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Arizona Strongman Competition
The Arizona
Strongman Competition has long gathered the attention of macho men and
the media alike, for their unconventional competitive events, which are
a sheer test of one's strength, endurance, and lifting skills. In other
words, the Arizona Strongman Competition, or really any strongman event,
does not restrict one to conventional lifts or Olympic events. Instead,
one has to perform really crazy events such as lifting a rock ball,
sacks, tires, pulling trolleys and other weights, the more obscure the
event, the better. Who actually invented these events, it remains
shrouded in anonymity, but, it is a reality that strongman competitions
are regular crowd pleasers, and are one of the best paid events in the
bodybuilding/weightlifting or fitness events category in the United
States. The Arizona Strongman events are usually telecast on
pay-per-view television channels, in the US and also in other parts of
the world, such that its fame and fanfare warrant.
Coming to
the Arizona Strongman Competition, the events can vary from year to
year, the only constant factor being the difficulty or challenge that
each event poses to a participant and the innovations that each
competition brings into its fold. In fact, the variety of events, is
something that the organizers are particular about. If year after year,
the events continue to remain the same, it naturally loses its appeal,
so, don't be surprised if in next year's competition you see an entirely
different set of events in the place of a stone lift or sack pull.
The most
common event in the Arizona Strongman Competitions are the stone lifts.
One has to lift a huge ball of solid rock in his/her hands without any
external help and try to hold it for as long as possible. Sometimes, the
participant may have to take it to a specified location away from where
he/she began. The weight of the stone may vary from category to
category, but the rules and procedures are essentially the same. Stone
lifts are also one of the most difficult events in the Arizona Strongman
Competition (other competitions as well).
Another
popular strongman event is the Medley, which involves carrying sacks of
sand, barrels, or axle weights in your hands, and running/walking a
specified distance up to the finishing point. Like in the case of stone
weights, the contestant cannot stop in between or put down the weights
in the event of which he/she would be promptly disqualified. The
distance and the weights depends upon the category in which the
contestant participates. The winner is eventually decided on the basis
of the time taken to cross the finishing line, and the minimum number of
times he/she has broken the rules in the process of doing so. Another
variant of the Medley involves pushing or rolling a tire, usually of a
big tractor that weighs a few tons, up to the finishing point. Here
also, the winner is decided upon by amount of time taken by the
contestant to reach the finishing line without breaking the event rules.
The Axle is
yet another common strongman event that includes lifting a weight –
which varies with each category, like in a weightlifting competition.
Other popular Arizona Strongman Competition events include Farmer Carry
and the Trolley Pull. In the latter, one has to pull a trolley forward
in its tracks using your bare hands. It is quite the Herculean act and
not everybody can do it; only real strongmen can.
As
mentioned already, there is no exact set of events for any strongman
competition as it varies year after year. The above mentioned ones are
the most common and repeated ones. You can learn more about the Arizona
Strongman Competitions from the World Wide Web. Search 'Arizona
Strongman Competitions' and you will see at least ten websites talking
about the Arizona Strongman Competitions and the most common events,
rules, prizes etc.
Here's a
few Websites if your interested in getting more information or wanting
to compete in Strongman Competitions:
http://www.nastrongmaninc.com/
http://www.theweakgeteaten.com/Contest/index.htm
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