Take the Dragan Challenge
The Maximuscle Dragan Challenge 2012
The search is on to find the 2012 Maximuscle Dragan Challenge champion and this year it could be you. The 2012 challenge is being run in conjunction with LA Fitness, who will be hosting the regional final events at 6 of their health clubs across the UK. Following on from the success of the speed format last year we have decided to add two further categories to open the challenge up to all fitness enthusiasts:
- Elite Category – 100 reps with 2 x 20kg dumb bells
- Intermediate Male Category – 100 reps with 2 x 12kg dumb bells
- Female Category – 100 reps with 2 x 8kg dumb bells
If you think its easy check out the video from our friends at LA fitness!
Category Winner Prizes
The winner of each of the above categories at each of the 6 Regional Final events at LA fitness will win:
- £150 Maxi voucher to spend on sports nutrition of their choice
- 6 months FREE membership at LA fitness
The winners of the Elite category will also win the chance to appear in the Grand Final at the BodyPower Expo 2012 in Birmingham.
Grand Final Prizes
The final of the Elite category will be held at the BodyPower Expo at the NEC in May with the winner walking away with £500 worth of Maximuscle products. The winners of the two other categories will be declared based on the times recorded at the LA Fitness Regional Finals – with leading dates and times announced shortly.
Founder of the Maximuscle Dragan Challenge, Dragan Radovic, is extremely excited about this year’s competition. He said: “Endurance Dumbbell lifting is about having a strong heart as well as powerful upper body muscles and this year’s challenge will test that to a whole new level. It is one thing to lift 20kg, 12kg or 8kg dumbbells for 100 reps – it’s another thing to do it at pace!”
HOW TO ENTER?
To enter the challenge simply:- Visit your local LA Fitness club on either a Thursday or Friday and record your time with a member of staff. Non members can print a ‘Guest Pass’ by visiting: www.lafitness.co.uk/draganchallenge or
- Film yourself alternately curling and pressing the relevant dumbbells for your chosen category 100 times with the correct form, without rest, and without dropping the dumbbells and upload your video onto the Maximuscle facebook fan page.
Maximuscle Dragan Challenge 2011
The most exciting Dragan Challenge in the history of the event!
Bodypower Expo 2011 was the location for this year's thrilling grand finals of the Maximuscle Dragan Challenge - the brutal upper-body strength & endurance test devised by fitness guru Dragan Radovic. This year's event saw 20 elite contenders step on to the stage, representing their region of the British Isles in 5-man teams: Ireland, Uk North, UK South & City of London.
With each athlete expected to curl and press two 16kg dumbbells for 100 reps in under 4minutes, before handing over dumbbells to their next team member (Relay Style), this was a high-paced, fast action event.
The grand final took place between the two fastest teams - UK North and UK south, who phenomenally managed an average lifting time of just 3min 5 seconds per athlete. However in the end it was the UK North who grabbed victory, just two repetitions and only a few seconds ahead of UK South, winning themselves each £500 worth of Maximuscle products and the title of the UK's fastest lifters.
The Dragan Challenge featured a head to head play off between UK North and UK South after a set of weights was dropped by the UK South team. Each team member had to complete a further 30 reps to be crowned Dragan Challenge Champions and win £500 worth of Maximuscle products each. UK North pulled ahead with their final team member Gareth George pushing them to victory.
UK North Winning Team:
- Phil Byerly
- Andre Metcalf
- Mick Swinbank
- Kurt Hoffman
- Gareth George
The fastest individual lifter on the day, who also bagged himself a cool £500 worth of Maximuscle products, was Aaron Barnett, lifting 100 reps of 16kgs in an incredible time of just 2min 48.
With next year's Dragan Challenge event expected to draw International competition as well as a whole new batch of UK lifters, the scene is set for an even more action-packed event. Why not start training now!
To find out more about next year's event, to find out how to start your Fitness 4x4 training and take the '30-day Dragan Challenge', AND to keep up with the latest announcements regarding Regional Qualification Events, visit www.facebook.com/draganchallenge.
