The Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) and member Gym, BE Fitness Gym has scheduled a
GAWA General Secretary, Seon Erskine
‘Best of the Beasts’ Calisthenics and Functional Fitness Challenge for Sunday April 24 at the National Gymnasium from 10am.
In a test of strength and speed, a series of events will be done as tests to be completed in the fastest time possible. “It is a knockout event so only a determined number of fast finishers will qualify to the next round,” GAWA said in a press release.
Registration for the event is $500 and can be completed at the BE Fitness Tower Gym on Main Street. According to the press release, registration closes on Monday. No equipment is required to compete “just a will and strong heart”.
The events are listed below: Round 01
. Suicide Push ups (10)
. Pistol Squats (30)-women jump squats (30)
. Dips (60)
. Up Downs (30)
. Pull ups/bar pull (20)
. Mountain Climbers (100) Round 02
. Jump Rope (400)
. Dip Squats (45)
. Overhead Tire press (50)
. Push ups (80)- females full body press ups (60)
. Hills and Over (15)
. Ab Roll out (25) females (15) Round 03
. Farmers Walk (04 x 20 meters)
. Power Lunges (06 x 20 m)
. Battle Rope (45 reps)
. Jumping jacks (100)
.Step ups (50)
. Spider Crawl (06 x 20 m) Round 04
. Burpees (50)
. Box Jumps (30)
. Sand bag Climb (10)
. 400 meter run (01)
. Tire Flips (04 x 10 m)
. Suitcase Crunches (4