Space Gym products, Julio Sinclair, Carlos Petterson-Griffith and Junica Pluck took their talents to Barbados over the weekend and excelled at the StrongFit 2019.
Sinclair, winner of the local strongman competition last October showed that he has what it takes to compete with the best of the Caribbean, winning the Strong Man segment of the event.
Petterson-Griffith was third but won the powerlifting segment of the competition.
Pluck placed second in the powerlifting category and third in the StrongFit female segment.
In excess of $10,000 in cash/prizes was up for grabs during the two days competition.
Participants accumulated the most points from the strength and fitness activities were adjudged the strongest and fittest persons in the male and female category, respectively. Cash prizes were awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place competitors. The male and female participants accumulating the most points on Day 1 and Day 2 also received prizes.
Day 1 was the strength day which included athletes competing in the Bench, Deadlift and Squat.
Day 2 consisted of Strength and Fitness exercises like Farmers’ Carry, Kettle Throw (new discipline), the Sandbag challenge (new discipline), the Sleigh Pull (previously Sleigh Push), the Tyre Flip and Yoke Carry.
The event, which was previously held under the StrongFest banner, was rebranded as StrongFit to identify the strongest and fittest male and female. Competitors from all across the Caribbean participated. The main objective of the StrongFit Festival was to facilitate the development of males and females who are interested in actively participating in Regional and international powerlifting and cross fit competitions.
Petterson-Griffith used the competition as a warm up for the World Classic Powerlifting Championships next month in Sweden.
Fitness Express and Space Gym were the main sponsors of the trio.
