The Chinese nation is a heroic nation. The history of the bustling world has changed. Countless heroes have their own times, but countless heroes have lost their own times. Even though life has ups and downs, they still exist in people's memories. History seals them up, but reality reproduces that life again and again. Heroic deeds originated in the past and still shine today.
As the hero of the Chu-Han dispute, Xiang Yu, the overlord of the Western Chu Dynasty, was once the general who raised the tripod. How heavy was the tripod lifted by Xiang Yu? Can the modern world weightlifting champion lift Xiang Yu's tripod?
In 232 BC, Xiang Yu was born. Unlike other children, Xiang Yu did not have a carefree childhood. Because his parents left prematurely, Xiang Yu could only blame living with his uncle. Xiang Yu shouldered a heavy responsibility, and his uncle was very strict with him since he was a child. He always tried his best to give him what he had learned all his life. However, Xiang Yu always works with enthusiasm for three minutes, and has no continuous interest in reading and fencing.
Xiang Yu had lofty goals since he was a child. He is resolute, straightforward and has courage that others have never had. When visiting Qin Shihuang, Xiang Yu witnessed the grand occasion of Qin Shihuang's trip. At that time, everyone was silent when they saw the cruel Qin Shihuang. However, the young Xiang Yu vowed to replace him.
Facts have proved that young Xiang Yu is not talking nonsense. Xiang Yu led his men to rise up and resist. During the war, he burned his bridges and won the opportunity to join the army. In the Battle of Julu, Xiang Yu tried his best and finally defeated Qin Jun. People all think that Xiang Yu is brave and unyielding, but it is this strong character that changed Xiang Yu's life track.
According to historical records, Xiang Yu's inspiring power, he was born with divine power, and it is not a problem to lift a thousand pounds. The legend of Xiang Yu holding the tripod has appeared in many folk stories. He became famous for holding the tripod, and thus gained his love. Young Xiang Yu saved a drowning girl by the river and left silently. The girl only saw the back of Xiang Yu who left, but silently remembered it and made a lifelong commitment.
A competition was held at a folk temple fair. There is a bronze tripod weighing 1000 pounds in the temple. It is stipulated that whoever can lift the tripod with his bare hands will be the final winner. Teenagers in Fiona Fang heard the news, and many of them were burly and strong. However, no matter how hard they try, they still can't move the bronze tripod.
Xiang Yu heard about the game and rushed to the scene. He mobilized all his strength and finally succeeded in lifting the bronze tripod weighing 1000 kg above his head. Xiang Yu became famous in World War I, and countless people's eyes gathered on him. It was also at this time that Xiang Yu was recognized by the brother of the girl who fell into the water. The brother of the girl who fell into the water came forward to talk to Xiang Yu. When they met each other late, Xiang Yu came to the girl's house to be a guest. At that moment, when the eyes were opposite, love sprouted quietly.
The girl who fell into the water that year was Yu Ji, who eventually became the wife of the teenager with a tripod. Two people grow old together in a life of caring for each other. They spent the most difficult time with each other. Although they were both double martyrdom, the shy girl and the strong teenager will always go down in history and become a song sung by Wujiang forever.
There are many versions of Xiang Yu's story of holding the tripod, and Xiang Yu, who bullied the young and poor, will always be history. In 209 BC, Xiang Yu attacked the State of Qin. In order to strengthen his power, Xiang Yu found Huan Chu who was exiled. Huan Chu lost his confidence in life in the process of escape, but he was still unmoved by Xiang Yu's request to leave the mountain. In order to make Xiang Yu give up, Huan Chu made a request: lift a tripod weighing one thousand kilograms.
At first, Xiang Yu sent four strong men under his command, but the four men together still couldn't lift the heavy tripod. In order to win the general Huan Chu, Xiang Yu went into the yard, holding a tripod in his hands. Xiang Yu tried his best to successfully lift a one-kilo tripod. Huan Chu was surprised to see Xiang Yu lift a thousand kilograms by himself, and decided to follow Xiang Yu to the death.
Xiang Yu was able to win everyone's respect, not only because of the powerful deterrent he showed when he lifted the tripod, but also because people saw indelible dreams and goals in the process of lifting the tripod with Xiang Yu.
Now people say that Xiang Yu lifted a tripod weighing 1000 kilograms. But how much does this tripod weigh now?
Because most of the stories about Xiang Yu's holding the tripod appeared in historical documents, the ancient descriptions used exaggerated elements to highlight Xiang Yu's heroic image. It is precisely because of this that people question the true strength of Xiang Yu. The largest tripod in Qin Dynasty was a bronze tripod, weighing 2 12kg, which was far from the historical description.
The weights of all kinds of ding unearthed in Qin dynasty are around 200 Jin, and the weights of ding lifted by Xiang Yu are also between 200 Jin and 250 Jin, which can't reach 500 Jin in historical materials at all. Even if he didn't reach the weight of 1000 kilograms, Xiang Yu's ability was beyond people's imagination.
At present, the highest weightlifting record of world-class weightlifters is 266 kg, which is the highest height that human strength can reach. Although modern weightlifters can lift barbells with the same weight as Xiang Yu's tripod, Xiang Yu's process of creating a lifting tripod is far more difficult than weightlifting.
Because barbells are easy to catch, weightlifters don't have to distract themselves in the process of lifting. However, the tripod lifted by Xiang Yu is just a tripod, which is difficult to grasp and even more difficult to exert. Under such circumstances, it is much easier for modern weightlifters to lift the same weight than Xiang Yu.
Modern weightlifters have professional training equipment and reasonable training plans, and can constantly improve their ability to lift heavy objects through various modern means. However, in ancient times when science and technology were underdeveloped, it was amazing that Xiang Yu still possessed such great abilities.