5/14/11 Strongman Competition: Xenia Outback XIII
The Short:
1st place finish in <175 by 1/2 point.
The Long:
Weighed in at 174.2 and bumped up to 186.? this morning. Definitely acheived some water weight/carb weight super compensation.
I want to say there were 4 guys in my weight class, but I may be forgetting one. There was Chris a local guy who ended up with second, another Chris from Illinois, and Marcus one of my training partners.
Pretty much same builds and close to the same size, except for second place Chris who was noticeably smaller but a freak nonetheless.
1) Stones :
208-247-300-330 w/ a 60 second time limit.
Only got the first two but did it the fastest and it was good for 1st. Nobody got the 300, and I was pretty sure it wasn’t coming today. I gave it a shot, but gave up. Didn’t duct tape but used tacky.
2) 8 ton ambulance pull 50’ in 75 second :
32.40 seconds good for second. Animal Chris nailed this in like 24 seconds or something ridiculous. Fun event and there is definitely a timing component with getting hands set. I just pulled until it was over the finish line.
About half way the ambulance hit a bit of incline which slowed a lot of people down.
3) 200/250 Rising Farmer’s 50 in 60 seconds:
51.83 seconds and good for first. I was the only guy to finish in my weight class. It was raining at this point and I had no troubles picking it up or holding it, but I should have practiced walking more as I dropped it twice on the way back w/ 250 a side. Just got out of control with the steps and the implements started to sway.
More practice and I will be strong in this event.
4) Keg Press for Reps w/ 160lb Keg
3 reps to tie for last. Huge sucking of balls here as I am a decently strong presser, but was pretty worn out from the 3 picks on the return trip for the farmers. Lacked explosiveness from the lap and pretty much was curling it.
This led to a slight right bicep tenderness that felt like it was going to tear when I was helping clean up post event.
Second place Chris nailed this with 7 reps or so I think.
5) Deadlift Medley:
350 axel, 400 bar, 500 frame, 650 car
Smoked it in 14.03? for first. This was a strong event for me. Also, did a 450 axel screwing around after the competition.
Comments:
A lot of fun. Need to work on odd implement pressing and definitely stones, which we just made a 240 and have the supplies to do a 208 and a 300. I’ll probably throw this in on deadlift days for assistance.
It was a NAS gold level event, meaning 1st and 2nd qualify for nationals in Missiouri in November, but I doubt I’ll be going due to school and financial restraints. If I get strong from now to then, and can rep the 300 stone, I’m definitely showing up to see how I stack up against the competition.
The show was put on by Orie Barnett, who is a very good man in many ways, and he is having another one at the Greene County fair in April if anybody is reading within driving distance wants to show up and have fun.
Heavyweights were freaks and did huge frame carry, I think 650/700 was their weight. I’m going to eat so no more commentary.
