THE Australian Strongman Alliance Nationals will be held at this year’s Royal Brisbane Show and Walloon’s David Tryhuba will be competing in the Under 105kg weight class.
The competition has a reputation for attracting some of the strongest athletes from around the country and will take place over two days.
Day 1 of the competition includes events such as the Rising Bar Anderson Squat, the Viking Press, Conan’s Wheel and the Rickshaw Carry.
“If successful on the first day the top four competitors will go through to Day 2,” said David.
On the second day, athletes will be tested in events such as the Lever Deadlift, Fenrir Logs, Rising Bar Log and the Natural Stone series.
“Points are accumulated over the two days,” he said.
“The winner in each category will then go on to compete in the official Strongman Games, which are held in the USA.”
David’s passion for the sport started four years ago, when it ‘clicked’ with his passion for keeping fit which has been influenced by his military background.
“Fitness has always been a way of life for me.
“I started with basic strength training then went on to compete in Power Lifting, which led me to Strongman training.
“I lived in Darwin at the time and from here I was hooked.”
The competition at the Ekka will be a first for David.
“I qualified for it at Brisbane’s Strongest Man and Woman Competition.”
Each week, David spends hours training in the gym and mixes this up with hours of recovery work, sleep and maintaining a fairly strict diet all while working full time as an Avionics Technician at the Amberley airbase.
He said that his biggest supporters are his wife Hannah, his two-year-old daughter Harley and his coach Luke Noble.
“Whether I am competing in the backyard or in a stadium it is a sport that I enjoy.”
And part of that enjoyment comes from the challenge.
“In the Stone Lifting event we lift weights anywhere between 100 to 200 kilograms so it does challenge you,” he said
“One of my biggest achievements was when I carried a 370 kilogram yoke for a distance of 20 metres in 22 seconds.
“The competition could be said to be about moving the heaviest weight the furthest distance in the shortest time.”
