strathmeyer
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Leg pressing 2000 pounds is a lot different than lifting 2000 pounds on a 45 degree sled.
....I can't believe you guys have me injecting logic into this...
Pat Robertson crazier than you thought: leg presses 2000 lbs
Leg pressing 2000 pounds is a lot different than lifting 2000 pounds on a 45 degree sled.
....I can't believe you guys have me injecting logic into this...
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But those (the ones on the 45 degree sled) are leg presses. Some leg press machines work on the 45 degree angle and some lift perpendicular to the floor.
Either way...Pat ain't doing them.
I hope this doesn't devolve into a 17 page Clausian discussion of what is and is not a leg press.
Regnad Kcin
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I've left a voicemail with a buddy who was a competitive bodybuilder some years back. Once he returns the call I'll have his thoughts on this.
To be continued...
To be continued...
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strathmeyer
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You try it, and call me from the ER to let me know how it went
My point is, it will go the same as if I try to leg press 1414 pounds.
2000 pounds? Why, that's nearly 267 president-caught perches! I believe in the 7.5 pound perch, and I darned well believe Pat Robertson can leg press 2000 and bench press 6000 pounds.
I also believe those TV animations that show how skin rejuvenating products work. *nodnod* Yup, sure do.
I also believe those TV animations that show how skin rejuvenating products work. *nodnod* Yup, sure do.
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I watched a segment on CNN on this this morning. It showed ol' Pat there with 10 45lb weights on each side of the bar bell and he pushed it up and down in "mini-presses" several times. That's 900 pounds of weight BUT his range of motion was only about five inches. To truly be called a leg press and qualify for a record, the extension would have to go from where his pelvis was on the same plane as his knees and then to a fully locked-out position -- knees locked, legs straight.
CNN interviewed Mr. Natural Universe and he did 10 reps of 1,000 pounds at a much greater range of motion then ol' Pat there and that was all that Mr. Natural could do.
The machine that would be required would have to be specially built for the event. The highest standard weight that gets put on a bar bell is 45lbs and it would take 44 of them puppies to get up almost to a ton. There isn't a standard bar bell that would take that stack and not bend in half.
I used to power lift in college I'd love to see ol' Pat pull this one off!
CNN interviewed Mr. Natural Universe and he did 10 reps of 1,000 pounds at a much greater range of motion then ol' Pat there and that was all that Mr. Natural could do.
The machine that would be required would have to be specially built for the event. The highest standard weight that gets put on a bar bell is 45lbs and it would take 44 of them puppies to get up almost to a ton. There isn't a standard bar bell that would take that stack and not bend in half.
I used to power lift in college
I'd love to see ol' Pat pull this one off!Maybe not. But all too often when he hands down his epistles from Heaven Above, I see red.
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One time I was with Robertson in the back of a pickup truck, along with a live deer. Robertson goes up to the deer and says, 'I'm Pat Robertson! SAY IT!' Then he manipulates the deer's lips in such a way as to make it say, 'Pat Robertson'
It wasn't exactly like it, but it was pretty good for a deer!
Tricky
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Yeah, I saw that too. And I saw something else. He had his hands on his knees and he was quite obviously pushing his legs with his arm strength. According to CNN, that is a no-no. There is a reason they call them "leg" presses.I watched a segment on CNN on this this morning. It showed ol' Pat there with 10 45lb weights on each side of the bar bell and he pushed it up and down in "mini-presses" several times. That's 900 pounds of weight BUT his range of motion was only about five inches. To truly be called a leg press and qualify for a record, the extension would have to go from where his pelvis was on the same plane as his knees and then to a fully locked-out position -- knees locked, legs straight.
CNN interviewed Mr. Natural Universe and he did 10 reps of 1,000 pounds at a much greater range of motion then ol' Pat there and that was all that Mr. Natural could do.
The machine that would be required would have to be specially built for the event. The highest standard weight that gets put on a bar bell is 45lbs and it would take 44 of them puppies to get up almost to a ton. There isn't a standard bar bell that would take that stack and not bend in half.
I used to power lift in college
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Ronnie Coleman, several times Mr. Olympia and a freak of nature, in his "Cost of Redemption" DVD leg presses 2250 lbs (I don't remember for how many reps but I can check it out). And look at the size of Ronnie's legs in the attached pic. So I find it highly improbable that PR presses 2000 lbs. It's either a much smaller weight or he uses a ridiculously small range of motion, like an inch or so.
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Another question is: Can his joints/bones handle it?
I can do a legpress of 440lb, but then my knees will start to hurt like [rule 8].
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Doubtful. For one thing, the majority of olympic athletes do not do strength training. I would love to hear why olympic pistol markswomen are taking creatine.
Additionally, as a swim coach in the national and olympic stream, I get frequent notices from the olympic head coach and team sports doctors regarding training regimens, diet, and so on. Creatine is explicitly prohibited from our national athletes' training regimes, due to health concerns.
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I have more time. I do 200 reps at 10lbs. Hard work.
He is. Or rather, they are. But s'okay, as an informed, responsible expectant father he's taking supplements of foal-ate.
[edit] 2000 pounds seems too generous a number. That makes the weight-lifting session an example of a (*coughcough*) "liberal" "press." Pat Robertson! Whoodathunkit?
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Two horrible puns for the price of one
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Pat Robertson was a two ton man-mountain who could palm a medicine ball!
He'd eat a homeless person if you dared him!
Pat Robertson once showed me a video of him making love to my wife, and it was the most beautiful thing I ever saw!
He hated Mexicans! And he was half Mexican! .......And he hated irony!
He did 3 tours in 'Nam...... I was in Corpus Christi on business a month ago. I had this eight foot tall Asian waiter, which made me curious. I asked him his name. Sure enough it's Ho Tran Robertson!
Pat Robertson was a 10 foot monster who slept with all our wives! And punched us all in the face! And we loved him for it!
He'd eat a homeless person if you dared him!
Pat Robertson once showed me a video of him making love to my wife, and it was the most beautiful thing I ever saw!
He hated Mexicans! And he was half Mexican! .......And he hated irony!
He did 3 tours in 'Nam...... I was in Corpus Christi on business a month ago. I had this eight foot tall Asian waiter, which made me curious. I asked him his name. Sure enough it's Ho Tran Robertson!
Pat Robertson was a 10 foot monster who slept with all our wives! And punched us all in the face! And we loved him for it!