Comments on: Pat Robertson Is No Girlie Man

By: Quintalis

Quintalis — Wed, 31 May 2006 01:26:37 +0000

I’d just like to note that if you look closely at the photo, the pegs are still in place. He is not lifting anything.

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 30 May 2006 22:28:53 +0000

that was 1000lbs, NOT 2000lbs. Watch the video. Plus he only bent his legs just a little and he uses his arms to help push his legs. However I will still say I am impressed that his joints can handle that much compression at his age. I can do 1000lbs for 5 solid reps going deep and without using my arms to help. I can tell you that this puts your body under enormous stress even if all you are doing is sitting there with your legs locked.

By: sidfaiwu

sidfaiwu — Tue, 30 May 2006 21:09:33 +0000

Correction, make that 30 degrees from horizontal. Sorry.

By: sidfaiwu

sidfaiwu — Tue, 30 May 2006 21:08:51 +0000

It looks like the angle of the machine is at about 30 degrees from verticle. This would effectively cut the weight he lifts in half (sin(30)=0.5 for the mathematically inclined). This means that if the machine actually has 2000 lbs on it, he would only be lifing 1000 lbs of it. Furthermore, the difficulty of a leg press depends on how extended your legs are to begin with. If he were to start the lift at the optimal extension, the feat would be very possible. I used to leg presses of 500 lbs as a 16 year-old thanks to an inclined plane and the right starting extension and I was no where near in shape.