Some highlights of Sri Chinmoy's weightlifting to the end of 1988

26 June 1985 Began weightlifting with a lift of 40 pounds from the ground using right arm 6 September 1985 Lifted 85 pounds from the ground with right arm 9 October 1985 Lifted 106¾ pounds from a rack with right arm 18 November 1985 Lifted 155 pounds with right arm 16 January 1986 Lifted 170 pounds with right arm 6 March 1986 Lifted 200 pounds with right arm 10 April 1986 Lifted 103¾ pounds from the ground with right arm 1 June 1986 Standing calf raise of 400 pounds 14 June 1986 Standing calf raise of 1,000 pounds 30 July 1986 Standing calf raise of 1,500 pounds 31 July 1986 Lifted 250½ pounds with right arm 11 August 1986 Lifted 303¼ pounds with right arm (214th attempt) 21 September 1986 Lifted 400½ pounds with right arm 1 November 1986 Lifted 705¾ pounds with right arm 27 November 1986 Lifted 2,039 pounds with right arm 30 November 1986 Standing calf raise of 2,038 pounds 20 January 1987 Lifted 3,081¾ pounds with right arm 30 January 1987 Lifted 7,063¾ pounds with right arm 6 May 1988 Lifted 100 pounds in each arm simultaneously 13 May 1988 Lifted 120 pounds in each arm simultaneously 17 May 1988 Lifted 130 pounds in each arm simultaneously 13 June 1988 Lifted 150 pounds (equal bodyweight) in each arm simultaneously 26 June 1988 Began “Lifting Up the World with a Oneness-Heart” programme by lifting Mahasamrat Bill Pearl 4 August 1988 Lifted 7,040¼ pounds with left arm 3 November 1988 Lifted 700th person (Fred Lebow) as part of “Lifting Up the World with a Oneness-Heart” 7 November 1988 Lifted his own bodyweight, 155½ pounds, overhead 100 times in 68 minutes 23 seconds, alternating arms 19 November 1988 Lifted his own bodyweight, 156 pounds, overhead 100 times in 22 minutes 43 seconds, alternating arms