Sport / Double success for Shetlanders at strongman events in East Midlands
TWO Shetlanders powered their way to podium places at strongman events in the East Midlands over the weekend.
Cameron and Stuart Nisbet, Lee Brain and Peter Fazekas all made the long journey from Shetland down to Loughborough University to compete in the AL Strength masters and under-70kg world championships.
Brain and Stuart Nisbet were taking part in the masters event, with Brain in the under-90kg category and Stuart Nisbet in the under-105kg section, while Fazekas and Cameron Nisbet competed in the world championships, all on Sunday.
The masters competition started with an axle deadlift, where a two inch thick bar is lifted from the ground to hip height for as many reps as possible within 60 seconds.
Brain placed joint-third with eight reps on the 200kg weight, while Stuart Nisbet managed three reps of the 230kg weight to finish fifth.
Next was an axle bar clean and press, where the bar had to be lifted from floor to overhead.
Brain was joint-second this time, managing five reps of the 80kg weight, but Stuart Nisbet did not quite manage the 100kg press and was tied eighth.
Third was a farmers carry for three lengths of 12 metres in the fastest time.
This time Brain managed the 90kg per hand weight in a time of 19.06s to place third, and Stuart Nisbet also finished third after managing a time of 26.19s with 110kg in each hand.
The penultimate event was a “duck walk handle”, which sees competitors pick up a ‘T’ shaped handle between their legs and waddle it down the 10 metre course and back.
Brain had a dramatic fall near the start but recovered to finish in 20.72s and place fifth. Stuart Nisbet had a hefty 150kg to carry, but did so in 41.28s to finish seventh.
The final masters event was a sandbag carry into loading over a four foot bar for reps with the remainder of 60 seconds.
Brain had a 100kg bag to carry before loading, and managed a very impressive eight reps to win that event. Stuart Nisbet managed two reps of the 120kg bag for a personal best and tied seventh.
That meant Brain sealed second place overall in the competition, while Stuart Nisbet placed seventh among a very strong field.
Fazekas and Cameron Nisbet were up next in the under-70kg world championships, which started with a log clean and press in 10kg increments.
Both managed the 76kg lift, but 86kg proved too much for Fazekas. Cameron Nisbet continued and managed to get 106kg to his shoulders, but could not get it overhead.
That meant he was tied second while Fazekas was ninth-equal.
Next was an axle deadlift for reps, with options for 200kg or a trump option of 240kg.
Fazekas chose the 200kg bar and managed seven reps to finish fifth, while Cameron Nisbet managed four reps of the 240kg weight for second place.
A yoke carry, where a heavy frame is carried on the back down a 12 metre course, was up next and each competitor had 260kg or 310kg options.
Fazekas completed the course in 27.72s with the smaller weight to place seventh, with Cameron Nisbet one of just two to take on the 310kg option. He managed the course in 28.5s to place second again.
The fourth event was a farmers carry, with 100k per hand to be carried as far as possible within 60 seconds.
The Shetland pair were the top two for this event, Fazekas winning it with a distance of 59.1m and Cameron Nisbet not far behind in 56.55m.
A circus dumbbell clean and press was the penultimate event, with weights ranging from 42kg to 78kg to be lifted overhead with a single hand.
Fazekas did not score for this event after losing balance twice with the 58kg, and leaving no time to try the 53kg.
Cameron Nisbet however managed three good reps with the 58kg and a very near fourth attempt to gain another joint-second place.
The final event was appropriately dubbed “sandbag hell”.
Competitors were given 75 seconds to bring an 80kg sandbag from floor to shoulder three times, before carrying a 100kg sandbag five metres and loading it over a four foot bar twice and finally loading a 120kg sandbag over the same bar.
This event proved challenging for many and Fazekas completed the two loads of the 100kg bag in 43.58s to finish fourth.
Cameron Nisbet was one of three to manage the 120kg bag, and did so 10 seconds faster than anyone else to win the final event.
The overall placings saw Fazekas finishing fifth and Cameron Nisbet sitting on the podium in second to round out a successful year of competition.
All four thanked Shetland Weight Training Club for the facilities, equipment and continued support of those who travel away for strength competitions.
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