to load as many sandbags to their shoulder as possible. 

Sandbags will be laid out from 100LBS to 400LBS (Cerberus sand bags) Athletes can start at any sandbag they choose.

This will be a trump event meaning that 1 rep at a heavier weight beats any rep amount at a lighter weight.

Athletes must wait for a down call from the judges or the lift will not count.

The athlete must bring the sandbag to either shoulder then show control by extending one arm away from the sandbag.

Time to complete last rep will be taken.

Split times are recorded based on when each athlete successfully lifts a specific sandbag weight.

For example:

Athlete 1 lifts the 220 lb sandbag first at 1:15 — their split time is recorded at 1:15.

Athlete 2 lifts the 175 lb sandbag first at 0:45, then lifts the 220 lb sandbag at 1:30 — their split time for the 220 lb lift is 1:30.

If both athletes complete the same weight of a sandbag, the tie-breaker will be determined by who lifted the 220 lb sandbag in the shorter time — in this example, Athlete 1 wins the tie-breaker.If multiple athletes finish at the same number of reps the place will be determine by time.

Allowed: Chalk, belts, sleeves, wraps. Grip Shirts (No logos of other strongman federations besides STRONGMAN CORP, brands are allowed i.e Rouge, Cerberus, etc. etc. NOT Allowed: Built up belts, tacky, gloves, handball, resin, or anything that will leave sticky residue.

Rules and Standards Notes
- PLEASE READ the Athlete Info page thoroughly. This covers all the details about weight classes, weigh-ins, divisions, and lots more: https://strongmancorporation.com/athlete-info-overview/
- PLEASE READ the Qualification Standards page thoroughly. It's important to understand exactly who qualifies for what from your competition because people will ask: https://strongmancorporation.com/qualification-standards/
 

Disclaimer.

All events and weights are subject to change.

There is a NX Level Wavier that will need to be signed at weigh-ins, it is 1 page long, very simple if you need a copy of it i can email it to you.

All questions can be directed to nxjohan@gmail.com, we will be posting information on our Instagram page @nxlevelathletics