Interested in hosting your own Strongman Corporation competition?

Start by selecting the level of competition you’d like to host, then just follow the steps. If you have any questions along the way, feel free to reach out to Katie Feeley, Strongman Corporation’s Director of Amateur Promotions, by email: katie@strongmancorporation.com.

Local Amateur Competition

This is the most common type of strongman competition. It’s the entry level for both athletes and promoters. If you’re new to promoting or new to Strongman Corporation, this is the place to start!

Steps to license an Amateur Competition with Strongman Corporation:

  1. Read the details on requirements for Local Amateur competitions, which can be found here: Strongman Corporation Licensing Regulations
  2. Choose a competition name and a preferred date and location.
  3. Pick events for the competition. (You don’t need weights yet.)
  4. If the location is not at your own facility, reach out to the facility to confirm that the date you want is available. It’s also smart to get 1-2 backup dates.
  5. Confirm State Representative availability or your eligibility for a State Representative waiver. This step will depend on your level of experience.
    1. First-Time Promoters: If you’ve never promoted a Strongman Corporation competition before, email your local State Representative and CC katie@strongmancorporation.com on the email. Confirm that the Rep will be available on your desired date, or choose a new date together. The State Representative will need to be present on competition day starting at registration time. (See Promoter Handbook – COMING SOON! – for details on State Representative pay and other considerations.) 
    2. Limited Experience or Remote Location: If you have promoted at least one successful Strongman Corporation competition or your competition is located farther than a 3-hour drive from the nearest State Representative, Strongman Corporation may waive the requirement to have a State Representative present. In order to waive this requirement, send the following to the Director of Amateur Promotions (katie@strongmamancorporation.com) for review: proposed contest name, date, and location; proposed events; list of past competitions you’ve promoted (can link to Iron Podium or other pages if relevant); distance from nearest State Representative (if applicable); and a paragraph detailing your experience in strongman and promoting competitions. Katie will reach out to chat and review your request. Please allow 7 business days for review.
    3. Advanced Experience: If you have promoted a competition without a State Representative in the past, you may apply to waive the State Representative requirement again. Note: just because you’ve done it before doesn’t mean you can do it again. You will need to receive a waiver for each competition. Email the Director of Amateur Promotions (katie@strongmamancorporation.com) with your proposed competition name, date, and location; and the name, date, and location of the last competition you promoted. Katie will respond within 7 business days to confirm your waiver or schedule a time to discuss further.
    4. State Representatives: If you’re a State Representative, you do not need prior approval to license a competition.
  6. If needed, loop back around to the location contact to confirm the date.
  7. Purchase a license from the Strongman Corporation website (see below).
    • This involves filling out a form that will ask for the competition date and location, your events, and who the State Representative will be (or confirmation of your waiver). Make sure you have that info ready to go. You don’t need to have weights finalized yet.
  8. Complete a background check. All first-time promoters will need to complete a background check. Strongman Corporation uses Checkr for this process.
    • When you submit the form and payment for your event license, Strongman Corporation will submit your first name, state, and email address to Checkr. You will receive an email from Checkr to complete the background check.
    • Strongman Corporation will be able to see the results of the background check but not any personal info (like your SSN).
    • The background check MUST be completed before your event will be posted on the Strongman Corporation website. Failure to complete the check will result in a loss of licensing for your competition.
  9. Optional: Purchase additional insurance.
    • This is recommended particularly if your competition is not at your own facility. You’ll likely want to list the landlord of the event location on the insurance form as the “additional insured”. You might need to reach out to the location contact to confirm who should be listed on the insurance form.
  10. Put your event online in DRAFT mode.
    • You can do this anywhere you’d like, including Iron Podium, Eventbrite, your own website, or another site of your choosing.
    • Make sure the event page lists the date, time, location, events, weight class, and that it’s sanctioned by Strongman Corporation.
  11. Send Katie (katie@strongmancorporation) a link to the DRAFT of the event. HQ will give it a once-over to make sure it makes sense and aligns with SC policies AND make sure your background check is complete. When both those things are done we’ll email you back with the “go ahead” and post the competition on the Strongman Corporation website. Give HQ 7 days to respond to your email.
    • Eventbrite allows you to save events as a draft and set a registration opening date in the future. Just send us a link to that.
    • Iron Podium will give you the option to set your event’s URL and save it without publishing. That URL still gives us the ability to see the event, so you can send that over before it’s officially live.
    • If you have any issues with sending a draft, shoot us an email and we’ll figure it out.
  12. GO LIVE! Hit “publish” on that bad boy and do the damn thing!
  13. AFTER THE COMPETITION:
    • Within 7 days of the competition, send any scores that are not on Iron Podium to the Director of Amateur Promotions (katie@strongmancorporation.com). A link to a Google Sheet or other live scoring is fine (as long as it’ll be available to view for at least 365 days from the comp date), or an Excel sheet or PDF.
    • If you’d like your competition to be on the Strongman Corporation website, send a full write-up (comp name, date, location, number of athletes, highlights, sponsors, etc) and some photos (with credit) to the Director of Amateur Promotions (katie@strongmancorporation.com).

Note that only promoters with a proven track record of successful Strongman Corporation licensed competitions are eligible to promote at the Regional level.

Steps to license a Regional competition with Strongman Corporation:

  1. Read the details and requirements for hosting a Regional competition, and make sure it’s doable for you.
  2. Reach out to Strongman Corporation via email (katie@strongmancorporation.com) and let us know you’re interested in hosting a Regional competition. If you have events already in mind, share those in the email, along with any additional details like location, date, etc. Please wait for a response from Strongman Corporation before posting anything or moving forward with securing a date or location. We’ll respond within 7 business days to discuss the competition and next steps.
  3. Once your competition has been approved by Strongman Corporation, secure a date and location.
  4. Pick events for the competition and start selecting weights.
    • Note that weights will need to reflect Nationals weights and adequately prepare athletes to compete at both Nationals and the Arnold. All events and weights will need to be approved by Strongman Corporation.
  5. Purchase a license from the Strongman Corporation website (see below).
    • This involves filling out a form that will ask for the competition date, location, and events. Make sure you have that info ready to go. You don’t need to have weights finalized yet.
  6. Optional: Purchase additional insurance.
    • This is recommended particularly if your competition is not at your own facility. You’ll likely want to list the landlord of the event location on the insurance form as the “additional insured”. You might need to reach out to the location contact to confirm who should be listed on the insurance form.
  7. Put your event online in DRAFT mode.
    • You can do this anywhere you’d like, including Iron Podium, Eventbrite, your own website, or another site of your choosing.
    • Make sure the event page lists the date, time, location, events, weight class, and that it’s sanctioned by Strongman Corporation.
  8. Send Katie (katie@strongmancorporation.com) a link to the DRAFT of the event. She and James will give it a once-over to make sure it makes sense and aligns with SC policies AND make sure your background check is complete. When both those things are done we’ll email you back with the “go ahead” and post the competition on the Strongman Corporation website. Give HQ 7 days to respond to your email.
    • Eventbrite allows you to save events as a draft and set a registration opening date in the future. Just send us a link to that.
    • Iron Podium will give you the option to set your event’s URL and save it without publishing. That URL still gives us the ability to see the event, so you can send that over before it’s officially live.
    • If you have any issues with sending a draft, shoot us an email and we’ll figure it out.
  9. GO LIVE! Hit “publish” on that bad boy and do the damn thing!
  10. All event weights should be selected, reviewed, approved, and posted a minimum of 7 weeks before competition day (10 weeks is better).
  11. AFTER THE COMPETITION:
    • Within 7 days of the competition, send any scores that are not on Iron Podium to the Director of Amateur Promotions (katie@strongmancorporation.com). A link to a Google Sheet or other live scoring is fine (as long as it’ll be available to view for at least 365 days from the comp date), or an Excel sheet or PDF.
    • If you’d like your competition to be on the Strongman Corporation website, send a full write-up (comp name, date, location, number of athletes, highlights, sponsors, etc) and some photos (with credit) to the Director of Amateur Promotions (katie@strongmancorporation.com).

Note that only promoters with a proven track record of successful Strongman Corporation licensed competitions are eligible to promote at the Pro-Am level.

Steps to license a Pro-Am competition with Strongman Corporation:

  1. Read the full details and requirements for promoting a Pro-Am competition here.
  2. Reach out to Strongman Corporation via email (katie@strongmancorporation.com) and let us know you’re interested in hosting a Pro-Am competition. If you have events already in mind, share those in the email, along with any additional details like location, date, etc. Please wait for a response from Strongman Corporation before posting anything or moving forward with securing a date or location. We’ll respond within 7 business days to discuss the competition and next steps.
    • In addition to proposed events and locations, decide which classes will be Pro-Am and which will be Amateur/Novice. A Pro-Am competition is required to have 2-4 total classes specifically designated as Pro-Am; and those classes must be equally split between men and women.
  3. Once your competition has been approved by Strongman Corporation, secure a date and location.
  4. Pick events for the competition and start selecting weights.
    • For Pro-Am classes, weights must be approved by Strongman Corporation HQ and must be commensurate with weights used for Arnold Pro, America’s Strongest Man and Woman, and other Strongman Corporation Pro shows.
    • Weights for Amateur classes are up to the promoter’s discretion.
  5. Purchase a license from the Strongman Corporation website (see below).
    • This involves filling out a form that will ask for the competition date, location, and events. Make sure you have that info ready to go. You don’t need to have weights finalized yet.
  6. Optional: Purchase additional insurance.
    • This is recommended particularly if your competition is not at your own facility. You’ll likely want to list the landlord of the event location on the insurance form as the “additional insured”. You might need to reach out to the location contact to confirm who should be listed on the insurance form.
  7. Put your event online in DRAFT mode.
    • You can do this anywhere you’d like, including Iron Podium, Eventbrite, your own website, or another site of your choosing.
    • Make sure the event page lists the date, time, location, events, weight class, and that it’s sanctioned by Strongman Corporation.
  8. Send Katie (katie@strongmancorporation.com) a link to the DRAFT of the event. She and James will give it a once-over to make sure it makes sense and aligns with SC policies AND make sure your background check is complete. When both those things are done we’ll email you back with the “go ahead” and post the competition on the Strongman Corporation website. Give HQ 7 days to respond to your email.
    • Eventbrite allows you to save events as a draft and set a registration opening date in the future. Just send us a link to that.
    • Iron Podium will give you the option to set your event’s URL and save it without publishing. That URL still gives us the ability to see the event, so you can send that over before it’s officially live.
    • If you have any issues with sending a draft, shoot us an email and we’ll figure it out.
  9. GO LIVE! Hit “publish” on that bad boy and do the damn thing!
  10. For Pro-Am classes, all event weights should be selected, reviewed, approved, and posted a minimum of 6 weeks before competition day (8+ weeks is better).
  11. AFTER THE COMPETITION:
    • Within 7 days of the competition, send any scores that are not on Iron Podium to the Director of Amateur Promotions (katie@strongmancorporation.com). A link to a Google Sheet or other live scoring is fine (as long as it’ll be available to view for at least 365 days from the comp date), or an Excel sheet or PDF.
    • If you’d like your competition to be on the Strongman Corporation website, send a full write-up (comp name, date, location, number of athletes, highlights, sponsors, etc) and some photos (with credit) to the Director of Amateur Promotions (katie@strongmancorporation.com).

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