Today is a special day
as we remember Sgt Barry Weston from her Majesty’s finest Royal Marines.
On 30th
August 2011 Baz was serving on operations with 42 Commando Royal Marines in
Afghanistan.
His patrol was
participating in an Operation to draw insurgents away from the Civilian
Population in order to disrupt their activity and further expand the influence
of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
During the patrol Sgt
Weston was fatally wounded by an Improved Explosive Device (IED).
The talk of the Women’s
CrossFit Games 2018 was of SECOND place Laura Horvath.
The Hungarian is part of Europe’s
CrossFit invasion.
Already from start of
the Open it was clear that Laura is a fierce competitor this year.
18.1 placed her right
at the top of the leaderboard with a jaw-dropping 432 reps in the workout: 8
toes-to-bars, 10 dumbbell hang clean and jerks, 14-cal. row.
Because of a mishap
with the way the video was filmed, she had to redo the workout, and finished
with an almost as impressive 420 reps, placing her 2nd after Annie Thorisdottir
in this workout.
She finished the Open
4th in her region, Europe North.
The Regional came and
Berlin was able to witness live what Horvath has been working on in herself.
Workout after workout, Laura proved laser-sharp focus and strength in all
workouts that were thrown at the athletes.
Always finishing with a smile on her
face, and taking things one step at a time, she never finished lower than 5th.
Her favourite event was the last one, 4 rope climbs,16 thrusters, 3 rope
climbs, 12 thrusters, 2 rope climbs, 8 thrusters that she finished in exactly 4
minutes, 22 seconds faster than second place finisher in the workout, Annie
Thorisdottir.
However, it was Annie
that stood on top of the Europe Regional podium, Laura finishing just 4 points
shy from her.
After this finish it became clear she’s a competitor that’s
hungry and will not lay back.
Now she is the SECOND Fittest Women in the World!
So what's her history with CrossFit?
After a brilliant Open season in 2016, when she finished 23rd in Europe, Laura got to compete alongside the biggest names in CrossFit in Europe, at the Meridian Regional.
It was an incredible season for the 19 year old at that time. She placed 7th on the final standings, just two spots shy from qualifying to the CrossFit Games.
These were Laura’s first interactions with the big name athletes and despite of her young age which could have intimidated a lot of other people, she remembers how friendly and kind they all were.
2017 came and saw a stronger and more mature Laura in the Open season.
She finished the Open as 10th overall in Europe and qualified again for the Meridian Regional, where she ended the weekend 11th on the overall standings.
Laura Horvath, the Bulletproofbodies Team Salutes you.
Bulletproofbodies and
Compex will be proudly supporting Battle Cancer 2018 this Saturday the 4th of August at the
Victoria Warehouse in Manchester.
The idea for Battle
Cancer was born as a result of personal stories, love for fitness and desire to
help.
The event owners are
powerlifter Scott Britton and CrossFit enthusiast Peter Williams, two friends
who’s lives have been repeatedly disrupted by the deadly disease.
We are a bunch of
friends and CrossFit enthusiasts that gathered together to help out Scott and
Pete in their pursuit of raising as much money for cancer patients as possible.
Together we can make a
change in this world.
Battle Cancer is a
really accessible functional fitness competition that raises money for the UK
cancer society.
It combines the passion
for fitness with remembering the people you lost or the ones you supported in
their struggle with cancer.
There are multiple ways
you can support this cause, even if you are not interested in competing.
Visit our “Get
involved” section to find out how to donate or become a volunteer.
