Zack George (aka ‘Silverback’) is one of the world’s top CrossFit athletes, a fitness influencer and officially the UK’s Fittest Man 2020. Born and raised in Leicester UK, Zack George’s story is one of dramatic change, resilience and hard work. As a child and early teenager, Zack was severely overweight and deeply unhappy in his body. It was his father’s offer of a Playstation to lose some weight that became the catalyst for change in Zack’s life. After realising what he could achieve with hard work and determination, Zack put his mind to accomplishing greater challenges by taking up a variety of sports and as a teenager represented Leicestershire as a county athlete in rugby, squash and table tennis. In 2013, Zack came across a YouTube video documenting the 2013 CrossFit Games and from that moment on, set himself the goal of making it as an individual athlete to the CrossFit Games. In 2015, Zack opened CrossFit BFG in Leicester and began to seriously focus on his training to become a CrossFit Games contender. Zack qualified for the European CrossFit Regionals in 2018 and has gone on to achieve first place in the UK CrossFit Open 2020, earning himself a place at the CrossFit Games 2020.
Open
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Rank By Country | Rank By Affiliate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 171st Men | 48th Men Europe | 6th Men United Kingdom | 1st Men CrossFit BFG | ||||
| 2022 | 190th Men | 64th Men Europe | 8th Men United Kingdom | 1st Men CrossFit BFG | ||||
| 2021 | 189th Men | 59th Men Europe | 7th Men United Kingdom | 1st Men CrossFit BFG | ||||
| 2020 | 26th Men | – – | 1st Men United Kingdom | – – | ||||
| 2019 | 420th Men | – – | 17th Men United Kingdom | – – | ||||
| 2018 | 368th Men | 18th Men Europe Central | 6th Men United Kingdom | – – | ||||
| 2017 | 970th Men | 152nd Men Europe | 19th Men United Kingdom | – – | ||||
| 2016 | Men | Men Europe | – – | – – | ||||
| 2015 | Men | Men Europe | – – | – – | ||||
Individual Quarterfinal
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7556th Men | 2306th Men Europe | ||
| 2022 | 110th Men | 35th Men Europe | ||
| 2021 | 7656th Men | 1943rd Men Europe | ||
Team Quarterfinal
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Team Name | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 33rd Team | 10th Team Europe | CrossFit BFG Team Training | |||
Regional
| Year | Division | Rank | Regional |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Men | 28th | Europe |
Benchmark Stats
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Pull-ups -- Push Jerk 1RM -- Push Jerk 3RM -- Push Jerk 5RM -- Push Press 1RM -- Push Press 3RM -- Push Press 5RM -- Rahoi -- Ralph -- Randy -- Rankel -- René -- Restrepo -- Rich -- Ricky -- Riley -- RJ -- Robbie -- Rocket -- Roney -- Row 1000m -- Row 100m -- Row 2000m -- Row 250m -- Row 3000m -- Row 500m -- Row 5K -- Roy -- Run 1 Mile -- Run 100m -- Run 10K -- Run 2 Miles -- Run 200m -- Run 400m -- Run 5k -- Run 800m -- Run Row Run Rx -- Run Row Run Scaled -- Run Row Run Sprint -- Ryan -- Ryan Comas -- Ryan SO -- Santiago -- Santora -- Schmalls -- Scooter -- Scotty -- Sean -- Servais -- Severin -- Sham -- Shawn -- Ship -- Shoulder Press 1RM -- Shoulder Press 3RM -- Shoulder Press 5RM -- Sisson -- Small -- Smykowski -- Spehar -- Split Jerk 1RM -- Split Jerk 3RM -- Split Jerk 5RM -- Squat Clean 1RM -- Squat Clean 3RM -- Squat Clean 5RM -- Squat Snatch 1RM -- Squat Snatch 3RM -- Squat Snatch 5RM -- Stephen -- Strange -- Strict Elizabeth -- Strict Handstand Push-ups -- Strict Muscle-ups -- Strict Pull-ups -- T -- T.J. -- T.U.P. -- Tabata Something Else -- Tabata This! -- Tama -- Taylor -- Terry -- The Chief -- The Don -- The Ghost -- The Lyon -- The Other Total -- The Seven -- Thompson -- Thruster 1RM -- Thruster 3RM -- Thruster 5RM -- Tiff -- Time Priority Angie -- Timothy Helton -- TK -- Toes-to-Bar -- Tom -- Tommy V -- Topsy -- TPT9000 -- Triple Deuce -- Tully -- Tumilson -- Twelve Days of Christmas -- Tyler -- Viola -- Wade -- Wall Handstand Hold -- Walsh -- War Frank -- Weaver -- Weighted Pull-up 1RM -- Wes -- Wesley -- Weston -- White -- Whitt -- Whitten -- Willy -- Wilmot -- Wittman -- Woehlke -- Wood -- Wyk -- Yeti -- Zembiec -- Zeus -- Zimmerman --