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Nelson’s strongest man Nelson personal trainer, Tom Armstrong, lived up to his name by winning the Vortex Spas Top of the South Strongman competition, held over two bicep-bulging days at the Nelson A&P Show over the weekend. But according to Tom, he wasn’t the strongest man in the competition, because many of the eight events also required speed, endurance, an iron-fingered grip, as well as brute power. After two days of lifting logs, kegs, stones, spas and dumbbells, flipping 200 kilogram tyres and pulling trucks, Tom prevailed, winning five of the eight events and finishing sec-
ond in another two. “It was a tough weekend,” says Tom. “The log press was the hardest because it was so round and difficult to get any sort of grip, but the dead-lift was the biggest gut-buster - that was 480 kilograms so it
was the heaviest weight. “But it wasn’t just about brute strength. There were guys out there who could squat 260 kilograms they were more powerful than me, but you also needed all-round strength and
endurance and a good, strong grip.” Tom says it also helped to be able to train specifically for the challenges, because many of them were as much about technique as strength. Now that he is officially the strongest man in the Top of the South, Tom says he may consider entering other strongman competitions. “I thought I’d give this one a try and see how it went. It was really cool so I might have another go at one, although I’m pretty sore now and will have an easy week first to recover.” Photo: Chris Symes/Shuttersport.
Public save drowning baby
A baby boy, blue and limp after falling in the family swimming pool, was brought back to life by members of the public after his mother ran onto Tahunanui Drive screaming for help. Anita McGregor, of Richmond, was driving to Nelson with her sister and a friend at around 11.45 on Sunday morning, when
she saw a woman come running onto the road with a limp and lifeless baby in her arms. “I saw the young girl come running out with bubs in her arms screaming for help, so we just slammed on our brakes,” says Anita, who had completed a first aid course earlier this year. “He was pretty blue. He felt like a
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dummy really, he was just flopped over my arm. There was nothing, no life there.” Anita took the baby – who is 11 months old – off the mother and went inside where, with the help
of two other women, she performed CPR on the baby and helped the baby breath again. “It must have taken at least a minute, but it seemed so long. Finally he started crying and breathing,” she says. Anita says the parents of the boy were distraught as they worked on their son. “She was just
screaming really, I cuddled her to say ‘it’s ok, he’s breathing’.” A St John ambulance arrived and took the baby boy to Nelson Hospital. A spokesperson from the hospital said on Monday that he was in a stable condition.
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