TMGP Ep 41 with South African powerlifting champion Haroun Pietersen - a world-class athlete lifting South Africa to New Heights

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆

Hailing from Mitchells Plain in Cape Town, 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻 is a standout figure in South African powerlifting. Despite only beginning his competitive journey in 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯, Haroun has quickly risen through the ranks to become the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻 and the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻. 🌍🏋️‍♂️ (Sources: EWN, IOL)

At 𝟯𝟳 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗹𝗱 and weighing around 𝟭𝟬𝟰 𝗸𝗴, Haroun has achieved some jaw-dropping lifts:

𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁: 𝟯𝟮𝟮.𝟱 𝗸𝗴

𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝟮𝟭𝟳.𝟱 𝗸𝗴

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁: 𝟮𝟴𝟱 𝗸𝗴 (Source: EWN)

That’s a total of 𝟳𝟬𝟳.𝟱 𝗸𝗴—nearly 𝟯𝘅 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁—placing him firmly among the elite in the 𝟭𝟬𝟱 𝗸𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀. At the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀, Haroun set new personal bests and proved he’s not just strong, but smart in strategy too.

His journey—from local gyms to international platforms—is a story of 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Haroun also gives back to his community and shares his journey openly on Instagram: @harounliftssa. (Sources: IOL, Instagram)

🎧 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼: ✅ Haroun’s achievements in his first 2 years of competitive lifting ✅ Body mechanics: short vs tall lifters ✅ Powerlifting as a marathon, not a sprint ✅ Training blocks and trusting your coach ✅ Recovery: sleep, nutrition, and avoiding overtraining ✅ Supplements for peak performance ✅ The role of food as fuel for athletes ✅ Static holds for body conditioning ✅ Overloading vs deloading and smart programming ...and 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲!

🔥 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿-𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱, 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀!

#𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 #𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗣𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻 #𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 #𝗙𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 #𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 #𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻 #𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 #𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀 #𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁