Hard work and plenty of sacrifices have paid off for powerhouses – Tyronne du Toit (25) of Umtentweni and Njabulo Cele (30), formerly from Port Shepstone.
Tyronne, who is a personal trainer at Superbodies – Port Shepstone (Posityve Fitness), placed first in the Men’s Classic Physique category.
Njabulo, who is currently living in Pietermaritzberg, secured the Men’s Under 80kg crown.
The personal trainer at Virgin Active (BodyArt Fitness) will head to the IFBB South African Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships, which will be held in the Rustenburg Civic Centre from September 13-16.
Tyronne du Toit.
The South Coast Herald sat down for a quick Q and A session with the talented bodybuilders:
Q. How do you feel about winning?
Tyronne: I feel truly honored and overjoyed with the outcome of the event. Couldn’t be any happier with the result.
Q. Was it hard work?
Tyronne: Seven days a week training and dieting for 15 weeks in total having a cheat meal every second week only, training twice a day on some days and then implementing cardio only in my final week of my prep. A lot of time and effort went into the prep along with a lot of sacrifices to get my body where I needed it to be.
Proud moment for Tyronne du Toit.
Q. Are you heading to nationals?
Tyronne: I was invited by the IFBB federation but I will not be going as this was my goal to do provincials only and to give it my all.
Q. Any previous wins?
Tyronne: I won the SSN universe title in 2015, and placed second in two other shows that year. I also competed in the East Coast Classic and placed 2nd in 2016, and also took part in provincials in 2016 but came third in that show. I only competed now again in 2018, a title I won.
Njabulo Cele.
Q. Where you excited about winning?
Njabulo: Of course, I was was very excited! I worked very hard for this achievement. I was also runner-up in the men over 75kg category at the East Coast Classic earlier this year.
Q. Are you looking forward to nationals?
Njabulo: Yes, very excited! It will also be a nice break from work.
Njabulo Cele, ecstatic about his results.
Q. Any advice to those wanting to compete?
Njabulo: Keep going! Work hard and don’t expect quick results. I have only won twice, and I have been training for more than a decade.
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