STRONGMAN Gary Adams is hoping he will not have to weight' much longer to win the title of Britain's Strongest Man.

The competition starts today (Wednesday) and the 32-year-old from Welling has been in the gym for 12 hours a day training to lift the coveted title.

Having come 13th in last year's national competition, he has travelled to Butlins holiday camp in Minehead to try and get in the top five and muscle his way into the prestigious World's Strongest Man contest.

Gary will have to drag his six-foot, 21-stone frame around 12 gruelling events including the vehicle pull and the van lift. He said: “The main problem is recovering between events. All the pressure of lifting is put on your back and I have suffered some horrific injuries since I first started three years ago.”

The event will be filmed by the BBC and be broadcast in August. But Gary does not get intimidated by the high profile of the event.

He said: “It's all about concentration. You have to switch off from everything and focus on the event you're doing, otherwise there might be an accident. I lost concentration in one event and ended up with a huge boulder hitting me in the face.”

The married father-of-one is manager of Shapes gym in Eltham and has been using the facilities to help him with his preparation for the event.

His gruelling regime includes regularly lifting 310kg weights above his head as well as lifting other huge weights with his legs.

Gary added: “I think I have a good chance. Although I do not excel at any one event, I finish in the top three in nearly all of them, so I hope that will be enough to get me into the top five and go on to challenge for the World's Strongest Man title.”