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[AAP]

Robertson says he leg-pressed 2,000 pounds

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson says he has leg-pressed 2,000 pounds, but some say he'd be in a pretty tough spot if he tried.

The "700 Club" host's feat of strength is recounted on the Web site of his Christian Broadcasting Network, in a posting headlined "How Pat Robertson Leg Pressed 2,000 Pounds."

According to the CBN Web site, Robertson worked his way up to lifting a ton with the help of his physician, who is not named. The posting does not say when the lift occurred, but a CBN spokeswoman released photos to The Associated Press that she said showed Robertson lifting 2,000 pounds in 2003, when Robertson was 73. He is now 76.

The Web posting said 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." The Web site said several people witnessed the event, and shows video of Robertson leg-pressing what appears to be 1,000 pounds.

Clay Travis of CBS SportsLine.com called the 2,000-pound assertion impossible in a column this week, writing that the 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.

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 spokeswoman Angell Vasko said Friday that Robertson was not available for comment because he was "out of pocket" for the long holiday weekend.

Vasko said she has not seen Robertson leg-press 2,000 pounds but that it's not "a huge shocker" that he could.

"Pat is so healthy," she said. "This is something he trained for over an extended period of time. He lives a very healthy, regimented life."

One of the photos Vasko released had a digital date stamp of 1994, although she said Robertson performed the leg press in 2003. Vasko said that perhaps the date was not set properly on the camera.

The CBN Web site attributes Robertson's energy in part to "his age-defying protein shake." The site offers a recipe for the shake, which contains ingredients such as soy protein isolate, whey protein isolate, flaxseed oil and apple cider vinegar.

 

[gtrcivic]

when you believe in jesus, you think you can do anything !

 

[turbogreek]

i smell bullshit

 

[DannoMight]

Wonniw Coleman sthays twusth in da lawd and he will show you da way.

 

[JuicedAthletics]

I read that article last week I believe. It's complete BS. If you look at the pictures I saw, you can clearly see that he is pressing about one third of his claimed weight. It was around 600 pounds. Unless the machine has hidden weights somewhere. Im all for God making us excel in life, but why lie about something so blatent...

 

[DannoMight]

I read that article last week I believe. It's complete BS. If you look at the pictures I saw, you can clearly see that he is pressing about one third of his claimed weight. It was around 600 pounds. Unless the machine has hidden weights somewhere. Im all for God making us excel in life, but why lie about something so blatent...

God told him to lie.

 

[JuicedAthletics]

LOL, if you heard this doucebag speak, I might even actually believe he thinks that. He's one of those preacher nutcases..

 

[DannoMight]

LOL, if you heard this doucebag speak, I might even actually believe he thinks that. He's one of those preacher nutcases..

My evil stepmother was like that. She drank, smoked, did drugs and told most people they were going to hell on a daily basis when they didn't want to hear some crazy bitch preach.

 

[theprofessor]

My evil stepmother was like that. She drank, smoked, did drugs and told most people they were going to hell on a daily basis when they didn't want to hear some crazy bitch preach.

damn bro, my stepmom is just like that...

 

[thelion2005]

I was channel surfing once and landed on his program where he was showing crunches to a lady. They were both in sweat suits.

What impressed me was his "know-it-all" lack of humility as he made a feeble attempt to do the exercise. He was obviously very stiff and clumsy. It took a big effort for him to get off the floor.

2,000 pound leg press? Madeline Albright did a witnessed 800 pounds some years ago in the Senate Gym. She is almost 70. I'll put my money on her.

Of course ... she is not senile.

 

[Bruce]

i hope i don't offend anyone, but today some guy is walking by starbucks when i go in and he tells me jesus is coming back and i won't get into heaven if i don't find him. i'm a classics major and i know a bit about history and biblical writings. i asked him if he knew that jesus was actually a black israelite that didn't go over very well. oops

 

[buffer1]

i smell bullshit

I smell a nugga in the wood pile

 

[instant.muscle]

bruce when u say black u mean african american or dark skinned?

 

[paridhm]

i hope i don't offend anyone, but today some guy is walking by starbucks when i go in and he tells me jesus is coming back and i won't get into heaven if i don't find him. i'm a classics major and i know a bit about history and biblical writings. i asked him if he knew that jesus was actually a black israelite that didn't go over very well. oops

I'm intrested in knowing where the "Jesus is black" story came from. I've heard it before.

 

[Bruce]

well if you read the bible jesus is described as having brown skin and hair like wool, i never met a white guy with hair like wool. if you read roman historian accounts which are quite boring, he was a black israelite. please don't think disrespecting jesus but it is what you will find if you read history. zab judah is a boxer and is a black israelite, he is def african american. the religion he belongs to claim to be the real descendants of jesus, i'm just using him cause he is famous. i do believe jesus was a black man. i was taught it the best classics teachers in the world probably.

 

[instant.muscle]

Jesus was black, he was from bethlehem, not exactly a highly populated white, blue eye, blonde hair area, lets c if i had 2 compare Jesus 2 a celebrity he might look like.... shit cant think of one

 

[Bruce]

yes bethlehem and nazereth both were mostly middle eastern and black peoples. you have to remember that egyptians were very close to the nubians which were a kingdom of black peoples. very prosperous. they were enslaved by egyptians eventually but those areas were very highly populated by dark skinned peoples, black and middle eastern. lets remember the first people on the planet were black

 

[instant.muscle]

i wouldnt say Jesus was a complete black man cuz i doubt he had an afro cuz ive read the hair of wool article but also he was supposed 2 have Long hair

 

[Bruce]

yes he is described of having long hair. figuring out how black he was is like saying a trex was blue or green, no way to know

 

[DBBT]

jesus the notorious just please us wich your lyrical thesis.

 

[instant.muscle]

haha maybe if i'm good and when i die bring him a bottle of Tbol he might let me find out

 

[Zuperman]

dude im egyptian, white with wolly hair, people think im from puerto-rica and start speaken in spanish to me. so im not white nor black.....when i where a suit people think im sisilian. when i grow my bread they think im an A-rab which i am.

 

[instant.muscle]

well u prolly resemble Christ the savior

 

[Zuperman]

well u prolly resemble Christ the savior

thats great!!! but im muslim

 

[instant.muscle]

notice i said not black or white, middle eastern

 

[Bruce]

thats great!!! but im muslim

we are all the same, just talking physical traits here. we could both be from egypt, you muslim and me jewish, we would still look the same bro.

 

[instant.muscle]

bruce strikes again!

 

[Zuperman]

so no one is gonna ban me??

 

[instant.muscle]

not yet but its possible, delete ur posts

 

[cboogsrun]

yes he is described of having long hair. figuring out how black he was is like saying a trex was blue or green, no way to know

that ncaa wrestler from Missouri has wool like hair and he is very pale. I would imagine being in the middle east his skin would be dark.

 

[Bruce]

bro i really am not saying anything is a hundred percent, read this thoughi am still trying to find the exact passage but its not top priority i'm not on a mission. really was just giving some possible facts people tend to ignore

Jesus] according to the Bible, called the "Lamb" of God, with kinky hair compared with lamb's wool, feet the color of burnt brass (Rev. 1:14,15) and a likeness resembling jasper and sardine stone (sard/sardonyx), which are commonly "brownish" stones. (Rev. 4:3). ALL the earliest pictures and statues of Christ depict him as Black. In the catacombs of Rome where images of Jesus appear for the first time, black paintings and statues of Christ, the Madonna, Apostles and Biblical characters still survive from early Christian worship. The most sacred icons of the Catholic Church and also, prominent cathedrals in Europe are the Black Madonna and Christ child. In the British Museum, a gold coin struck in the time of the Roman emperor Justinian II, shows Christ with tightly curled, wooly hair. J.A. Rogers reports in Sex and Race Vol.1, p.292 that the Cambridge Encyclopedia Co. says that this coin places beyond doubt "the fact that Jesus Christ was a Negro."

Like Christ, ALL founders of world religions on ALL continents were BLACK and "woolly" haired, including the earliest gods.
Buddha was Black, that's why his woolly hair is always shown in small tight curls, pepper corn style or corn rows. Early sculptures of him clearly reveal his Aficoid features ...wide nose and full lips. So was Zaha of Japan, Fu-Hsi of China, Tyr of Scandinavia, Quetzalcoatl of Mexico, Sommonacom of Siam and Isis of Egypt and Rome. Krishna of India was "blue-black," in fact his means black, or the Black One! (see dictionary). He is always portrayed with blue or blue-black skin. Mohammed, founder of Islam was also 'bluish' in color with 'frizzy' hair. His grandfather was "black as the night." Moses was Black according to Mohammedan tradition and early portraits. His hand would turn white, then back to his "other flesh" when God wished to give him a sign. (Ex. 4:6,7). Lao Tse of Taosim was "a divine incarnation ...born of a virgin black in complexion and as beautiful as jasper." (Thorton: History of China Vol.1) The chief title of Osiris, the greatest of Egyptian gods means "Lord of the Perfect Black." He was also called "The Great Black," similar to Krishna. The chief title of Zeus, greatest of the Greek gods was "Ethiops" which means "burnt faced." Early statues of gods in India have Africoid features and woolly or locked hair. The name of the Mexican god Ixtliton means "blacked faced." In fact, many ancient Mexican gods are portrayed jet black with Africoid features. Once banned, The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors, by Kersey Graves reveals remarkable knowledge on this subject, along with Anacalypis by Godfrey Higgins and African Origins of the Major World Religions by Amon Saakana, ed. Many Bible stories are borrowed from ancient Egypt, Sumer and India, as documented in John Jackson's Christianity Before Christ."

-snip-

 

[JohnnyWest]

yes bethlehem and nazereth both were mostly middle eastern and black peoples. you have to remember that egyptians were very close to the nubians which were a kingdom of black peoples. very prosperous. they were enslaved by egyptians eventually but those areas were very highly populated by dark skinned peoples, black and middle eastern. lets remember the first people on the planet were black

Since the area he was in was mostly middle eastern/black people, he could have just as easily have been brown skin rather than black, but either way he was still the same person.

 

[Bruce]

yep like i said, who knows for sure, just wanna get the point out that he was not the blue eyed blonde haired guy you see in catholic portraits. was he dark yes, do we know exactly what he looked like no.

 

[BigRupe]

yes bethlehem and nazereth both were mostly middle eastern and black peoples. you have to remember that egyptians were very close to the nubians which were a kingdom of black peoples. very prosperous. they were enslaved by egyptians eventually but those areas were very highly populated by dark skinned peoples, black and middle eastern. lets remember the first people on the planet were black

I am of Jewish descent, we have family in Israel, we can trace our family back centuries. We are Middle Eastern.

We are NOT black, the majority of Jews are not black, those Jews who are black have been converted. Olive complexion...sure, but there IS a difference on a DNA level between a true African and a Jew or someone of Middle Eastern descent. So Jesus, being Jewish, could NOT be African.

How could a jew be a "negro"??

Jesus' family tree was traced to King David, my family's name is Levi, one of the oldest names in recorded history. We all have dark hair, BUT red hair is common and so are blue and hazel eyes. I have black hair, blue eyes, but I'm fairly darker than your typical American.

Our family has "rarely" married outside the Jewish faith for thousands of years so I can say with some certainty that my looks are not much different than my ancestors

In the Torah one of the tribes of Israel all had "red" hair.

My dad, in his youth, has the thickest wooliest hair you ever saw, but it was not "kinky" like African American hair. It was thick, soft and super curly. You would call his hair "like wool", and he's dark, but in NO way could you confuse him with a "negro" or African.

When Jews were in Egypt we were a distinct, seperate people.

 

[Bruce]

very very true, my father is russain jew. holla one time. but you must realize there were and are black isrealites. it is not a huge religious sect but they do have very valid arguments.

 

[CaddysNJuice]

just take into account where jesus is from.....not to many white people in jerusalem.......... And.... I dont know why they are calling bullshit. I was at the gym, and this guy had (i counted) 10 45 piound plates on each side of the leg press machine. THEN.... THEN he grabbed a bench bad and rested it, somehow on the weight on the press machine. He went FURTHER and put another 5 plates on each side of the bar...... It was fucking UNREAL.... He had 3 spotters....I talked with him and he sounded just like arnold, so i know he was juicin.