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Mid Summer Strongman Competition #8628255 Yesterday at 07:57 AM Yesterday at 07:57 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI	Saturday I competed in a strongman competition at the Norskadalen Mid Summer festival, in Coon Valley, WI. Its a beautiful venue in the hills of the driftless area of Wisconsin. The competition was 5 events: Log press, 200# for repetitions. I got it to my chest (cleaned), but I failed to get 1 overhead at all. My personal best on a log is 175#. Farmer's hold for time. This was 220# in each hand, just hold it as long as you could. I made 20 seconds. Carry medley. We had to carry a 175# beer keg, a 184# stone and a 75# shield 50 feet. I completed the carry in 32 seconds. Natural stone to shoulder was a 184# stone, from the ground and onto a shoulder, for reps in a minute. I got two. Last was a hammer throw. Had to use one arm, no spinning, just for distance. I got 25 feet, 8 inches. I came in 4th (out of 5) in the Master's division, which has no weight classes, just have to be over 40. The other 4 guys were all a LOT bigger than I was. Here's some pics: Log Press Farmer's Hold Carry Medley (this is the stone) Stone to shoulder Hammer Throw "in the midst of a savage wilderness to depend entirely upon their unassisted strength and hardihood"

Re: Mid Summer Strongman Competition [Re: k snow] #8628262 Yesterday at 08:12 AM Yesterday at 08:12 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Wisconsin Muskrat trapper
Muskrat trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Wisconsin	Kyle, you are an animal. Haven't had your first hernia yet? Lifetime member of WTA and NTA

Re: Mid Summer Strongman Competition [Re: Muskrat] #8628264 Yesterday at 08:14 AM Yesterday at 08:14 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI	Originally Posted by Muskrat Kyle, you are an animal. Haven't had your first hernia yet? Knock on wood, I've had no real major issues. Couple little tweaks here and there, but nothing a chiro or therapy couldn't fix. Proper form goes a long way to preventing injury. "in the midst of a savage wilderness to depend entirely upon their unassisted strength and hardihood"

Re: Mid Summer Strongman Competition [Re: k snow] #8628265 Yesterday at 08:14 AM Yesterday at 08:14 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 South shore L.I. N.Y. G gcs trapper
gcs trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 South shore L.I. N.Y.	Congratulations...those pics made my body hurt just looking at them!, lol

Re: Mid Summer Strongman Competition [Re: gcs] #8628269 Yesterday at 08:17 AM Yesterday at 08:17 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI	Originally Posted by gcs Congratulations...those pics made my body hurt just looking at them!, lol The night of competition the entire body is just tired, unless I hurt something bad. The next day I feel the bumps and bruises. Today I feel the soreness. But I'll be back to lifting in a few days. Next competition is September 5th. "in the midst of a savage wilderness to depend entirely upon their unassisted strength and hardihood"

Re: Mid Summer Strongman Competition [Re: k snow] #8628284 Yesterday at 08:52 AM Yesterday at 08:52 AM
Joined: Jun 2010 Iowa ~ADC~ The Count
~ADC~ The Count Joined: Jun 2010 Iowa	Good stuff! www.iowatrappertalk.com

Re: Mid Summer Strongman Competition [Re: k snow] #8628287 Yesterday at 09:02 AM Yesterday at 09:02 AM
Joined: Nov 2011 New Hampshire N Nessmuck trapper
Nessmuck trapper N Joined: Nov 2011 New Hampshire	Your probably giving up at least 50 pounds I bet. Great your still into it . How many years now ??? It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Re: Mid Summer Strongman Competition [Re: Nessmuck] #8628294 Yesterday at 09:12 AM Yesterday at 09:12 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI	Originally Posted by Nessmuck Your probably giving up at least 50 pounds I bet. Great your still into it . How many years now ??? To the bigger guys? I'd bet its closer to 75-plus. Competition weigh in I was 193 in my shorts. Two of the other guys were pushing 300. This is my fourth year competing. I do 3 comp's a year, all for fun. I just turned 48, two of the other guys were well into their fifties. I am hoping to keep doing this a while. Last edited by k snow; Yesterday at 09:13 AM. "in the midst of a savage wilderness to depend entirely upon their unassisted strength and hardihood"

Re: Mid Summer Strongman Competition [Re: k snow] #8628340 Yesterday at 11:51 AM Yesterday at 11:51 AM
Joined: Mar 2011 Montana , Big Mtns. Sharon "American Honey"
Sharon "American Honey" Joined: Mar 2011 Montana , Big Mtns.	Seems like a good day for the event . Lovely country. Always have liked the strongman Celtic sports. And the beautiful tartan colours of each clan represented. I suppose your tartan colours also represent your tradition of clan too. Thank you for sharing . Well done. " A wuff is a wuff, is a wuff. " Jack Whitman

Re: Mid Summer Strongman Competition [Re: k snow] #8628356 Yesterday at 01:43 PM Yesterday at 01:43 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 james bay frontierOnt.	Well done Mr. Snow. My neck got sore looking at the one pic,lol. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Mid Summer Strongman Competition [Re: Boco] #8628384 Yesterday at 03:21 PM Yesterday at 03:21 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI	Originally Posted by Boco Well done Mr. Snow. My neck got sore looking at the one pic,lol. Stone to shoulder is probably one of the more painful events. Forearms get tore up from gripping the stone against your chest. Shoulder gets bruised, side of the head gets bruised, ears get scraped. That said, its probably my favorite event. "in the midst of a savage wilderness to depend entirely upon their unassisted strength and hardihood"

Re: Mid Summer Strongman Competition [Re: k snow] #8628385 Yesterday at 03:29 PM Yesterday at 03:29 PM
Joined: Dec 2025 Louisiana C Cajun boy trapper
Cajun boy trapper C Joined: Dec 2025 Louisiana	Originally Posted by k snow Saturday I competed in a strongman competition at the Norskadalen Mid Summer festival, in Coon Valley, WI. Its a beautiful venue in the hills of the driftless area of Wisconsin. The competition was 5 events: Log press, 200# for repetitions. I got it to my chest (cleaned), but I failed to get 1 overhead at all. My personal best on a log is 175#. Farmer's hold for time. This was 220# in each hand, just hold it as long as you could. I made 20 seconds. Carry medley. We had to carry a 175# beer keg, a 184# stone and a 75# shield 50 feet. I completed the carry in 32 seconds. Natural stone to shoulder was a 184# stone, from the ground and onto a shoulder, for reps in a minute. I got two. Last was a hammer throw. Had to use one arm, no spinning, just for distance. I got 25 feet, 8 inches. I came in 4th (out of 5) in the Master's division, which has no weight classes, just have to be over 40. The other 4 guys were all a LOT bigger than I was. Here's some pics: Log Press Farmer's Hold Carry Medley (this is the stone) Stone to shoulder Hammer Throw congrats man! me and my dad are getting into powerlifting comps hopefully in the next couple years. what type of training do you do? listen money cant buy happiness but it can buy traps, fishing lures and guns witch is practically the same thing.

Re: Mid Summer Strongman Competition [Re: k snow] #8628390 Yesterday at 03:34 PM Yesterday at 03:34 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI	Cajun, I've got a basic home gym setup. Lots of full body stuff. Deadlifts, squats, overhead presses. There's not much bench press crossover to strongman, so I don't do that. I do a rotation of higher rep (8-10) to low rep (1-2) to work on muscle mass and peak strength. I also have some strongman implements at home. A variety of natural stones, an axle bar and a log. There's a small gym a half hour away that has strongman saturdays. They have a full range of strongman equipment. So I can practice for the specific events coming up. And the coach is a strongman competitor also, and a darn good one. "in the midst of a savage wilderness to depend entirely upon their unassisted strength and hardihood"

Re: Mid Summer Strongman Competition [Re: k snow] #8628396 Yesterday at 03:39 PM Yesterday at 03:39 PM
Joined: Dec 2025 Louisiana C Cajun boy trapper
Cajun boy trapper C Joined: Dec 2025 Louisiana	Originally Posted by k snow Cajun, I've got a basic home gym setup. Lots of full body stuff. Deadlifts, squats, overhead presses. There's not much bench press crossover to strongman, so I don't do that. I do a rotation of higher rep (8-10) to low rep (1-2) to work on muscle mass and peak strength. I also have some strongman implements at home. A variety of natural stones, an axle bar and a log. There's a small gym a half hour away that has strongman saturdays. They have a full range of strongman equipment. So I can practice for the specific events coming up. And the coach is a strongman competitor also, and a darn good one. nice! my dad just recently got a set up like that. that's what I was thinking you would do(deadlifts squats overhead presses). I pretty much do the same except the stones and stuff. I watch a lot of strongman comps and it looks interesting and fun. listen money cant buy happiness but it can buy traps, fishing lures and guns witch is practically the same thing.

Re: Mid Summer Strongman Competition [Re: Cajun boy] #8628398 Yesterday at 03:41 PM Yesterday at 03:41 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI	Originally Posted by Cajun boy Originally Posted by k snow Cajun, I've got a basic home gym setup. Lots of full body stuff. Deadlifts, squats, overhead presses. There's not much bench press crossover to strongman, so I don't do that. I do a rotation of higher rep (8-10) to low rep (1-2) to work on muscle mass and peak strength. I also have some strongman implements at home. A variety of natural stones, an axle bar and a log. There's a small gym a half hour away that has strongman saturdays. They have a full range of strongman equipment. So I can practice for the specific events coming up. And the coach is a strongman competitor also, and a darn good one. nice! my dad just recently got a set up like that. that's what I was thinking you would do(deadlifts squats overhead presses). I pretty much do the same except the stones and stuff. I watch a lot of strongman comps and it looks interesting and fun. Strongman is a blast. The camaraderie at an event is amazing. The different events keep it interesting. There's as much technique and strategy as there is brute strength. Have fun lifting and good luck to you. "in the midst of a savage wilderness to depend entirely upon their unassisted strength and hardihood"

Re: Mid Summer Strongman Competition [Re: k snow] #8628401 Yesterday at 03:45 PM Yesterday at 03:45 PM
Joined: Dec 2025 Louisiana C Cajun boy trapper
Cajun boy trapper C Joined: Dec 2025 Louisiana	you too! listen money cant buy happiness but it can buy traps, fishing lures and guns witch is practically the same thing.

Re: Mid Summer Strongman Competition [Re: k snow] #8628415 Yesterday at 04:16 PM Yesterday at 04:16 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Williamsport, Pa. J jk trapper
jk trapper J Joined: Dec 2006 Williamsport, Pa.	FUN??? Fun for you guys, Not me, it hurts just looking at the photos......jk Free people are not equal. Equal people are not free. What's supposed to be ain't always is. Hopper Hunter

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