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Fitness & Health

20th May 2015

Video: US college football star makes 40″ box jump holding 70lb dumbbells

Ben Kenyon

Box-jumping is a pretty popular challenge at the gym – it blasts calories, builds strength in your legs and adds a bit of light-hearted competition to your workout.

But the chances are, you won’t see someone try a 40″ leap while holding a pair of 70lb dumbbells.

That’s what Shawn Oakman, star of US college football team the Baylor Bears, does in this video as he makes us feel a little less proud about our box-jumping boasts…

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