| Birthdate: 14th November, 1973 |
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| Birthplace: Te Awamutu (Waikato), New Zealand |
| Height: 6ft 4? |
| Weight: 130kg |
| Married: Married to wife Karmyn |
| Children: Two boys ages 12 & 5, One baby girl |
| Home Base: Massey, Waitakere City, New Zealand for 13 years |
| First swung an axe: Age 6 |
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| First competition: Mamaku A&P show |
| Turned Professional: 1996 |
| Most embarrassing moment: Being interviewed by Chucky (a puppet) on the Strassman show. |
| Hobbies: Fishing & Watersports |
| Favourite holiday destination: Anywhere the fishing is good. |
| Toughest competitor: David Foster would have to rank as the toughest. |
| Favourite place to compete: Lumberjack World Championships, Hayward, Wisconsin, USA. |
| Favourite Chainsaw: STIHL MS660 (or my hotsaw when it is running well) |
| Favourite Axe: Any axe that?s cutting really well. |
| Proudest sporting moment: Breaking the world record, and winning the 375mm standing world championship at the royal Easter show in Sydney in 1997. |
| Most disappointing sporting moment: Wood chopping is full of disappointments. Any time I do not perform to the best of my abilities I am disappointed. |
| What do you consider your best achievement? Being a member of the New Zealand team that won 3-0 against Australia in 1997. |
| What is the single most proud moment in your career? Winning the World Championship Jack and Jill with my wife Karmyn. |
| What are your goals for the new season? Stay injury free and compete to the best of my ability. |
| What are you?re future goals and dreams in your sport? Wood chopping is a great sport, and I believe that I am very fortunate to be able to travel the world competing. I hope to see the sport grow and I would like to do what I can to promote the sport and get more people involved in it. |
What is involved in your typical training week (from Mon ? Sun)?
Out of competition: I don?t really have a set routine. I adjust to how my body is feeling. I would normally chop and saw at least 2 days a week, 2 hours a day. I would also run, skip or row for cardio twice a week.
In Competition: Most competitions are on weekends so I would normally cut for 3 days (Mon-Tues-Wed) for 3 hours, and then rest for 2 days before competing. |
| What are some training tips that you would give to younger athletes? Cut as many logs as you can. It?s the only way to become better at this sport |
| Are you very strict on nutritional aspects (do you eat lots/little of certain foods)? I am not very strict with my diet. I try to eat a healthy variety of foods and limit my intake of fat. |
| What do you do for recovery after a race/event/competition? There isn?t anything in particular that I do for recovery apart from rest, and make plans for the next contest. |
| What are your favourite hobbies (what do you enjoy doing in your spare time)? I enjoy fishing and will go out as often as I can. |
Other interesting points:
I am a right-hander who chops as a leftie because it lets the right hand guide the axe. I know a lot of people who don't agree with my theory though. |
Strange moment:
Coming second in a handicap chop where the winner got such a start, he'd finished before I was allowed to start. |