Vegan powerlifter gets gold in championships with 200kg lift
Published 23 February 2021
'Not too bad after 30 years of wasting away as a vegan', says Noah Hannibal, the vegan powerlifter and animal advocate.
Vegan powerlifter Noah Hannibal won the top gold position in the heavyweight division of the 2021 Oceania Championships, crediting his vegan diet.
In an Instagram post, Hannibal said: “Not too bad after 30 years of wasting away as a vegan.”
Vegan powerlifter
The vegan athlete, who is 120kg and therefore qualifies for the heavyweight division, competed in the bench press competition.
The competition took place earlier this year across a range of venues in Australia, in line with COVID-19 restrictions.
Noah’s secret is making sure he gets enough protein, he says. This involves eating lots of seitan, tempeh, tofu, and plant-based meat alternatives.
He told Plant Based News: “Sometimes people say that I must have eaten meat to get strong and then gone vegan, but I’ve been vegan for just on 30 years now, and before that was vegetarian from birth.
“When I was first starting out in powerlifting over a decade ago I was told by a coach to leave his club and only come back when I’d eaten a steak. Unfortunately, the mistaken belief that you need to eat a lot of meat and dairy products to get strong is pervasive in the strength community.
“Of course, I ignored this and in the following years have won two national bench press championships, and most recently the Oceania championship, so hopefully, I’m helping to smash these stereotypes.”
His win comes after he ‘finally smashed’ his goal of lifting 200kg on the bench press last December.
Animal advocacy
Hannibal has been outspoken about his passion for animals. His animal advocacy work included a sponsored walk where he strode 100,000 steps in just one day, in order to raise funds for an animal sanctuary.
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Other powerful vegan athletes
Last year saw a boom in vegan athletes completing incredible challenges.
Fellow Australia powerlifter Glenda Presutti scored six world records at the country’s nationals level. Another powerlifter, Sahy Lalime was the overall champion at the Belgian nationals. Nick Squires broke California’s deadlift record with a 295kg lift.
In addition, vegan cricketers, runners, divers, basketball players are hitting personal bests and winning titles across the globe.
Original Article > by Emily Baker, Plant Based News
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