World's Strongest ManIndy's Ron Palmer is "The Michael Jordan of Powerlifting"It’s fall of 1991, a Friday evening. Ronald Palmer, a student and soccer player for Long Beach Community College, goes through a routine workout at the school’s gym. A routine bench press.
Another student above him raises a dumbbell and begins his routine “reps.” But he forgets to secure the clamp that holds the 25-pound plate in place. A simple mistake. He raises the dumbbell and the weight slips.
A routine shatters. Twenty-five pounds comes crashing down on Palmer’s head.
There’s no blood — no problem. “I just blacked out for a moment.” Palmer returns to his dorm room and falls asleep.
You will never be the same. Here is a cane. Here are suggestions about how to live your new life. Apply for SSI.The next day, Saturday, is soccer day. Palmer’s father drives to Long Beach to see the game. Something’s missing. Where’s Ron?
In his room, Palmer sleeps. A deep sleep. Ron Palmer is comatose.
Where’s Ron?Dad enters Palmer’s room. He won’t wake up.
Hours later, Palmer is in surgery. A softball-size blood clot is being removed from his brain.
You will need to relearn how to walk and talk. You’ll never be the same.Today, Palmer is officially, pound-for-pound, “the world’s strongest man.” He is one of two men who has lifted 12 times his body weight.
Arnold Schwarzenegger called him “the Michael Jordan of powerlifting.” 
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