đđżđźđş đ đśđđ°đľđ˛đšđšđ đŁđšđŽđśđť đđź đđľđ˛ đŞđźđżđšđą đŚđđŽđ´đ˛: đđŽđżđźđđť đŁđśđ˛đđ˛đżđđ˛đť'đ đŁđźđđ˛đżđšđśđłđđśđťđ´ đđźđđżđťđ˛đ
Hailing from Mitchells Plain in Cape Town, đđŽđżđźđđť đŁđśđ˛đđ˛đżđđ˛đť is a standout figure in South African powerlifting. Despite only beginning his competitive journey in đŽđŹđŽđŻ, Haroun has quickly risen through the ranks to become the đŽđŹđŽđ° đđłđżđśđ°đŽđť đŁđźđđ˛đżđšđśđłđđśđťđ´ đđľđŽđşđ˝đśđźđť and the đđźđşđşđźđťđđ˛đŽđšđđľ đŁđźđđ˛đżđšđśđłđđśđťđ´ đđľđŽđşđ˝đśđźđť. đđď¸ââď¸
(Sources: EWN, IOL)
At đŻđł đđ˛đŽđżđ đźđšđą and weighing around đđŹđ° đ¸đ´, Haroun has achieved some jaw-dropping lifts:
đŚđžđđŽđ: đŻđŽđŽ.đą đ¸đ´
đđ˛đťđ°đľ đŁđżđ˛đđ: đŽđđł.đą đ¸đ´
đđ˛đŽđąđšđśđłđ: đŽđ´đą đ¸đ´
(Source: EWN)
Thatâs a total of đłđŹđł.đą đ¸đ´ânearly đŻđ
đľđśđ đŻđźđąđ đđ˛đśđ´đľđâplacing him firmly among the elite in the đđŹđą đ¸đ´ đđ˛đśđ´đľđ đ°đšđŽđđ. At the đŽđŹđŽđ° đŞđźđżđšđą đđšđŽđđđśđ° đđľđŽđşđ˝đśđźđťđđľđśđ˝đ, Haroun set new personal bests and proved heâs not just strong, but smart in strategy too.
His journeyâfrom local gyms to international platformsâis a story of đżđ˛đđśđšđśđ˛đťđ°đ˛, đłđźđ°đđ, đŽđťđą đśđťđđ˝đśđżđŽđđśđźđť. Haroun also gives back to his community and shares his journey openly on Instagram: @harounliftssa.
(Sources: IOL, Instagram)
đ§ đđť đđľđśđ đ˛đ˝đśđđźđąđ˛, đđ˛ đąđśđđ˛ đśđťđđź:
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Harounâs achievements in his first 2 years of competitive lifting
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Body mechanics: short vs tall lifters
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Powerlifting as a marathon, not a sprint
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Training blocks and trusting your coach
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Recovery: sleep, nutrition, and avoiding overtraining
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Supplements for peak performance
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The role of food as fuel for athletes
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Static holds for body conditioning
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Overloading vs deloading and smart programming
...and đđź đşđđ°đľ đşđźđżđ˛!
đĽ đđ˛đ đżđ˛đŽđąđ đłđźđż đŽ đ˝đźđđ˛đż-đ˝đŽđ°đ¸đ˛đą, đśđťđđ˝đśđżđśđťđ´ đ°đźđťđđ˛đżđđŽđđśđźđť đđśđđľ đźđťđ˛ đźđł đŚđźđđđľ đđłđżđśđ°đŽâđ đżđśđđśđťđ´ đđđżđ˛đťđ´đđľ đ°đľđŽđşđ˝đśđźđťđ!
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