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April 5th The one and only World's Strongest Operator is coming to Dallas Texas!!! Watch live at Dallas Market Center at the Iron World Fit Week!

World's Strongest Operator is the one and only Special Operations Forces strongman event in the world! Each competitor is hand selected and invited to come compete for the title of World's Strongest Operator and World's Strongest Tactical Professional! Every event is designed by the WSO tactical strength panel to highlight the unique physical attributes that SOF professionals posses to perform at the highest tactical level!

World's Strongest Operator started in 2021 to honor Combat Controller SSgt Dylan Elchin who was killed in action in Afghanistan November 27, 2018. The Deadlift for Dylan event will be in SSgt Elchin's honor. The Press for Cole event will be in honor of SSgt Cole Condiff.

Weigh in's time Friday April 4th at 4 pm until TBA at Dallas Market Center

! ! ! COMPETITORS PLEASE EMAIL AHEAD IF YOU NEED SAME DAY WEIGH IN ON SATURDAY DUE TO TRAVEL ! ! !

Mandatory athlete Check in's will be Saturday April 5th at 7:30-8:00 am pre contest at Dallas Market Center

Rules meeting will follow at 8:00 am

Event will start at 9:00 am with competitor memorial push ups led by MSgt Marcus Purvis immediately followed by DEADLIFT FOR DYLAN WSO event kick off ! ! !

Trophies for 1st 2nd 3rd in each weight class

Heavyweights 155+ for Women's Divisions

Lightweights 155- for Women's Divisions

Heavyweights 220+ for Men's Divisions

Lightweights 220- for Men's Divisions

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Events

Event shirt must be worn on all events. Shoes must be worn on all events. No deadlift suits. No tacky. No grip shirts. Hard and soft belts allowed on all events. Straps allowed on deadlift but no other events. Strongman shorts allowed on all events. Weights, bars, and events subject to change. Please bring shoe choices that will provide proper grip on movement events, especially Move the Mountain!

• Deadlift For Dylan In Honor Of SSgt Dylan Elchin

The Deadlift For Dylan event will be max reps of conventional deadlift.

Belt and straps (regular and figure 8) are allowed. 

Shoes must be worn. 

Belt, soft belt, and strongman shorts allowed. 

No deadlift suits. 

Each lifter will get one attempt. 

You will have 60 seconds to complete your attempt of max reps.

The deadlift must be locked out and held until the head judge gives the down command each rep. 

The bar must be lowered. 

No man bun reps.

If the bar is dropped the rep will not count.

If the attempt is bounced the rep will not count.

If the bar is not locked out on judges command the lift will not count. 

Men heavyweight Vegas odds lifters choice- 585 = 3 points, 545 = 2 points, 495 = 1 point. 

Men lightweights- 495 = 3 points, 455 = 2 points, 405 = 1 point. 

Women heavyweight- 405 = 3 points, 365 = 2 points, 315 = 1 point. 

Women lightweight- 315 = 3 points, 275 = 2 points, 225 = 1 point.

• Press For Cole In Honor Of SSgt Cole Condiff

The Press For Cole event will max reps in 60 seconds of anything goes overhead press. 

The lift will be from blocks at chest height. 

The lifter will have 60 seconds to complete as many reps as possible on the judges start whistle. 

The lifter must wait for the down command each rep. 

The bar must break below the lifters chin or touch the lifters traps each rep. 

Failure to lockout or go low enough will result in zero of that rep. 

As for the competition weight there will be a Vegas odds choice for the lifter.  

Men heavyweight Vegas odds lifters choice- 275 = 3 points, 250 = 2 points, 225 = 1 point. 

Men lightweights- 250 = 3 points, 225 = 2 points, 200 = 1 point. 

Women heavyweight- 205 = 3 points, 185 = 2 points, 165 = 1 point. 

Women lightweight- 165 = 3 points, 145 = 2 points, 125 = 1 point. 

Anything goes to complete the rep, strict, push press, jerk, etc. You just have to gather your feet and center your stance to complete the repetition for point(s).

• Carry Heavy Sh*t Medley

The Carry Heavy Sh*t Medley will consist of two movements to mimic the different human carrying capacities of the high level operator and tactical professional. 

Carry one will be a wheelbarrow carry for 30 ft down (forwards) and back (backwards) (60 ft total). 

Carry two will be a keg carry 30 ft down and back (60 ft total).

You will have 120 seconds to complete the event for max reps (each completion of each implement equals one point). 

No drops allowed. 

Drop and you are done on the event. 

Example of points, if you get 4 reps completed on the wheelbarrow and drop the keg on the fourth rep of the keg you will have a score of 7 points for the total of 4 completed wheelbarrow reps + 3 completed keg reps.

• Move The Mountain

The Move The Mountain Max Reps Max Weight will consist of as many 50 ft down and back (100 ft total) reps as possible in 120 seconds.

This event is the ultimate test of leg and lung endurance as well as intestinal fortitude.

Every rep you will push the sled 50 ft down and push it 50 ft back to return to the starting line AND THEN add 90 lbs. 

You will repeat this until the clock stops. 

The final score will be your final sled weight of your completed rep that you cross the finish line with. 

The sled will be pushed both ways and is an old school style push sled not one on wheels. 

Note bring multiple shoes to allow for grip on surface compared to other events.