Thursday, August 21, 2008

A Side Order of Liver

So an article read, "The Results Of A Famous United States Army Laboratory Study That Increased Endurance by 923%," I read it, and it is an infomercial, much to no one's surprise. However, now I know who Jack LaLanne is. How I didn't know before is fascinating because...

1954 (age 40):
Jack swam the entire length of the Golden Gate Bridge in
San Francisco, underwater, with 140 pounds of equipment, including two air tanks.

1956 (age 42):
Jack set a world record of 1,033 push-ups in 23 minutes.

1975 (age 61): Repeating his performance of 21 years earlier, Jack again swam the entire length of the Golden Gate Bridge, underwater and handcuffed, but this time he was shackled and towed a 1,000-pound boat.

Editor's Note: I do not plan to increase my intake of liver. Also, the attached picture of a liver has Cirrhosis, and that would make it perhaps less tasty.

1 comment:

Lesley said...

Sick.
And wow, I never knew who he was either...I just know how badly I want one of his juicers!