![]() ![]() The range of motion is pretty limited, but that’s to be expected. “The rupture was a little bit worse than they expected what they saw on the MRI … The tendon was actually frayed a little bit when it tore, so they had to sew it back together, then anchor it down at the elbow. Talking to me from his home, Rob lifts his enormous left arm and shows me the line of stitches running lengthways down his elbow, plastered over with lengths of surgical tape. If something weighs 220kgs, I offer, maybe don’t pick it up and hold it over your head? I don’t recommend it,” he laughs over Zoom. “So I went along and decided to tear my tricep off my elbow. And that’s when something goes very, very wrong. Sharply focused, he makes his move, and pushes upward. His weight belt squeezes his mid-section, holding firm. He adjusts his stance, widening his base. A nearby camera is rolling, broadcasting his attempt to the world. ![]() All he has to do now is press it into the air and hold it there for a brief moment. Standing in a gym in Massachusetts, wearing brightly-coloured tights, his mohawk dyed in the colours of the Pride rainbow, Rob is halfway towards beating his own American record in the log lift. The long wooden cylinder has handles recessed into it, and weight plates bolted to each end. ![]() Rob Kearney has just lifted a 220kg log off the floor and put it on his enormous chest. ![]() Written by: Tom Wilson - Sense Music Media Raising the Bar with the ‘World’s Strongest Gay’ ![]()
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