Kashtan Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 ou know what happened at the LA FitExpo, so get ready for the next chapter as strongman, grip strength and Mas wrestling are all on the card again when the MET-Rx Odd Haugen Strength Classic heads to Northern California FitExpo this summer. Strongman, grip strength and Mas wrestling are on the card when the Odd Haugen Strength Classic comes to Northern California this summer. IronMind® | Image courtesy of Odd Haugen. For strongman, Haugen’s got a new twist: he has events divided into five categories ("buckets"): • Overhead • Carry/Grip • Static Lift • Classic • Stones Within each of these categories, he has five events, so, for example, the Overhead bucket has these events: • 308-lb. Log Lift, reps • 308-lb. Viking Press, reps • 308-lb. Axle, reps • 181-lb. Giant Dumbbell, reps • Overhead Medley Each competitor choses one event per bucket when he enters and each of these selections becomes a ballot and goes into a hat. On the day of the contest, one ballot will drawn for each bucket—determining the event for that category. This contest is on Saturday, June 29, 2013 and the winner of this contest gets his ASC pro card, so if you’re ready to run with the big dogs in strongman, here’s how you can prove it. Got a grip? Then the IronMind Record Breaker, on Sunday June 30, 2013, is for you. Here are the five events and you can enter any or all of them: Double Overhand Deadlift on IronMind Apollon’s Axle IronMind Rolling Thunder IronMind Hub Captains of Crush Silver Bullet Hold IronMind Little Big Horn Anvil Lift You know what Mike Burke did at Odd Haugen’s last grip contest—are those records about to become history? Quick: What’s Mas wrestling? You know, the sport from Northern Russia where two athletes sit facing each other, with their feet braced against a board; they hold a stick and each tries to pull the other out of position. Competitors and fans alike loved it at the LA FitExpo and Haugen is holding the US Open Mas Wrestling Championships, also on Sunday, so get ready to plant your feet, lock your hands and pull. Here's a link to the entry forms. http://www.nastrongman.com/pdf/2013/OSC%20SJ%20Entry%202013.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Oh how I would LOVE us girls to be able to give those records a shot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 (edited) Okay, a few days ago, I see that a former World Record Holder in the Silver Bullet is traveling from Russia to be in Santa Clara (10 miles from San Jose) California to compete in the IronMind Record Breakers contest: http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Apr/Russian_Grip_Strength_Star_Alexey_Tyukalov_Will_Compete_in_IronMind_Record_Breakers.html Edited May 3, 2013 by Hubgeezer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Okay, a few days ago, I see that a former World Record Holder in the Silver Bullet is traveling from Russia to be in Santa Clara (10 miles from San Jose) California to compete in the IronMind Record Breakers contest: http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Apr/Russian_Grip_Strength_Star_Alexey_Tyukalov_Will_Compete_in_IronMind_Record_Breakers.html Okay, a few days ago, I see that a former World Record Holder in the Silver Bullet is traveling from Russia to be in Santa Clara (10 miles from San Jose) California to compete in the IronMind Record Breakers contest: http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Apr/Russian_Grip_Strength_Star_Alexey_Tyukalov_Will_Compete_in_IronMind_Record_Breakers.html Then, a few days later, I see that another former World Record Holder (Apollon's Axle) is traveling across the US to be in the same contest: http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/May/IronMind_Record_Breakers_Welcomes_Rich_Williams.html So, tonight, I checked all 5 boxes on the entry form for all 5 events, and sent in my 50 bucks to Haugen to register for it. I am so used to having to travel long distances for anything Grip, it is nice to have something in your own back yard for a change. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Ruby Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 (edited) Awesome! Good luck! Try to get some pictures or videos of the event if at all possible I'm looking forward to seeing the action. I would love to go but have other plans for that weekend hope to make it next year though just to watch mainly. Edited May 3, 2013 by Stephen Ruby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Awesome! Good luck! Try to get some pictures or videos of the event if at all possible I'm looking forward to seeing the action. I would love to go but have other plans for that weekend hope to make it next year though just to watch mainly. Other plans for that weekend?? Where is that Fresno Bulldog animal spirit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Roussin Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Wow! Mike Burke, Rich Williams, and Alexey Tyukalov all competing in the same event? There will certainly be some insane numbers lifted! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I read this and thought, "Burke's in too? How did he know that? Then this: http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/May/Mike_Burke_is_in_for_the_IronMind_Record_Breakers.html Wow. Wow! Mike Burke, Rich Williams, and Alexey Tyukalov all competing in the same event? There will certainly be some insane numbers lifted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopholes Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Ohhhh this oughta be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel reinard Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Kind of a waste of everyone's time if I sign up. I was going to try the SB, Horne, and maybe something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Last year, I only signed up for 3 of the 5. Then, I no-lifted the 4th, the opener on the Axle. And, I wish I would have done the LBH. So, my attitude this time was go for all of them. Not many spectators last year. Don't get me wrong, more than any grip contest I had ever been in before, but "low" by the standards of an "Expo". No question there will be more this time around, as the Event (the Expo) will be growing each year. When you are a Geezer, you don't care what people think of your performance. At my same level of strength level as I have now, if I was 30 years old, would I compete (maybe I should have said "enter", not "compete") in a deal like this? Probably not. But when you get older you realize there won't be that many chances or opportunities available to you, so you tend to go for it. It is the opposite of what people expect from Geezers, but that's the way I see it... Kind of a waste of everyone's time if I sign up. I was going to try the SB, Horne, and maybe something else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopholes Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 (edited) Kind of a waste of everyone's time if I sign up. I was going to try the SB, Horne, and maybe something else.Dude.Do it. Then, no matter how you do, at least you can say "I competed and did such-and-such" instead of "oh I didnt even bother." Edited May 4, 2013 by Mephistopholes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel reinard Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 i was mostly joking. i plan to be there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kashtan Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 Men's Division Joel Dircks (Minnesota) Jeffrey Pearson (Oregon) Clay Edgin (California) Michael Corlett (California) Alexey Tyukalov (Russia) Rich Williams (South Carolina) Micheal Burke (Colorado) Jon Eklund (California) John Machnik (California) Sean Demarinis (California) Evan Hansmann (California) Shaun Reid (California) Women's Division Lacy Okey (Washington) Amy Wattles (Idaho) Amenah Razeghi (California) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kashtan Posted June 24, 2013 Author Share Posted June 24, 2013 (edited) http://www.thefitexpo.com/TFESJ_sun_schedule_glance.asp Changes in the procedure performance of exercises. 2013_Odd_Haugen_Strength_Classic_Schedule_of_Ev.pdf Edited June 24, 2013 by Kashtan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba29 Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Any grip results/videos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kashtan Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 Burke win. Tyukalov 2st place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba29 Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Any more details? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Roussin Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Jul/IronMind_Record_Breakers-Amy_Wattles_and_Mike_Burke_Prevail.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kashtan Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Hubgeezer viva! Great performance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikael Siversson Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Yes, good job Mike on the hub! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Jul/IronMind_Record_Breakers-Amy_Wattles_and_Mike_Burke_Prevail.html I will let RJS know that a correction is needed there. Alexey Tyukalov actually won the Rolling Thunder with 130.5 kg to Burke's 128. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Roussin Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I'm a little surprised that the top lift on the Little Big Horn was only 176 lbs. Did 176 look easy for him? Did he stop there only because it was enough to win? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopholes Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Nice job mike! And Eric, I was wondering the same thing... 176 seems kinda low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I don't know if it was the same one as last year. It seemed very "anvil-like". The opening was 154, and everyone either made it or missed, and then only Burke got anything more than that. My notes say nothing, and I will have to check the worksheets that I may get access to. It was the last event, and in between the 4th and last event, while attempting an impromptu Number 4 Certification, something in one of Burke's fingers (a tendon?) seemed to pop. That may have affected his LBH. I can't explain the low numbers for everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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