1stCoC Posted March 7, 2001 Share Posted March 7, 2001 I recieved a call from my friend Steve Cardillo of Cardillo belts. He was up a the strongman show in Boston and got interested on the Inch bell. In the interim before he gets the one I sent he borrowed another one and had 5 men lift it with get this..... MULTIPLE upright row singles with EITHER hand by Mark Henry! He was accompanied by Terry Todd and they mentioned for 1000 bucks he would CLEAN and press it!No one has ever come close to cleaning it in one motion, this feat might rank at the top of any strength heap! PS Bert continues to work on the #3 with 7 below 1/8 inch trials tonight. R Sorin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JD79 Posted March 7, 2001 Share Posted March 7, 2001 Sounds awesome. Does Mark mean he won't clean it unless he gets . I hope someone pays him or he just decides to do it. It would probably be the greatest strength feat, at least since Paul Anderson or Kaz. Tell Bert to keep up the good work. Can't wait to see his picture in Milo. JD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Gillingham Posted March 7, 2001 Share Posted March 7, 2001 Richard, I had the pleasure of watching Mark in Wilks Barre, PA, at the 1995 ADFPA Nationals (and again in '97 at the USAPL Nationals). Weighing just over 400 pounds he pulled a 903 deadlift. This was just prior to his Olympic apearance in 1996 so he was in top shape. His size and natural strength have to be seen to be believed - the WWF doesn't do him justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stCoC Posted March 7, 2001 Author Share Posted March 7, 2001 Mark Henry....I saw him at the Paul Anderson invitational in 96' and he was huge! Really trim joints for a 400 lb man..... Very impressive.I guess it would take such a person to do a feat like that. I trust Mr Cardillo's explaining the feats he saw done by the 5 men as being accurate.Also, thanks for support with Bert's continued efforts (we had a few lawyers,town leaders and a notary present tonight watching him.) Regards,RS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybersnott Posted March 8, 2001 Share Posted March 8, 2001 Not to rain on anyone's parade..... BUT, when I met Mark Henry at the AOBS dinner this past October, he was supposed to put on an strength exhibition, but that didn't happen because of an aggravated injury. Too bad. Terry Todd told me that Mark could also rep the CoC #3. I didn't see that either. I guess what I'm trying to get at is..... give me some proof (like a picture or something). Mark Henry is a strong dude, but let's make sure he can back up what he says he can do. Enough with the chit-chat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Bump. Found this old post and after reading about multiple upright row reps with the Inch, it got me thinking...that's a pretty ballistic movement that Mark Henry was doing. I have a question for Mr. Sorin: 1. Were the reps performed consecutively without setting the bell down? 2. For all readers, when did Mark Henry first Clean and Jerk the Inch dumbbell? I train a lot of ballistic movements for the hands, in which I will attempt to catch heavy weights in the air or movements where the weight should fall straight to the floor... but this one seems way out of my league for now. -Jedd- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Van Weele Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Was it at the AOBS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybersnott Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Not to rain on anyone's parade..... BUT, when I met Mark Henry at the AOBS dinner this past October, he was supposed to put on an strength exhibition, but that didn't happen because of an aggravated injury. Too bad. Terry Todd told me that Mark could also rep the CoC #3. I didn't see that either. I guess what I'm trying to get at is..... give me some proof (like a picture or something). Mark Henry is a strong dude, but let's make sure he can back up what he says he can do. Enough with the chit-chat. A LOT has changed since I wrote this post... I don't have any doubts about Mark's abilities regarding the Inch now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Cenidoza Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Jedd, did you ever get your inch off the ground? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 This post is a blast from the past, certainly!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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