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Not very likely. Do you have a source for this? For comparison, Bryce Harper, one of the strongest MLB players and a physical freak, squats 405. And that's with

by Bud 11y ago

Not very likely. Do you have a source for this? For comparison, Bryce Harper, one of the strongest MLB players and a physical freak, squats 405. And that's with modern training and nutrition. Also compare to the CURRENT world record squats for a man of Sacks' likely size in the 1960s, and you'll see how unlikely this is. (Edit: I looked it up. Looks like Sacks did indeed set a CA state record with a 600-lb "power lift", which is slightly different from a squat, but certainly close enough. Mea culpa: http://nymag.com/news/features/oliver-sacks-2012-11/index2.html http://nymag.com/news/features/oliver-sacks-2012-11/index2.h... )

DanBC 11y ago
3 seconds googling. http://nymag.com/news/features/oliver-sacks-2012-11/ http://nymag.com/news/features/oliver-sacks-2012-11/ http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-oliver-sacks-is-one-of-the-great-modern-adventurers-134428056/ http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-oliver-sack...
andersonvieira 11y ago
I don't think a "power lift" is a specific lift. I believe powerlifting is the practice of a set of lifts, such as squat, bench press, and deadlift [1]. You can check this video [2] in which Oliver Sacks talks about squatting 600lb. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerlifting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerlifting [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShUHg32-Y0U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShUHg32-Y0U
gadders 11y ago
This page mentions a Full Squat: http://www.sciencefriday.com/segment/05/01/2015/the-other-side-of-oliver-sacks.html http://www.sciencefriday.com/segment/05/01/2015/the-other-si... I'd put the mention of a "power lift" down to journalists not understanding the difference between powerlifting and bodybuilding. A 400lb squat is nothing special, btw. I'm a fat 44 year old and can manage 370lb or so. Finally - young Oliver Sacks was a bit of a bad-ass: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/multimedia/archive/00967/b6bcf75a-4f4f-11e5-_967492c.jpg http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/multimedia/archive/00967/b6bcf... //edit// Found a pic of the actual lift!! http://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/oliver-sachs.jpg http://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/oliver-sachs....

by Bud 11y ago

DanBC 11y ago

3 seconds googling. http://nymag.com/news/features/oliver-sacks-2012-11/ http://nymag.com/news/features/oliver-sacks-2012-11/ http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-oliver-sacks-is-one-of-the-great-modern-adventurers-134428056/ http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-oliver-sack...

andersonvieira 11y ago

I don't think a "power lift" is a specific lift. I believe powerlifting is the practice of a set of lifts, such as squat, bench press, and deadlift [1]. You can check this video [2] in which Oliver Sacks talks about squatting 600lb. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerlifting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerlifting [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShUHg32-Y0U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShUHg32-Y0U

gadders 11y ago

This page mentions a Full Squat: http://www.sciencefriday.com/segment/05/01/2015/the-other-side-of-oliver-sacks.html http://www.sciencefriday.com/segment/05/01/2015/the-other-si... I'd put the mention of a "power lift" down to journalists not understanding the difference between powerlifting and bodybuilding. A 400lb squat is nothing special, btw. I'm a fat 44 year old and can manage 370lb or so. Finally - young Oliver Sacks was a bit of a bad-ass: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/multimedia/archive/00967/b6bcf75a-4f4f-11e5-_967492c.jpg http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/multimedia/archive/00967/b6bcf... //edit// Found a pic of the actual lift!! http://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/oliver-sachs.jpg http://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/oliver-sachs....