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The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that you're a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds.

_ Henry Rollins

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

_ Theodore Roosevelt

Olympic weightlifters were booted out of clubs a long time ago for dropping bars.

Powerlifters have been kicked out for using chalk, dropping bars, lifting heavy weights, and bending bars.

Strongman competitors were never invited.

_ Loni JoC

FORGET THE SIX PACK, THIS IS STRONGMAN, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE KEG!

Are you ready for the Battle at the Barn 2010?

Upcoming Competition:

January, 30 2010

Weight Classes:

LW < 200, LW < 231, HW < 265, HW OPEN, MASTERS OPEN

Events :

The order of competitors for the first 2 events (press medley & yoke) will be according to how I receive entries, first entry in goes last, after that you will earn your place.

farmers & yoke will be head to head for all classes, press medley, car dead & object load will run one at a time. The order for the load event will be by overall standings.
LW masters will use <200 weights and HW masters will use <231 weights and be scored against each other.

PRESS MEDLEY

90 seconds, any order, chalk only, dumbbells will be one hand lift from the ground, snatch or C&P, circus dumbbells will be two hand clean and one hand press, no staggered grip on keg it must be pressed with both hands on the bottom, all lifts need good down signal from judge to count

dumbbell, 2” thick handle dumbbell, block, keg, 2 circus dumbbells

LW<200& LW MASTERS – db 115lbs, 2”db 110lbs, block 185lbs, keg 150lbs, circus dbs 110lbs / 130lbs

LW<231& HW MASTERS – db 128lbs, 2”db 120lbs, block 200lbs, keg 175lbs, circus dbs 130lbs / 150lbs

HW <265 – db 145lbs, 2”db 130lbs, block 200lbs, keg 175lbs, circus dbs 150lbs / 170lbs

HW OPEN – db 158lbs, 2”db 140lbs, block 225lbs, keg 200lbs, circus dbs 170lbs / 190lbs

yoke CARRY

LW<200 & LW MASTERS– 650lbs, LW <231& HW MASTERS – 700lbs, HW <265 – 750lbs, HW OPEN – 800lbs

60 FEET, 60 second time limit to finish or distance will be measured, unlimited set downs.

CAR DEADLIFT
60 second time limit, side handle, straps allowed, lift and down signal from judge, car for the <200 class and weight will be added for the heavier classes

OXYGEN CYLINDER FARMERS WALK
LW<200 & LW MASTERS– 275lbs, LW <231 & HW MASTERS – 300lbs, HW <265 – 325lbs, HW OPEN – 350lbs

60 FEET, 60 second time limit to finish or distance will be measured, only chalk will be allowed, unlimited set downs.

KEG LOAD

	54" LOAD		48" LOAD		38"LOAD
CLASS
200 LW	175	200	230	250	275	300
231 LW	200	230	250	275	300	320
265 HW	230	230	250	275	300	320
OPEN HW	230	250	275	300	320	350

Entry Fees:

$50.00 and a valid NAS card. Cards will be available the day of the show.

Mail Entries to:

Curtis Lake, P O Box 322, Hannacroix, NY 12087

Entry Deadline:

January 1, 2010 Limit of 8 competitors in each weight class. After Jan. 1st if some weight classes are not full I may allow more than 8 in a weight class where there is interest.

FOR ENTRY FORM VISIT NAS http://www.nastrongmaninc.com/upcoming/upcoming_item.asp?UpcomingID=421

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