Buckinghamshire's Strongest

Buckinghamshire's Strongest Man & Woman 2026

The Eden Centre, High Wycombe

Saturday 12th September

Invite only to those connected to Buckinghamshire

Competition run by TLA

Buckinghamshire’s Strongest Information

✅ Event Details

Date: 12/09/2026
Venue: The Eden Centre, High Wycombe
Check-In Time: 9:00
Athlete Briefing: 9:30
Start Time: 10:00
📋 General Rules for the Day

• Check-In: Arrive early to check in, warm up, and attend the athlete briefing. If you miss the briefing you will not be allowed to compete.

• Kit: Belts, underbelts, sleeves (one pair), straps (6's and 8s) are all allowed. No deadlift suits, wraps, grip tops or baby oil are allowed for any events.

• Conduct: Respect officials, volunteers, and fellow athletes. Poor sportsmanship will result in disqualification.

• Referees: All referee decisions are final.

• Equipment Use: All chalk is allowed. No tacky.

• Spectators: Friends and family welcome! There is no need to buy spectator tickets, it will be held in the open setting of the town centre.

• Venue: There is plenty of parking in the multistorey car park. Toilets available at the town centre within a 2 minute walk in 2 directions (help desk or bus station). There is a Tescos, M&S, and lots of restaurants next to the competition area for athletes and spectators. We will have 2 fenced arenas, an athlete area with warm up and a competition area for competition lifts. Coaches are welcome in the athlete area, but only staff and athletes are to be in the competition area.

💪 Event Rules & Breakdown

Event 1 – Axle Press (FTOH) for Max Weight
Overview: Athletes will have 3 attempts to perform their heaviest clean and press using an axle bar.

Rules:

3 nominated lifts (first one to be given at the check in), with a nominated first lift being more than 40kg for women, and 80kg for men.

• Clean each rep from the floor (FTOH = Floor to Overhead).

• No grip tops allowed.

• Any overhead style allowed.

• Standard 50mm axle - no knurling, with bumper plates.

• Lockout: arms fully extended, head through, feet parallel, and under control.

• Elbows and knees must be locked for the rep to count.

• 60 second time limit.

• Belt cleans allowed. Sleeves allowed. No wraps.

• You will be on a rubber matted platform to lift, and the Axle will be on drop pads.

Event 2 – Trump Weight Deadlift for Reps (Stiff bar)

Overview: Two platforms will be available for the athletes to choose which barbell to lift, Platform 1 is heavier than platform 2. It works as standard trump weight where any reps on platform 1 (heavier bar) beats any amount of reps on platform 2 (lighter bar).

Rules:

• Conventional deadlift stance only, sumo is not allowed.

• Any straps are allowed, suits are not allowed.

• Hitching is allowed.

• The barbells used will be stiff/power bars.

• Thumbs must remain in contact with the bar for the full lift, no drops from lockout.

• You must wait for the "down" command from the judge, and the lift command.

• You will be on a rubber matted platform to lift.

• 60 second time limit.

Event 3 – Mystery Grip Event - This will be revealed before the competition.

Overview: A mystery grip event, testing the athletes grip endurance by picking weights off the floor and holding for time.

Rules:

• Time starts when the athlete lifts the implements.

• Time stops when the athlete drops the implements.

• You will be on a rubber matted platform to lift.

Event 4 – Sandbag to Shoulder Ladder

Overview: Athletes will lift a series of 5 sandbags from the floor and shoulder them, fastest time wins.

Rules:

• No gloves or grip tops allowed.

• Bag must be fully on the shoulder with one arm released to count as a rep.

• No tacky allowed.

• 75-second time limit

• Bags cannot be pushed behind the back to drop them, to the side is fine.

• There is a mixture of sandbags and sandstones (Bag - Sandstone - Bag - Sandstone - Bag).

Event 5 – Max Distance Husafel Bag

Overview: Athletes will carry a husafel bag for maximum distance.

Rules:

• No gloves or grip tops allowed.

• Bags will be picked up off a box/keg to start.

• 10m track turn and go.

• You will have a 1m grace box from the keg to resit the bag if it falls to the floor.

• You can stop, adjust and maneuver the bag as much as you want, but once it hits the floor you are done.

• There is no time limit.

🏆 Scoring, Awards & Prizes

• Events will be scored using standard strongman scoring.

• In the event of a tie, countback on event wins will be used.

• Trophies for top 3.

📄 Waiver Information – Mandatory for All Athletes

All athletes must complete and sign the electronic waiver before the event to be eligible to compete. No waiver = no lifting.

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