PFP Strength Fest

5500 Butler Street,Pittsburgh PA 15201

11 June, 2022

Description

PFP Strength Fest: A celebration of strength, community, and local business. Cash and other prizes awarded in a strength competition! Are you the strongest athlete in the Pittsburgh Area? Do you love to hang out with strong people? Want to compete in a different style of strength competition than you are used to? Want to help local athletes and coaches compete on a national stage? Interested in winning a cash prize for being strong? Pittsburgh Fitness Project is hosting the 1st Annual PFP Strength Fest & Fundraiser! A strength contest, local fitness festival, and interactive event! Join us and show off your hard-earned strength! Compete as an individual or in a team of 4. Entry fees for competitors will go toward Cash Prizes for our overall winners. The festival and strength event are FREE for spectators! **In additional to a community celebration, Strength Fest is a fundraiser for the PFP Barbell National Team. (All proceeds will help athletes and coaches with entry fees, travel, and lodging related to USA Weightlifting Nationals and/or the North American Open Final.) Within the doors of Pittsburgh Fitness Project, witness (or participate in!) feats of strength by local athletes from all different sports and backgrounds! In the time between competitions, participate in short workouts and demonstrations taught by qualified coaches. Directly outside of PFP, engage with local fitness and wellness businesses while enjoying local food, beer, and spirits. In the strength competition portion, athletes will attempt to complete their highest possible lift in all of the following lifts: Snatch Clean and Jerk Back SquatDeadlift Strict PressIndividual Cash Prizes will be awarded for the following: Best Overall Male and Female AthleteWeightlifting Total Male & Female (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)Crossfit Total Male & Female (Back Squat, Deadlift, & Strict Press)Additional Recognition will be awarded for the following: Highest Successful Lift in Each Lift (Male & Female)Team competition structure is as follows: Teams will consist of 4 total athletes. The combined weight of all 4 athletes must NOT exceed 700lbs.Team competitors can be of any combination of genders, provided they do not exceed the team's total weight limit of 700lbs.A cash prize will be awarded to the team that lifts the highest combined total.