Haha sorry to keep you waiting @losthog, had a packed in day yesterday and I couldn’t type this up while browsing on the pot 
So first strongman comp is in the bag. I came in dead last in my class which is fine, and I very narrowly missed my goal of not zeroing any events. I really wanted to see if I even enjoyed the environment to know if I should keep training that way and it was pretty rad. Everyone was super friendly, even the dudes I was competing against were there trying to help me eek out a last rep or complete an event.
I met @theonecamko, he’s a great dude. Kicked some ass in his class.
Here’s how the events played out:
Log clean and press away @ 175lbs: 0
Some time spent training with a log would’ve been great here. The clean wasn’t so bad, technique wasn’t great but I could muscle the weight up. The first time I got it racked my brace was off and my leg drive was useless. The second clean and rack was better feeling, but I just wasn’t strong enough to overcome how awkward the implement is. I was ready to call it here but lots of shouting and encouragement later I tried for a 3rd and 4th time but couldn’t finish the clean at that point.
Wagon wheel axle deadlift @ 400lbs: 7
I had hopes of 4 or 5 on this, so 7 was nice. This is a pretty massive PR for me. I’ve never pulled more than 375x3. The 13" starting height worked to my advantage like I figured. One of the guys in my class pulled like 18 reps which was awesome. Waiting for a down command was tripping everyone up but the judge was cool about it.
Sandbag over 13’ bar @ 20, 30, 40lbs: fast
I’m not sure what my official time was or who won this event, all four of us were within milliseconds of each other I’d guess. This was the event I did best in and might not have come in last.
Farmers walk @ 180lbs per hand: 1 drop
Again, some practice would’ve been huge. Grip wasn’t as big a factor as balance in my drop. Got a little wobbly and couldn’t correct myself so I had to reset. I did a lot better on my return run, but I still came in last by a decent amount. Technique was non existent.
Conans wheel @ 450lbs: 10-12 feet or so
The video doesn’t do this justice but I started going to sleep on this one. I didn’t get very far before my vision started closing in and going dark. I came back to life as soon as it set down and it was pretty funny, felt totally out of it for a second as I stumbled around.
I’ll for sure find myself at another event in the future, I’ve got some work to do to get there and be competitive though.
I’ll get the videos up hopefully tonight but definitely sometime this week.
Edit: I’m also very sore. Legs are okay but my entire backside from my hips to my neck is feeling it.