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Old 09-10-2005, 11:14 PM
Blarg Blarg is offline
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Default Re: Benching your own weight once

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Oh, and to those of you who think that because Lance Armstrong's legs are so strong that he can probably dunk: no. It doesn't work that way.

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I disagree with this part. I would imagine that his explosive leg strength would make him able to dunk. He might not be able to grip the ball easily, and his form might be off (no idea if he's ever played hoops) but I almost guarantee his vertical is plenty enough to dunk.

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Lance definitely has explosive leg power. He's at his best on the steepest hills, which requires more than just the sheer endurance of a marathon runner covering even ground. It takes very real strength.

It's not doing an olympic squat, but he still has to explode into those pedals. He's got a lean body too, so not that much weight to lift. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he could dunk.
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