TMGP Ep 41 with South African powerlifting champion Haroun Pietersen - a world-class athlete lifting South Africa to New Heights
Update: 2025-05-29
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๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ: ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป'๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐
Hailing from Mitchells Plain in Cape Town, ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป is a standout figure in South African powerlifting. Despite only beginning his competitive journey in ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ, Haroun has quickly risen through the ranks to become the ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป and the ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐๐๏ธโโ๏ธ
(Sources: EWN, IOL)
At ๐ฏ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ and weighing around ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ด, Haroun has achieved some jaw-dropping lifts:
๐ฆ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐: ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฎ.๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ด
๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐: ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ณ.๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ด
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐: ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ด
(Source: EWN)
Thatโs a total of ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ณ.๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ดโnearly ๐ฏ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐โplacing him firmly among the elite in the ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐. At the ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐, Haroun set new personal bests and proved heโs not just strong, but smart in strategy too.
His journeyโfrom local gyms to international platformsโis a story of ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. Haroun also gives back to his community and shares his journey openly on Instagram: @harounliftssa.
(Sources: IOL, Instagram)
๐ง ๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ:
โ Harounโs achievements in his first 2 years of competitive lifting
โ Body mechanics: short vs tall lifters
โ Powerlifting as a marathon, not a sprint
โ Training blocks and trusting your coach
โ Recovery: sleep, nutrition, and avoiding overtraining
โ Supplements for peak performance
โ The role of food as fuel for athletes
โ Static holds for body conditioning
โ Overloading vs deloading and smart programming
...and ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ!
๐ฅ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎโ๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐!
#๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด #๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ #๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป #๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด #๐๐๐ต๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐ #๐๐ถ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ #๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต #๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป #๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ #๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ๐ #๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐
Hailing from Mitchells Plain in Cape Town, ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป is a standout figure in South African powerlifting. Despite only beginning his competitive journey in ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ, Haroun has quickly risen through the ranks to become the ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป and the ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐๐๏ธโโ๏ธ
(Sources: EWN, IOL)
At ๐ฏ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ and weighing around ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ด, Haroun has achieved some jaw-dropping lifts:
๐ฆ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐: ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฎ.๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ด
๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐: ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ณ.๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ด
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐: ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ด
(Source: EWN)
Thatโs a total of ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ณ.๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ดโnearly ๐ฏ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐โplacing him firmly among the elite in the ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐. At the ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐, Haroun set new personal bests and proved heโs not just strong, but smart in strategy too.
His journeyโfrom local gyms to international platformsโis a story of ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. Haroun also gives back to his community and shares his journey openly on Instagram: @harounliftssa.
(Sources: IOL, Instagram)
๐ง ๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ:
โ Harounโs achievements in his first 2 years of competitive lifting
โ Body mechanics: short vs tall lifters
โ Powerlifting as a marathon, not a sprint
โ Training blocks and trusting your coach
โ Recovery: sleep, nutrition, and avoiding overtraining
โ Supplements for peak performance
โ The role of food as fuel for athletes
โ Static holds for body conditioning
โ Overloading vs deloading and smart programming
...and ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ!
๐ฅ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎโ๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐!
#๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด #๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ #๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป #๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด #๐๐๐ต๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐ #๐๐ถ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ #๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต #๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป #๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ #๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ๐ #๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐
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