Ferdinand gruhn georg lurich. Weight 12 st. The hack the russian bear the russian lion. Chest and shoulders47 34 normal and 51 in. Wrist 7 12 in. He writes in his book lying on the ground i lifted and pushed up with two hands a weight of 304 lbs following this soon after with a weight of 335 lbs hackenschmidts floor press also.
1655 kg by joe nordquest. February 19 1968 aged 90 london england uk. Wrestler strongman philosopher and author. Normal and 46 in. 90 years died 19th february 1968. Hackenschmidt was known for great feats of strength including pressing a 279lbs bar overhead 126kg and performing over 550 reps in the hack squat with a 110lb.
Expanded right shoulder joint21 78 in. 5 feet 9 inches 175cm. Frank alvin gotch april 27 1877 december 16 1917 was an american professional wrestler. Calf 15 35 in. Biceps 15 35 in. 99 kg 218 lb trained by.
President theodore roosevelt once stated if i wasnt president of the united states i would like to be george hackenschmidt that is the type of respect that the grappler known as the russian lion commanded both in and out of the squared circle. 215 225lbs 930 1021kg 59 175cm 1887. Gotch was the first american professional wrestler to win the world heavyweight free style championship and credited for popularizing professional wrestling in the united stateshe competed back when the contests were largely legit see catch wrestling and his reign as world heavyweight wrestling. Thigh 23 12 in. Straight and 17 14 in. 175 cm 5 ft 9 in billed weight.
Height 5 ft. Georg karl julius hackenschmidt. Neck 18 15 in. Left shoulder joint21 12 in. Nordquest broke hackenschmidts record of 18 years by only 2 lb. Born august 1 1877 dorpat governorate of livonia russian empire now tartu estonia died.
Today hackenschmidt floor press of a platform so that the lower end of the bar and the floor are separated by less than 15. Known as the russian lion george hackenschmidt was a champion wrestler who wrote numerous books on physical culture and was the inventor of an exercise we now know as hack squats. The most weight lifted in the method of hackenschmidt was 364 lb. Estonian previously livonia russian empire nickname. Chest 44 78 in. Forearm 13 in.
218 pounds 99 kg.
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