MOBO | Cirque Athletics

The event that is redefining what Olympic Weightlifting can be, is back. This year you can count on two things: the cash prizes will be bigger, and the weights will be heavier. The folks at Cirque Athletics and Gifted Performance are proud to bring you:

Max Out Black Out 2: Max Out Heavier and Black Out Harder

We’re coming back this year with a few rule changes to turn the dial up to, and passed, 11. Fear not, there will still be a lack of any and all contentious rules that bring subjectivity to a sport where numbers are king: no press outs, no elbow touches, no butt touches, no foot touch violations, etc.

None. Of. That. Nonsense.

But what we are doing differently this year is splitting the competition into two divisions:

Open and Invitational

The Open Division will be for newer weightlifters who aren’t quite ready to truly push the limits of human performance. The Invitational Division is where the heavy hitters come out to play. The Open Division is open to all lifters while the Invitational is a strict invite only policy.

Early Bird Spectator

Available until: 6/1

Early Bird Registration

Available until: 6/1

PayPal account NOT REQUIRED. Click through the prompts and look for 'Pay with Debit or Credit Card.'

Open Division

Challenge Cards

Is this event going to be lame?

In the interest of making this a party, we will be opening the Cirque Athletics parking lot to vendors, sponsors, food trucks, and tailgating style games like cornhole and adult beverage pong. Side betting is totally NOT encouraged. You're more than welcome to show up at weigh-ins and hang out all day until the main event!

How many lifts do I get?

At registration, you must give us your all-time best lifts. Your first lift will be set 20% below that number but you have the option to start heavier if you’d like. All athletes get a total of 10 lifts. You are free to divvy those lifts however you see fit. Five snatches and five cleans? Awesome. One snatch and nine cleans? We like the attitude.

How much cash are we talkin'?

Best male and female lifters in the Open Division will get a $100 cash prize and a MOBO Pro Card which will grant access to the Invitational Division at MOBO 2023.

Best Male and Female lifters in the Invitational Division will get a $500 cash prize, and the ability to use the hashtag #BIGGESTMOBO for an entire calendar year.

What's a challenge card?

The Open Division will be debuting a challenge card system with cards being available for purchase. A-Tier cards offer the highest degree of challenge to your rival lifters, i.e., complete your next lift with your eyes closed whereas C-Tier cards off a minor inconvenience like being able to heckle the next three lifters with a megaphone.

Early Bird Spectator

Available until: 6/1

Early Bird Registration

Available until: 6/1

Open Division

Challenge Cards

MOBO Lifter Registration

Let's Get Moving