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josh
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posted 27 May 2006 06:13 AM
God does work in mysterious ways.  quote:
Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson says he has leg-pressed 2,000 pounds, but some say he'd be in a pretty tough spot if he tried. The "700 Club" host's feat of strength is recounted on the Web site of his Christian Broadcasting Network, in a posting headlined "How Pat Robertson Leg Pressed 2,000 Pounds." According to the CBN Web site, Robertson worked his way up to lifting a ton with the help of his physician, who is not named. The posting does not say when the lift occurred, but a CBN spokeswoman released photos to The Associated Press that she said showed Robertson lifting 2,000 pounds in 2003, when Robertson was 73. He is now 76. The Web posting said two men loaded the leg-press machine with 2,000 pounds "and then let it down on Mr. Robertson, who pushed it up one rep and let it go back down again." The Web site said several people witnessed the event, and shows video of Robertson leg-pressing what appears to be 1,000 pounds. Clay Travis of CBS SportsLine.com called the 2,000-pound assertion impossible in a column this week, writing that the leg-press record for football players at Florida State University is 665 pounds less. "Where in the world did Robertson even find a machine that could hold 2,000 pounds at one time?" Travis asked.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060526/ap_on_re_us/robertson2000
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abnormal
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posted 27 May 2006 10:07 AM
Not sure why he'd bother telling the world about his "feat". It's actually a lot less impressive than it sounds. If you watch the video of his 1,000 pound leg presses you'll see two things - first, he's using a 45 degree leg press machine so 2,000 pounds of plates equate to a little over 1,400 pounds of force required to move them. Secondly and more importantly, he's doing partial reps - literally moving the plates a few inches. That keeps them well within his strongest range of motion and really lets you pile on the weight.While a lot of people disagree with the author of the following link he's been pushing static contraction training for years. quote:
when a power rack or Smith machine is used to limit the range of motion to only the strongest and safest part of the movement, enormously more weight can be used to safely target the same muscles. How much more? I work with clients who have built up to 600+ pound partial bench presses, 1,000+ pound barbell shrugs and 3,000+ pound leg presses. (My 13-year-old daughter can do 1,000 pound partial leg presses.)
emphasis added While I can't testify for his daughter there is a woman at my gym that regularly cranks of 20 or more reps this way with over 1,000 pounds on the leg press machine - before somebody comments, while not tiny she's hardly big or a bodybuilder type. [ 27 May 2006: Message edited by: abnormal ]
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abnormal
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posted 27 May 2006 03:10 PM
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Robertson lying
about what??What part of 3,000 pund plus leg presses don't you understand. Bluntly, 2,000 pounds is chump change. The only impressive thing is his age. The weights really belong to little people. By the way, the world record squat is in the order of 1,100 pounds - that is order of magnitude beyond a 1,300 pound leg press. And I do mean, orders of magnitude. As an official gym rat, I would stand aside in awe watching a 1,000 pound squat. A ton on a leg press wouldn't attract anyone.
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Yst
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posted 28 May 2006 01:53 PM
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Originally posted by abnormal:
What part of 3,000 pund plus leg presses don't you understand. Bluntly, 2,000 pounds is chump change. The only impressive thing is his age. The weights really belong to little people.
You appear to be wrong about this. The various mainstream media publications which bothered to check out the claim or consult outside sources are all in agreement that Robertson has to be lying. For example, from CBS Sportsline: quote:
There is no way on earth Robertson leg presses 2,000 pounds. That would mean a 76-year-old man broke the all-time Florida State University leg press record by 665 pounds over Dan Kendra. 665 pounds. Further, when he set the record, they had to modify the leg press machine to fit 1,335 pounds of weight. Plus, Kendra's capillaries in his eyes burst. Burst. Where in the world did Robertson even find a machine that could hold 2,000 pounds at one time? And how does he still have vision?
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