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Jayson-George Woods thought he had ruined it after passing out twice before clinching his sixth New Zealand Strongman title.
The 28-year-old from Huntly mustered the power to overcome a poor performance on the first day at the nationals to outlast his opponents on the second day in Auckland.
“After the first day I thought to be humble, don’t get in a bad mood, being emotional doesn’t turn the clock back. And then I showed up the second day and was shocked. You can prepare as much as you want, but what counts is the day. “
He admits that being a multiple defending champion adds another challenge.
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“It is probably the most stressful event in sport that I have done. I have been to the world championships and I have not been that nervous, but defending something that you have held on to for so long. “
Woods only began training for this year’s Nationals a month after Covid-19 prevented the World Championship from moving forward.
“On the first day of the nationals, in the first challenge I fell, I passed out with a bag of sand in my hand without breathing and I was almost last in that challenge.
“The second challenge I almost passed out on that one. Then in the third challenge, heavy deadlift, I went for the heaviest weight of the day and couldn’t get it and literally passed out on the platform, but managed to come back in the final event on day one.
“The second day I managed to take the initiative. I was more to the point on the second day and got ahead. “
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Huntly Jayson-George Woods man has won his sixth national strongman title in Auckland
Woods attributes his mixed performance to having to lose weight to meet the weight requirement of 105 kg for the middle division.
“I cut 14 kg of water weight in 10 days, so it didn’t feel dazzling.”
Woods’ love of weightlifting began twenty years ago.
“My grandmother helped me lift weights when I was about eight years old in the basement where I used to do yoga, they were small weights, but I loved lifting stones in the garden.”
Woods gets excited about putting himself under immense stress with a really heavy weight.
“I raised a car engine over my head, stood in a car with shoulder straps, and walked like Fred Flintstone. I have lifted so many things, I have done more than 60 competitions in six years “.
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Jayson-George Woods reduced 14 kg of water weight over 10 days to meet the 105 kg proficiency requirement.
It is more than luck that Woods has so far seen unscathed in this arduous sport.
He warms up with stretches every day, sees a sports massage therapist two or three times a week, goes to the physical therapist every week, and receives full-body acupuncture on Wednesdays.
Woods’ big goal is to win a world championship title.
“I made the final twice and I was in the top 10 two years in a row.”
Recognize that size does not equal strength.
“The only time you need to look good is bodybuilding, but bodybuilding is not about physical performance.
“I don’t even think that bodybuilders are athletes as they claim to be, because athletes are all about athletic performance, bodybuilding is a beauty pageant, so you might look good on stage but you can’t lift bullshit.
“I would not judge a book by its cover in this sport. I’ve seen some guys under 80kg lift heavy weights, the little ones are more impressive than the big ones. “
