The Winter THROWDOWN

We are proud to introduce THROW↓™, an all-new functional fitness competition set to take the UK by storm!

COMPETION FORMAT

The competition will run across 2 days – Saturday and Sunday, with each category competing on EITHER Saturday or Sunday.
All athletes will compete in Pairs of either males, females, or a mixed pair.

There will be 2 divisions for each of the 3 pair categories:

• THROWDOWN – Standard Rx weights and reps from expected in equivalent competitions. There will be NO RIG and NO COMPLEX MOVEMENTS (eg snatch, hs walk, double unders etc.)
• MASTERS - As above, but pair’s age must come to a combined total of 80+ with both athletes at least 35 years of age

There will be 6 competitions in total –

• THROWDOWN Males
• THROWDOWN Females
• THROWDOWN Mixed
• MASTERS Males
• MASTERS Females
• MASTERS Mixed

There are no qualifiers for this event, you simply need to grab a partner and SIGN UP! Places will be first come first served. 

Each event will comprise of 4 workouts testing each of our core components, STRENGTH, STAMINA, POWER, and GRIT.

Each category will be awarded prizes from our sponsors. 

Workouts will be accessible containing no high skill gymnastics or complex movements to ensure the highest level of participation.

WHERE AND WHEN?

The event will take place at the fantastic National Indoor Athletics Centre in Cardiff, South Wales.

NIAC (National Indoor Athletics Centre) at Cardiff Met was the first purpose built indoor athletics track in the UK.

NIAC offers:

• Full competition 200m banked track
• 9 lane 60m straight
• Separate 6 lane 140m straight
• 3 full sized basketball courts (competition floor)
• The facility is fully equipped to international standard and has a seating capacity for 690 spectators.
• Parking is available on site (pay and display)

ATHLETE EXPERIENCE

EXAMPLE COMPETITION DAY SCHEDULE:

• 7:30 – 8:00AM Athlete Check In
• 8:15AM – 8:45AM Athlete Breifing
• 9:00AM – Workout 1 (STRENGTH)
• 10:30AM – Workout 2 (STAMINA)
• 1:30pm – Workout 3 (POWER)
• 3:00pm - Workout 4 (GRIT)
• 5:30pm – PRIZE Presentation

WHAT IS INCLUDED

The competition fee is £125 per team, this price includes:

• 4 Workouts
• Limited Edition Event T-Shirt
• Goodie bag from our sponsors
• Sponsor Prizes for podium finishers and workout winners

IMPORTANT INFO

• Workouts will be released the week before the event via social media. 
• Substitutes can be made up until the time of athlete registration.
• No refunds will be given but team places can be transferred to another team in the event of withdrawl as long as this is done no later than Monday 24th July at 11pm.
• There will be no rig at the event