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(From The Portsmouth Evening News)
Byline: Rob Dabrowski
But in just a few weeks he hopes to be lifting something very different a" a world championship trophy.The 20-stone giant has been 17 years in training for his shot at the World Powerlifting Championships.He's now reached his physical peak and is gearing up to win the competition, which takes place in Canada on November 2.After getting into powerlifting as a teenager, Mr Bowring has spent 10 hours doing intense weight training every week and even hits the gym on New Year's day while everyone else is sleeping off the festivities of the night before. Mr Bowring, pictured lifting Courtney Torrance, Rachel Martin, Terry Arnott and Amanda Holloway, has previously been powerlifting European champion, Commonwealth champion and British champion. He tears his way through about two boiled chickens and six eggs every day.'I think diet is extremely important so I eat a really high-protein diet and take the skin off the chicken and boil it ...