Twisted Metal Deadlift Open Registration

Introducing Twisted Metal an unsanctioned deadlift only competition coming to Fortis June 29, 2024 starting at 10am sharp.

We wanted to celebrate a huge milestone for Joel, one of the co-owners of Fortis, as it will be the 30 year anniversary of his spinal fusion.

26 June 1994 Joel was involved in a training accident, while serving in the Marines, which caused in a burst fracture of the L2 vertebrae. This resulted in two 13in parabolic rods being used to fuse to his spine from T10-L3. Over the past few years, Joel has made it a goal to deadlift 500lbs and we figured what better time and place to do it than at Fortis on this milestone anniversary!

This event will be run like a deadlift only powerlifting meet, but it will not be a sanctioned event.

$50 entry fee due at registration and you will also be able to pre order a limited edition T-Shirt for an additional $25.

Cash prizes will be up for grabs as well as a raffle for the competitors. In addition a portion of the proceeds will be going to a charity of Joel’s choice.

There will be 30 slots available in the beginning. If the spots fill up we may open a waitlist and potentially add more spots. If we do end up opening more slots, we may switch the format of competition to two sessions one in the morning and one in the afternoon. This decision will be made NO LATER THAN June 9th so you can plan accordingly.

We will be using a Texas Deadlift Bar and kilos for all deadlifts and they must be performed to competition standards. Singlets optional, deadlift socks required and of course, no straps.

You will need to weigh in the morning of the event in between 8:00-9:00am and we will be giving out prizes for best male and female deadlift by DOTS.