The 2026 Cerberus Strength
Australia’s Strongest Man & Woman
Events - Weights - Rules
Event 1
Carry & Load medley
Keg - Cerberus Strength Husafell Sandbag - Cerberus Strength Dual Ply Sandbag
-Athletes have 60 seconds to load 3 implements to a 1.2m platform in order of keg, husafell and sandbag.
- Implements will be set 10m away from the platform.
- On the GO whistle, athletes are to front carry the implements to the platform and load them.
- Once the implement is on the platform, is stable and hands off, a clear call will be given for athlete to move onto the next implement, and so forth.
- Athletes can start with their hands on the implement, but the Implement must remain in full contact with the ground until the go command.
If by chance an implement falls off of the platform once a clear call has been given, it is the athletes responsibility to rectify the implement before progressing any further through the medley. The referee will call the athlete back to rectify and a new split time will be given.
If any implement falls off of the back of the platform, the athlete will zero the event.
The clear calls must be awarded within the 60 second time limit for that implement to be successful
Scoring
Athletes will receive a finish time or a split time on the last successful implement.
Allowed
Grip shirts, wrist wraps, elbow sleeves, knee sleeves, belts, chalk.
Not allowed
Grip aid of any kind, suits, knee wraps, headphones
SHOES MUST BE WORN
Weights
64kg / Masters U73
55kg / 60kg / 70kg
73kg / Masters O73
60kg / 60kg / 80kg
82kg
65kg / 80kg / 90kg
Open
70kg / 80kg / 90kg
80kg
80kg / 100kg / 120kg
90kg / Masters u105
90kg / 120kg / 130kg
105kg / Masters o105
100kg / 120kg / 140kg
Heavyweight
120kg / 140kg / 160kg
Event 2
Deadlift Ladder
4 Cerberus Strength Deadlift Bars- Athletes have 60 seconds to complete 1 rep on each bar
- Bars are to be lifted in order of lightest to heaviest.
- Athletes will start on the start line behind the first bar. Once the go command is given, athletes make their way to the first bar and lift.
- Once the athlete achieves a full lock out, knees locked, hips through, shoulders back, bar in palms of hands, a down call will be given. The athlete then moves to the next bar and so on.
- Bars must be controlled back down to the floor and hands must remain on the bar until it reaches the knee. Any aggressively dropped bars or bars dropped from above the knees, will be deemed a no rep and will need to be repeated regardless of whether a down call is given.
- Finger tipping bars is not allowed. The bar must remain in the palm of the hand, not gripped in the fingertips with the aid of a lifting strap. Any reps deemed to be finger tipped will be no repped.
- Athletes are permitted to step over the bar or around the bar to move to the next one.
- Athletes are to wear their competition shirt over their suit
Scoring
Athletes will receive a finish time or a split time on the last successful bar.
Allowed
Belts, elbow sleeves, knee sleeves, chalk, true figure 6 straps, wrist wraps, suits, briefs
Not allowed
Knee wraps, tacky or any other grip aid, bare feet (minimum of socks must be worn), lifting hooks, headphones
64kg / Masters U73
140kg / 150kg / 160kg / 180kg
73kg / Masters O73
150kg / 160kg / 170kg / 190kg
82kg
160kg / 170kg / 180kg / 200kg
Open
180kg / 190kg / 2000kg / 220kg
Weights
80kg
230kg / 250kg / 270kg / 290kg
90kg / Masters u105
260kg / 280kg / 300kg / 320kg
105kg / masters o105
280kg / 300kg / 320kg / 340kg
Heavyweight
320kg / 340kg / 360kg / 380kg
Event 3
Overhead Medley
Axle - US Spec Log - Axle - US Spec Log- Athletes have 75 second to press all 4 implements, lifted in the order of axle, log, axle, log, from lightest to heaviest.
- Athletes will stand at the start line and on the ‘GO’ command move to the first axle. The athletes are to lift the axle overhead to a full lockout. Once a successful lockout is achieved, they will the move onto the log and so on.
- A lockout is axle/log over head, elbows locked, head through, feet together and the athlete must be stable and motionless. Once this is achieved, the athlete will receive a down call and can then move onto the next implement.
- Implements are to be lowered back to the ground/pads under control. Hands must remain on the implements until they reach at least waist height. Any implement aggressively dropped, mic dropped or dropped from above the waist with hands off the implement, will be deemed a no rep. Any implement lost behind the head will be deemed a no rep regardless of a down call being given or not.
- Implements are not to be rested on the head. Any implement deemed resting on the head will result in the athlete being told to put the implement down and restart the rep.
- Athletes are permitted to push press, push jerk, split jerk, strict press & viper press.
- If an athlete has any issues preventing them achieving a full lockout, it is the athletes responsibility to seek out their ref prior to the event starting to discuss their limitations. The ref will discuss with the athlete their expectations given the athletes limitations to achieve a good rep.
- Belt cleans are not allowed on the axle.
If the axle bar lands on the hard belt, the athlete is to immediately bump the axle up so that there is a clear gap between the hard belt and the axle.
An axle can not go directly from the hard belt to the rack position.
If the ref deems a belt clean, the athlete will be told to put the bar down and restart the rep.
- All down calls must be given in the allowed time frame for a rep to be successful.
Scoring
Athletes will receive a finish time or a split time on the last successful implement.
Allowed
Grip Shirts, Belts, elbow sleeves, knee sleeves, chalk, wrist wraps
Not allowed
Knee wraps, any form of grip aid, lifting straps/hooks, bare feet, headphones
SHOES MUST BE WORN
Weights
64kg / Masters U73
55kg / 60kg / 65kg / 70kg
73kg / Masters O73
60kg / 65kg / 70kg / 75kg
82kg
65kg / 70kg / 75kg / 85kg
Open
70kg / 80kg / 90kg / 100kg
80kg
95kg / 105kg / 115kg / 125kg
90kg / Masters u105
110kg / 120kg / 130kg / 140kg
105kg / Masters o105
120kg / 130kg / 140kg / 150kg
Heavyweight
140kg / 150kg / 160kg / 170kg
Event 4
Frame Carry
Max Distance- Athletes have 60 seconds to carry the frame for max distance with no drops.
- Athletes have a course of 10m up and 10m back
- Athletes can start with their hands on the frame handles, but the frame can not be picked until the go command is given.
- On the ‘GO’ command, athletes are to pick up the frame and carry it to the 10m line. Once the centre of the implement crosses the line, a clear call will be given. The athlete is to drop the frame, turn themselves around, re-pick the frame and continue back down the course and so on.
- If the frame is dropped at any other time than when the referee gives the clear call, that will be the end of the athletes attempt.
- Sliding & dragging the frame is not allowed. If the athlete is deemed to be sliding or dragging the frame, 1 warning will be given, any subsequent drags or slides will result in that ending the athletes attempt.
Scoring
Athletes will receive a distance score
Allowed
Belts, elbow sleeves, knee sleeves, chalk, wrist wraps
Not allowed
Grip shirts, Knee wraps, tacky or any form of grip aid, lifting straps/hooks of any kind, bare feet, headphones
SHOES MUST BE WORN
80kg
250kg
90kg / Masters u105
270kg
105kg / masters o105
300kg
Heavyweight
360kg
64kg / Masters U73
140kg
73kg / Masters O73
160kg
82kg
180kg
Open
220kg
Weights
- Athletes have 60 seconds to load all 5 stones to platforms
- All athletes will be lifting stones to 1.2m platforms
- Stones are to be lifted in order of lightest to heaviest.
- Athletes are to start with their hands/wrists on the platform above the first stone.
- Once the ‘GO’ command is given, athletes will lift the first stone to the platform. Once the stone is clearly on the platform and stable, a split time taken, and so on.
- If a stone falls off the front of the platform, the athlete will need to repeat that rep.
- If a stone falls off of the back of the platform, it is the athletes responsibility to retrieve the stone and bring it back to the ground of the front of the platform and attempt the lift again.
- A stone is deemed successful when it is on the platform and clearly stable.
- Athletes are not to permitted to grab the platform to aid loading the stone. If this occurs, the athlete will be told to put the stone down and re attempt.
- When loading the last stone, the stone is to be loaded and stable. Once hands are off of the stone, the stone will be deemed successful.
Scoring
Athletes will receive a finish time or a split time on the last successful stone
Allowed
Grip Shirts, belts, knee sleeves, arm protection/sleeves/tape, tacky/belt grip
Not allowed
Chalk, suits, bare feet, knee wraps, headphones
SHOES MUST BE WORN
Event 5
Atlas Stone series
5 Stand or Submit Atlas StonesWeights
64kg / Masters U73
80kg/90kg/100kg/110kg/120kg
73kg / Masters O73
90kg/100kg/110kg/120kg/130kg
82kg
100kg/110kg/120kg/130kg/140kg
Open
110kg/120kg/130kg/140kg/150kg
80kg
110kg/120kg/130kg/140kg/150kg
90kg / Masters u105
130kg/140kg/150kg/160kg/180kg
105kg / masters o105
150kg/160kg/170kg/180kg/200kg
Heavyweight
160kg/170kg/180kg/190kg/210kg