Great. Now I imagine that Pat Robertson's legs look like Dr. Kelso's legs on Scrubs. You know what I mean? They're all shaved and tan and he shows them off. *shudder*The reason I know this about 700 Club host Pat Robertson is because of this website. On it, he's hawking an "Age-Defying Shake" that keeps his energy high, giving him the ability to travel "the globe as a statesman". There's a link to download the recipe but you have to be a CBN member to get it and I'm not willing to submit my e-mail address.
*Update: Pat made Olbermann's 'Worst Person in the World' segment tonight for claiming he can leg press 2,000 pounds. As Olbermann points out, most leg press machines only go up to 400 pounds. Olbermann says, "Well, not all at once!"
[Thanks, Chris!]
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5-24-2006 @ 10:18AM
Harish said...
Actually, that's not true. Leg press machines can go well above 1500lbs, as long as you use 100lb plates.
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5-25-2006 @ 7:07AM
Calli said...
The world record leg press is 1,335 pounds. It was set by Dan Kendra, and the capillaries in his eyes burst when he did it.
Robertson is a 76-year-old man. Perhaps they meant 200, or perhaps someone is lying so they can shill his shake.
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5-27-2006 @ 4:19PM
Buddy A. said...
Study the 1000-lbs lift video carefully, especially the machine's arrangement. I'm amazed nobody out there looked at the physics involved. I can't vouch for the machine itself, but it appears Pat is pressing the weight at about a 30 degree angle from level (i.e., shallow and FAR from vertical). An engineer or physics student can tell you that the actual lift is then HALF of the load (since sin30 = 0.5) or 500 lbs with the rest of the 500 lbs supported by the machine. Add to this the fact that his 'reps' are only 4" to 5" long (which is VERY short) and at the END of the press cycle and this "1000 lbs" press movement becomes possible. The claim is certainly broad exaggeration, but still this is VERY impressive for a 74 year old man!
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