Tartan Muscle

Yuletide cheer, heavy stones, and one hell of a crew. 🎄💪
Massive thanks to our athletes, helpers, sponsors, and supporters — Tartan Muscle doesn’t move without you.

May your Christmas be strong, your lifts be clean, and your clan close.
Tapadh leat & Slàinte.

Thanks to for the amazing pic

Some great shots from the Tria Prima SA Highland Games

Big thanks to Castleforge for these epic photos

Let’s be honest… the girls are the real show-stoppers

While the lads are out there trying their best, our Tartan Muscle women are busy redefining strength — cabers flying, stones moving, and egos getting bruised (mostly male ones).

From Masters to Opens to Juniors, these athletes are the perfect mix of power, precision, and pure class.

Catch them at the Tria Prima SA State Champs this Sunday 26th October at Callington Show — because strong isn’t just beautiful… it’s downright impressive. 💪✨

The big lads are ready to throw down 💪

The Tartan Muscle team has a stacked lineup for this weekend’s Tria Prima SA State Champs at Callington Show — with athletes across Open Men’s, Masters, and even a Junior division all stepping up to the challenge.

Expect big throws, big energy, and a healthy dose of bragging rights on the line between SA and VIC.

Let’s go, lads. The field’s calling. 🍀

This Sunday it’s go time.

The 2025 Tria Prima South Australian Highland Games State Champs are set for Callington Showgrounds.

Athletes from across SA and VIC will battle it out for glory, whisky, and bragging rights.

Event Schedule
9:30 Stone Put
10:30 Heavy Weight for Distance
11:30 Light Weight for Distance
12:30 Caber Toss
1:30 Weight Over Bar
2:30 Stones of Strength

Big lifts, big throws, big energy.
See you there.

Sponsor Spotlight — Tria Prima Fine Whisky

A proper cheers and nod to the legends at , the major sponsor of the South Australian Highland Games State Championships!

They’re bringing the spirit (literally) to Callington Show, Oct 26, with tastings, bottles, and banter flowing all day while the Tartan Muscle crew throw, lift, and roar their way to glory.

Strength, whisky, and kilted chaos — the ultimate Highland combo.
Come for the stones, stay for the drams.

SA’s strongest are ready to battle for the State Championship crown 🏆
But Victoria isn’t staying home — they’re coming over to challenge, clash, and keep things fiery. 🔥

Stone put, caber toss, weight for distance, weight over bar, and the stones of strength stone run — it’s all going down at Callington Showgrounds.

📅 Sunday 26th October
Don’t miss the SAvsVIC showdown!

Back at Callington Show this year, bigger, stronger and with more athletes than you could throw a caber at!!!

So last yeat we gave you a taste of Tartan Muscle 💪🏻 And the crowd welt wild 🙌 so they are back and inviting there Victorian mates to come battle it out in true Scotsman style

“Highland Games - Heavy Events” presented by Tartan Muscle
The best athletes from South Australia, battling it out to win The South Australian Highland Games Championship.
And as a special treat, we have 5-10 top tier athletes travelling all the way from Victoria to battle it out and keep us on our toes.

Exciting times with some of the team down at the 2025 Whyalla Show this weekend. Declan Wright doing a wonderful job filling in last minute with Brooke Prichard and Jordan Biggie Steffens