Events
2025 EVENTS
Winter Rumble 7.0
Date: February 8th 2025
Location: Big Tex Gym - 1921 Cedar Bend Dr. A130, Austin, TX 78758
Event Details: Drug Tested, Monolift, Non-Tested - for more details please contact
event organizer: Blake and Shelby Lehew @ 210-951-9581 or email: powerliftingunitedtx@gmail.com
2023 EVENTS
Night of the Lifting Dead
Date: Monday October 20th 2023
Event start time: 6:00 PM
Location: Big Tex Gym
UNITED STATES STRONGEST - PRESENTED BY AUSTIN BADASS GYMS
August 19,2023 - Saturday
Location: Palmer Event Center - 900 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704
Description: Come on out on 08/19/2023, to compete against other strong minded power beasts in an all out battle to prove who is the strongest of them all! This event will be conjunction with Austin Fit Fest!
There will be vendors, sponsors, music, food, and fun for both competitors and spectators alike!
2023 SUPER SERIES - ARMLIFTING USA
June 25,2023 - Sunday
Location: Big Tex Gym - 1921 Cedar Bend Dr. #A130, Austin, TX 78758
Description: Qualify for the World Armlifting Championship and have a chance to win prize money.
2023 EVENTS
BIG TEX CLASSIC
March 25, 2023 - Saturday
Event start time: 9:30am - 9:45am
Location: Big Tex Gym - 1921 Cedar Bend Dr. #A130, Austin, TX 78758
2022 EVENTS
UNITED STATES STRONGEST @ AUSTIN FIT FEST
September 3rd, 2022
Event start time: 9am, Door open at : 8:30am
Location: Palmer Event Center - 900 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704
2022 BIG TEX CLASSIC (POWERLIFTING & STRONGMAN)
March 26 2022
Time: 9:30am
Location: Big Tex Gym - 1921 Cedar Bend Dr. #A130, Austin, TX 78758
FIELD DAY AT BIG TEX GYM
January 15th 2022 / 11am - 3pm
Location: Big Tex Gym - 1921 Cedar Bend Dr. #A130, Austin, TX 78758
Hosted by: Big Tex Trainers - Valerie Loera, Brittany Workman, Michael A. Gaytan
2021 EVENTS
2021 REINDEER GAMES
December 4th 2021
Location: Irving Convention Center - 500 West Las Colinas Boulevard, Irving, TX 75039
ANIMATION & BARBELL
October 30th 2021
Location: Big Tex Gym - 1921 Cedar Bend Dr. #A130, Austin, TX 78758
BIG TEX WINTER RUMBLE 5.0
November 13th, 2021
Location: Austin Convention Center - 500 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701
ANIMATION & BARBELL
October 30th 2021
Location: Big Tex Gym - 1921 Cedar Bend Dr. #A130, Austin, TX 78758
ANIMATION & BARBELL
October 30th 2021
Location: Big Tex Gym - 1921 Cedar Bend Dr. #A130, Austin, TX 78758
ANIMATION & BARBELL
October 30th 2021
Location: Big Tex Gym - 1921 Cedar Bend Dr. #A130, Austin, TX 78758
ANIMATION & BARBELL
October 30th 2021
Location: Big Tex Gym - 1921 Cedar Bend Dr. #A130, Austin, TX 78758
SMOKER ROUND III
Saturday August 21st, 2021
Location: Big Tex Gym/Black Sheep Boxing - 1921 Cedar Bend Dr. #A130, Austin, TX 78758
BIG TEX CLASSIC FEATURING IN JOJ CLASSIC
Saturday August 28th, 2021
Location: Will Rogers RoundUp Inn- 3401 W Lancaster Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
STRENGTH GAMES EXPO AT BRANCH WARREN CLASSIC
Saturday June 26th, 2021
RONNIE COLEMAN STRENGTH SPORTS EXPO
Saturday June 6th, 2021
HOUSTON TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
Saturday April 3rd, 2021/ 9:45am - 4pm
Location: The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center - 1601 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77380
SHOWDOWN AT DESTINATION
Saturday March 13, 2021 / 9:45am - 4pm
Location: Destination Dallas Texas - 1300 NCentral Expy #300, Allen, TX 75013
THE SMOKER - ATX SPARRING NIGHT
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021 AT 5 PM
Location: Big Tex Gym
2020 EVENTS
BATTLE OF TEXAS POWERLIFTING COMPETITION
Saturday, December 5, 2020 At 9:30 Am – 4 Pm
Location: Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas - 500 West Las Colinas Boulevard, Irving, TX 75039
THE USS BATTLE OF TEXAS STRONGMAN SHOWDOWN
Saturday, December 5, 2020 At 9 Am – 5 Pm
Location: Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas - 500 West Las Colinas Boulevard, Irving, TX 75039
RPS TEXAS MERRY GAINZMAS
Saturday, December 5, 2020 At 9 Am – 4 Pm
Location: Big Tex Gym 1921 Cedar Bend Dr. #A130, Austin, TX 78758
THE STRONGEST @ SOUTHEAST TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP
Venue: Beaumont Civic Center Address: 701 Main Street, Beaumont, TX 77701
Date: May 9th 2020
TEXAS SHREDDER POWERLIFTING - 2020
Venue: Rodney And Mary Klett Performing Art Center
Date: April 25th 2020
Time: 10a-5p
KABUKI - PRINCIPLES OF LOADED MOVEMENT
Venue: Big Tex Gym
Date: Feb 22nd and 23rd 2020
Time: 9a-5p
BIG TEX WINTER RUMBLE 3.0
January 11th 2020
Contest Director: Mike Lusby
Contact: Mike Lusby (703-508-9316 & MikeLusbyTraining@gmail.com)
Entry Deadline: Entries will be taken until the contest starts but you must enter by 12/21/19 to be guaranteed a contest T shirt.
Rules Meeting: 9.30 am (ALL ATHLETES MUST BE IN ATTENDANCE TO COMPETE)
Weigh-in: Friday 1/10/20 from 8 am-10 am and 5 pm-7 pm. 1/11/20 from 8 am-9 am
Location: Big Tex Gym: 1921 Cedar Bend Drive, Suite # A130 Austin, TX 78758
Events:
1.) Log and axle clean and press medley (back and forth)
2.) The Bath Fitters Austin Deadlift Medley (farmers x 3, Barbell x 2, Axle Wagon Wheel x 1)
3.) Max Axle Zercher Squat Out of a Rack
4.) Yoke x max distance x 60 seconds
5.) Stone load over bar x max reps x 60 seconds
REINDEER GAME 2.0
December 21st 2019
Facebook Link: Coming Soon
Annual Charity Powerlifting Event.
ROB HALL CLASSIC II
Nov 16th 2019
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/893855147644897/
The Rob Hall Classic will be held on November 16th Big Tex Gym in Austin, Texas. The Rob Hall Classic is a raw with wraps meet, but raw lifters are welcomed to sign up. The Rob Hall Classic will only have one division, Raw with Wraps. Cash prizes will be awarded to the Biggest Total for male and female. If a lifter wants to Wear sleeves and totals higher than someone with wraps they will be awarded the prize. The weight classes will be comprised of four divisions, Light weight, Light Middleweight, MiddleWeight, and Heavyweight. The lifters will squat off a monolift, so each lifter gets to choose if they want to walk it out on squats or swing the monolift open. Registration for the The Rob Hall Classic is officially open........This meet will cap at 45 lifters. Please share!!"
DIA DE LAS STRONGWOMEN
Nov 2nd 2019
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/707091869731559/
About this Event:
Come on out to Big Tex Gym in Austin, Texas on Saturday 11/2/19 to test your strength on some classic Strongman events. There will be vendors/sponsors, music, food, games and fun for both competitors and spectators alike! Check out the facebook link for more info!
AUSTIN FIT FESTIVAL
October 26th 2019
Facebook Link: Coming Soon
Local social network gathering for all fitness enthusiast.
CERBERUS USA PRESENTS INVADER COFFEE USS PRO WOMEN'S WORLDS 2019
Date: October 5th 2019
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2622490747792899/
Big Tex Gym Strongman is proud to announce that we are partnering with Rogue American Apparel to host Pro Women's Worlds 2019 at the Rogue American Compound on beautiful Lake Travis just outside Austin, TX! Stay tuned for more details about awesome sponsors, activities for spectators (live band, beer, food, etc...) and a sweet after party right on the lake just down the road from Rogue American.
BIGTEX SPONSORED ATHLETE SEARCH II
September 28th 2019
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/911712182503839/
BigTex Gym is excited to announce the 2nd annual Athlete Search!
This is a non-sanctioned competition with the ultimate goal of sponsoring TWO outstanding athletes from our Bodybuilding Community.
**Trophies, incredible swag and $1200 CASH will be awarded to TWO overall winners!! We also decided to add a "Novice" prize to pick one novice winner to pay for their next competition entry as well** For more info, please follow us on our facebook page.