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I prefer ugali to bread and tea for breakfast powerlifter Joyce Njuguna – The Star, Kenya

Feb 23rd, 2021

A breakfast combo of ugali, njahi (turtle beans), cabbage and carrot is something most ladies would not consider in their diet.

For most, it is considered an 'unfeminine' and heavy meal for breakfast, which just sits in the stomach, running the risk of bloating.

Yet for paralympic powerlifter Joyce Njuguna, this meal is a must-have before she leaves her house for a gym session.

For me, I do not consider bread and tea as a proper breakfast especially for someone who is a powerlifter. If I eat it, it won't be long before I am feeling hungry and in need of a refill, Njuguna says.

The 2014 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist says the ugali-njahi combination has worked wonders for her.

Ugali provides you with enough energy to lift heavy weights and even attempt new levels. The njahi and the veggies stimulate the muscles, strengthening them to withstand the heavy weights. Even after I am done with my gym session, I still feel full and do not need to eat afterwards, Njuguna says.

She has been hard at work preparing for the Manchester Para Powerlifting Tournament slated for March 25-28.

The tournament is part of a series of qualifying tournaments for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

Njuguna will be hoping to debut at the grandest stage of them all and go one better than seven years ago, when she secured a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Her diet has been key to whipping her into shape and building enough strength as she sets her eyes on a place at the Tokyo Paralympics set for August 24-September 5.

So far so good, she says, as she has already lowered her weight from 79kg in January to 76kg.

The maximum number of kilos prescribed for powerlifters at the competition level is often guided by their body weight; the more the body weight, the higher the weight class for a powerlifter.

I have increased my protein intake while drastically cutting down on carbs. My diet also consists of fish, beetroots and fruits, such as lemon. Not to forget vegetables, which are essential for repairing and replenishing the muscles, Njuguna says.

During last month's Para Powerlifting trials at the Steel City Gym in Pangani, Nairobi, Njuguna was among athletes who had shown up to battle for tickets to the Para Powerlifting qualifiers set for seven cities across the globe.

One of the issues identified during the trials was lack of fitness among the athletes most of whom had gained weight and were struggling to lift heavy weights, presumably due to year-long inactivity precipitated by the coronavirus pandemic.

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