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Sri Chinmoy's 740 pound Feat of Strength
At 74 years of age Sri Chinmoy has achieved an incredible feat of strength, which he is dedicating to the senior citizens of the world. Sri Chinmoy states, “If I can inspire anybody in this world, then I feel that my life is meaningful. With my weightlifting, I am offering my physical strength to inspire people.”
New York—International fitness champion and global
harmony leader Sri Chinmoy achieved a most astounding and amazing feat of
strength, irrespective of age, in the weightlifting world by pressing two huge
dumbbells totalling 740 pounds (335.66 kg) overhead. The powerful senior
citizen’s seated double dumbbell press is equal to the weight of a glider
airplane or a large concert piano!
At an age when most people fight against rapidly declining health, Sri Chinmoy states, “I am 74 years old. This double dumbbell press of 740 pounds I am dedicating to men and women of my age—the old generation—to inspire them.”
Sri Chinmoy’s unique fitness programme also includes lifting men and women from all walks of life to honour them for their uplifting contributions to humanity—a total of nearly 8000 people since 1985.
Sri Chinmoy believes in self-transcendence founded upon inner silence and poise—and he powerfully puts it into action as well! His super-strength was cited by Muscle and Fitness magazine earlier this year when they listed Sri Chinmoy as having achieved the second greatest feat of strength of the year worldwide by lifting 100 tons of weight in one night! He has also written more than 1500 books, composed over 18,000 songs and drawn more than 14 million soul-birds.
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