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October 22, 2007 WORLD’S
STRONGEST MEN MEET CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES
Leading Scientists Measure and Map the
Power of the Human Body;
Some Feats Generate Impact Force
Equivalent to a 35-MPH Car Crash
“All
of our physiology textbooks need to be rewritten.”
(WASHINGTON, D.C. — October 9, 2007) Imagine bending steel with your
teeth, shattering stacks of concrete bricks with your head, pulling a
26,000-lb truck by yourself or driving in a nail with your bare hand.
Some of the world’s strongest professional athletes can do these
seemingly impossible feats. How are they able to surpass the limits of
ordinary strength? And can science explain exactly how these strongmen
produce this kind of power?
Join the
National Geographic Channel (NGC) on Monday, October 22, at 10 p.m.
ET/PT, as Super Strength takes viewers on an extraordinary
high-definition quest to detail a mysterious principle in human
performance: strength. Super Strength brings together
cutting-edge motion capture and real-time force measurement technologies
with top sports physiologists, biomechanists, medical experts and
material science engineers to measure the power of the human body.
Get a
front-row seat as some of the world’s top professional athletes, like
world record holders Craig and Paul Pumphrey, six-time World’s
Strongest Man competitor Mark Philippi and strongman Dennis
Rogers, show us their amazing superhuman feats. It may seem hard to
believe, but their astonishing achievements are accomplished without
tricks or special effects. What are the secrets behind their comic book
hero-like powers?
In
Super Strength, scientists are able to peer into the human body and
provide unique insight into their tremendous strength. “All of our
physiology textbooks need to be rewritten,” says David Sandler, a sport physiologist and owner of the consulting firm Strength Pro,
after witnessing and analyzing these remarkable acts. Sandler and Dr. Cindy Bir, an expert in impact injury and a professor of
bioengineering at Wayne State University, are two of the scientists
responsible for measuring and mapping the impact, range, speed and force
of these extraordinary feats of strength.
Using
two load cells that measure the force of a car crash, an accelerometer
to measure arm acceleration and high-speed cameras, Dr. Bir records and
tracks the real-time force data as creative breaking champion Paul
Pumphrey smashes a stack of concrete
bricks with his forearms. The numbers collected reveal that each forearm
hits with a force of 2,200 lbs, or the equivalent of a 35-mph car crash
— enough to shatter one of his arms six times over. But why doesn’t he
break a bone? Over the years, Paul’s bones have been transformed and
hardened by repetitive stress of performing this feat. Through a
principle called Wolfe’s Law, bones become stronger and denser through
consistent strength training.
While
Paul’s break seems to defy logic, his brother, Craig Pumphrey,
performs an incredible feat that defies common sense. Craig shatters a
similar stack of concrete bricks with his head. Super Strength
scientists determine that this breaking event produces 1,800 lbs of
force, or the equivalent of hitting a telephone pole in a crash at 20
mph. Why can he accomplish this act without suffering a concussion?
Dennis Rogers, winner of the Strongman Association's highest
achievement award, performs the “human link” — a feat where he holds in
place two motorcycles that are peeling rubber and headed in opposite
directions. Scientists conclude that each 1584-cc Harley Davidson
produces 1,045 lbs of force while Dennis is hanging on in the middle.
How does he do this feat without being ripped in two?
Among
other incredible feats highlighted and analyzed in Super Strength
include the following:
Professional athletes featured also include Odd Haugen, a recent
winner of Strongest Man in America; Casey Burgener, member of the
United States Olympic Weightlifting Team; and Oan Basson,
three-time world record holder and professional power lifter. Additional
scientists featured include Lorenzo Majno, vice president of the
Materials Testing Division at Instron, a manufacturer of material and
components testing machinery; Alan Macy, an engineer with Biopac,
a company that specializes in medical data acquisition; and Tom
Koziel, a designer at Transducer Techniques, a manufacturer of
industrial load cells.
Super
Strength is produced by Base Productions, Inc., for the National
Geographic Channel. For Base Productions, Inc., executive producers are
Mickey Stern and John Brenkus. For the National Geographic Channel,
executive producer is Chris Valentini, and senior vice president of
production and development is Juliet Blake.
# # #
Based at the National Geographic
Society headquarters in Washington, D.C., the National Geographic
Channel (NGC) is a joint venture between National Geographic Ventures (NGV)
and Fox Cable Networks (FCN). Since launching in January 2001, NGC
initially earned some of the fastest distribution growth in the history
of cable and more recently the fastest ratings growth in television. The
network celebrated its fifth anniversary January 2006 with the launch of
NGC HD which provides the spectacular imagery that National Geographic
is known for in stunning high-definition. NGC has carriage with all of
the nation's major cable and satellite television providers, making it
currently available to more than 66 million homes. For more information,
please visit
www.nationalgeographic.com/channel.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Russell Howard, National
Geographic Channel, 202-912-6652,
RHoward@natgeochannel.com
Chris Albert, National
Geographic Channel, 202-912-6526,
CAlbert@natgeochannel.com
National Broadcast: Dara
Klatt, 202-912-6720,
Dara.Klatt@natgeochannel.com
National Print: Nord
Wennerstrom, The Fratelli Group, 202-496-2124,
NWennerstrom@fratelli.com
National & Local Radio:
Clare Hertel, Clare Hertel Communications, 505-474-6783,
CHertel@aol.com
Local Print: Licet Ariza,
The Fratelli Group, 202-496-2122,
LAriza@fratelli.com
Photos: Matthew Royse,
National Geographic Channel, 202-912-6707,
MRoyse@natgeochannel.com
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| Craig Pumphrey | Left to right: Ivan Dale, Mike Crayfcraft, Craig Pumphrey, Paul Pumphrey |
Mike Craycraft & Craig Pumphrey |
Craig Pumphrey & Ivan Dale |
Left to right: Ivan Dale, Craig & Paul Pumphrey |
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April 8, 2007 UFC 69 “SHOOTOUT”
I
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