RIT Strongman Challenge

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Seems like theres a bunch of lifters on here so figured I’d post. RIT Weightlifting club is hosting a strongman event on May 10th. Check out the link if you’re interested, if you’d like to practice some of the events before the day of, let me know and you can come down and try some stuff out with us beforehand.

For non-facebook members

This is the First Annual RIT Strongman Challenge hosted by RIT Weightlifting!

Open to ALL of RIT and any one who wants to compete, Men AND Women.

This is a fund raising event for the Club so we can host bigger and better events next year!

Spectators welcome and encouraged! Did I mention no charge for spectators?

Weight Classes and Divisions

•Light Weight - <175, Men, all ages together

•Middle Weight- 176<X<200, Men, all ages together

•Heavy Weight- <201, Men, all ages together

•Light Weight- <140, Women, all ages together

•Heavy Weight- >141, Women, all ages together

Events (in Order)

•Farmers Walk- Grip, pick it up, walk 50 ft, turn around and come back, simple? 60 second time limit, fastest time or furthest distance wins, distance to first drop.
o Men’s Weights- LW (165 per hand), MW (185 per hand), HW (205 per hand)
o Women’s Weights- LW (80 per hand), HW (100 per hand)

•Thick bar Clean and Press for reps- clean thick bar from ground, press to lock out, repeat, and most reps in 60 sec wins.
o Men’s Weights- LW (115), MW (135), HW (155)
o Women’s Weights- LW (55), HW (75)

•Truck Push- Push/Pull a pick-up truck loaded with people for 100 ft, fastest time or furthest distance in 60 seconds wins.
o Men’s Weights- LW (2 people), MW (4 people), HW (6 people)
o Women’s Weights- LW (Truck), HW (2 people)

•‘Tug-o-War’- pull a sled loaded with weight hand over hand (you stay put), fastest time or furthest distance wins
o Men’s Weights- LW (150), MW (170), HW (190)
o Women’s Weights- LW (100), HW (120)

•(OPTIONAL) Tire Flip- flip a huge A$$ tire for 100ft, fastest time or furthest distance wins, 60 second limit
o Men’s Weights- LW (small tire), MW (Small tire), HW (Small tire)
o Women’s Weights- LW (small tire), HW (small tire)

-Competition fee is $10 day of event
-Waivers handed out and signed at event

If you plan to Compete, please e-mail so we at least have a tentative list of competitors. Include your Weight Class. BrickCityStrength@gmail.com

Look for us flipping tires by the track Saturday May 3rd during the RIT Innovation and Spring Fest weekend if you wanna try it out or ask questions

-Bob

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Don’t have a facebook account. I see you put “Open to…anyone who wants to compete” but why also put “Open to all RIT students?” Wouldn’t RIT students be classified as “anyone?” The reason I ask is because a friend of mine is a lifter and no point in me telling him about this if he really can’t go since he isn’t and wasn’t an RIT student.

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Nope its open to everyone, I didn’t write the info otherwise I would have worded it a little better.

We have about 25 people so far but always looking for more.

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That clean and press has got to be upped another 50 lbs.

I would love to do this if I wasn’t a crippled bitch. Hopefully two of my buddies will participate in this :tup:

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We settled on a easier clean and press because we’re expecting the majority of people to be not very good at it(read RIT students…). Rather than have people get frustrated and be unhappy we lowered the weight and are looking for reps. This is our first time too, so we’re hoping to learn what can be better next time.

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My money is in Juanita Ramos. She looks jacked soooooonnnnnnn.

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Dam I wish I was still in Buffalo

Edit: I’m guessing it is not going to be a tested event?

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agreed, but you gotta think that not too many people are going to be used to using the “thick bar”. that makes a difference.

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This isn’t an official event sponsored by any of the national organization, its just a for fun event that we decide to throw together to get our name out there and spark some interest in the club. No testing, hell we won’t even weigh in people, it all about having fun and lifting some weight.

The clean and press is light, but it was a lot more fun in practice when guys were getting 15+ reps rather then when we struggling with 4-5. These weight were chosen with the average RIT gym goer in mind, and honestly, seeing a clean in our gym is a rare sight.