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2009 Arnold Strongman Classic
Event Rules and Information
March 6 & 7, 2009
Officials and Organizing Committee: Once again, my committee and I have done our best to create events that—taken together—are a very good test of overall body strength. We have considered safety, appearance, and the balance between the six events. I am very proud of my committee, and I consider the members of the committee to be people of wide experience, practical knowledge, personal integrity, and outstanding reputation. David Webster is the Head Referee. He has been a referee, contestant, and promoter in strength competitions for more than 50 years, he has written 40 books and over a thousand articles in the field of heavy exercise, and he is widely known for his fairness and vast experience. The other members of the committee are Odd Haugen, who has competed in all of the “strength sports,” including Strongman, in which he is still an active and successful competitor even though he is in his late 50s; Dr. John Fair, who has competed for many years in both weightlifting and powerlifting—sports in which he is a certified judge and has written an acclaimed book (Muscletown, USA) and many articles in the field; Jan Todd, who set over 60 world and American records in powerlifting, promoted many national powerlifting and strongman competitions, and has written many books and magazine articles in the field; Bill Kazmaier, the legendary Kaz—who won two world championships and set many world records in powerlifting, won three World’s Strongest Man contests, and has often been called history’s strongest man; Steve Slater, a competitive Strongman, promoter of Strongman competitions, and maker of Strongman equipment; Kim Beckwith, three-time national collegiate powerlifting champion, director of weight training at the University of Texas, and national PL referee; Iceland’s Magnus ver Magnusson, four-time winner of the World’s Strongest Man contest; Richard Sorin, a true Grandmaster of Grip and the man who made for us the Circus Dumbbell and the Heavy Yoke; Dione Wessels, chief U.S. Strongman official; and Jim Lorimer, who promoted the world weightlifting championships in 1970, who has been weight training for 70 years, and who for the past 30+ years has organized and directed the enormous Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio. As in years past, Sarah Fair is our head scorekeeper.
I have also discussed possible events with many other officials, competitors, fans, and officials, and I have carried those discussions back to my committee. We have put in many hours in an attempt to create a balanced set of events that will help to determine the strongest man in the world. In any case, these will be the events for the 2009 Arnold Strongman Classic.
Event One: The Timber Carry (Farmer's Walk)—Friday 3:00-4:00—Expo Center;
Time Limit: 30 Seconds
The apparatus weighs approximately 865 pounds (395 kg). It is constructed of 8"x8" (203 millimeters x 203 millimeters) barn timbers bolted together so that they form a rigid unit. The competitor stands inside the apparatus on a 4'x8' (1.21 meter x 2.42 meter) piece of plywood, grips the two 1 ¼" (31.75 millimeter) diameter handles (set 30” [762 millimeters] apart) in a suitcase or "hammer" grip (palms facing palms), lifts the apparatus, and walks up a ramp with a grade of approximately 1" (25 millimeter) rise per foot (305 millimeters). The ramp is 32' (9.75 meters) long, and it will have a plywood top, with a 4'x6' (1.22 meter x 1.82 meter) platform at the end of the ramp. The competitors will earn their placing based on how quickly they manage to reach the top platform, or how far they can carry the load up the ramp in the 30 second time limit. The apparatus can be put down and picked up again, but no straps will be permitted. Chalk will be provided, but no other gripping substance may be used on the hands. Although the apparatus may bump the ramp from time to time, it may not be dragged or slid forward on the surface of the ramp or platform. We have cut out a part of the wood at ground level in both the front part of the apparatus and the back part of the apparatus. This should prevent the possibility of the apparatus falling on either the athletes’ toes or heels.
Best Performance: Andrus Murumets, 6.87 seconds, 2007
Event Two: Apollon's Wheels—Friday—4:00 to 5:00—Expo Center Stage
Time Limit: 120 Seconds
We will use the same barbell we have always used, which was made by the famous Ivanko Barbell Company. It weighs 366 pounds (166 kg.), and the handle is 1.92" (49 millimeters) in diameter. The thick bar is set firmly into the two "wheels," so that they do not rotate or turn independently of the bar. The wheels are of a height that places the bar approximately 13" from the floor.
The Ivanko Wheels are a close approximation of the wheels made famous by the legendary French professional strongman Louis "Apollon" Uni. History is unclear as to whether Apollon himself ever lifted those wheels above his head, but we know that three men conquered them in the “distant” past—Charles Rigoulot of France in 1930, John Davis of the U.S. in 1949, and Norbert Schemansky of the U.S. in 1954 all cleaned and jerked the wheels. At our event in 2002, only one man out of ten joined those iron game immortals by cleaning the Ivanko Wheels and putting them overhead—Mark Henry, who power-cleaned and push-pressed them for three complete repetitions. In 2003, four other men joined the ranks of those who have put the bar overhead—Phil Pfister, who raised it twice using a continental lift to the shoulders and then push-pressing it; Svend Karlsen, who hoisted it using the “clean” technique; Raimonds Bergmanis, who cleaned and jerked it three times; and Zydrunas Savickas, who made four reps, taking it to the shoulders in two motions and push-pressing it overhead. (The rules allow the athlete to use two or three, or even more, movements to lift the Wheels from the floor to his shoulders—but the bar must not touch his lifting belt.) In 2004, Zydrunas prevailed again by putting the Wheels overhead five times. Several other men also made multiple reps, including Mariusz Pudzianowski, Brian Schoonveld, Mark Philippi, Raimonds Bergmanis, and Svend Karlsen. In 2005, Zydrunas once again won this event—this time by making six complete repetitions. Most of the contestants in 2005 raised the Wheels at least twice. In 2006 Zydrunas once again mastered the Wheels and the other competitors when he put the bar overhead eight times with almost no leg movement at all. However, other men also did well, particularly Mikhail Koklyaev, who cleaned the Wheels easily six times using a reverse grip before jerking them overhead. In 2007 Savickas won the event again by doing eight reps, and in 2008—when we made Wheels the final event, which made it more difficult for the Strongmen—he and Brian Siders both hoisted it seven times and shared the spotlight. It is worth noting that in each of our seven Arnold Strongman Classics the winner or co-winner of the Apollon’s Wheels event has also been our overall winner.
The competitors will each have two minutes in which to put the Wheels overhead as many times as possible. In the event of a tie, the competitors who are able to lift the Wheels to the top of their chest in one motion (as in a power clean, split clean, or squat clean) and then put them overhead to the satisfaction of the judges at least once will receive a higher placing than the competitors who lift the bar to their chest in two or more motions (as in a "continental" lift) and then push it overhead. Also, if one man cleans the Wheels but cannot put them over his head he will be placed higher than a man who takes them to the shoulders in two or more movements but then fails to get them overhead successfully. We have made this rule because it is more difficult to “clean” the Wheels than to lift them to the shoulders in two or more movements. In the same way, a man who makes two cleans and successful overhead lifts will place higher than a man who takes the Wheels to the shoulders in two or more movements twice and puts them overhead successfully each time. And so on. Also, a man who makes one good complete lift using a clean to take them to the shoulders and then cleans them again but fails to get them overhead will place ahead of a man who cleans them and gets them overhead successfully once but then fails to clean them a second time. The same scoring procedure would be used for the men who need two or more movements to bring the Wheels to the shoulders.
Best Performances:
Zydrunas Savickas: 8 continentals (two [or more] part movement to get bar to chest) and 8 jerks, 2006 & 2007;
Mikhail Koklyaev: 6 cleans (one movement to get bar to chest) and 6 jerks, 2008
Event Three: The Deadlift—Friday—5:00 to 6:00—Expo Center Stage
The tires on a new Hummer weigh approximately 100 pounds (45 kg) each, and the lightest weight available to our competitors will be a bit over 600 pounds (270 kg). By adding barbell plates and additional tires, we can increase the weight of
the bar in increments of between ten and twenty pounds (five and ten kg) so the competitors can take what they want as the weight on the bar goes up. Each man will have three attempts, and we will use the "round" system, in which the lightest first attempt will be done first, followed by the next heaviest, and so on. When each man has made one attempt, the bar will be lowered and the second attempts will be done as the first were done—with the weight on the bar rising. This procedure will probably be repeated on the third attempt. The bar is almost 14 feet (4.26 meters) in length, and the handle of the bar is 1 3/8" (35.5 millimeters) in diameter. It weighs approximately 150 pounds (68 kg). We will stage the event so that the height of the bar will be between an inch and two inches (50 millimeters) higher off the floor than it is when plates of 20 kg or 45 pounds are used. Straps will be allowed, but greasing or oiling the thighs is prohibited. No support suits or support shirts of any sort will be permitted in this or any other event. Belts may be used—but only one belt. The bar can be hitched, stopped, and even lowered so long as it is brought to the correct finished position at the conclusion of the lift. However, the bar cannot be raised and then dropped and bounced to gain momentum.
Best Performance inside Competition:
471.8 kg/1038 lbs: Benedikt Magnusson & Oleksandr Pekanov, 2008
Best Performances outside Competition on 4th Attempt:
Zydrunas Savickas: 482.7 kg/1062 lbs, 2008
Benedikt Magnusson, 500 kg/1102.3 lbs, 2008
Event Four: The Manhood Stones—Saturday Afternoon-1:30-2:45
Time Limit: 60 Seconds
We will use three round stones, and we will begin with the heaviest stone (approximately 240 kg or 529 pounds). All men can try to lift the stone over a bar no higher than 125 cm or 49" (same for all stones) as many times as possible in 60 seconds. If a competitor does not want to try the heavy stone, he can go to the second stone (approximately 220 kg or 462 pounds) and lift it as many times as possible in 60 seconds. Any competitors who are unable to put the second stone over the bar (or who decide not to try it) will go to the lightest stone (approximately 195 kg or 429 pounds) and try to lift it over the bar as many times as possible in 60 seconds. All of the stones will be approximately 50 cm or 20.5" in diameter.
Anyone who can lift the heaviest stone over the bar will not need to lift the two smaller stones because one rep with the heavy stone will beat any number of reps with the second stone. Also, and for the same reason, anyone who either cannot lift the heaviest stone over the bar (or who decides to wait for the second stone) but who can lift the second stone over the bar at least once will not need to lift the smallest stone. Anyone who cannot put the second stone over the bar (or who chooses to only try the lightest stone) will need to try to lift that stone over the bar as many times as possible in 60 seconds. Last year Zydrunas Savickas won the event by lifting a 525 (238 kg.) stone over the bar three times.
Best Performance:
525 pound stone over a 49” bar, 3 times, Zydrunas Savickas, 2008
Event Five: The Heavy Yoke—Saturday 2:45—4:00 Expo Center Stage
Time Limit: 45 Seconds
This event is a standard Strongman event, but because we must do the event on stage we have less space. For this reason, we use more weight than would normally be used in this event. The Yoke will be carried for approximately 10-12 meters (33-39.5 feet). The weight of the Yoke will be approximately 506 kg (1116 pounds), and the time limit will be 45 seconds.
Best Performance:
7.5 seconds, Zydrunas Savickas, 2008
Event Six: The Circus Dumbbell—Saturday Evening—Memorial Auditorium
Time Limit: 90 Seconds
Once again, we will use a large, partly hollow dumbbell made by Richard Sorin, which looks like the circus weights used by professional strongmen 100 years ago. This year the bar will weigh approximately 202 pounds (92 kg). The handle is three inches thick (much larger than the handle of the “Inch Dumbbell”) and is approximately as thick as a normal can of Coke. We use this large, Circus Dumbbell because it looks much better for the live audience and also for television. It is also much harder to lift overhead with one hand than a solid, smaller dumbbell would be. Last year we used Apollon’s Wheels as the last event, but this year we will make the Circus Dumbbell the closing event in the Arnold Strongman Classic. The event will take place in the middle of the Saturday night show, which means that we will have a packed house and better exposure for our sport.
You may use any method you want to lift the Dumbbell to the shoulder, but the easiest way is to use both hands. If you plan to lift with your right hand first, you will lift the Dumbbell to your shoulder with both hands, and then remove your left hand from the Dumbbell. Then, using only your right hand and arm, you will lift the weight over your head and control it until the judge says, "Down." At that point you replace the bell on the platform or simply lower it below your waist and then try to lift it to your shoulder and over your head again. You may use any technique to lift the weight from the shoulder to arm's length—a press, a side press, a push press, a push jerk, a jerk, or even a bent press—as long as you finish with your feet more or less on line, your body more or less upright, and your lifting arm fully extended. Then, if you want, you may use your left hand to help you bring the Dumbbell down to your right shoulder and then on down below your waist. Then—without waiting for a signal from the judge—you will once again pull the bell to your shoulder with two hands, release the bell with one hand, and then lift it over your head again. You will have to lower the bell below your waist on every repetition—and you can place it on the floor between every repetition if you like. Lowering the bell below your waist on every repetition makes the event a better overall test of strength and easier to judge. We will allow the athletes to begin with either hand and then do as many repetitions as they want to do before they switch to the other hand. This means, for example, that if an athlete can do more than three repetitions with his "starting hand" he can do more than three before switching if he wants to do more. He can also switch to his other hand after doing only one or two reps. The athlete can also go back and forth from one hand to the other as many times as he likes, within the 90 second time limit. We will add the total number of successful reps with the right hand to the number of reps with the left hand and ranking will be based on the total number of successful reps. As before, the athlete will be allowed to use both hands to lower the dumbbell to the shoulder after each repetition.
Best Performances:
6 repetitions –Vasyl Viratyuk, 2007. (The dumbbell lift was the final event in 2007.)
9 repetitions—Zydrunas Savickas and Derek Poundstone (Second event in 2008)
Other Matters
Costume: No supportive suits, briefs, or support shirts of any sort are permitted in the Arnold Strongman Classic. You will be provided with t-shirts from our sponsor and these must be worn when on-stage, unless you prefer to wear no shirt in the Manhood Stones. You may wear your own shorts (without logo), and shoes. No logos for any other food supplement may be worn.
Scoring:
Points in each event are assigned on a 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 scale, unless there is a tie. In the event of a tie, the two (or more) men involved will split the corresponding points and/or prize money as described in the following example:
Example: At this year’s contest, one man makes 6 lifts with the Circus Dumbbell, one man makes 5, one man makes 4, two men make 3, two men make 2, two men make one, and one man makes none.
The man who made 6 wins the event and will receive 10 points. The man in second place, who made 5, gets 9 points. The third place finisher, who made 4 lifts, gets 8 points. The two men who made 3 lifts will get 6.5 points (7 points for 4th place + 6 points for fifth place, divided by two). The next two men, who finished in a tie for sixth place, will get 4.5 points (splitting the 5 points of 6th place added to the 4 points of fifth place, divided by two). The two men who made one good lift will split the points assigned for eighth (three points) and ninth (two points), and each will receive 2.5 points. The tenth man, who made none, receives one point—as long as he attempted the lift. A man who the officials think does not make an attempt to lift the weight (perhaps because of an injury) does not receive any points. No other considerations will be factored into the breaking of ties.
In the case of a tie for first place at the end of the contest: the men who have tied will attempt to lift an Inch Dumbbell replica (172 pounds [78 kg] with a handle 2.47" [62.7 mm.] in diameter) as high as possible with one hand, in one movement, without touching any other part of the body to gain an advantage, in the judgment of the officials.
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