This is the official competitor registration for the Strongman event at the 2025 Lift Hard Live Easy Classic in Aberdeen, SD on Saturday 7/19/25 at the Best Western Ramkota. The strongman event will start in the afternoon immediately following the powerlifting event. This will be a fast paced show with only 25 competitors and 4 events. Total show time is estimated at two hours. Please read all information here and pay below to secure your spot!

Classes
There will only be five weight classes with exactly five spots available in each class.

• Big But New (novice men’s class)
  170 Axle, 405 final deadlift, 200 heavier sandbag

• Big Men (men under 220 pounds)
  230lb Axle, 500 final deadlift, 265 heavier sand bag

• Bigger Men (men under 270 pounds)
  260 Axle, 550 final deadlift, 300 heavier sandbag 

• Biggest Men ( men over 270 pounds)
  280 Axle, 605 final deadlift, 330 heavier sandbag 

• Big Women (all women)
  135 Axle, 300 final deadlift, 150 heavier bag 

Events and Basic Rules:

more detailed rules will be found on iron podium

Axle Clean and Press:
Axle will be Cleaned and Pressed from the floor every rep. 75 second time limit.

Deadlift Medley:
3 bars, first 2 bars will be lifted for 1 rep, the 3rd and final bar will be for as many reps in the remaining time. 
Bar #1 will be lifted via a Jefferson Deadlift stance (1 leg on either side of the bar)
Bar # 2 will be lifted via Sumo Deadlift stance (hands inside legs)
Bar #3 will be lifted via a conventional stance (hands outside legs) & will be completed for reps.
First 2 bars will be on Texas Deadlift bars, 3rd will be elevated, on an Axle.
60 second time limit. 

Mystery Medley Carry:
You asked for secrets, you shall receive secrets.
3-4 implements will be carried roughly 30 ft.
1 implement will be the same weight across all classes. The remaining implements will scale with the weight classes.
Fastest time wins. 60 time limit. If all implements do not make it to finish line in allotted time, distance will be taken. 

Trump Sandbag over bar.
Each weight class will have 2 options in sandbags, a lighter bag and a heavier bag.
Any amount of reps with the heavier bag beats the lighter bag. For example, for the Big but new class, 1 reps with the 220lb bag will beat 10 reps of the 150lb bag.
Bag will be placed over a yoke.
Yoke height: 54" for Men classes; 48" for Women class.
60 second time limit. 

*Event rules and weights are subject to change based on equipment, availability, etc., but it should not need to deviate far from what is listed here.

IF YOUR WEIGHT CLASS IS FULL, please email Jake.heidenreich22@gmail.com to be placed on the waitlist. Waitlist opportunities will come at a first come, first serve basis.