Strongman Competition- 2nd Place

Kat, Karl, and I competed in our first Strongman competition on Sunday. I was in the female heavyweight category, and the events were as follows:

1) Log Clean and Press @ 35kg, max reps in 75 seconds: 23 reps


2) Trap Bar Deadlift @140kg, max reps in 75 seconds: 3 reps


3) Farmers Carry: Kenz distance unknown


4) Tug-o-war competition: 2nd place


5) Medley: prowler push + duck walk + sled pull + two sandbag carry: Kenz place unknown

The official scores have not yet been released, so I'm uncertain of exactly how I did on some. The second event was by far the worst I've ever had in a competition. I don't use straps or weightbelts at all in the box; I don't really like too much supplemental support and want to try to develop my core and grip strength through my lifts. However, I was stupid. I should have used these tools on the second event. There wasn't much in the way of a warm-up, so I just stepped into a trap bar (which I'd never used before) and picked up 140kg. Stupid. I had more missed reps than good reps, bled all over the bar because I couldn't keep the grip with my torn hands, and then lost all lumbar support and form in my back in desperate attempts to get more reps. Stupid. Lesson learned.


Despite the failure that was event 2, I still managed to get 2nd place in the competition. Again, the official individual event scores still haven't been released, but I think I was just consistent enough in the other events to secure a podium position. I know for a fact I won the log C&P (I snatched it, which definitely gave me an edge), and think I did well enough in the others to redeem my second to last place position on the deads. 


While celebrating my surprising victory, I will be taking the bulk of this week off. There is no skin left on my palms, and my back still hurts (can't get into a full squat yet, and I'm writing this four days after the competition).

I may be walking like a grandma right now, but I can tell people I am a strong(wo)man.