Last month, SMB College Group hosted Brooksby’s Strongest Farmer!
The competition was held at the College’s Brooksby Campus, their 850-acre specialised land-based campus, which has been a leading provider of agricultural courses for generations.
Agriculture student, Angela Harris organised the event. She said ‘The idea came about because I competed in Britain's Fittest Farmer last year, which is a competition run by Farmer's Weekly to raise awareness about the importance of physical and mental health, especially in farming.
‘I thought it would be good to have a mini college version and raise some money for Pick-ups For Peace – which is a fundraising organisation run by UK farmers aiming to raise money, pick-ups and equipment to deliver to the frontline in Ukraine.’
The competition consisted of a series of activities testing the strength of Brooksby’s farmers:
- A minute-long plank followed by as many press-ups as possible in one minute
- Farmer's carry - running with dumbbells up and down the track as fast as you can
- Jumping on and off straw bales and burpees - as many as possible in one minute
- Lifting a dumbbell from ground to overhead - as many as possible in one minute
- Tyre flips
- And finally, a wheelbarrow and piggy back race
Two teams came first so a tie-break activity which involved flipping tyres over a net was in order to decide the overall winner. After this final task, Agriculture students Cieran Greenwood and Charlie Freckingham were named the overall winners of the day!
If you’re interested in studying Agriculture, Farming, Environmental Management or another land-based course at college, check out SMB College Group’s website to find out more! Applications are still open to join the college this September: https://www.smbcollegegroup.ac.uk/.