Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Valentin DikulValentin Dikul was a Russian circus performer who, at 14 years old, sustained a terrible back injury when the tightrope he was practicing on snapped. As a result, doctors said he would never regain the use of his legs... but he had other ideas... two weeks later Dikul left the hospital and began to train...
Not only did he walk again, he found that he had an incredible potential for strength and power. In fact, he went on to squat over 1000 pounds and again perform in the circus, this time as a strongman. Above, he performs a one-arm snatch with a 90-kg kettlebell.
Today, Dikul runs a clinics all over Europe teaching the system he developed for spinal cord rehabilitation.
Labels: Circus Act, Circus Strongman, Kettlebell, Kettlebell Snatch, Russian Strongman, Valentin Dikul
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