Shariq, 17, powers his way to title
A ROCHDALE teenager’s show of strength has seen him crowned North West Junior Powerlifting Champion.
Shariq Haidery, 17, a pupil at The Manchester Grammar School, competed in the 66kg weight class at the championships, held at the UTS South Wirral gym this weekend.
Year 12 pupil Shariq pulled in a massive 397.5kg total for all three lifts of Squat (142.5kg) Bench Press (70kg) and Deadlift (185kg).
Shariq has come such a long way since his first competition over a year ago, and it is impressive seeing his progression to winning, outright, another competition in his weight class.
Initially weighing in higher than the 66kg weight class, he had two, six-week training cycles, to bring him into the weight class and which put him in good stead to win.
He now looks forward to a large tub of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, and has his sights on setting a new personal best by breaking through the 400kg barrier.
Dr Mohammed Saghir, Physics teacher at MGS and who runs the MGS Powerlfiting Club said: “This is another great win for Shariq, and all the while he continues to improve on his personal best.
“He again has proven his ability to compete at a regional and national level and it is nice to see so many students involved with power and weightlifting at MGS.
“Having a focus in the weights gym will always produce the desired results and Shariq is a testament to that. I wish him all the best for his next competition, in which he will hopefully smash his 400kg combined lift total target.”
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