Britain's Strongest Youth and later took the title of Britain's Strongest Man . Amazingly his own piece of training equipment which was coined “The Un-liftable Dumbbell” was what he was known for and remains famous to this day. He claimed that in over 40 years no one was ever able to take his money by successfully lifting the commonly referred to Inch Bell. This was a big achievement with dangled a BIG reward for someone’s monumental efforts. Ripley's 'Believe It or Not' featured Inch's challenge that 10,000 strongmen have failed to lift this dumbbell, but Inch lifted it a 1000 times! So what makes this legendary dumbbell so much of a challenge that many of the strongest men of that era could not hoist it up. I mean some of them were able to lift astoundingly heavier weight overhead. I will present you with the exact dimensions of the Inch Bell and you will quickly realize where the extreme difficulty lies. Total Weight: 172 pounds 9 ounces - That’s Heavy ! Handle Length - 4” Inches - That’s Short ! Handle Diameter - 2.38” Inches - That’s Real Thick ! I know you are saying well 172 pounds ain’t that bad, people have lifted a lot more than that one-handed and I will agree to that as a fact. BUT NOT WITH A HANDLE THAT THICK ! The handle is what separates the would-be lifters from those few that have managed to pull it from the ground and only a handful have been able to press it overhead as Thomas Inch could. The average length of an adult male hand is 18.9 cm or 7.4 in now wrap that around a that almost 2.5” handle and you got a heck of a challenge on your hands -lol Seriously the fact is that the larger the hand the better chance you have to lift it if your strong enough. Now all of us with average size hands and above average strength have to work with what God give us and train to gain the strength needed to give this bell some air time. To say the least lifting the Inch Dumbbell is a HUGE Feat of Strength in the world of functional strength. Now how do you train to accomplish this lift and secure all the bragging rights you want. READ THIS BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING! The replica bell also has a handle 4" wide, but whereas the original handle is 7.5" circumference, the replica is 7.75" circumference. The relative diameters would be: original 2.38" and replica 2.47". For comparison, a standard soda can is 8.25" in circumference. Loadable Inch Dumbbell 2x8” inch diameter globes attached with 2.47” standard replica handle size used in contests or shows but original Inch Bell 2.28” diameter handle x 4 inches long is also available. The Overall is length of the entire dumbbell is 20” inches. Heavy gauge 1/8”steel shell weighs 15 lbs empty. If loaded with #7.5 lead shot it will load to 140 lbs. Use smaller #8 or #9 lead shot and weight will go higher and higher. Another never offered feature is the cold rolled steel and threaded extension bars that insert in the fill hole in each globe, which allows you to add standard weight plates as you go up in strength or want to do negatives without having to load or unload more shot for a single workout. Additionally there will be an option to have the globes filled with 50 pounds of melted lead which will allow you to start at a heavier weight thus requiring less shot initially. Bonus: You can have your Loadable Inch Bell personalized with your engraved name. FREE Shipping to the 48 states! All others inquire about rates. $255.00 Micro-loadable from grams to pounds One Weight 172lbs Original 2.38" or 2.47" Handle Available One Handle Size 2.47" Extension Bars Available for plate loading What you see is what you get Can be ordered partially pre-loaded with lead No pre-loading just a solid hunk of iron. FREE S/H in 48 States and fairly cheap to send 172lbs S/H equals BIG BUCKS! being that empty it weighs on 15 pounds. GREAT PRICE - ONLY $ 255.00 Only 2 known companies sell them for about $ 350.00 dollars plus shipping and handling.
have to train harder and smarter. Do the math, look at the logic and you will find there is only one true option if you want to achieve this monumental feat of strength. Tell'em The GATOR Sent Ya! |
LOADABLE INCH DUMBBELL REPLICA |
