Taking his shirt off for the first time in front of the cameras is Springbok eighthman Pierre Spies, who reveals the inch-perfect build that powers his devastating performance on the field. Also "uncovered" are Springbok centre Wynand Olivier, surfer Rosy Hodge, showjumper Cara Frew, mixed martial arts fighter Darren Daniel, gymnast Odette Richard and footballer Ryan Botha. This ground-breaking feature looks to explain the way repetitive sporting motion moulds and forms South Africa's most impressive builds.
Sports Illustrated editor, Brendan Cooper says: "It is remarkable to study these beautiful bodies, and how they were shaped by their sport."
Sports Illustrated, one of Touchline Media's thriving sporting titles, is an iconic brand recognised the world over. The magazine has been satisfying South Africans' need for a multi-sport read for 23 years now, and is still going strong. Targeting men between the ages of 25 and 44 years old with an LSM 6-10, the magazine currently has a readership of 428 000.
Get the August issue of Sports Illustrated, on shelves now, and find out more about 800m world champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, go behind the scenes with the Superbikes World Championship, hear what Frans Steyn has to say about his Springbok career and meet our New Model Search winner Tarryn Kim Cornelius.
