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"VIRGINIA BEACH — He has claimed to have the power to prophesy and heal for years, and now at 76 , religious broadcaster Pat Robertson also claims he has the muscle to leg-press 2,000 pounds.
The feat – equivalent to lifting a full-grown Clydesdale horse – is recounted on the Christian Broadcasting Network Web site, on a posting headlined, “How Pat Robertson Leg Pressed 2,000 Pounds.” Robertson founded CBN, which is based in Virginia Beach, and hosts its flagship television show, “The 700 Club.”
Robertson’s assertion caught the attention of Clay Travis , a columnist for CBS SportsLine.com’s online magazine, who in a column earlier this week called the claim impossible.
Travis wrote that the all-time 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.
The column evoked a flurry of incredulity and ridicule on blogs.
Angell Vasko , CBN’s spokesperson, said Robertson was unavailable for comment Thursday. Vasko said in an e-mail that the ministry’s posting “more than answers the bottom-line question, 'Did Pat Robertson REALLY leg press 2,000 pounds?!’ The answer to that question is YES.”
According to the CBN Web site, 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.”
Another posting on the Web site linked Robertson’s mighty leg press and general vitality to his recipe for an “age-defying” protein shake “filled with energy-producing nutrients.”
Workout experts such as Al Walke , a weight lifter and owner of Flex Gym Inc. in Virginia Beach, questioned the announcement.
“A ton is a lot of weight; to move it even an inch is a lot,” Walke said .
Andy Zucker , a strength-training coach at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, said leg presses of more than 1,000 pounds represent “a Herculean effort, and 2,000 pounds is a whole other story.
“If he was able to lift that much weight, I take my hat off to him, but the numbers suggest that people who lift that much weight are few and far between,” Zucker said. “One would have to see what type of leg press it was on and under what parameters it was done.”
CBN’s Web site said several people witnessed Robertson’s leg press. The site provided a link that CBN says shows Robertson performing 10 repetitions of a 1,000-pound leg press.
In a 2002 interview, Robertson said he became passionate about fitness and nutrition when he turned 60 and noticed his own diminishing muscle mass and tone.
# Reach Steven G. Vegh at (757) 446-2417 or [email protected]"
Weightlifters will note that he does not complete a single rep - he bends his legs only slightly. Also the wedge, a simple machine, drastically reduces the amount of work involved.
"VIRGINIA BEACH — He has claimed to have the power to prophesy and heal for years, and now at 76 , religious broadcaster Pat Robertson also claims he has the muscle to leg-press 2,000 pounds.
The feat – equivalent to lifting a full-grown Clydesdale horse – is recounted on the Christian Broadcasting Network Web site, on a posting headlined, “How Pat Robertson Leg Pressed 2,000 Pounds.” Robertson founded CBN, which is based in Virginia Beach, and hosts its flagship television show, “The 700 Club.”
Robertson’s assertion caught the attention of Clay Travis , a columnist for CBS SportsLine.com’s online magazine, who in a column earlier this week called the claim impossible.
Travis wrote that the all-time 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.
The column evoked a flurry of incredulity and ridicule on blogs.
Angell Vasko , CBN’s spokesperson, said Robertson was unavailable for comment Thursday. Vasko said in an e-mail that the ministry’s posting “more than answers the bottom-line question, 'Did Pat Robertson REALLY leg press 2,000 pounds?!’ The answer to that question is YES.”
According to the CBN Web site, 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.”
Another posting on the Web site linked Robertson’s mighty leg press and general vitality to his recipe for an “age-defying” protein shake “filled with energy-producing nutrients.”
Workout experts such as Al Walke , a weight lifter and owner of Flex Gym Inc. in Virginia Beach, questioned the announcement.
“A ton is a lot of weight; to move it even an inch is a lot,” Walke said .
Andy Zucker , a strength-training coach at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, said leg presses of more than 1,000 pounds represent “a Herculean effort, and 2,000 pounds is a whole other story.
“If he was able to lift that much weight, I take my hat off to him, but the numbers suggest that people who lift that much weight are few and far between,” Zucker said. “One would have to see what type of leg press it was on and under what parameters it was done.”
CBN’s Web site said several people witnessed Robertson’s leg press. The site provided a link that CBN says shows Robertson performing 10 repetitions of a 1,000-pound leg press.
In a 2002 interview, Robertson said he became passionate about fitness and nutrition when he turned 60 and noticed his own diminishing muscle mass and tone.
# Reach Steven G. Vegh at (757) 446-2417 or [email protected]"
Weightlifters will note that he does not complete a single rep - he bends his legs only slightly. Also the wedge, a simple machine, drastically reduces the amount of work involved.
