bencrush Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Well, the name is a play on the "Inman Mile." The Inman Mile is basically walking a mile with 150% of bodyweight loaded (in the form of a barbell) on your back. The weight has to remain on the back the entire time. Stopping is allowed. No support of the barbell or the lifter is allowed though. Not related to my "Benjamin Mile Challenge" - but I made it exactly 1200 meters before letting the bar fall off my shoulders back when I tried the Inman Mile in 2000. My bodyweight was 150lbs back then. That was my first and only attempt at the Inman Mile. Talk is cheap, but I have no doubt I would've completed the Inman Mile had I actually cared to train a while for it. Never going to happen now that I'm much heavier though. Plus, I just don't care enough to train for anything like this. But...it is still an interesting challenge, and I have done a form of farmer's walk a few times since 2000 where I walk a mile while carrying something in either one hand or switch it back and forth between my hands for a mile walk. Here is the story of how it became known as the "Inman Mile" - straight from the USAWA website. http://www.usawa.com/inman-mile/ I've done two Record Days at Bill Clark's Gym in Columbia, Missouri - so reading about the Inman Mile and his entanglement with a feat that as far as I know has never been documented. I never knew how old the name "Inman Mile" was until a few years back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Somehow I didn't follow what your challenge is Ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ Livesey Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Somehow I didn't follow what your challenge is Ben. This^^^ You beat me to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 You load a barbell with 1.5x your bodyweight and walk a mile with it on your back. You can stop but not put it down. I don't believe it's ever been officially done? A couple years ago I was trying to get Valery Fedorenko to try it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gripmaniac Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Ben, What would you consider to be the optimal bodyweight for someone to accomplish this feat? Obviously there are a number of other factors to consider, but I think 148lbs (as mentioned in the article) is probably too light. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Well, half of my post was dropped off. Maybe I took too long and it didn't autosave. The part where I listed some of my distances that I one hand farmer's walked various kettlebells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ Livesey Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Me weighing 246lbs is probably not an optimal weight lol. I think I I'll sit this challenge out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Ruby Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 You load a barbell with 1.5x your bodyweight and walk a mile with it on your back. You can stop but not put it down. I don't believe it's ever been officially done? A couple years ago I was trying to get Valery Fedorenko to try it. Yikes that could be really bad with one bad step when your tired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 You load a barbell with 1.5x your bodyweight and walk a mile with it on your back. You can stop but not put it down. I don't believe it's ever been officially done? A couple years ago I was trying to get Valery Fedorenko to try it. Yikes that could be really bad with one bad step when your tired. I really think there are a few KB Sport guys that could do it. Sergey Rachinsky has the WR for most squats with 225#. Its 212 reps. Also most reps in with 175# in an hour at 520 reps. They are used to the weight on the their bodies for long periods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 I decided that listing the distances and weights I used on the one hand farmer's walks just sounds like a broken record with me (after injuries and layoffs). Too much "I used to..." Time to move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I decided that listing the distances and weights I used on the one hand farmer's walks just sounds like a broken record with me (after injuries and layoffs). Too much "I used to..." Time to move on. Or get back on the horse, why not right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slazbob Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Yeah Ben, would like to see you get back to training grip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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