Powering ahead

"I started training seriously for powerlifting in 2005, though I have been working out since 2003 when I was in college,” says 24-year-old Meherzad Chinoy who has participated and won at local, state and national level powerlifting contests. A few weeks after the Rustom Baug event, Chinoy achieved a personal landmark when he lifted 170 kg (Bench Press) at the Mumbai Mahapour Maharashtra State Level Bench Press - Powerlifting Championship at the Shahaji Raje Sport Complex, Andheri from March 9-11, 2010, winning a gold medal. "This has been my best competition so far,” he says. At the J. R. D. Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur on March 17, he stood third in the Senior (90 kg) category at the National Bench Press Powerlifting Championships organized by the Indian Powerlifting Federation. At the Greater Bombay Powerlifting Association contest in February, he had secured first place.

Meherzad Chinoy: the power to achieve

Chinoy has been working with Qi Lifecare Private Limited since mid-2008. "I am a floor trainer and I like to see people pushing weights to the best of their capacity,” he remarks. The power lifter is also looking at participation in international events. Right now it’s off season but he will soon start training and controlling his diet, he explains. Describing himself as "focused, striving to achieve perfection in all my endeavors,” Chinoy has also participated in inter-club snooker tournaments.