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Chris Neal/KANSAN Tiffany Lau, a senior from Wichita, jumps over a wall as she trains for the Next Level Games competition this Saturday. Lau is one of a few RJ students competing in the competition that consists of an obstacle course, a strong man portion and a prowler challenge.
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Need a tow truck? For Skyler Farley, a junior from Lawrence, pulling a truck with his bare hands into a big deal.
That's why he'll be at Watson Park on Saturday, participating in the 2nd Annual Next Level Games, which include the "Strongman Challenge," the "Prowler Challenge" and an obstacle course. The competition will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The "Strongman Challenge" involves pulling a truck, flipping a 450-pound tractor tire end-over-end and a "farmer's walk" of hauling heavy items through a course.
Farley said he participated in an internship at the University of South Florida during the summer, where he worked out with a group of people training for "strong man" events. Now he incorporates it into his regular workouts, and said it helped him with normal weightlifting.
"It's like, 'Oh, I just pushed a truck or I flipped this tire,' Farley
"Your time can be completely screwed up if you keep putting your hands in the wrong spot," he said.
While he said the truck pull didn't require much attention to mechanics or timing — "it's pure effort" — the tire flips do.
said. "Everything seems easier after that."
With the technical complexity or simply flipping a tractor tire, it isn't surprising that there are "strong man" classes offered locally.
Chris Dellasega, a second-year graduate student from Pittsburg, is a strength coach for Next Level Fitness — the company hosting the competition — and has instructed a "strongman" group. He'll be helping run the event Saturday.
He said that it could be difficult to train for a "strongman" event because many weightlifting techniques pinpoint one thing, while tire flips and truck pulls use multiple muscle groups in different ways.
To put it differently, flipping a tire is a three-dimensional effort, compared with bench pressing
Although the "Strongman Challenge" is the most unusual part of the Next Level Games, the two other stages are designed to give the competition some balance.
The "Prowler Challenge" requires competitors to push a weighted sled, similar to what a football team uses for practice, and an obstacle course that focuses on agility.
"One of the best ways of getting good at flipping a tractor tire is to flip a tractor tire," he said.
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"We're not just looking for big, bulky people or bodybuilders who aren't functional," said Laura Richards, who co-owns Next Level Fitness with her husband.
Dellasega suggests mimicking the event as closely as possible in training.
She said about 40 people had signed up so far this year, compared with about 50 last year.
A team of three University or Kansas track athletes will also be competing Saturday, despite not
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