Could you lift the weight of a mature Highland cow with your legs?
23 April 2019
Thirty-three-year-old Stu Mac is the only professional in Scotland in the international WBFF Bodybuilders Federation.
His preparation for competition includes leg press exercises, lifting a weight of 680kg: “the equivalent of a mature Highland cow.”
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