About a third of the populations of Europe and the United States suffer from excess weight... Doctors around the world are sounding the alarm, noting an increase in the number of obese patients, even among infants. Millions of people torture themselves with diets every day in the hope of losing weight.
Today's Top 10 includes the hardest people in the world, whose weight has exceeded the unthinkable mark of 400 kg.
10. Manuel Uribe
Maximum weight Manuel was 597 kg, however, with the help of doctors and nutritionists, he managed to lose more than half of his heavy burden. Since February 2012, Uribe weighs 200 kg.
9. Walter Hudson
Hudson's Life Years: 1944-1991. Its maximum weight was 543 kg. Walter holds the record for the world's largest waist with a circumference of 300 cm.One of the heaviest people in the world ate 12 eggs, a loaf of bread, two chickens, 4 potatoes, a large sweet pie, 4 hamburgers and 17 liters of water per day.
8. Rosalie Bradford
Rosalie has two entries in the Guinness Book of Records on her account. At first she was brought there as the heaviest woman in the world, and then, as a woman who lost maximum amount fat. Already at the age of 14, Rosalie weighed 92 kg, by the age of 40 her weight reached 544 kg. However, thanks to diets, Bradford managed to lose 416 kg.
7. Michael Hebranko
Michael managed to lose weight from 411 kg to 90, reducing the size of his waist from 290 to 91 cm.However, he kept more or less normal weight Hebranko couldn't. A few years later, he weighed 500 kg.
6. Patrick Duel
Patrick's maximum weight was 410 kg. For 12 months of enhanced dieting, Duel managed to lose 240 kg. He is one of the few who managed to keep his weight at the achieved 170 kg mark for a long time.
5. Robert Earl Hughes
Hughes years of life: 1926 - 1958. At the age of 6, Robert weighed 92 kg, at 10 - already 171 kg. The maximum weight of a man was 486 kg. He died of acute renal failure.
4. Mary Rosales
The maximum weight of a woman was 470 kg. Obesity helped Mary escape jail. She was accused of murdering her mother and sister, however, the court considered that the woman was too fat to commit such actions.
3. Kenneth Brumley
Brumley's maximum weight was 468 kg. However, he managed to lose 76 kg in 40 days, adhering to a diet in which the calorie intake of the daily diet should not exceed 1200 Kcal.
2. Mills Darden
Darden's years of life: 1799-1857. It is believed that Mills was one of the most difficult people in history. Its weight ranged from 450 to 500 kg. The height of the man was 2.3 meters, he would be the envy of the world.
1. Carol Ann Yager
Carol was the hardest woman in history with a maximum weight of 550 kg with a height of 170 cm. During the three months of her stay in the clinic, the woman managed to lose 236 kg, but the weight quickly returned. Carol died at the age of 34 from acute renal failure.
There is such a photo on the network, under which they usually write that it is the Kazakh wrestler Baluan Sholak holding the bull with weight 816 kg.
Of course, all this information has come down to us from legends, but maybe before people were really much stronger. Is it really possible for a person to lift such a weight from a scientific point of view? I quickly googled and found out that there was one person who lifted a fantastic 2800 kg in general.
Don't believe me? Let's go under the cat ...
To begin with, let's decide that in the photo it's not Baluan Sholak, but some kind of Mongol.
The photo is quite modern, and the bull in the photo weighs about 100-120 kg. But Baluan Sholak lived in the 19th century. Here is what information has been preserved about him.
In 1864, a son was born in the Baimurza family from the Sambet clan. The kid was named Nurmagambet. It so happened that in childhood, a child injured his hand, disfiguring his fingers. Since then, they called him Sholak - bespaliy. Sholak spent his childhood and adolescence in Kokchetav, where his father made a living making wooden crafts. The father worked tirelessly, and the family did not need anything. Even then, young Sholak was distinguished by a daring disposition, in no way was inferior to the older boys, selflessly fought and fought, was a ringleader in everything. Possessing outstanding strength and agility, he was unmatched in any competition.
Already in his youth, Sholak became famous as an invincible fighter and was awarded the honorary title of Baluan. Baluan Sholak was not inferior to anyone in horse riding, demonstrating real circus tricks: he stood on a horse at full gallop, whirled in the saddle, could go down on the horse's belly without a reins ... But the main hobby of the horseman was singing, playing the dombra. He peo songs of Birzhan and Akhan-Sere, so much so that they talked about it all over the steppe. Baluan Sholak easily held a log with twenty horsemen on his shoulders, at the age of 35 he lifted weights weighing 51 pounds (816 kg) at fairs and, of course, fought well, justifying his nickname Baluan - a wrestler.
Already at the age of 14, the future strongman prevailed over 20-year-old boys. At the competitions in Omsk on the occasion of the arrival of the heir to the king, Baluan Sholak put the famous wrestler Sevr on his shoulder blades. At the age of 49, our hero at the Koyandinsky fair accepted the challenge of the famous strongman Karon and broke his rib during a duel. They say that Hadji Mukan himself wanted to measure strength with Baluan Sholak, but after getting to know him better, he abandoned this venture. Even greater fame was brought to the hero by his songs. Having lived only 55 years, he left behind dozens of songs: "Galia", "September", "Taldy-Kul", "Saryn" and others. And this despite the fact that the work of the akyn has not yet been sufficiently studied. Baluan Sholak traveled around the auls, gathered gifted youth around him, even organized an "ensemble". For the first time, steppe dwellers hear familiar songs performed by the choir, they are surprised at the well-coordinated playing of several dombras.
At twenty-six, Sholak already had a real troupe, which included dombra players, singers, storytellers, riders and wrestlers. Sholak himself performed songs and demonstrated his colossal strength - he broke horseshoes, fought several horsemen at once, lifted incredible weights. Baluan Sholak had a special relationship with women: he was always fond of beauties and, as befits a poet, was amorous. Bright appearance, prowess, incredible power, strong voice made the akyn the most desirable man in the steppe. But only one woman left an indelible mark on his life. Her name was Galia. And she was the daughter of a wealthy Argyn merchant Tleu. A tall, fair-faced beauty, as a child, was betrothed to a wealthy but unloved Birzhan. She married him. And then Baluan Sholak met her. The lovers met in secret. Until the deceived husband found out about it. Severely beaten, Galia returns to her parents' house in one shirt. Baluan Sholak was ready to marry his beloved. But the offended husband demanded the return of the kalym through the court of biys.
Monument to Baluan Sholak in the village of Tole Bi, Shuy district, Zhambyl region.
Not believing the judges, the batyr went to Kokchetav to collect the required number of cattle. In Kokchetav, he was accused of stealing cattle, and he ended up in prison, while Galia won a court case. Now she was free, but nothing is known about her beloved. Rumors of the steppe convey different things to her: Baluan Sholak fled, he is a polygamist, and now he is a convict, driven to Siberia forever ... Galia is in despair, at the behest of her father she is getting married again. Now she is the second wife of a famous person in the city. And Baluan's friends agreed to transfer him to the prison of the city where Galia lived. Akin is not himself in anticipation of a meeting with his beloved. It was then that the most famous song of Baluan Sholak, "Galia", was born. But Sholak and Galia never found family happiness. Baluan Sholak remained a favorite of his fellow countrymen until the end of his life. He fought against injustice, and his every noble deed aroused admiration among the people. On the eve of the October Revolution, the batyr helped the Bolsheviks hide in the villages, supplied them with horses, and helped them in every possible way.
Until the end of his life, Baluan Sholak was not afraid of anyone and always helped the weak and disadvantaged. His songs are often heard today in concerts and on the radio. About Baluan Sholak, singer, composer, renowned wrestler, Sabit Mukanov wrote a story, and now the Sports Palace built in 1967 in Almaty is named after him.
Is it realistic to lift such a weight?
People who are seriously interested in bodybuilding most likely know what the biggest weight lifted by a person was, and who did it. It is about the famous strongman Paul Anderson, who in the middle of the last century was considered the most strong man world and was called in the press "crane".
Paul Anderson was born in 1932 and began training with a barbell when he was 20 years old. The largest lifted by a person was recorded in 1957. It was a barbell with pancakes total weight which amounted to 2 844 kg. (during one of the performances he tore off his shoulders from the racks). And Anderson's record has not yet been beaten by any weightlifter.
In the early 50s. last century, the athlete began to perform in the professional arena. Moreover, there is a known case when in one of the nightclubs in Las Vegas he sat down with a barbell three times, the weight of which was 526 kg. And for Anderson, this was not unusual - after all, weighted squats were his favorite exercise.
But the athlete did not like the bench press too much. However, this did not prevent him from achieving excellent results here. In particular, Paul could squeeze 11 times right hand 136 kg, and 7 times do the same with the left.
At professional demonstrations of strength, Anderson managed to tear off the platform and lift 1600 kg to his knees. In addition, he does an incomplete squat - a "short squat" with a weight of 952.5 kg, walks with 700 kg on his chest and squats by all the rules from 590 kg.
After the Olympics, Anderson announced that he was leaving amateur sports, believing that tournaments were too exhausting physically and mentally. He began giving performances with numbers of demonstrations of power in various cities in the United States. IN powerlifting he showed the following results: squats with a weight of 544.5 kg, bench press - 284 kg and deadlift- 371 kg (with straps-453.5 kg), (without equipment and doping). Anderson also performed an incomplete squat with a weight of 952.5 kg, and during one of the performances he tore off a weight of 2 844 kg with his shoulders from the racks. He could hold 127 kg weights each with his little fingers on his outstretched arms. I squeezed a dumbbell weighing 172.5 kg with one hand while standing.
There was also such a famous person:
Let's then remember another famous strongman:
So how much can a person lift as much as possible? Answer: 266 kilograms. This is the record Olympic champion Leonid Taranenko in the clean and jerk (one of the two main methods of lifting the bar), entered in the Guinness Book of Records. It was installed almost 30 years ago, but has not been beaten up to this day.
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There is such a photo on the network, under which they usually write that it is the Kazakh wrestler Baluan Sholak holding the bull with weight 816 kg.
Of course, all this information has come down to us from legends, but maybe before people were really much stronger. Is it really possible for a person to lift such a weight from a scientific point of view? I quickly googled and found out that there was one person who lifted a fantastic 2800 kg in general.
Don't believe me? Let's go under the cat ...
To begin with, let's decide that in the photo it's not Baluan Sholak, but some kind of Mongol.
The photo is quite modern, and the bull in the photo weighs about 100-120 kg. But Baluan Sholak lived in the 19th century. Here is what information has been preserved about him.
In 1864, a son was born in the Baimurza family from the Sambet clan. The kid was named Nurmagambet. It so happened that in childhood, a child injured his hand, disfiguring his fingers. Since then, they called him Sholak - bespaliy. Sholak spent his childhood and adolescence in Kokchetav, where his father made a living making wooden crafts. The father worked tirelessly, and the family did not need anything. Even then, young Sholak was distinguished by a daring disposition, in no way was inferior to the older boys, selflessly fought and fought, was a ringleader in everything. Possessing outstanding strength and agility, he was unmatched in any competition.
Already in his youth, Sholak became famous as an invincible fighter and was awarded the honorary title of Baluan. Baluan Sholak was not inferior to anyone in horse riding, demonstrating real circus tricks: he stood on a horse at full gallop, whirled in the saddle, could go down on the horse's belly without a reins ... But the main hobby of the horseman was singing, playing the dombra. He peo songs of Birzhan and Akhan-Sere, so much so that they talked about it all over the steppe. Baluan Sholak easily held a log with twenty horsemen on his shoulders, at the age of 35 he lifted weights weighing 51 pounds (816 kg) at fairs and, of course, fought well, justifying his nickname Baluan - a wrestler.
Already at the age of 14, the future strongman prevailed over 20-year-old boys. At the competitions in Omsk on the occasion of the arrival of the heir to the king, Baluan Sholak put the famous wrestler Sevr on his shoulder blades. At the age of 49, our hero at the Koyandinsky fair accepted the challenge of the famous strongman Karon and broke his rib during a duel. They say that Hadji Mukan himself wanted to measure strength with Baluan Sholak, but after getting to know him better, he abandoned this venture. Even greater fame was brought to the hero by his songs. Having lived only 55 years, he left behind dozens of songs: "Galia", "September", "Taldy-Kul", "Saryn" and others. And this despite the fact that the work of the akyn has not yet been sufficiently studied. Baluan Sholak traveled around the auls, gathered gifted youth around him, even organized an "ensemble". For the first time, steppe dwellers hear familiar songs performed by the choir, they are surprised at the well-coordinated playing of several dombras.
At twenty-six, Sholak already had a real troupe, which included dombra players, singers, storytellers, riders and wrestlers. Sholak himself performed songs and demonstrated his colossal strength - he broke horseshoes, fought several horsemen at once, lifted incredible weights. Baluan Sholak had a special relationship with women: he was always fond of beauties and, as befits a poet, was amorous. Bright appearance, prowess, incredible power, strong voice made the akyn the most desirable man in the steppe. But only one woman left an indelible mark on his life. Her name was Galia. And she was the daughter of a wealthy Argyn merchant Tleu. A tall, fair-faced beauty, as a child, was betrothed to a wealthy but unloved Birzhan. She married him. And then Baluan Sholak met her. The lovers met in secret. Until the deceived husband found out about it. Severely beaten, Galia returns to her parents' house in one shirt. Baluan Sholak was ready to marry his beloved. But the offended husband demanded the return of the kalym through the court of biys.
Monument to Baluan Sholak in the village of Tole Bi, Shuy district, Zhambyl region.
Not believing the judges, the batyr went to Kokchetav to collect the required number of cattle. In Kokchetav, he was accused of stealing cattle, and he ended up in prison, while Galia won a court case. Now she was free, but nothing is known about her beloved. Rumors of the steppe convey different things to her: Baluan Sholak fled, he is a polygamist, and now he is a convict, driven to Siberia forever ... Galia is in despair, at the behest of her father she is getting married again. Now she is the second wife of a famous person in the city. And Baluan's friends agreed to transfer him to the prison of the city where Galia lived. Akin is not himself in anticipation of a meeting with his beloved. It was then that the most famous song of Baluan Sholak, "Galia", was born. But Sholak and Galia never found family happiness. Baluan Sholak remained a favorite of his fellow countrymen until the end of his life. He fought against injustice, and his every noble deed aroused admiration among the people. On the eve of the October Revolution, the batyr helped the Bolsheviks hide in the villages, supplied them with horses, and helped them in every possible way.
Until the end of his life, Baluan Sholak was not afraid of anyone and always helped the weak and disadvantaged. His songs are often heard today in concerts and on the radio. About Baluan Sholak, singer, composer, renowned wrestler, Sabit Mukanov wrote a story, and now the Sports Palace built in 1967 in Almaty is named after him.
Is it realistic to lift such a weight?
People who are seriously interested in bodybuilding most likely know what the biggest weight lifted by a person was, and who did it. We are talking about the famous strongman Paul Anderson, who in the middle of the last century was considered the strongest man in the world and was called a "crane" in the press.
Paul Anderson was born in 1932 and began training with a barbell when he was 20 years old. The largest lifted by a person was recorded in 1957. It was a barbell with "pancakes", the total weight of which was 2 844 kg. (during one of the performances he tore off his shoulders from the racks). And Anderson's record has not yet been beaten by any weightlifter.
In the early 50s. last century, the athlete began to perform in the professional arena. Moreover, there is a known case when in one of the nightclubs in Las Vegas he sat down with a barbell three times, the weight of which was 526 kg. And for Anderson, this was not unusual - after all, weighted squats were his favorite exercise.
But the athlete did not like the bench press too much. However, this did not prevent him from achieving excellent results here. In particular, Paul could squeeze 136 kg with his right hand 11 times, and 7 times do the same with his left.
At professional demonstrations of strength, Anderson managed to tear off the platform and lift 1600 kg to his knees. In addition, he does an incomplete squat - a "short squat" with a weight of 952.5 kg, walks with 700 kg on his chest and squats by all the rules from 590 kg.
After the Olympics, Anderson announced that he was leaving amateur sports, believing that tournaments were too exhausting physically and mentally. He began giving performances with numbers of demonstrations of power in various cities in the United States. In powerlifting, he showed the following results: squats with a weight of 544.5 kg, bench press - 284 kg and deadlift - 371 kg (with straps - 453.5 kg), (without equipment and doping). Anderson also performed an incomplete squat with a weight of 952.5 kg, and during one of the performances he tore off the weight of 2 844 kg with his shoulders from the racks. He could hold 127 kg weights each on his outstretched arms with his little fingers. I squeezed a dumbbell weighing 172.5 kg with one hand while standing.
There was also such a famous person:
Let's then remember another famous strongman:
So how much can a person lift as much as possible? Answer: 266 kilograms. This is the record of the Olympic champion Leonid Taranenko in the clean and jerk (one of the two main methods of lifting the bar), entered in the Guinness Book of Records. It was installed almost 30 years ago, but has not been beaten up to this day.
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