[lbo-talk] It's a miracle! Pat Robertson says he can leg press 2000 lbs

[Michael Perelman]

Sri Chinoy also has pictures of himself doing even more difficult feats, but he does 
not move the weights though a full range of motion -- he just budges them.

On Sat, May 27, 2006 at 12:00:46AM -0700, B. wrote:
> Robertson says he leg-pressed 2,000 pounds
> 
> Associated Press
> Fri May 26, 6:35 PM ET
> 
> 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.
> 
> [...]
> 
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060526/ap_on_re_us/robertson2000;_ylt=AgTq6hq6ON_c3lGgYyt.BSgDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBhZDhxNDFzBHNlYwNtZW5ld3M-
> 
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