Valleys’ Strongest Pair (WALES)

EARLY BIRD (until 1 November 2026)

£70 per pair (or £35 per athlete)

GENERAL ADMISSION (until 1 January 2027)

£85 per pair (or £42.50 per athlete)

LATE ADMISSION (until 16 January 2027)

£100 per pair (or £50 per athlete)

Men’s First Timers, Men’s Novice and Men’s Intermediate

Payment can be made to:

AMA Factory Ltd

Account number - 86718366

Sort code - 608464

Please contact me once payment is made to confirm your category and team details / names.

WhatsApp - 07927478877

Email - thefactorytorfaen@outlook.com

EVENT 1 - Max axle clean and press

Rising bar increasing in 5kg increments, starting at 70kg. Athletes can choose to skip weights.

Axle may be rested on belt.

Team score = total weight.

EVENT 2 - Dinnie Deadlift ladder

Each athlete must complete 1 rep each on the 3 x deadlift variations. Athlete 1 must go first and complete all three deadlift variations, followed by Athlete 2.

Once the deadlifts are completed, each athlete has one attempt to walk as far as they can with the dinnie stone replicas.

Once they have dropped the weight, they are “out” and their partner can step in for their attempt.

The trap bar has an 11 inch pick up height.

Straps allowed for axle only. No deadlift suits.

Two minute time cap.

MFT: 180kg barbell, 180kg axle, 180kg trap bar, 180kg dinnie stone max distance walk

MN: 200kg barbell, 200kg axle, 200kg trap bar, 200kg dinnie stone max distance walk

MI: 220kg barbell, 220kg axle, 220kg trap bar, 220kg dinnie stone max distance walk

EVENT 3 - Carry and Press

Athlete 1 will complete 3 x 20m shuttles of sandbag carries with rising weight. Athlete 2 will then complete the same. Athlete 1 and 2 will then perform as many log reps as possible in the remaining time (reps split however they choose).

2 minute time cap

MFT: 50kg, 75kg, 100kg sandbag and 70kg log for reps.

MN: 75kg, 100kg, 125kg sandbag and 85kg log for reps.

MI: 100kg, 125kg, 150kg sandbag and 100kg log for reps.

Event 4 - Medley

Athlete 1 will complete the yoke. Athlete 2 will then complete the yoke. Athlete 1 will then complete the farmer carry. Athlete 2 will then complete the farmer carry. Athlete 1 will complete the sled drag. Athlete 2 will then complete the sled drag.

2 minute time cap.

The yoke will need to be the same height for both athletes.

MFT:

20m Yoke - 200kg

20m farmer carry - 70kg

20m Sled drag - TBC

MN:

20m Yoke - 240kg

20m farmer carry - 80kg

20m Sled drag - TBC

MI:

20m Yoke - 280kg

20m farmer carry - 90kg

20m Sled drag - TBC

EVENT 5 - Grip Gauntlet (Trump Weight)

Thomas inch circus DB replicas:

31kg, 42kg, 48kg, 53kg, 58kg, 64kg, 71kg, 78kg

To move to the next weight, either one of the athletes must have picked up the dumbbell with a clear lockout at the top (like a deadlift). If a team is unable to proceed to the next weight, then their score will be how many reps they performed with their max working weight.

A single rep on a heavier weight trumps reps on a lower weight.

2 minute time cap.

See Facebook event page for further information:

https://www.facebook.com/share/1HcLJuaQgQ/?mibextid=wwXIfr