{"id":33100,"date":"2026-10-27T06:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T06:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=33100"},"modified":"2026-10-27T06:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T06:18:00","slug":"powerlifting-wins-for-keele-student-inspired-by-strongman-eddie-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=33100","title":{"rendered":"Powerlifting wins for Keele student inspired by strongman Eddie Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Amjad, who is in his final year of studying computer science, entered his first competition in July 2022, deadlifting 250kg (551lbs).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">After setting several West Midlands junior records, he qualified for the English Championships, where he won his category and claimed the national title, earning a place at the Commonwealth Championships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Balancing his training with his studies has not always been easy, he added, explaining there were times when he did not feel powerlifting had &#8220;much of a space&#8221; in his routine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I found staying motivated to keep on powerlifting while studying at university to be a very tough challenge,&#8221; Amjad said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I had plenty of self-doubt creep in when I went through periods of poor training, where I knew I wasn&#8217;t performing at my best.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cmrey0j8wvnwo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amjad, who is in his final year of studying computer science, entered his first competition in July 2022, deadlifting 250kg (551lbs). 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