Paxton Power Gym Contest Update. Women Added & More!

[nathan fitzgerald]

Big update for the First Annual Paxton Power Gym Strongman/ Women Contest.

Hello everyone,

Due to a high demand we will be adding an OPEN Womens division to the contest. Weights are posted on our website at www.paxtonpowergym.com.

We are also changing a few things so here they are:

The yoke for the medley will be replaced with 2 kegs that will be carried one at a time 25 feet each. The tire for the HW men will now be 800 lbs

The kegs will be 100 and 150 for the Women, Tire 500 lbs.
150 and 175 for the LW Men, Tire 650 lbs
175 and 225 for the HW Men, Tire 800 Lbs.

The stones will not be carried. They will be in front of the platforms.

The stones will be changed to the following:

100, 145, 155, 180 for the Women

180, 215, 215, 240 for the LW Men

215, 215, 240, 285 for the HW Men

We made these changes for safety purposes.

This contest will be held outdoors on grass so wear appropriate shoes.

We will also be capping the contest at 40 athletes so that we can finish in a decent amount of time so get your apps in early.

The start time of the show will now be 11:00 AM and the weigh-in rules meeting will be at 9:30 AM on the same day.

There will be no food sold at the contest so make sure to bring what you need.

Lance over at www.brutestrength.com is sponsoring the contest by donating some
great equipment for giveaways.

This will be your last chance to qualify for the Mens Nationals so dont miss out.

[Mike Westerling]

Did you get the okay to train? I was thinking of coming out this Sat or next Sat.
-Mike

[nathan fitzgerald]

Mike,
Yes I did. I will be training on both Saturdays so let me know what time is good for you.

[christopher smith]

You should have left the tire at 680. Will the tire have a good grip on it?
Chris

[nathan fitzgerald]

Most say that the 650 is too light for the HW plus there would very little difference between the divisions if I left it that way.

The 800 has a fairly good grip and is compact because it has a steel center. I have had guys under 200 flip it so it should not be a problem.

[Mike Westerling]

You're about an hour and 10 minutes from me. I figured I would drop off my daughter at the daycare at my wife's work around 8-8:30 and I could be there by 9:30-10am this Saturday.



Mike,
Yes I did. I will be training on both Saturdays so let me know what time is good for you.

[nathan fitzgerald]

Sounds great. If you need my number it is 508-791-3291. See you then.

[Mike Westerling]

I'll give you a call if I get lost or anything changes.
Thanks,
Mike

[christopher smith]

Nathan ,
I may be moving back to Massachusetts to take a job working in a hospital in Boston. If I do I will need to find a good gym to join. What are you fees to join the gym? What do you say to adding a 300 lb atlas stone to that list for the strongman event.
Chris

[nathan fitzgerald]

Chris,
Shoot me an email

paxtonpowergymorders@att.net

[nathan fitzgerald]

The hotel for those of you that need a place to stay will be as follows:

Best Western ( Yankee Drummer inn)
624 Southbridge St.
Auburn, MA 01501
Tel: 508-832-3221

Ask for the "Strongman" Rate which is $82.00


Also, The tire flip will be for 25 feet not 50.

[nathan fitzgerald]

Contest program and MC form (http://home.att.net/~fitz-fam/mcform.htm) Please fill out our contest program and MC form if you have already signed up to compete or if you are planning to. You may click on the link below of visit our website and it is on the contest page.Thank you.

home.att.net/~fitz-fam/mcform.htm

[nathan fitzgerald]

The deadline for entries is this Saturday the 17th. As long as your entry is postmarked by the 17th I will accept them so you have plenty of time to mail them.

Remember that you may pay by PayPal on our website at WWW.PAXTONPOWERGYM.COM

I will be at the Vitamin Shoppe in Auburn MA this Saturday promoting the show if you would like to just stop by or give me your entry in person. They have tons of great supplements so it would not be a wasted trip if you are in the area.

We have 18 entries right now with many more sending there apps in this week.

It also looks like we have at least 2 women so if any of you women out there are still interested you have plenty of time to enter.

We have some awesome sponsors giving away some great prizes.

Lance over at Brute Strength Equipment (www.brutestrength.com) has given us a 2" solid steel thickbar Barbell to give away as a Brute Strength award as well as a thick bar dumbbell for each 1st place winner!

Murph over at Total Performance Sports is giving away a few of his great DVD's and some other great stuff as well.

Our other sponsors are :Met-RX, Power Systems, Slater's Hardware, Vitamin Shoppe, Fitness Factory of Charlotte,NC, House of Pain and Monster Muscle the Magazine

The show is Sunday the 25th and admission is FREE!!

[nathan fitzgerald]

We now have 21 entries!

The deadline is today so this is the LAST CALL. You may pay online on our website.

[Mike Westerling]

Nathan,
Will there be a weigh in on Sat nite or just Sun am before the show?
Thanks
-Mike

[nathan fitzgerald]

The weigh ins will be Sunday morning. How is the bicep and calf Mike?

[Mike Westerling]

The weigh ins will be Sunday morning. How is the bicep and calf Mike?

.....the weigh ins will start?
The biceps pretty good the calf is still a bit sore. I may have to cut weight to make 231 so I'd like to weigh in early so I can have time to hydrate before the show.
Thanks,
Mike

[nathan fitzgerald]

The entry form says 9:30. If you want to come around as early as 8:30 to weigh in that would be fine also.

[Mike Westerling]

That would be great! Hopefully I won't get lost on the way there this time-lol.
Mike