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2026 Louisiana’s Strongest Man/ WomanThis is a 2026 USS Nationals Qualifier!!
The Atlas Strength Shop will be hosting 2026 Louisiana’s Strongest Man/ Woman May 9th at Total Diamond Performance. As with all USS Shows this will be a Nationals Qualifier. A USS membership is required for all competitors. Parking will be ample.
Weigh ins will be at the Atlas Strength Shop on May 8th from 7:30 to 10:30am and again from 5:00-6:30pm. (There may be a change in the evening time depending on how long set up takes)
We‘ll have weigh ins the day of on May 9th at 8:00am
Rules meeting Starts at 9:00am on Saturday May 9th
Current Weights on the Weight Matrix are Subject to Change. Please provide feedbag so we can work together to make a great show
Rules:(Copies will be handed out at weigh ins as well)
Event 1: Max Circus Dumbbell, Wessel’s Rule;
Jump in where you fit in. On the Command “Go” Each competitor will have :60 to complete their lift and a max of three attempts. If you miss an attempt, then you are out. All reps must be controlled to the ground upon given a down command from their judge. Failure to do so in the time allotted will result in a missed lift. We will be making 10lbs jumps for the Men and 5lbs jumps for the Women. Special consideration on jumps will be given for National Record Attempts
NOTE: We will be using 12” Circus Dumbbells for the Men and 10” Circus Dumbbells for the Women (There may be an exception for Novice and Masters Men unless records are on the line for them)
Equipment Allowed: Grip Shirts, Knee Sleeves, Chalk, Elbow Sleeves, Wrist Wraps, Belts, (soft belts too)
Event 2: 3 Max 18” Deadlift, Wessel’s Rule;
Jump in where you fit in. On the Command “Go” Each competitor will have :60 to complete their lift with a max of three attempts. If you miss an attempt, you are out. All reps must be controlled to the ground upon given a down command from their judge. Failure to do so in the time allotted will result in a missed lift. We will be making 40lbs Jumps for the Men and 20lbs Jumps for the Women. Special consideration on jumps will be given for National Record Attempts
Equipment Allowed: Knee Sleeves, Knee Wraps, Elbow Sleeves, Soft Belt, Hard Belt, Grip Shirt, Wrist Wraps, Straps, Deadlift Suit. A rep is complete when the knees and hips have locked out and the judge gives you the down command. BARS MUST BE UNDER THE ATHLETES CONTROL AT ALL TIMES! DO NOT DROP THE BARS!!
NOTE: We will be using Ohio Power Bars and Wagon Wheels
Equipment Allowed: Deadlift Suits, Chalk, Knee Sleeve, Knee Wraps, Elbow Sleeves, Wrist Wraps, Straps, Belt (soft belts too)
Event 3: Sandbag Carry to Sled Drag; On the command “Go” Each athlete will have 60 seconds to carry their two sandbags down to a sled 50 feet away and drag it back. Sandbags must be carried in the order of lightest to heaviest. Drops are allowed.
Equipment Allowed: Chalk, Knee Sleeves, Elbow Sleeves, Wrist Wraps, Belt, Soft Belt,
Event 4: Hercules Hold; Time will start once the Athlete is bearing the weight of the implement in their hands and the Athlete will hold on for as long as they can. Easy Enough? The weight will be challenging. But load depends greatly on the athletes technique. Trust the process and expect times under a minute
Equipment Allowed: Chalk, Knee Sleeves, Elbow Sleeves, Wrist Wraps, Belt, Soft Belt,
Event 5: 5 Stone, Stone Over Bar Series; On the Command “Go” Each athlete will have 60 seconds to load their stones in order from lightest to the heaviest over the bar. We will be taking split times on this event.
NOTE: The stone MUST land on the crash pad for reps to count AND IF OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE TO DODGE YOUR STONE THEN YOU WILL ZERO THE EVENT! BE INTENSE BUT DON’T BE A LIABILITY TO MY PEOPLE!
Equipment Allowed: Tacky, Chalk, Grip Shirts, Knee Sleeves, Elbow Sleeves, Belt, Soft Belt,
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Traction Sports Performance, 9222 Burbank Dr,Gardere, Louisiana, Inniswold, United States
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