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Competitions

A shirtless man in black shorts lifting a large weighted ball during a fitness competition. Several other large balls are on the floor nearby, and there are spectators in the background.
A man lifting a heavy barbell during a powerlifting competition, wearing a weightlifting belt and knee supports, with spectators in the background.

We plan to host two annual strongman competitions that will be open only to active members of the VSA, who are veterans, active-duty personnel, or reservists.

The purpose of these two contests is to provide our active members with a mission-based training objective and allow our supporting members the opportunity to volunteer to give everyone involved a sense of belonging as part of our community.

The first contest will be the VSA Push/Pull for Patriots, an online competition featuring two events: a barbell overhead press from a rack and a conventional deadlift for a one-rep max. The timing of this contest is to be determined, and we will update this page with more information as the details are finalized in the coming weeks and months.

As we launch the organization, we will prioritize this online competition first because we anticipate it will take some time to grow our community of active members to the point where it will be large enough to host an in-person competition in a yet-to-be-determined venue.

Once we have established a large enough community of active members, we plan to host the VSA Invitational, which will be a more traditional strongman competition featuring at least five events such as a log press, axle deadlift, yoke carry, sandbag-over-bar, and farmers hold.

A man lifting a large therapy ball overhead during a strength training event in a gym or competition setting, with an audience watching in the background.
Female strongman participant lifting a small black car during a competition, with red sports cars and spectators in the background.