OddityCentral: A 54-year-old man from Jilin, China, is making international headlines for his bizarre exercise routine. Cong Yan claims daily walks with a 40-kilogram rock balancing on his head have helped him lose 30 kilograms in the last three years.
Cong Yan is a familiar, albeit unusual sight in Jilin parks. Every day, he can be seen walking on the narrow pathways, ascending and descending steps alongside other health-conscious Chinese trying to keep in shape. But what sets him apart from everybody else is the heavy-looking block of solid concrete dangling on top of his head. more here
That rock does not weigh 88 pounds.
Yep, have to call bullshit on 88.
So he lost less than 2 pounds a month?
Wow, he could have won ‘The Biggest Loser’…
Thats not 88 lbs? They must be common core math in china now? Sum Ting Wong?
Very porous rock, and that guys like 5’2″. I’m saying maybe 10 pounds.
I wonder what his hair looks like under the rock. And I wonder what damage he’s doing to his spine. Maybe he self-identifies as a weirdo, with the public’s concurrence.
concrete is 150 lbs per cubic feet. I’d call that about concrete and roughly 1/2 square foot.
The reason he lost 30 kg is because the rock used to weigh 70 kg until it fell off his head a few times and got 30 kg chipped off of it. At least that’s my theory.
http://www.pbase.com/image/37024583
Hasidic Jews have been doing this for generations.
It’s Frintstone.
Fred Frintstone…
Big Stone Hat.
AKA BSH.
He would also compress his spine. Pretty stupid.
Meh, the Democrats in Congress mostly have 2 kilo rocks IN their heads an still manage to keep breathing somehow
Oh, that explains how Obama stays fit: petrified head syndrome.
Hurts like hell when you bend over to tie your shoe.
Big Rock Hat