A hard-core gym acquaintance hosts an annual Power and Strength competition at his West Grove home. I have so far avoided competing, and it's a decision I'm glad I made after hearing an account of the day's events.
I'll let my friend Kevin describe them:
1) The "much-feared" shuttle relay, which consists of "sprinting up and down the driveway carrying a variety of HEAVY objects."
2) The water bearer: "Each filled water jug weighs 60 lbs. The band around the ankles limits your stride length to take away an advantage for taller competitors. Whoever carries the jugs the greatest distance before one drops wins."
3) The 20-lb over-the-head sandbag toss.
4) The obstacle course: "How long can you last walking through a tricky obstacle course while holding a 35-lb kettle bell overhead in one hand and a 35-lb bent curl bar in the other? Whoever walks the greatest distance before dropping one or both weights wins."
5) The snatch-the-pebble feat: "Every time a competitor jumps over the Bosu, he/she must transfer one stone at a time from one side of the Bosu to the other. Whoever moves the most stones in one minute wins." (A Bosu is a half-globe-shaped piece of exercise equipment.)
6) The "dreaded" 20-lb wrist curl, which appears to be akin to curling onto your spoon a very long and very heavy strand of spaghetti as fast as you can.
The winner gets bragging rights in the weight room for the year.
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