Sri Chinmoy Wrist Curls A Gigantic 270lb Dumbbell!

The super-fit lifting champion successfully curled the frighteningly huge dumbbell not once, but 30 times in each hand—a feat of strength which has utterly astounded fitness experts! He is in Malaysia for a 3-month visit to foster world friendship and harmony with 450 of his students from more than 50 countries.

Commenting on his unprecedented achievement, the small-boned, muscular senior citizen stated, "I am 74 years young. I am dedicating this lift to all the men and women who are of my age, most lovingly and most affectionately."

Explaining how he has achieved what most people consider impossible at any age, Sri Chinmoy states, "When we pray and meditate, when we live in the heart, there is no such thing as impossibility."

Most striking is that Sri Chinmoy curled the 2-foot long (61 cm) by 10" round (25 cm) dumbbell—which weighs a full 100 lbs (45.5 kg) over his own bodyweight—using only his tiny wrist muscles and with multiple repetitions in rapid succession! The dumbbell is so heavy and so big that two very strong young men can barely lift it into position using all their muscles! In fact, one of them who is 6'4" tall (1.93m) weights exactly 270 lbs. What is more, Sri Chinmoy dramatically succeeded on his first day of practising with heavy dumbbells in more than two months and went far beyond his own previous best record of 256 lbs.

Five-time Mr. Universe and 'Best Built Man of the Century' Bill Pearl exclaimed: "In my more than 60 years in the fitness and bodybuilding field, I have never heard of anyone in the world able to curl this huge amount of weight! This is a miracle!"

Jim Smith is the Registrar of the British Amateur Weight Lifters Association. He had this to say: "No other man or woman in the world would even attempt such a weight, let alone even curl this much weight—ever! What Sri Chinmoy is doing will never be exceeded in history—never!"

Wayne DeMilia, International Federation of Body Builders Chairman and former Head Judge has commented, "Out of all the weightlifters and champion bodybuilders I have seen, and I have seen many, Sri Chinmoy is the only one I have ever seen wrist curl a dumbbell weighing 200lb or more!"

Sri Chinmoy was born in Bengal, India, and has been living in New York since 1964. He has devoted his life to the pursuit of a dream: a world where harmony and oneness reign supreme. Towards that end, for over forty years he has been a dynamic proponent of cross-cultural understanding through the arts, athletics and humanitarian service. Since coming to America in 1964, Sri Chinmoy has established a wide range of cultural, humanitarian and spiritual programmes in many countries, involving countless citizens from all walks of life. Read more about Sri Chinmoy's life of service.

The fulness of life
Lies in dreaming and manifesting
The impossible dreams.

- Sri Chinmoy.