14 MUSCLE & FITNESS JUNE 2017
EDGE ADVENTURE
getavideotellingus.”
AtriptoPortLincolnforaspot
ofsharkcagedivingwithCalypso
Star Charters was followed by a
planetripuptoDarwinwherethe
guys came up close with an 18 foot
“crocosaurus” at Crocosaurus Cove.
“Itwassurreal,”Cooksaysofhis
croc close-up. “Growing up, I was
always fascinated with animals,
especiallybigonesthatwere
capableofkillingme!Ifeltalittle
like Steve Irwin as we entered the
croc’s space. I tried to keep my cool,
but coming face to face with these
prehistoric animals that are top
ofthefoodchainwasintense.”
After a flying visit to Darwin it
wasbacktoSydneytodoaBondito
Bronte sunrise beach run followed by
a jet boat tour of Sydney Harbour and
an AFL game, where the Optimum
Nutrition-sponsored Port Adelaide
Power beat reigning grand finalists
theSydneySwans.Theguyshad
alsoenjoyedatrainingsessionwith
Carlton Football Club’s strength and
conditioning coach earlier in the tour
onatriptoMelbourne.
Afterbeingputthroughtheirpaces
by the Bondi Surf Club squad on the
tour’slastday,theguyshadachance
for payback, taking the squad through
a weights workout at the club gym.
Then it was time for another Aussie
pastime, beach cricket.
“I love it here in Australia,”
Stafford says. “This is the third time
I’vebeenhere.Iactuallyfoundout
my wife was pregnant with our sonhereonBondiBeach,soit’sapretty
special place to me.”
Cook also loves spending time
in Australia whenever he can.
“I’vebeentoAustraliaabout
four times,” he says. “I always
enjoy spending time here. Whether
that’sinacafeinMelbourneoron
Bondi Beach, the weather and the
friendliness of the people is what
reallymakestheexperienceforme.”
However, while Cook loves
everything else about Oz, he is not
exactly leaping through hoops to
gethisnextfixofVegemite.
“I’ve had it before, but this time
I had an Aussie spread it for me,”
he says. “It’s actually starting to
growonme,butI’mstillnotready
toaddittomydailydietjustyet...”
While Stafford’s Down ON-der
tour was an incredible experience,
there was one thing that he wishes
he’d had a chance to do before
heading back home to the UK.
“I wish I’d held a spider,” he says.
“It’smybiggestfear,andIwas
psychingmyselfupforit.Ithinkit
wouldhavebeengoodformetodo,
butluckilyIdidn’thaveto.Ididhave
ababycroconmyhead,though.”
Well, there’s nothing much
more Aussie than that!Cook, Cheadle and Stafford
with the Bondi Nippers.Stafford and Cook ham it
up for the cameras after
an AFL training session. optimum
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