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George Clarke

Mussels fuel muscles of the bench queen hunting a crown

An interesting diet is fuelling Aussie powerlifter Hani Watson at the Paralympics in Paris. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Hani Watson has spent the days in the lead-up to her Paralympic powerlifting debut working her muscles and eating mussels.

But when you have to fuel a body to compete in the 86kg+ classification, want to better the world bench press record of 160kg, and grew up idolising Arnold Schwarzenegger, you don't do things by halves.

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