Zack George Explained

Zack George
Birth Name:Zack Edward George
Birth Date:13 July 1990
Birth Place:Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Height:6 ft 0 in[1] [2]
Weight:107 kg[3]
Children:1
Nationality:English

Zack Edward George (born 13 July 1990) is an English CrossFit athlete and television personality, known for appearing as "Steel" on the British television sports endurance game show Gladiators. In 2020, he won the UK CrossFit Open and was dubbed the "fittest man in the United Kingdom".[4] [5]

Early life

Zack Edward George was born on 13 July 1990 in Leicester, England to a Guyanese father and an English mother.[6] [7] George was overweight as a child and said that until the age of 14, "he'd have McDonald's four or five times a week and big bags of Haribo every day after school."[6] [8] [9]

Career

When George was 18, he embarked on a year long personal training course at Loughborough University, and after working for a chain of gyms, he eventually opened his own.[6] [10] In 2012, George began a career a CrossFit athlete, and in 2020 he won the UK CrossFit Open, leading him to become "the fittest man in the United Kingdom".[11] [12] He qualified for the CrossFit Games, however lost his spot due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] [13] [14]

In January 2024, he began appearing as "Steel" on the television endurance sports game show Gladiators.[15] [16] [17] [18] George appeared as Steel alongside fellow Gladiator, Giant (Jamie Christian Johal) at Sheffield railway station, in which they surprised passengers by helping helping to carry their luggage on and off trains to promote the rebooted game show.[19]

Personal life

George has a daughter, born in 2023.[20]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
2024–presentGladiatorsSteel[21]
2024Blue Peter
2024Comic Relief[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BBC One - Gladiators, Series 1 - Steel . BBC . 19 April 2024.
  2. Web site: U.K. CrossFit Star Zack George Talks Recovery Tips, Top Exercises, and Training as a Big Dude. Men's Health. 3 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Instagram. Instagram.
  4. Web site: Get ready to feel their power - Fury and Steel named as the first Gladiators! . www.bbc.com . 19 April 2024 . en.
  5. Web site: "I Was Overweight and Ate Sweets Constantly" How Zack George, UK's Fittest Man Used CrossFit to Transform His Body . Men's Health . 19 April 2024 . 6 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Crampton . Robert . Meet Zack George, UK CrossFit Open champ and Britain’s fittest man . . 19 April 2024 . en . 19 April 2024.
  7. Web site: Who is Steel? Gladiators 2024 star and CrossFit athlete . Radio Times . 19 April 2024.
  8. Web site: Nast . Condé . British CrossFit number one Zack George on how the sport tackles racism going forward . British GQ . 19 April 2024 . 16 June 2020.
  9. Web site: How CrossFit Star Zack George Went from Overweight Teenager to Elite Competitor . Men's Health . 19 April 2024 . 11 August 2022.
  10. Web site: UK CrossFitter Zack George Announces He's Joining 'Gladiators' Reboot . Men's Health . 4 May 2023.
  11. Web site: Who Is Zack George & How Has He Become The UK's Fittest Man? . MYPROTEIN™ . 19 April 2024 . en . 8 January 2020.
  12. Web site: LLC . CrossFit . CrossFit Games The Fittest on Earth . CrossFit . 19 April 2024 . English.
  13. Web site: U.K. CrossFit Star Zack George Talks Recovery Tips, Top Exercises, and Training as a Big Dude. . 19 April 2024.
  14. Web site: 'Road to Redemption' Follows CrossFit Athlete Zack George's Ascension to 2021 CrossFit Games . Men's Health . 19 April 2024 . 12 March 2021.
  15. Web site: BBC unveils cast of rebooted Gladiators series . Digital Spy . 15 April 2024 . 31 May 2023.
  16. Web site: Meet the new Gladiators ready to take on contenders in the BBC series . . 15 April 2024 . en.
  17. Web site: 'I drew abs on my stomach - now I'm a Gladiator' . BBC News . 12 January 2024.
  18. Web site: Kate. Neudecker. Full Gladiators Line up, Including MH Elite Coach Zack George and Former Cover Star Lee Phillips. Mens Health. 30 March 2024. 23 February 2024.
  19. Web site: Gladiators Giant and Steel help passengers at Sheffield station . BBC News . 15 April 2024 . en-gb . 11 January 2024.
  20. Web site: Franks . Jack . Zack George - The UK’s Fittest Man 2020: “I’m ready to step back onto that field” . Muscle and Health . 19 April 2024 . 22 March 2023.
  21. Web site: Gladiators 2024 cast: Meet the new line-up . Radio Times . 15 April 2024.
  22. Web site: When the Gladiators joined in a PE class! . BBC Newsround . 19 April 2024.

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