A burden for the burly

The area’s burliest musclemen gathered Saturday in Huntington Beach to determine which one of them was strongest.

The men competed in feats including the Overhead Press, the Farmer’s Walk, the Giant Tractor Tire Flip, the Truck Pull and the Atlas Stones, organizer and strongman Scott Brengel said.

The event, called Southern California’s Strongest Man, was held across the street from the beach, and took all day to complete.

Strongmen were divided into four divisions: Heavyweight, Lightweight (231 pounds and under), Teen Heavyweight and Teen Lightweight (185 pounds and under). Organizers also held events for children, and bench pressing and strict curl contests for anyone who wanted to enter.

— Candice Baker