Minutemen Muscle Challenge

Strongman comes to the Lewis County Fair! This is part two of our venture into Lewis County for the first ever NAS strongman competition there. There will WV state records on the line, and High School and Kids divisions will be offered!

Level I Contest

(North American Strongman Inc. membership REQUIRED of all competitors – I will have them available at the show!)

Weigh-ins- Begin at 10am. Weigh-ins will close at 1:00pm, and athletes MUST be present by 1:00pm regardless. Rules/Safety Briefing- 2:00pm. This meeting is mandatory.

Divisions-

Women’s  0-120, 121-140,  141-160, 161-180, 181-200, & 201+

Men’s Open 0-150, 151-175, 176-200, 201-231,  232-265, 266+

Novice & Masters Men’s LW 0-200, HW 200+

Teens – one class, 13-19 yrs old

Kids – will split them up depending on how many enter and such. May do boys and girls groups.

Consolidation of some classes is possible. I will also do my best to let you know a week prior if your class is being consolidated so you don’t cut weight if you don’t have to. See? I’m not as mean as they say… sometimes.

Awards- Circus themed awards for 1^st-3^rd

Entry- $60. Must have NAS membership card present or YOU CAN PURCHASE MEMBERSHIPS AT THE SHOW with cash or check. Entries must be recieved by NO LATER THAN MONDAY JULY 6^th ,. $25 late charge. Includes t-shirt. Late entries are not guaranteed a shirt. Day of entries are $85 and include a stern talking to and pamphlet about decision making. Additional shirts will be available for purchase. Online payment coming soon at www.mouserpower.com

No late fee for teens and kids – TEENS entry fee is $25 and KIDS entry is $10

Hotel-   To be announced

Contact Info– Paul Mouser: email [email protected], phone (304) 614-5291

Events (subject to change and no particular order):

Max Circus Dumbbell Press

• 30sec each round to get a good lift. Must wait for down command
• Last man standing/Wessels rule – once you miss a lift, you are out. You may attempt or pass any weight.
• If you wish to pass, you must still approach the platform and declare your intent. If you do not adhere to this rule you will be considered to have failed at the weight you are choosing to pass on and will thus be “out” of the event.
• To receive a down command, the DB must be steadied overhead, with the arm extended (elbow locked), the knees extended, and the torso upright, with the feet within shoulder width and in a non-staggered stance.
• In the event of a tie, the person that took less total attempts will receive the higher placing points. If a tie cannot be broken this way, points will be split as usual.

Truck Pull

• 60sec time limit to cover the 75ft course
• Harness and hand rope will be used
• Everyone will use the same harness. Please do not pester me about using your own harness. I won’t budge. In 6 years, probably 10 contests, and countless training sessions with 110 pound ladies all the way up to 400+lb men, no one has ever “come out” of the harness in mid-pull. The only way to accomplish that would be to literally stop pulling and move backward to create slack while letting your arms hang down to the side and slumping your shoulders. If you do that, you didn’t want to win anyway.
• Fastest time wins.
• You may assign your own “rope handler” if you wish, if not, one will be provided for you

Max Deadlift (*Max Power Clean for Teens*)

• 30sec to make a good lift. Must wait for down command.
• Last man standing/Wessels rule – once you miss a lift, you are out. You may attempt or pass any weight.
• If you wish to pass, you must still approach the platform and declare your intent. If you do not adhere to this rule you will be considered to have failed at the weight you are choosing to pass on and will thus be “out” of the event
• To receive a down command, the lifter must stand erect with the knees and hips extended, the shoulders back, and the feet not moving. On power clean, bar must be steadied on shoulders in “rack” position.
• Conventional pulling only, no sumo stance.
• You must control the bar back to the ground or your lift will be overturned. Allow me to say this another way: IF YOU DROP THE BAR, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT FOR YOUR LIFT AND NO AMOUNT OF CRYING WILL CHANGE THAT. Bribery however, may be an option. I have a lot of student loans people.
• In the event of a tie, the person that took less total attempts will receive the higher placing points. If a tie cannot be broken this way, points will be split as usual.

Mouser Squat Machine for Reps

• 75sec to do as many reps as possible. Most reps wins.
• The legs of the machine must contact the ground on each repetition. The referee will call out the number of reps as the lifter completes them. If a rep does not count, the referee will inform the lifter via a “no lift” signal and will attempt to explain why (example: no lift, didn’t touch ground).
• The lifter must stand erect with the knees and hips extended.
• Bar position may not be below rear delts. The heels of the feet may not be wider than shoulder width.

• DO NOT DROP THE APPARATUS. The machine is solid steel, but we load this thing with kids and pageant girls. If you choose to drop the bar rather than call for the blocks to rack it properly, you will be disqualified from the entire contest. Also, I will give your name and address to the parents of the kids and beauty queens that were on the machine at the time of the foul. Kidding aside, just please don’t be stupid and drop this thing. If you can’t lift it, either follow it down until the legs of the machine touch ground, or call for the blocks.

• Adjustments will be made for height so that everyone is squatting to roughly parallel.

Minuteman Medley

• 75sec time limit. Fastest time wins
• Athletes must lift and carry two kegs in the order designated over the 35ft course, then drag a loaded sled across the course as well. (giant chains may be used for the drag)
• The kegs must be deposited onto the crash mats provided– if you hurl a keg over the landing pad you will have to go get it and place it on the pad before you may continue.
• The entire sled must cross the line to finish. Do not stop pulling until you see/hear the referee signal.

*** Kids will have their own events like dragging tires with a rope, carrying jugs of water or sand, etc. ***

Equipment allowed: wrist wraps (using them to cover the forearm is OK too), one belt, elbow sleeves with no fastening mechanisms, same for knee sleeves, and straps are legal for the deadlift (I know, I know, that’s not like me but I’m trying to be progressive even if it kills me a little inside lol).

I’m a jerk and I don’t like tacky, knee wraps, and super suits. These will not be allowed on any event that we happen to do here. Send your angry letters to the email listed above. Please keep death threats to a minimum.

General Rules/Usual Mouser Stuff

• In the event of a tie in the final standings, 1^st place finishes will decide the winner. If there is still a tie, then 2^nd place finishes will be the determinant, and so on. If a tie cannot be broken this way, athletes will compete in a tie breaker.

• Sportsmanship is expected and required. This is the greatest sport in the world, let’s keep it that way.

• There will be a pre-event prayer. No one is expected to participate, so please do not feel obligated. All we ask is to be respectful of those that do or do not wish to participate.

• This is a drug free contest. If you are juiced feel free to come cheer on your buddies but please do not bother to sign up.

• If you have a question, please ask! I would rather take a minute to clarify something than to see someone have a poor showing due to a misunderstanding.

*the minutemen strongman contest is in no way connected and has no ties to the Lewis County School System*