Logistics

Come max out and set new PRs this holiday season! 

A USS Membership is required for this event, and available here: https://www.unitedstatesstrongman.com/uss-membership

Information on qualifying for USS Nationals is available here: https://www.unitedstatesstrongman.com/about

This event will qualify you for USS Nationals 2027 in Atlantic City, NJ.

USS California state records may be set here. View records: USS California State Records.xlsx

Please contact me with any further questions you may have about membership and qualifications. 

Weigh ins will be held the day before from 830 am - 1 pm. Weigh ins will also be held the day of if necessary from 7 am - 8 am. Please contact me if these times do not work for you.

Competition start time 9 am. 

All competitors are expected to respect the gym, the equipment, the volunteers, and each other. 

I will be donating monetary proceeds from the show to Sacramento Loaves and Fishes: https://www.sacloaves.org/ . Competitors and spectators are highly encouraged to bring an item from their needs list that I will bring to their warehouse. The current needs list is available here: https://www.sacloaves.org/needs-list. Help us help Sacramento’s most vulnerable for the holiday season.

I will submit some informal information and equipment demos on the USS Norcal instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/cali_strongest_goofy_goober/ but formal rules are always available on Iron Podium.

Choose one press event (axle/circus dumbbell), one deadlift event (silver dollar/axle deadlift), and one traditional strongman event (atlas stone over bar/sandbag to shoulder). Please fill the below form when you sign up letting me know which events you are participating in: 

https://forms.gle/EPXvZhNX2NzfonLu7

If you are an adaptive athlete, let me know how I can best accommodate you. I will use events and event rules similar to those already established in Static Monsters / Strongest Adaptive on Earth but please let me know if you have any further suggestions to make for events!

For each event you have a 60 second clock to complete your attempt (adaptive athletes may receive extra time). 3 attempts, with Wessels Rules in effect (miss and you are out). It is TBD if I am using Wessells rules for adaptive divisions (probably not but TBD). 2 lanes will run simultaneously with rising weight each lane. Lane assignments are TBD depending on signups.

This event is limited to 60 athletes. Registration is open for previous volunteers only until 05/17, then it will be open to the public after 05/17.

Due to the record breaker format we will not be doing traditional 1st-3rd awards but all athletes will receive a T-shirt and keepsake ornament.

!! There will be a cash prize for heaviest male and female atlas stone load and sandbag to shoulder! You must complete the two other events to be eligible for the cash prize. !!

Stone + Sandbag List: Train Untamed Record Breakers - Equipment List

Axle Clean and Press Rules

60 second time limit per attempt. 3 attempts with Wessels Rule. To get a down command, you must have feet parallel, knees and elbows locked, head through. Press can be done in any manner (strict, push press, push jerk, split jerk, etc.). Belt cleans are ALLOWED. 

Adaptive Axle Clean and Press Rules

Seated division will perform axle press from safeties in a rack or blocks from an appropriate height determined at weigh ins. Bench angle will be 60 degrees. Bar will be set under the chin and above the clavicle.  You may roll/ clean the bar into rack position.

Standing division will perform axle clean and press. Athletes will start with hands on the bar. One arm athletes may use versa grips or figure 6/deadlift straps to help the clean. No figure eights are allowed for safety reasons.

All adaptive divisions may receive extra time beyond 60s.

Circus Dumbbell Rules

60 second time limit per attempt. 3 attempts with Wessels Rule. The Dumbbell must start from the floor and can be picked up using one or both hands. Once the dumbbell is on the shoulder in the rack position, only one hand may remain on the dumbbell. Once pressed the dumbbell must be under control, arm locked out before a down signal may be given. If the dumbbell is not under control or the feet are not set, the lift will not be given. 

Adaptive Circus Dumbbell 

Seated division will perform circus dumbbell picked from a block at appropriate height (or we may hand it to you also). All other rules are the same as above. The dumbbell must be pressed using one hand and the arm must be locked out before a down signal may be given.

Standing division will use the same rules as above. One arm athletes may use equipment such as versa grips or figure 6/deadlift straps to help the clean. No figure eights are allowed for safety reasons.

All adaptive divisions may receive extra time beyond 60s.

Axle Deadlift Rules

60 second time limit per attempt. 3 attempts with Wessels Rule. Seated adaptive division may do seated axle deadlift using a deadlift bench of TBD height. Straps and suits allowed. No sumo. Hitching allowed. To get a down command, you must have shoulders back and hips and knees locked. 

Silver Dollar (18”) Deadlift Rules

60 second time limit per attempt. 3 attempts with Wessels Rule. Straps and suits allowed. No sumo. Hitching allowed. 18" measured from the center of the bar to the floor. We will be using a power bar. To get a down command, you must have shoulders back and hips and knees locked.

Adaptive Deadlift

Standing adaptive athletes may perform either axle deadlift or silver dollar deadlift with the same rules as above. One arm athletes may utilize any slings or shoulder straps as deemed necessary to replicate a secondary hand on the deadlift.

Seated adaptive athletes may perform seated deadlift from a box 18" high, choosing either an axle or power bar. A coach or volunteer may help you strap in.

All adaptive divisions may receive extra time beyond 60s.

Atlas Stone over Bar Rules

60 second time limit per attempt. 3 attempts with Wessels Rule. Women use 44” bar, men use 48” bar.  Tacky ALLOWED. You must remove tacky outside before washing your hands in our utility sink! If you do not respect the gym you will get a zero and be asked to leave the gym. You may not grab the bar to aid in execution of the lift (grab it and use your chest to bump the bar over). Let me know if you need clarification on this. **CASH PRIZE** for heaviest male and female atlas stone load!

Adaptive Atlas Stone

Standing adaptive division may perform atlas stone over bar as described above. One arm athletes may utilize any slings or shoulder straps as deemed necessary to replicate a secondary hand on the stone.

Seated adaptive division may do atlas stone from one platform to another at TBD height.

All adaptive divisions may receive extra time beyond 60s.

**CASH PRIZE** for heaviest male and female seated and standing atlas stone!

Sandbag to Shoulder Rules

60 second time limit per attempt. 3 attempts with Wessels Rule. The bag must be on the shoulder, controlled, and the opposite side arm must be clear from the bag to receive down command. Bags resting on upper pec will not count. Bag must be on TOP of the shoulder. The judge's decision is final. 

**CASH PRIZE** for heaviest male and female sandbag to shoulder!

Adaptive Sandbag to Shoulder

Standing adaptive division may perform sandbag to shoulder as described above. One arm athletes may utilize any slings or shoulder straps as deemed necessary to replicate a secondary hand on the sandbag for lapping the sandbag. Only one hand may be on the bag and the bag must be on TOP of the shoulder to receive a down command. 

Seated adaptive division may perform seated sandbag to shoulder. Athlete will pick a sandbag from a box of 24 in set next to them. Athlete will be seated in an incline bench set at 50°-55°, and then lap the sandbag. If preferred, athlete may start with sandbag on their lap (not from a box). You may lean back on the bench to shoulder the bag but must sit up at 90° then remove the opposing hand off the bag to show control for a good call. Athlete may choose to sit up at 90° the entire time during the lift. 

All adaptive divisions may receive extra time beyond 60s.

**CASH PRIZE** for heaviest male and female seated and standing sandbag to shoulder!