The Asylum

The Asylum 🏋️‍♂️Strength training facility🏋️‍♂️
💪Group training & open gym💪
Strongman & powerlifting specialists

The asylum will be hosting the first of our flagship event at the asylum on the July 11th  The asylums strongest is goin...
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

Who doesn’t love a good overhead event 🤌
03/03/2026

Who doesn’t love a good overhead event 🤌

Where there’s a deadlift, there’s a face that’ll tell you a story 🥴
22/02/2026

Where there’s a deadlift, there’s a face that’ll tell you a story 🥴

The asylum presents Push / Pull / Load April 18thThis April we will be hosting a push pull and we’ll be LOADING some ext...
21/02/2026

The asylum presents
Push / Pull / Load
April 18th

This April we will be hosting a push pull and we’ll be LOADING some extras in….🪨👍

We’ll be hosting both male and female weight class categories
Male - Under 100kg / Over 100kg
Female - Under 85kg / Over 85kg

All events will be a weightlifting format with 3 nominated attempts with the bar always rising in weight
(Athletes will be made to follow themselves if their following attempt is lower than another athletes attempt)

Event 1
MAX LOG OR AXLE

Event 2
MAX DEADLIFT
Suits

Event 3
MAX STONE LOAD
Women 44”
Men 48”

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 - £40pp
https://book.stripe.com/fZu4gB1Th66c3THfXXes00z
Spectators - £5pp
(link will be posted April 1st)

Epic scenes captured by  at our grassroots event a few weeks back 🤌Wonder what all the fuss is about? Come down and find...
17/02/2026

Epic scenes captured by at our grassroots event a few weeks back 🤌

Wonder what all the fuss is about?

Come down and find out for yourself 🖤🧡💪

If Carlsberg did comp day crews 🤌A massive thank you to all the crew that made so many athletes first competition one to...
03/02/2026

If Carlsberg did comp day crews 🤌

A massive thank you to all the crew that made so many athletes first competition one to remember and setting the standard high for future comps 👏


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24/01/2026

I mean, does it get any better than this 🔈🔥

Did some one say atlas stones 🪨 👀If you need a stone we’re pretty sure we’ve got you covered! 🤔 With stones ranging from...
21/01/2026

Did some one say atlas stones 🪨 👀

If you need a stone we’re pretty sure we’ve got you covered! 🤔

With stones ranging from 30kg - 180kg we’ve got a stone for everyone to lift 🧡🖤💪

14/01/2026

Some of our group training members kick starting 2026 in the best way 🔥

We’re always welcoming new inmates 🧡🖤💪

Shout out to coach Cali 🐾 FAVOURITE TOY - Squeaky ball 🥎 FAVOURITE SNACK - Steak 🥩 MORTAL ENEMY - Battle ropes 🪢No gym i...
09/01/2026

Shout out to coach Cali 🐾

FAVOURITE TOY - Squeaky ball 🥎
FAVOURITE SNACK - Steak 🥩
MORTAL ENEMY - Battle ropes 🪢

No gym is complete without a dog and there are none like our Cali! 😍

Come down and say hi, she’s always looking for new friends 😁

Address

Unit 1, Shade Business Park, Soham
Ely
CB75HU

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