Brittany Barnes hosted her first Strongman competition called Houston’s Strongest in NRG Park, Houston TX. The competition was held indoors with a number of 28 athletes competing. Noble Vice, Nutrition Nation, and Metroflex Fortworth are the three sponsors that also attended Houston’s Strongest contest. Brittany had a few achievements from different athletes starting with Angel Robles, he competed in his first strongman show at 17 and he PR’d his deadlift by 60#. Omar Trevizo is another athlete that achieved something special by bent pressing 150# at only a 152.3 body weight! Lastly, Dusty Gibson bent pressed 160# at a 194 body weight. Special thanks goes out to Cerberus Strength USA for the
It was one of the hottest days of their year, with a high of 93 and humidity of more than 50%, the weather advisory was excessive heat warning but that did not stop ten brave souls showing up at the VCCF Lift Up strongman contest on July 20, 2019. Violet Community Crossfit hosted the event in Pickerington, Ohio. Although there was no air conditioning the fans were great for competitors to hang around and suffer together! Susan Chambers traveled all the way from California and competed in the Open MW class rather than her initial choice of Novice HW! The water cut and travel worked in her favor as she pulled out a first place in her class. Jon Miller quite possibly didn't even know his dad
Every year since 2014 the “Summer Raid Weekend” has evolved in some way. In the beginning, it was simply a strongman competition, however it was the first such event ever held at Viking Performance Training. Now home to nearly 100 athletes over two days, the Raid began with about 17 competitors, and even that may be generous! In addition to growing larger, the format changed over time as well. The resurgence of powerlifting in WV lead to the inclusion of a full powerlifting meet on day 1 (officially sanctioned and all that jazz), and the strongman shenanigans continued on day 2. A few years ago after we had been looking for a way to incorporate the “Highlander” concept into our event calenda
