NAS Nationals

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

If you're a strongman fan and are in the Louisville area on Saturday, the NAS Nationals is where you'll want to be.

Set to start at 11 am at the Kentucky International Convention Center, the contest will feature over 100 competitors going for, among other things, the pro card that can launch them on the international circuit. Travis Ortmayer, Jon Andersen, Corey St. Clair and Van Hatfield are NAS success stories and this weekend will produce the next in this tradition. The events are:

1. Log clean and press for reps
2. Harness pull
3. Car deadlift for reps
4. Farmer's walk
5. Atlas stones

For full details, please check the NAS website and the Kentucky Muscle website. 

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