GARETH "HEAVY HANDS" HUGHES
AGE: 26
HEIGHT: 6’ 1”
WEIGHT: 100kg
REACH: 25
CHEST: 43
BICEPS: 16
FIST: 12
WAIST: 39
ACCOLADES: Completed Taupo Half Marathon last year. Top 10 finisher at the prestigious bucket motorcycle 2hr endurance race. Won the skulling comp for NZ, at “THE CHURCH” in the UK.
PROFILE: Mechanic at 16 was not the right career for me. Moved to sales - key account manager for Empower at 17. Travelled in England for over 2 years, drinking and selling paintball tickets. Came home 20kgs heavier. 10 months at Telecom and the gym to lose that weight; head hunted by 42Below (drinking put the weight back]. Now at a great business called Holloway Advertising. Love the outdoors, hunting, riding motor cross/all bikes and all sports...
MOTIVATION: the will to get it done well, stepping outside my comfort zone, try everything. This will be an experience to learn from.