Munya "African LionStrength" Chigwada
Age:
32
Weight: 17.2 stones
Height: 6' 1.5
Years training: 1
Favourite Events: Farmers Walk, Yoke, Stones and Log (because I hate it!!)
Favourite Gym Lift: Deadlift, Barbell Row, Old-Skool Hack Squats and Shrugs
Competition History: London's Strongest Man 2008 Novice - 4th Place
Icons/Heroes: My inspiration is the African lion because of its tremendous strength and lack of fear when going against bigger opponents. Also Paul Anderson, Samson in the bible, Bill Kazmaier, Zydrunas Savickas, Marius Pudzianowski
Hobbies: Strongman is actually a hobby!, travelling, music, cooking
Why Strongman?: I have always been fascinated by human feats under extreme physical & mental challenges. I have also been interested in breaking my own personal records in the gym so Strongman provides further opportunities for my kind of extreme challenge
Non-Strongman fact about you: I have visited the pyramids in Egypt and it was a moving experience