{"id":123978,"date":"2016-06-06T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/123978\/junkies-come-out-tops\/"},"modified":"2016-06-07T10:22:30","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T08:22:30","slug":"junkies-come-out-tops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/06\/06\/junkies-come-out-tops\/","title":{"rendered":"Junkies come out tops"},"content":{"rendered":"

Metcon Junkies Functional Fitness members, formerly known as CrossFit Germiston, took first place at the Last Man Standing (LMS) South Africa competition.<\/p>\n

The competition was held in Pretoria, recently.<\/p>

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\u201cAfter weeks of vigorous training and preparation, we are proud to announce that we have taken first place,\u201d said the owner and coach at Metcon Junkies Functional Fitness, Jacquard-Ann Mc Cutcheon.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe won the beginners division as LMS has four divisions; beginners, intermediate, masters and elite.<\/p>

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\u201cThis competition offers all athletes, from various levels of experience, an opportunity to compete in a multi-stage, multi-skilled and multi-day event.<\/p>\n

\u201cMacdeleen Breydenbach, Gareth Redford, Jarryd Bath and I were the four that took part in the beginners division from our fitness gym.\u201d<\/p>\n

The competition consists of four athletes per team; two males and two females who have to share and\/or synchronise their tasks and skills for various WODS (workouts) prepared by the organisers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are four WODS that are required to be completed by the teams over the two days.\u201d said Mc Cutcheon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe WODS are designed to test strength and skill.\u201d<\/p>\n

The beginners division winners were not the only locals at the competition.<\/p>\n

The team who participated in the intermediate division consisted of Chantel Victor, a well-known audiologist at Life Roseacres Hospital and Primrose resident, Marina Pinto, a website and graphic designer from Germiston and two men from Alberton, Theuns van der Merwe and Jaco Viljoen.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe team\u2019s name is \u2018Chalk it Up!\u2019 and placed 45th overall out of 150 intermediate teams,\u201d explained Mc Cutcheon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were only five places short of the finals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud of everyone who took part in the competition, they showed dedication and perseverance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal is to enter more teams next year and also to take part in the individual tasks.<\/p>\n

”This achievement has proven that the programme and coaching at Metcon Junkies is spot on.\u201d<\/p>\n