NationStates Jolt Archive

Let's start with the out-of-character pre-amble. About a fortnight ago, I was horribly sick with some sort of food poisoning and, excepting trips to the toilet to either vomit or crap my guts you, I was confined to my bed on the grounds that...well, I was ill and my lectures are intensely boring. With nowt else to do, I began to appreciate the joys of daytime television, and not long after that I realised that if I was enjoying daytime TV, I was probably delirious and so switched to the various sports channels to take my mind off the dreck that was This Morning. That was when I came across the World's Strongest Man contest being held in some Scandinavian country, I don't remember, and I enjoyed it immensely. Don't ask me why, I was delirious at the time. So, at about the time you may be asking "where is this going", when I was thinking of something to do here on this corner of the interwebs, one of the little voices in my head said "why not do a strongman contest?" So here we are, the NationStates world's first ever Herculiad - it's like the Olympiad and Hercules combined.

I have a fairly simple system already worked out for the various events, but before I bother going any further into it, I want to find out if anybody is actually willing to participate. Because, after all, participation is the thing that makes the world go round. Don't listen to the silly bankers, it's not money. So...yeah. I may as well make this the sign-up phase as well, come to think of it, so if you are willing to join, fill out this form.

Biography
Contestant Name:
Height/Weight:
Favoured Event (from the list below):

Attributes
Upper Body Strength:
Lower Body Strength:
Endurance:
Injury Resistance:
Each contestant has 25 points to allocate to the four attributes, 10 being the maximum and 1 being the minimum.

Events List
Italics represent attributes used

Farmer's Walk (http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/de/wsm/events/giants.html) - The contestant must carry a weight of 300 lbs in each hand to a marker set fifty metres away and back to the starting point. Upper Body Strength, Endurance
Fridge Carry (http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/de/wsm/events/fridge_carry.html) - The contestant must carry a yoke comprised of a crossbar and two fridges across their shoulders. Upper Body Strength, Lower Body Strength
Deadlift (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadlift) - From a bent-over position, the contestant must raise a loaded barbell to thigh-level with locked knees. Upper Body Strength, Lower Body Strength
Pillars of Hercules (http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/de/wsm/events/pillars.html) - The contestant must hold two pillars that are hinged outwards and prevent them from falling for as long as possible. Upper Body Strength, Endurance
Carry and Drag (http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/de/wsm/events/carry_drag.html) - The contestant must first carry a pair of anvils to a marker fifty metres away, then drag an anchor and chain a further fifty metres to the finish line. Lower Body Strength, Endurance
Atlas Stones (http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/de/wsm/events/atlas_stone.html) - The contestant must place five heavy stones, increasing in weight from 220 lbs to 325 lbs, on five platforms that get progressively shorter. This will be the final event held. Lower Body Strength, Endurance

You want an example of a form, you say? Well, alright, since you twisted my arm. With a bit of luck, I won't need this character as I'll have enough competitors already.

Contestant Name: Josef Esser
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 272 lbs
Favoured Event: Deadlift

Upper Body Strength: 7
Lower Body Strength: 9
Endurance: 5
Injury Resistance: 2

Please to be joining now.