[Eight Ace]

Raising the bar
March 16, 2005


A Chinese man has lifted a 75-kilogram barbell for 10 seconds - with his penis.

Zhan, 55, attributed the skill to a branch of kung fu, the Yangtze Evening Post said.

He said his father taught him the skill to help him get fit after a serious illness when he was 18.

He started training by lifting small bricks with his penis, then gradually added weights and extended duration.

Zhan, a director of the Hong Kong Chinese Culture Development Fund, said he had no interest in applying to Guinness World Records.