When can we see the show?

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Katie shares one last thing with them and that’s the strongman.

‘In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or similar circus performers who performed feats of strength. More recently, strength athletics, also known as strongman competitions, have grown in popularity. These competitions are now composed of a variety of events in which competitors have to move the highest weights possible, the winner being the one having the highest tally across all events.

In the past, strongmen would perform various feats of strength such as the bent press (not to be confused with the bench press, which did not exist at the time), supporting large amounts of weight held overhead at arm's length, steel bending, chain breaking, etc. Large amounts of wrist, hand, and tendon strength were required for these feats, as well as prodigious oblique strength.

In the late 20th century the term strongman evolved to describe one who competes in strength athletics – a more modern eclectic strength competition in which competitors display their raw functional strength through exercises such as lifting rocks, toting refrigerators, pulling trains, towing an eighteen-wheel truck behind them, etc. The most famous competitions of this type are the World's Strongest Man, the Arnold Strongman Classic, the Strongman Champions League and the Giants Live tour, however many countries hold national-level competitions.’ (Info here)

Katie feels that she stuffed them with more than enough information for one day. Now Tiffi wants to know the most important thing – when will the show be? 

Katie tells her that they are waiting for all the trucks and equipment to arrive which should be any time now. As of now the show is scheduled for mid-August. The girls exchange phone numbers and Katie promises to call Tiffi once she gets a definite date and time.

It’s now time to go home. Chewy makes his way back to the bridge and Tiffi heads on home.

Let’s continue - Tiffi calls her friends

Start at the beginning – The circus is coming to town!