The IronMind® Rolling Thunder® National Championships will be held at The Sports Café in Bridgeton, Missouri on August 7 as part of the kick-off festivities for the 2003 IFSA USA National Strongman Championships.

Here's your chance to meet the top American strongman competitors, along with some very special guests, and test your grip at the same time.

Guaranteed prize money is $500 for first place, $300 for second place, and $200 for third place in the Rolling Thunder® National Championships.  There will also be a guaranteed $100 prize for the heaviest lift by an amateur man and $100 for the heaviest lift by any woman.  The winner of the Rolling Thunder® National Championships will also get a full set of Captains of Crush® grippers and the Rolling Thunder® used in the competition.

Anyone who breaks the world record will get a $250 IronMind® gift certificate. For full details of the IFSA USA National Strongman Championships, check the official IFSA USA website.