…a man his size and his age that in itself is phenomenal. It is something people cannot even comprehend.” At York College on November 13th, 2004 – at the age of 73 – he set a new personal record of 2,400 pounds in the standing calf raise. “Self-transcendence is the song of constant inner and outer progress.” – Sri Chinmoy (This post is taken from a series of displays made to commemorate Sri Chinmoy’s 25th lifting anniversary in June 2010. You can…
…ice the ashram decathlon champion. In 1964, Sri Chinmoy followed an ‘inner command’ to come to America and share the spiritual wisdom of the East with aspiring seekers in the West. Sri Chinmoy lived in New York, US from 1964 until his mahasamadhi in October 2007. On arriving in America, Sri Chinmoy gave lectures on yoga and spirituality, and also taught meditation. During his time in the West, Sri Chinmoy Meditation Centres were founded in more th…
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…ur months, Sri Chinmoy remained the epitome of determination and never-give-up-spirit. Here, for example is his prayer on July 14: My sweet Lord Supreme, I do know there is a life That is known as the life of failure But I also know, I also feel, That by Your Grace infinite Someday, somehow, I shall overcome it. Finally, on 11 August the bar gave way – a weight of 303 1/4 pounds. “Say I have set my goal at 300 pounds, and I cannot do it.”, Sri Chi…
…ntroduced was the seated calf raise. In May 1986, he began his journey with 300 pounds. By October the same year, he had progressed to 700 pounds. As the years passed, he added more and more weight to his overworked knees. On September 16th, 2004 – eighteen years later – he set his personal record of 1,650 pounds during a lifting session at home. Just two months later at his weightlifting exhibition on November 13th, he chose to lift 1,500 pounds…
…safety), it is considered a partial bench press. On June 28th he lifted two 300-pound dumbbells and held them for a full seven seconds, and by July 11th, Sri Chinmoy had progressed to two 350-pound dumbbells. Olympian Al Oerter pointed out the difficulty of this lift when compared with the bench press found in most gyms: “Dumbbells are much, much harder to lift than a barbell. Every person has a weaker side. Their stronger side helps their weaker…