2021 CALIFORNIA’S STRONGEST TEAM

The 5^th Annual 805 SUMMER JAM

996 Lawrence Drive, Newbury Park, California

May 15, 2021

The 2021 California Strongest Team Championship is a Strongman Corporation Level 1 contest OPEN to all NAS/Strongman Corporation member athletes.  The three (3) athletes on the winning Team will qualify for the 2021 NAS/Strongman Corporation National Championship. Weight categories are for: WOMEN LWW -140lb; MWW – 180lb; HWW 181lb and above MEN; LWM -175lb; WWM -200lb; MWM -231lb; HWM 232lb and above.  PLEASE NOTE:  TEENS AND MASTERS (40PLUS) COMPETES IN ONE WEIGHT CATEGORY DOWN.

AWARDS:

TROPHIES FOR each team member On 1^st through 3^rd team, California Strongest Team will RECEIVE special trophy.

Entry Fee: $150 per Team paid on or before April 20th; $210 per Team after April 20^th payable with entry form at Registration Form

ENTRY DEADLINE:          Early entry April 20, 2021; (FIRST COME FIRST SERVE -ONLY 20 TEAMS ACCEPTED)

 Format of Competition:

The California Strongest Team Championship be contested over 4 Disciplines.  Teams’ order in the first 3 Disciplines are determined by reverse order of received TEAM entry including all fees.  The FINAL Discipline shall be contested in tournament style in weight categories.  Each TEAM shall consist of three (3) athletes any size/weight, at least one woman and at least one man (i.e. 1 man 2 women, or 2 men 1 woman).  Each team members body weight category determines the weight of the individual athlete’s implements in each discipline (see below) and each team member must participate in all four team disciplines.  Teams may represent their city, their place of work, their gym, a group of friends, or nothing in particular!  This is your choice.  Each team must have a NAME though…keep it clean.

Scoring:

Timed Disciplines shall be hand timed, and distances shall be measured by standard measuring device.  The score in a Discipline shall be determined by placement and based on the number of TEAMs starting in the first Discipline of the contest.  Winner of an event gets 1 point, second place 2 points etc. If an TEAM pass on a Discipline or fail to get a measurable result in a Discipline, the team will receive maximum points (i.e. fails to get one repetition in a Discipline for maximum repetitions, fails to lift the opening weight in a max lift, etc.).  The score for a placement shall remain the same through an entire competition (i.e. if the maximum points is 21 points in the first Discipline, it will remain 21 points in subsequent Disciplines even if the field of TEAMs has been reduced by attrition). 

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Schedule of Events

Friday May 14th, 2021

 12:00PM –6:00PM Weigh-in and check in and NAS/Strongman Corporation Registration, California Team Championship.

Saturday May 15th, 2021

8:00AM:  Late weigh-in and check in and NAS/Strongman Corporation Registration

 9:30AM:  Rules Meeting:  Athletes and officials

 10:00AM:  Strongman Carry Relay

Teams will compete one at a time, but each implement can be performed in any order in a relay fashion:

One Athlete will pick-up a Shield and carry it for 45 feet up and back (total 90 feet);

another Athlete will pick-pup a a pair of Farmers Walk implements and carry for 45 feet up and back

(total 90 feet); a third Athlete will pick-up and carry a Super Yoke for 45 feet up and back (total 90

feet).  Multiple set down allowed re allowed on all implements, but no sliding will be allowed! If either

TEAM member does not finish their respective segments, the next athlete can be tagged to finish the

segment before starting his/her own segment.  Fastest time to complete or furthest overall

distance wins.   Each Team has 2 minutes to complete the course.

11:30AM:  Team Overhead Medley

TEAMs will compete one at a time in original order: Athlete One will clean and press/jerk a

LOG overhead for reps; while Athlete Two will clean and press/jerk an AXLE overhead for reps; and

Athlete Three will clean and press/jerk a Mouser Block overhead for reps. Each lift must be

“cleaned” and lifted overhead.  Each TEAM will have 60 seconds to perform as many overhead lifts as

possible. TEAM with most overall completed lifts wins.

1:00PM:  Team Deadlift Medley

TEAMs will compete one at a time in reverse order of standing: Athlete One will deadlift a powerlifting

bar loaded with standard plates for reps; while Athlete Two will deadlift an Apollon’s AXLE with Rogue

wheels for reps; and Athlete Three will deadlift a Trap Bar (side-handle; 9” height) for reps. Each

TEAM will have 60 seconds to perform as many lifts as possible. TEAM with most overall completed lifts wins.  NO straps or deadlift suits allowed.

2:30PM:   Team Combat MAS Challenge

Each Team member will compete in their specific weight category tournament style.  Weight categories

with 2 or less athletes merged with next higher weight category; weight categories with 3-5 athletes

conducted in Round Robin format; and weight categories with 6 or more athletes conducted in a Double

Elimination format to be determined based on number of athletes competing in a weight category.  Each

match is best two of three bouts: win a match 2-0, team receives 6 points; win match 2-1, team receives

4 points; lose a match 1-2, team receives 2 points; lose match 0-2, team receives 1 point. If team

member does not participate, team receive 0 points.  The TEAM with the most points wins the

challenge.

4:30PM:  Award Ceremony