Team Brotherhood flexes muscle power in strongman competition (Videos)
Team Brotherhood pipped team Asylum in the Brotherhood Strongman competition held at the K90 Centre in Boksburg on Saturday, June 25.
Brotherhood scored a total team total of 343.5 to Asylum’s 332.5 for the victory.
Each team sent their top eight athletes to display their raw human power and skill and all 16 gladiators did battle through different challenges – car deadlift, static hold, farmer’s walk, log press and seated car-pull.
Team Brotherhood also featured the reigning EFC heavyweight champion, Danie ‘Pitbull’ van Heerden.
In the individual awards, however, it was Asylum which swept up the honours, courtesy of Andre Sweeney, who topped in all but two challenges.
Sweeney set the quickest time in the farmer’s walk and car-pull, and also dominated in the log press.
His teammate, and probably the most impressive-looking athlete on the day, Johan Rudd, took top honours in the car deadlift.
Brotherhood’s Lawrence Da Silva, the sole winner in the individual accolades for his team, won the static hold round.
The day also featured other activities, including a 2.4kg steak-eating competition courtesy of Turn ‘n Tender Steakhouse, and a fashion show.
Fourteen-year-old JP Windt from Boksburg triumphed in the eating competition, beating men old enough to be his father.
Strongman overall individual awards: 1. Andre Sweeney – Asylum 2. Johan Rudd – Asylum 3. Jean van der Have – Brotherhood 4. Lawrence Da Silva – Brotherhood
* Brotherhood Strongman background
Brotherhood Strongman is made up of a band of guys from various sporting codes including powerlifting, body-building, MMA cage-fighting and the like.
Brotherhood Strongman has a passion for people and enriching and empowering the community. It hosts a competition/event once a month to give the athletes the best exposure and experience in the sport to get people involved.
Strongman is also involved in different charities. The founder of the Strongman Brotherhood, Peter Mc Gonigle leads the group with passion and is excited about the future. He’s looking to expand the number of events as well as reach a wider audience.
For further details on this and other events you may wish to host, contact Mc Gonigle on 082 533 0284 or peter@primespotmarketing.co.za or Elmarie Pieterse on 078 355 7777 or elmarie@primespotmarketing.co.za. – @SabeloBoksburg
