NAS Clovis Strongman Challenge

This contest was a perfect venue to get myself ready for the upcoming Pro-Am season. I knew that I would be very hard to beat, but I also knew some very strong guys were showing up. The talent level for a Gold level show was outstanding!

1. Overhead Press medley: We had to press (in order) a 200# bar, a 220# axle, a 240# 12” log, and a 260# 12” log. In training I had hit about 30 seconds which I thought would be impossible to beat. Most guys had trouble completing the medley, but when the Idaho guys (Jay Hagadorn and Jarod Beekley) both busted out times of around 30 seconds, I knew I would have to put on the burners. I snatched the 200# bar, motored through the 220# axle, had a hiccup on the 240# log but pressed it easily. When I got to the 260# log, I almost took a rest, but Ricky was yelling at me to keep going, so I did. I finished the medley in about 25 second for the win.

2. Farmer’s walk/Tire flip medley: The medley consisted of carrying 260# Farmer’s for 100’ and then flipping a 700# tire for 75’. We initially were supposed to use a 900# tire for 50’, but it was deemed that the tire was too hard, so we used the lightweights tire but had to go farther. This medley was very easy, but a gasser. I was the only heavyweight to finish the course. I made it just under the 75 second time limit with a time of 69 seconds.

3. Car DL for reps: Winning the previous event has its advantages like going last on the next event. In my case, all I had to do was beat the guy with the most reps for the win. When I was ready to go, the number to beat was seven reps by Hagadorn. So I set my sights on eight reps. The pull felt pretty easy (about 650# in hands), and I motored through the eight reps quickly. I think I could have hit 10+ reps, but did not need to on this day.

4. Truck pull: We had to pull a 20,000# RV up a slight incline for 100’. I knew it would be a hard pull when only one guy had finished when my turn came up. This was my first time pulling a truck, so I did not know what to expect. The pull did not feel too bad, but about halfway through, my arms and grip were fried! I managed to keep pulling inch by inch even though I was spent, and I wound up with a distance a little over 60’. This was first time all day I did not take first place in an event.

5. Atlas Stones: I was in first place overall so I got to go last on this event. We were running in pairs, so I was teamed with the “Freakmaster” Kevin Kinzy. The stones were light (240-360#) on low platforms (48”). I think I needed to place four stones for the win, but I wanted to win the event! I blazed through the first four stones (240, 280, 300, 340) and got to the fifth stone with about a 20 second time. I lapped the fifth stone easily, but as I was loading it, it slid off my chest! I dropped it added a bit more tacky, re-lapped it and loaded it. My time wound up being about 50 seconds…a bit more than I wanted, but it allowed me to finish in first place overall.

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