Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

The Incredible bulk

6ft 3in Pakistani man who weighs 435 kg and plays tug o' war against a tractor Eats 36 eggs for breakfast every day in a bid to become the real-life Hercules

- By Hannah al-Othman

I get a lot of love and admiration from the people here. But I dont want to stop here. I want to become a world star. There isn't much scope to do strongman or weightlift­ing events in Pakistan. But I hope that changes soon

Aman who tips the scales at a whopping 68½ stone (435.4 kg) is claiming to be the world's strongest man. Gentle giant Arbab Khizer Hayat has already been named Pakistan's hulk man.

A thrilling video shows the big man pulling a tractor by a rope as the machine tries to reverse away from him.

Now 25-year-old Hayat says he wants to become a weightlift­ing champion.

'My aim to become the champion. I am thankful to God for giving me this body. It is a matter of time before I get into the world weightlift­ing arena,' said Hayat.

Hayat's daily diet is as fascinatin­g as his massive build. He consumes an incredible 10,000 calories a day - a diet that includes 36 eggs for breakfast, 7lb (more than 3 kg) of meat, five litres of milk and much more.

Standing at 6ft 3in tall, Hayat adds that he faces no health issues because of his phenomenal weight.

'I don't have any medical conditions nor do I feel uncomforta­ble with my weight. But I have to keep at it if I want to become a world champion strong man,' he said.

Hayat, who lives in the city of Mardan in Pakistan, started gaining weight in his teens.

'I started gaining weight in my teens but I realised that I wanted to get into weightlift­ing and strongman championsh­ips. So I continued to put on weight,' said Hayat.

Hayat claims that he lifted a weight of more than 10,000 lbs (4,536 kg) during a Japanese championsh­ip.

He said: 'My immediate goal is to enter World Wrestling Entertainm­ent (WWE) competitio­ns. I am looking to meet weight targets and I am consulting doctors to keep nutrition going.'

In his neighbourh­ood though, Hayat is already a star. He has been recognised as the world's strongest man across Pakistan.

Hundreds of locals turn up at Hayat's home every day so that they can click selfies with the gentle giant.

'I get a lot of love and admiration from the people here. But I dont want to stop here. I want to become a world star,' he says.

'There isn't much scope to do strongman or weightlift­ing events in Pakistan.. But I hope that changes soon.'

 ??  ?? Gentle giant Arbab Khizer Hayat has already been nicknamed Pakistan's hulk man
Gentle giant Arbab Khizer Hayat has already been nicknamed Pakistan's hulk man

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