# Pat Robertson allegedly leg presses a ton **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 27, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-allegedly-leg-presses-a-ton/358462 "2006-05-27T17:02:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-allegedly-leg-presses-a-ton/358462/21 "2006-05-28T12:43:29Z")
[QUOTE=Stark Raven Mad] Just for purposes of comparison, my training partner - 26, 210lbs at 13% bodyfat, steroid monkey - can do 600 or so for one rep, after which feat he usually vomits into a bucket we prepare for him beforehand. [/QUOTE] 600 on the squat perhaps? 600 on the leg press for one rep is pretty weak for a hardcore bodybuilder or powerlifter, 600 on the squat is pretty respectable though, even for a single lift. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-allegedly-leg-presses-a-ton/358462/22 "2006-05-28T18:10:16Z")
One look at Pat Robertson and you can instantly tell that he’s a fitness fanatic. The man is _built_. Besides, Jesus was pushing with him. Because the Saviour needs a good workout occasionally too. Feel the burn, lamb of God! ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-allegedly-leg-presses-a-ton/358462/23 "2006-05-28T18:26:21Z")
[QUOTE=KlondikeGeoff] Hey, maybe we can go into business together. I’ll supply the coal. [/QUOTE] Hm. I’ve been burned on this before. Last guy started with coal and then said he wanted to start yelling into my ass “to clear the mechanism”. Damned echoes…they tickle. Let’s pretend I never posted this, k? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-allegedly-leg-presses-a-ton/358462/24 "2006-05-28T18:33:07Z")
I have no problem believing Robertson lied, but I also wonder if maybe he was lied to. “Sure Mr. Robertson, I put 2000 pounds on the machine just like you asked…” ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2006, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-allegedly-leg-presses-a-ton/358462/25 "2006-05-29T01:34:07Z")
[QUOTE=Larry Borgia] Chuck Norris leg presses 2000 lbs. 10 times. every day. with one leg. Then he starts his _real_ workout. [/QUOTE] All while Jack Bauer pulls the gym itself down the road. With his tongue. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2006, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-allegedly-leg-presses-a-ton/358462/26 "2006-05-29T03:56:24Z")
[QUOTE=Troy McClure SF] All while Jack Bauer pulls the gym itself down the road. With his tongue. [/QUOTE] Somehow, _tongue_ wasn’t where I thought you were going with this. _wince_ ---
**Author:** ![Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-allegedly-leg-presses-a-ton/358462/27 "2006-05-30T13:06:05Z")
[QUOTE=Epimetheus] 600 on the squat perhaps? 600 on the leg press for one rep is pretty weak for a hardcore bodybuilder or powerlifter, 600 on the squat is pretty respectable though, even for a single lift. [/QUOTE] Ah, no. We’re metric over here - I meant 600kg, which is a bit over 1200lbs. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-allegedly-leg-presses-a-ton/358462/28 "2006-05-30T16:13:59Z")
Of course he’s using his tongue. He’s using the Jack Sac and Bauer Plower to impregnate the female cast of _Friends_, including guest stars, all simultaneously, while dragging the gym with his tongue. He’s of course juggling the _Enterprise_, the _Millenium Falcom_, and _Serenity_, too. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-allegedly-leg-presses-a-ton/358462/29 "2006-05-30T17:00:06Z")
Maybe there was another thread on this in a different forum (GQ?), because I saw a link to a video of Robertson doing leg presses. The machine was a typical one with locks on the sides to keep the weights up, and the sled angled though I’m not sure what the angle was (see **Bear\_Nenno** ’s post). They loaded it up pretty good, I think they said it was up to 1000 pounds. But his form was all wrong. He was doing pussy reps[sup]1[/sup], where he only let the weight drop a couple of inches before pushing it back up, instead of full extensions (I think leg presses are supposed to go until your knees are at 90[sup]o[/sup]). [Jack LaLanne](http://www.jacklalanne.com/biograph.html) is 91 and could kick Robertson’s ass: > [@](#): > > 1984 Age 70: Handcuffed, shackled and fighting strong winds and currents, towed 70 boats with 70 people from the Queen’s Way Bridge in the Long Beach Harbor to the Queen Mary for 1 ½ miles. * * * 1. Pardon the politically incorrect term, I don’t have time to think of a nicer one. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-allegedly-leg-presses-a-ton/358462/30 "2006-05-30T17:07:13Z")
[QUOTE=CookingWithGas] \ I think they said it was up to 1000 pounds. But his form was all wrong. \ [/QUOTE] I heard an audio clip of this this morning on the radio. The number repeated more than once was 1,000 pounds, and the female’s voice mentioned that there wasn’t room for any more weights. NB: Edited quote slightly for formatting. (I removed the [url] code because it made me think there was a link, and there isn’t.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-allegedly-leg-presses-a-ton/358462.md?page=1)