Strongman

[damble44]

Anyone train or compete for strongman?

I’ve done 4 comps but haven’t competed in over a year because of life and injuries but would love to compete again. I’ve been training but seemed to have lost the drive. Hopefully competing will reignite that.

Anyone else on here?

 

[skotydontno]

Training for my first one here. Definitely a different type of challenge

 

[damble44]

Training for my first one here. Definitely a different type of challenge

What are the events/weights? Is it a USS or NAS comp?

 

[skotydontno]

NAS “Farmers strong 2” on Facebook. Zercher yoke, farmer handle, keg carry medley. Truck pull. Atlas stone to shoulder. Car deadlift. And a surprise event haha

 

[damble44]

Anything zercher is a pain. I’m surprised there’s 7 events, I’ve only done 5 per comp. The surprise event would throw me for a ringer

 

[skotydontno]

It is only a 5, the yoke farmers and keg are one event. The mystery event description says “ think t post driving” haha so no idea what that’s gonna be

 

[damble44]

Ah gotcha, I misunderstood. Sounds like a fun comp. I really want to compete again but I want to be competitive when I do actually compete again. My numbers aren’t “strong” by any means so I’ve been focusing on getting all my main lifts up which has been hard because life happens and an eye surgery set me way back.

 

[skotydontno]

Yea it’s easy for life to get in the way! My numbers aren’t great either, part of the reason why I’ve waited so long for my first comp. just pick away at the iceberg man and you’ll be back up in no time!

 

[damble44]

Hell yeah man! Results just take a while and it’s easy to get disheartened

 

[skotydontno]

It is for sure! This atlas stone to shoulder is really kicking my ass. I can do the 185 stone fairly easy, but the last stone I have to do is 210 and I can barely lap it lol

 

[damble44]

Are you allowed to use tacky?

 

[skotydontno]

no lol no tacky or tacky towels

 

[damble44]

Ah that’s part of the fun with stones! I personally love getting all tackied up, not only does it help with grip but it psychs me up