Popular content material creators Heber Cannon and Marston Sawyers, collectively often called the “Buttery Bros,” are greatest identified for touring around the globe capturing participating movies with their favourite athletes for his or her well-liked YouTube channel. Now they’ve taken issues to the intense with the first-ever Buttery Games.
In this three part-series, the fittest and strongest athletes on earth go head-to-head for his or her respective groups. The aim: Each group was pushing, pulling, and sweating in hopes of incomes the scrumptious title of “Most Buttery.”
Seven groups of two (one male, one feminine) will tackle insane challenges reminiscent of deadlifts, impediment programs, even off-road racing. So, with the ultimate spherical now accomplished and resulting from land on YouTube on Jan. 19, M&F was capable of present a no-spoiler rundown of who, and what’s concerned, and glean some ideas from the celebrities themselves.
Who participated within the Buttery Games?
The official roster of groups is under. (The Buttery Bros wanted to make sure substitutions in the course of the making of the video games, which led to nice cameos from CrossFit’s Alison Scudds and former MMA star Brendan Schaub.)
- Justin Medeiros (two-time Fittest Man on Earth) with Sophia Rose (coach, ballerina)
- Martins Licis (World’s Strongest Man) with Brooke Wells (CrossFit)
- Kai Greene (Three-time Mr. Olympia runner-up) with Kari Pearce (CrossFit)
- Hafthor Björnsson (World’s Strongest Man) with Kelsey Henson (health coach)
- Jonathan Coyle (health coach) with Natalie Eva Marie (WWE, coach, and film star)
- Rob Kearney (strongman) with Alex Gazan (CrossFit)
- Jon “Jujimufu” Call (powerlifter and bodybuilder) with Ellie Turner (CrossFit)
In Part 1 of the sequence, the theme was “Speed.” The occasions included a 400-meter relay race and a bleep take a look at, capped off with a trophy truck race wherein every athlete was required to finish 5 laps driving the trophy truck. Of course, Björnsson couldn’t match within the assigned truck and needed to take a unique car (and course)!
Athletes have been pressured to get exterior of their field in the course of the Buttery Games
“The most fun event was the 400-meter relay. Seeing all the strongmen warm up and hit 200 meters at maximum effort was a sight to see!” Medeiros tells M&F. “I think the best part of the Buttery Games was seeing the competitiveness of all the athletes, even though most of the events were so outside of the box.”
For Part 2, the theme was “Skills” and included an American Ninja-esque impediment course with 10 stations such because the stability steps, rings, and the significantly powerful salmon ladder; the place the competitor should seize the bar and carry it themselves up a number of rungs through the use of a pullup method to extend their top and safe the bar on the following rung. “I had a lot of fun doing many of the events especially the ninja course and the Basketball event,” shares Hafthor Björnsson.
Where and When to Watch the Finals
With the third and closing half premiering on YouTube on Jan. 19, each the viewers and athletes alike have relished the idea of those stars competing in numerous kinds, exterior of their consolation zones. “What event hurt the most?” All of them!” laughs Björnsson. “All jokes aside, probably the CrossFit workout (CrossFit Metcon) was the toughest. I believe I went too hard on the Concept rower and absolutely destroyed myself before doing the burpees! The overall experience was really great, I had a lot of fun!”
Of course, behind the competitiveness and want to win is a love of pushing the boundaries to the intense, and for that, irrespective of the end result within the closing spherical, all of those members are winners. “Being able to be around athletes of such high-caliber from all different aspects of fitness was so cool,” says Medeiros. “I definitely got to meet some of my childhood heroes.”
It feels like a gaggle hug can be so as after all of the Buttery madness is alleged and executed!