The Asylum

17/07/2026

The end of the year is looking busy here at the asylum with more to be posted soon! 🧡🖤💪

You can find all our future events over or posted on our story throughout the week!

We look forward to seeing you all at an upcoming event 👋

17/07/2026

The asylum strongman challenge is a chance for newcomers to the sport mix with those with a few more competitions under their belt, with 1st timers, novice and masters categories competing on the day with both male and female classes

Event 1
Axle deadlift for reps
Athletes will have 60seconds to complete as many reps as possible
no suits permitted
staps, sleeves, belts all permitted
Women
1st timer - 90kg
Novice - 110kg
Masters - 130kg

Men
1st timer - 160kg
Novice - 180kg
Masters - 200kg

Event 2
Log for reps
Athletes will have 60 seconds to complete as many reps as possible.
sleeves, belts and grip tops permitted
10” “factory weights” log for women
12” “strength shop” log men
Women
1st timers - 30kg
Novice - 40kg
Master - 50kg

Men
1st timers - 70kg
Novice - 80kg
Master - 90kg

Event 3
Farmers - Max distance
Athletes will have 60seconds to cover as much distance as possible with the implements, 10m track drop and turn.
Drops permitted
Women’s
1st timers- 40kg
Novice - 50kg
Masters - 60kg

Men
1st timers- 60kg
Novice - 70kg
Master - 75kg

Event 4
Sandbag loading medley
All Sandbags to be carried 10m then loaded over a 46” yoke
Women in order from lightest to heaviest
1st timers - 40/50/60
Novice - 50/60/70
Masters - 50/60/70

Men
1st timers - 60/70/80
Novice - 70/80/90
Master -70/80/90

Event 5
Stone to shoulder ladder
Athletes will have 60seconds to complete as many stones to shoulder as possible in ascending order, fastest time wins
tacky & grip tops permitted
Women
1st - 30/40/50/60
Novice - 40/50/60/70
Masters - 40/50/60/70

Men
1st timers - 60/70/80/95
Novice - 70/80/95/100
Masters -70/80/95/100

Location 📍
The Asylum
Unit 1, the shade business park
Soham
Cb7 5hf

Registration / 9:30-10am
Athlete briefing / 10am
Lift off / 11am

⬇️ Entry/ spectators link below ⬇️
Entry - £50
https://buy.stripe.com/8x2eVf1Th0LS4XL133es00E

Spectators - £5
Tickets will go on sale 2 weeks prior to the event

14/07/2026

2 rules to live by courtesy of “the mildly offensive wall of motivation”

10/07/2026

The great pull for autism 🧩

This September we’re calling on the strongman community to put their strength towards helping the people that go above and beyond on a daily basis to help those that need it most! 🧩

September 5th we will be hosting “THE GREAT PULL FOR AUTISM” fundraiser for the woodland lodge care home. Where athletes will be asked to pull in every sense, Max deadlifts and a wide range of vehicles to pull ranging from vans right through to lorry’s and maybe a little something special

The woodland lodge offers much needed rest bite for family’s as well as full time care for autistic children.

Event 1
Max deadlift
All kit permitted just come and hit a big lift in an unmatched environment

Event 2
Max truck pull
We will have a range of vehicles to work your way through to test you to your absolute limit!

Please note!
This is not a competition, just a fun event to hit some bit lifts, have a few beers and raise money for the most incredible people

100% of your entry fee will be donated to “Woodland lodge carehome”

Venue
The Asylum, Soham

Date & time
Saturday 5th September - 12pm

Entry - £40
(100% of entry fee will be donated)
Use link below to enter
https://buy.stripe.com/7sY4gB2XleCI9e1277es00D

24/06/2026

Always wanted to get into strength training but never quite felt comfortable about it 😬

Our Women’s lifting club every Saturday 10am - 12pm is focused on providing a safe and enjoyable environment for women to develop a love for all things strength 🏋️‍♂️💪

18/06/2026

Women’s lifting club 🏋️‍♀️

We had a blast hosting the first of our weekly women’s only lifting club 💅💪

Every Saturday we providing a safe, inclusive and enjoyable environment for women to get to grips with the world of strength training!

We have a few spaces left for this Saturdays session if you’d like to get involved 🧡🖤💪

04/06/2026

Starting 13th June is our all new ladies ONLY Lifting club 💁‍♀️💅🏋️‍♀️

Here at the asylum we want to provide a safe and comfortable environment for ladies of all levels of experience to just get strong! 💪

To Not worry about who’s watching 👀
To Not worry about what they look like 👀
To not give a f*^k 🙌
To just get strong with other awesome ladies 💪🩷

If you’d like to get involved please get in touch with us and we’ll walk you through everything you need to know 🙌

21/05/2026

A little look at what we’ve currently got planned for the year…… With Much more to come is the place to be in 2026

09/04/2026

The asylum will be hosting the first of our flagship event at the asylum on the July 11th
The asylums strongest is going to be our biggest and maddest event of the year… after all it has our name in it!
We’ll be hosting male and female categories….
Novice / inters / opens

Event 1
- Overhead medley
- Athletes will perform a number of overhead events, an implement must be completed before moving to the next
- Log / axle / stone / sandbag
- 60 second time limit
Women
- 30 / 35 /30 / 40
- 40 / 45 / 42 / 50
- 50 / 55 / 50 / 60
Men
- 75 / 85 / 60 / 60
- 90 / 100 / 80 / 80
- 120 / 125 / 100 / 100

Event 2
Cerberus deadlift bar for reps
60 second time limit
women
- 100kg
- 130kg
- 160kg
Men
- 180kg
- 230kg
- 260kg

Event 3
- Max distance Sandbag pick & drop
- Athletes will complete the furthest distance possible with the alloted sandbag with a drop & pick up every 10 meters
- 75 second time limit
Women
- 50kg
- 70kg
- 90kg
Men
- 90kg
- 120kg
- 140kg

Event 4
Farmers into bag to shoulder
Athletes will complete 10m yoke carry straight into bag to shoulder for reps for the remaining time
75second time limit
Women
- 45 / 50
- 60 / 60
- 85 / 70
Men
- 80 / 80
- 105 / 100
- 130 / 120

Event 5
Max stone load
Last man standing (round robin style)
Athlete will get 30 seconds to complete each attempt
10kg jumps (or as close to as possible)
Woman
- 40kg opener
- 60kg opener
- 80kg opener
Men
- 80kg opener
- 100kg opener
- 120kg opener

For entry please see our Facebook event page or 👌

19/03/2026