We hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving. And we hope to see all of you on Friday 11/29 at noon for the Movember strongman competition. The Rules are as follows. Event 1 - Turkish Get-up. Athletes will compete in heats of three. Each heat will last four minutes. Athletes will establish their one rep max Turkish get-up on for each arm. Score will be the total weight of one rep max Turkish get-up with right arm + one rep max Turkish get-up with left arm. Athletes may use kettle-bells or barbells. Heaviest available kettlebell is 88# so any lift beyond that must be with a barbell. Highest weight will get 5 points, second highest 4 points, third highest 3 points, fourth highest 2 points, all other competitors that complete lifts will receive 1 point. Event 2 - Two Hands Anyhow. Athletes will compete in individual heats. Athletes will have three minutes to establish their heaviest Two Hands Anyhow. Using one barbell and one kettlebell, the barbell and ring-weight shall be lifted to arms’ length overhead ‘anyhow’. For example, the barbell may be taken to the shoulder with two hands, thence jerked, or bent-pressed, overhead, after which the ring-weight shall be raised to full stretch of arm overhead. Again, the barbell may be taken overhead with two hands, then transferred into one hand, after which the ring-weight shall be taken overhead to arm’s length. At the conclusion of the lift the trunk shall be erect, both arms straight and parallel with one another, the legs straight, and the heels together. Highest weight will get 5 points, second highest 4 points, third highest 3 points, fourth highest 2 points, all other competitors that complete lifts will receive 1 point. Event 3 - Beer Hold/ Athletes will compete in heats of five. Athletes will hold a 24oz beer with arm fully extended for as long as possible without spilling or setting the beer down. Longest time will get 5 points, second longest 4 points, third longest 3 points, fourth longest 2 points, all other competitors that complete lifts will receive 1 point. Any athlete that can slam his beer in less time than it was held will receive an additional point. Event 4 - Handsomest Mustache. All ladies in attendance will be offered the opportunity to vote on the handsomest mustache amongst competing athletes. Most votes will get 5 points, second most 4 points, third most 3 points, fourth most 2 points, all other competitors with mustaches will receive 1 point. Event 5 -Athletes Choice Feat of Strength. Athletes will have 3 minutes to perform any feat of strength that they believe displays manly power, strength, showmanship, etc. After the performance, the referee will ask the crowd to display thumbs up or thumbs down. Referee will determine consensus of crowd. Athletes receiving a thumbs up will receive 1 point. Athletes receiving a thumbs down will receive zero points. Prizes: First place overall will have 50% of donations distributed to their Movember fundraising page. The winner of each event will have 10% of donations distributed to their Movember fundraising pages.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 05:32:56 +0000
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