Strongman.Training
Coaching
12 February 2024
Max weight events can result in some of the most exciting moments of a competition, but they can also tank an entire competition when mismanaged. We have experienced both, and as always, we want to help you avoid competition disaster. So let’s take a deep dive into exactly how max events work and how you can best coach for and promote them.
Promoting
23 January 2024
In my humble opinion, choosing event weights is one of the hardest – and most critical – parts of promoting a strongman competition. If you go too light, people are bored and tired and complaining of “rep fests.” If you go too heavy, too many people zero, and then it’s sad to compete and sad to watch and no one is happy.
Promoting
17 January 2024
A smooth, efficient, and informative rules meeting lays the foundation for a smooth and efficient competition. Talk too long and you’ll lose people. Withhold too much information and you’ll leave people confused and open the door to discrepancies and questions all day.
Business
6 November 2023
If you’ve used Stripe, Venmo, PayPal, Square, Iron Podium, or any other third party payment processor this year, there’s a good chance you’ll be receiving a 1099-K at tax time.
Promoting
17 October 2023
One of the first decisions to make when promoting a strongman competition is what events to have. In almost all cases, it is 100% up to the promoter to choose the events, weights, and overall structure of the competition. If you like overhead events, you can literally promote a show with 5 overhead events. Hate overhead events? You don’t even need to have one.
Coaching
15 October 2023
This article is an overview of federations that operate in the United States, as well as higher-level invitational contests and how to qualify for them. If you’d like to learn more about what federations are, why they exist, and how to choose one, check out Part 1 of this series: Federations 101: What and Why They Are, How to Pick One.
Coaching
15 October 2023
This article is an overview of what federations are, why they exist, and how to choose the right one for you. If you’d like to learn more about specific federations that operate in the United States, as well as higher-level invitational contests and how to qualify for them, check out Part 2 of this series: Federations 101: Federations and Invitationals in the USA.