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HEAVIEST LIFTS

Q. Can you tell us some of your heaviest lifts? I doubt many bodybuilders today can even come close to some of the weights I know you lifted.

A. I have flat benched 725 × 2, inclined 675 × 2, leg pressed 22 plates on each side for 15, hack squatted 10 plates on each side for 12, dumbbell shoulder pressed 200-pound dumbbells for 6, and flat dumbbell presses with 225-pound dumbbells I had specially made for my home gym. Behind the neck presses with 405 × 12. Military pressed 495 for reps on the Smith machine, and barbell rowed 495 for reps. I was fairly strong in most of my lifts. Being the only 400-pound muscular man, I was a huge draw at booths and appearances, so I had to focus mainly on keeping that bodyweight up. If I showed up at an appearance at less than 400, people would be disappointed. One example was an appearance in Iceland. I was a bit lighter than normal because I had barely eaten, what with travelling and a less-than-hospitable promoter who didn’t think I needed to eat afterward.