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I’m competing in my first strongman event on July 18th. I’m competing in the novice heavyweight category at 19 yo, 260lbs, 6’2”. Events are

Viking press -225 for reps
Car deadlift - “a lot” quoted from iron podium page
Bologna hold - 45 held for time
Dinnie stone walk - a lot
Natural Stone medley - 170,210,248,274,306

The guy on the page said that he hates rep fests so expect that winners will have less than 10 reps.

My goals for this event are

3 reps on Viking press my last push press pr was 225 6 months ago.

3-6 reps on deadlift depending on weight. My last pr on deadlift was 445 3 years ago, but I did 405 for 8 last week.

Around 30 seconds for bologna hold

No idea for dinnie walk, I have no idea what the weight is and have pretty weak grip

My goal is the 300lb stone, but I may not even get the 270 lb stone. My best is a 240lb sand bag to shoulder and 250lb natural stone to chest.

My training is pretty bad right now, I don’t go to a gym and work 10 hours a day and 6 on Saturday. My current workout it is ohp or deadlift for 12-20 reps as hard as possible alternating each day. Then 5 or so reps of sandbag to chest with the 240lb sandbag.

My equipment is a barbell 500lbs of plates an adjustable sandbag and lots of natural stones all of this is done in my yard.

Any advice is appreciated especially on how to increase grip for the dinnie walk. Or how realistic my hopes are.

The event is the Waldo strongman show in Waldo ohio if anyone sees this and wants to join.

Hello I wanna know how do you get into strongman,I already go to the gym I’m just thinking of doing strongman as people have told me I’ve got the build for it

I'm returning to strongman training after an eight year hiatus and looking to rebuild my implement collection, specifically interested in a 12" log. Unfortunately, Alan Beninga (who used to make bombproof equipment) has left the industry. Who's making quality logs these days? For the sake of conversation, let's just say I'm not interested in Rogue, Titan, Bartos, or Slater's. Any suggestions?

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Hey everyone,

I'm looking to transition into strongman training, and therefore, I'd like to hear your advice. I have been going to a standard gym for the last year. Since I mostly sit all day due to classes and exams, I wanted to build a foundation using gym machines first.

I discovered strongman about 3 months ago, and want to get into it. But unfortunately, where I live, there isn't a place where I can train, let alone a strongman gym. While I looked into online programs, they weren't of much help. That's why I decided to make this post.

I want to be very clear: I'm not looking for medical advice. I'm looking for advice on what kind of gyms I should look for and what type of training (I couldn't find an online program that suited my time as an engineering freshman) I should do.

Thank you for reading my post, and all of your advice is appreciated.