Leg Press 1 Ton!

Pat Robertson recently claimed on the 700 club that he could leg press 1 ton. That’s 2000 pounds. I work out regularly, mostly to look fit, not to really bulk up or body build. I take my vitamins. But if I’m lucky, I might be able to leg press 350 lbs. Once. Next time in the gym, I’m gonna see how much I can do.

But I really don’t think that ol’ Pat Robertson has been imbued by God with superpowered legs. From the AP here:

NORFOLK, Va. – Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson says it is the God’s honest truth he did, indeed, once leg-press a ton when he was almost 73 and had prostate cancer, and he still regularly lifts up to 1,200 pounds with his legs.

But he acknowledged that the way he leg-presses would not be legal in a bodybuilding competition.

The “700 Club” host’s feat is recounted on the Web site of his Christian Broadcasting Network in Virginia Beach. But sports experts questioned the assertion in recent weeks, with one noting that the leg-press record for football players at Florida State University is 665 pounds less.

A spokeswoman recently released a photo she said showed Robertson leg-pressing 2,000 pounds on Feb. 1, 2003. Robertson had surgery to remove a cancerous prostate gland later that month and turned 73 that March.

And according to this article, former secretary of State under the Clinton Administration, Madelline Albright can leg press 400 lbs!

Maybe I need a personal trainer?