SPIRITUAL ATHLETE FLEXES HIS MUSCLES
In a remarkable weightlifting demonstration, Sri Chinmoy on Nov. 9 hoisted a total of 126,902 pounds — or more than 63 tons.
It began that morning at Aspiration-Ground, where he lifted a four-ton elephant ridden by Mahasamrat Bill Pearl, using a modified calf-raise machine. He also lifted two horses, a sailboat and a small house with his calf muscles.
At an indoor function that evening, some of his more spectacular lifts included simultaneously raising 300 pounds with each arm from a supine position and 270 pounds with each arm from a seated position, and lifting a record-breaking 1,900 pounds on the standing calf-raise machine.
The program, called “The Body’s Fitness-Gong and the Soul’s Fulness-Song,” included 96 different lifts. It was dedicated to his brother Mantu, whose 75th birthday is Nov. 17.
Published in Anahata Nada, Volume 33, August–Mid-November 2002