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[description] => Moab is home to the <a href=\"https://www.utahheavyathletics.com/utah-stones-of-strength\">Utah Stones of Strength</a> competition, an event that highlights traditional stone lifting and attracts athletes interested in this discipline. The surrounding canyons and riverbeds around Moab provide a ready source of natural stones of various shapes and sizes, often used for training.\r\n\r\nThe Moab area provides a diverse collection of river-worn stones, often rounded and challenging to grip, alongside larger, more irregular formations found throughout the desert landscape. These natural stones, ranging in weight and texture, offer a raw and unique lifting experience, embraced by local strongman enthusiasts and participants in events like the Utah Stones of Strength.
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[description] => Just outside Salt Lake City, the Wasatch Range offers a variety of rocks that local stone lifters utilize, ranging from naturally occurring river stones found in the numerous canyons exiting the mountains to quarried remnants and purposefully crafted concrete Atlas stones.\r\n\r\nThe geological diversity of the Wasatch includes formations of granite, quartzite, and conglomerate, providing a wide spectrum of textures, shapes, and weights for athletes to challenge themselves with. While not steeped in ancient tradition like some other regions, the stone lifting community in the Wasatch has grown, embracing the unique characteristics of these readily available rocks for both training and local competitions like the <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/utahstonesofstrength/\">Utah Stones of Strength.</a>
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[display_name] => JakeE
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[description] => Stone lifting in Utah is a growing facet of the strongman community, with a dedicated following highlighted by events like the Utah Stones of Strength competition. While Utah may not have the ancient, established stone lifting traditions of some European countries, its diverse geological landscape provides a wealth of natural stones, including river rocks and various sedimentary formations like sandstone and limestone. The quality of these stones can vary considerably in terms of texture, shape, and stability, offering unique and often challenging lifting experiences, alongside the use of standardized concrete Atlas stones in competitions.
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