Haynes Strength Summer Showdown 2026

Sat 1st Aug 2026

TBC

Entries closed

Entry fee £50.00 per competitor

Organised by Paddy Haynes - t/a Haynes Strength Ltd.

The Haynes Strength Summer Showdown returns for its second year on 1st August 2026 at Banbury Rugby Club.

With six categories, including Novice and Intermediate divisions, as well as a brand-new Beginner Class, there's something for everyone. The Beginner Class is specifically designed for athletes entering their first-ever strongman competition. Please do not enter this category if you have competed in strongman before.

Five exciting events will determine who will be crowned the strongest man and woman:

• Max 15" Deadlift
• Circus Dumbbell Clean & Press for Reps (Trump Style)
• Farmers Walk into Wheelbarrow Medley
• Husafell Sandbag Carry for Distance
• Keg Over Bar for Reps

There will be plenty of prizes and sponsor goodies up for grabs throughout the day!

Please note that Haynes Strength reserves the right to amend event weights, or make changes to events if necessary.

This event will be run in partnership with Banbury Beer Festival - being hosted at the rugby club. What better time to come watch some strongman and taste some beers!

SPECTATOR TICKETS - https://ticketlab.app/event/38954-Banbury-Beer-Festival-Strongman-spectator-tickets#/ - Use Password "Paddy-Haynes" - this gives spectators full access to the entire beer festival as well as the strongman competition.

Hosted by Paddy Haynes and Daisy Lee of Haynes Strength ❤️

Find out more:

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Location

Banbury Rugby Club
Bodicote Park, Oxford Rd, Bodicote,
Cherwell
Oxfordshire
OX15 4AF

Announcements

Event Photography! 27th Jul 2026 9:57am

Morning everyone!

This years photos are being taken by LB Visuals - Laura is a friend of the brand and an incredibly talented photographer, who's worked for us a few times now!

This year she's offering a pre-book option for all your images of every event.

Prebook price - £45
After the event - £50.

You will receive watermarked images prior to the final edits so you can decide whether or not you would like them, if you would prefer not to pre-book.

If you'd like to check out Laura's previous work -> https://www.instagram.com/lb.visualss/

To prebook - either drop Laura a DM via the link above, or drop and email to larabelgrave.visuals@gmail.com.

Thanks guys, see you Saturday!
Paddy

Comp Updates! 23rd Jul 2026 10:16am

Good Morning athletes!

Few bits from me just to clarify the plan of action for next weekend!

Arrival & Parking

Please arrive by 09:15 to get signed in. We will be having an athlete briefing at 09:45 and then the competition will be kicking off at 10:00am. We will be asking for your deadlift OPENERS at sign in!

Parking should be fairly obvious, but I believe we have been given the tarmac car park. The competition itself is now going to be held on grass, so please plan appropriately!

Deadlift will be ran from lightest opener to heaviest opener, with each athlete getting 3 attempts. The bar set up will be as follows due to numbers:

Bar 1 - WB WN WI MB

Bar 2 - MN MI

I have made a few tweaks to the event weights. Firstly, the wheelbarrow weights I've given are a very very rough guide - I'll be testing these thoroughly next week, but I will be making this heavy for each category! They've also got a slightly thick handle for those that've used them before, so they're a good grip test.

SANDBAGS - unfortunately I haven't been able to source Husafel bags under 60KG, so the women's Beginners and Novice categories will be using a standard sandbag, lifted from the floor. All other categories will be a Husafel bag lifted off of a small (half) keg.

As mentioned before, we will be competing outside, and on grass, so we're exposed to the elements somewhat! If you'd like to bring a gazebo or tent, please feel free to!

A very sad reminder from me that the Rugby Club does not allow dogs on site, so please leave fluffy bois at home :( - please let your spectators know too!

We're starting at 10:00 with the ambition of being all done by 3pm, giving everyone plenty of time for pictures, trips to our Merch booth and to explore the beer festival! It should be a really fun day!

Any other questions, drop them on the thread and I'll do my best to get back to them in good time - but for now, your boys got England's Strongest Man to win.

See you all very soon!

Paddy x

Spectator Tickets 17th Jun 2026 6:40am

Good morning ladies & gents,

Just a quick one from me - spectator tickets for this event are being handled a little bit differently. The Banbury Beer festival is a huge event and we're really lucky to be able to run a show alongside it.

ALL spectator tickets must be purchased in advance, via the link below - https://ticketlab.app/event/38954-Banbury-Beer-Festival-Strongman-spectator-tickets#/ - Use password "Paddy-Haynes" - we've negotiated a 50% discount on tickets for family and friends of athletes. Athletes obviously do not need to pay this and will also get access to the beer festival afterwards.

If you had already purchased a spectator ticket from me, I have refunded these, and you will need to re-purchase from the link above. Spectator tickets will be checked on the day by the beer festival and you'll receive a wristband to gain entry. Stripe says 5-10 days for a refund but its usually a lot quicker.

Good luck with your training everyone, see you in 6 weeks!

Events

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	Men Beginners	Men Novice	Men Intermediates	Women Beginners	Women Novice	Women Intermediates
Max 15" Deadlift	Starting weight tbc	Starting weight tbc	Starting weight tbc	Starting weight tbc	Starting weight tbc	Starting weight tbc
Circus Dumbbell For Reps	20kg 31kg 42kg	42kg 48kg 53kg	53kg 58kg 64kg	20kg 31kg 42kg	20kg 31kg 42kg	20kg 31kg 42kg
Husafell Sandbag carry	60kg	80kg	100kg	30kg	50kg	60kg
Farmers Walk into Wheelbarrow Race	50kg 150kg	80kg 200kg	110kg 250kg	30kg 100kg	45kg 125kg	60kg 150kg
Keg over bar	60kg	80kg	100kg	30kg	40kg	60kg

Max 15" Deadlift

Athletes have 3 lifts to find their max 15" deadlift. This will be on a NORMAL bar or a POWER bar, not a Deadlift bar.

Running order will be lowest opener to heaviest opener. 3 rounds.

Not allowed

Deadlift Suits
Baby oil
Dropping the bar from lockout

Allowed

Straps /
Talc /
Chalk /
Hitching /
Slamming the weights down and shouting "YEAH BUDDY"

Circus Dumbbell For Reps

Circus Dumbbell for Reps!

Each class will have 3 Strengthshop Circus Dumbbells to choose from:- A lighter option, and middle weight, and a heavy weight.

Trump style means that one rep on a heavier weight will beat any amount of reps on a lighter weight.

Dumbbells can be cleaned using two hands from the shoulder. The supporting hand must come off the DB before the press is initiated.

Athletes must hold the dumbbell, locked out overhead, under control, before getting a "Down" command.

The weight must be returned to the drop pad every rep. If the athlete fails to control the weight onto the pad, it'll not count.

Husafell Sandbag carry

Strength Register Hussafell Sandbag carry for max distance. Furthest distance wins

It'll be a 10m course with a keg at each end to run around.

No drops! Furthest wins!

Belt buckles to be facing back.

Farmers Walk into Wheelbarrow Race

Athletes will run 10m with farmers walks, drop and push a wheelbarrow back 10m.

Weights TBC!

Keg over bar

Keg over bar for reps in one minute.

60s time limit.

50" bar height for men. 46" bar height for women.

Competitors

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Men Beginners 15 competitors	Men Novice 11 competitors	Men Intermediates 11 competitors	Women Beginners 5 competitors	Women Novice 6 competitors	Women Intermediates 5 competitors
Cole Sammons XL t-shirt Paid	Adam Evans 2XL t-shirt Paid	Andy Howie 3XL t-shirt Awaiting Payment	Jazmin Hempenstall L t-shirt Paid	Emily Searle L t-shirt Paid	Annie Ollerhead M t-shirt Paid
Dyllon drew XL t-shirt Paid	Barry Ridge XL t-shirt Paid	Ash mclaughlin 2XL t-shirt Paid	Jules Tregale XL t-shirt Paid	Felicity Fisher XL t-shirt Paid	Jade Rowe L t-shirt Paid
Edward Ross L t-shirt Paid	Ben Brogden XL t-shirt Paid	Ashley Winchester 4XL t-shirt Paid	Kalli Alexander XL t-shirt Paid	Kerry Sullivan 2XL t-shirt Paid	Jen Marshall L t-shirt Paid
Elliot Unsworth XL t-shirt Paid	Che McCarthy M t-shirt Paid	Avinash Kumar 4XL t-shirt Paid	Natalie Howie L t-shirt Paid	Nikki McSweeney S t-shirt Paid	Lisa Reading M t-shirt Paid
Harry Townsend L t-shirt Paid	Dan Barton 2XL t-shirt Paid	Dom Noone 2XL t-shirt Paid	Tracy Howard L t-shirt Paid	Sarah Louise Kennett L t-shirt Paid	Tia Schofield M t-shirt Paid
Jack Marsh L t-shirt Paid	Daniel Alexander 4XL t-shirt Paid	Elliott Lawrence 5XL t-shirt Paid		Sarah Shephard XL t-shirt Paid
Jason Evans 5XL t-shirt Paid	Gavin Power XL t-shirt Paid	Freddie Herman 2XL t-shirt Paid
Joe Mckim L t-shirt Paid	Harold Fresco 2XL t-shirt Paid	Harrison Irons 5XL t-shirt Paid
Kai Nurser 3XL t-shirt Paid	James Hislop 2XL t-shirt Paid	Jacob Ferla 4XL t-shirt Paid
Matt wheatley 3XL t-shirt Paid	Michael Briggs 2XL t-shirt Paid	Peter Boulton 4XL t-shirt Paid
Paul Searle XL t-shirt Paid	Robert Olaribigbe XL t-shirt Paid	Sam Burgess 2XL t-shirt Paid
Tom Pollard XL t-shirt Paid
Will Emmett M t-shirt Paid
karl Morgan L t-shirt Paid
stuart campbell L t-shirt Paid