There are other types of events using these stones, these events require the strongmen to lift the Atlas Stones and throw them over a bar placed at a certain height. If they fail to lift all the stones, the number of stones and the time taken to load them is recorded. The competitor who manages to lift all five stones in the fastest time wins. The strongmen are required to lift a number of stone boulders, most commonly five with increasing weights ranging from 160-200kg, onto the same number of platforms with heights varying from 16-33ft. This is because they are typically used as the final event to determine the winner, with the competitors paired with their closest rival on the scoreboards to create an exciting and intense ending to the day. They are usually the most remembered event within the whole competition. The Atlas Stones are a classic strongman event and define a strongman competition. These stones embody the characteristics of successful strongmen. The Greek Titan Atlas was shown in sculptures carrying a gigantic celestial orb, so this is where the Atlas Stones take their name from. The Atlas Stones are named after the mythical Greek Titan of endurance, Atlas, and derived from an ancient contest where men would lift large stones onto walls of different heights.
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