2005 MET-Rx World's Strongest Man Contest: The Events

by Randall J. Strossen, IronMind Enterprises, Inc. © 2005

Although noting that they remain subject to change, TWI has released to IronMind® the official list of events for the 2005 MET-Rx World's Strongest Man contest.

Once again, a qualifying round will be followed by the finals, and this year, each athlete will compete in six events from this pool of nine possible qualifying events:

Carry and Drag
Pillars of Hercules
Fingal's Fingers
Deadlift
Squat
Overhead Log Lift
Atlas Stones
Giant Log Lift
Truck Pull

Events for the finals are:

Farmer's Walk
Fridge Carry
Atlas Stones
Squat
Log Lift
Fingal's Fingers
Pillars of Hercules

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