It's been a
record-breaking summer thanks to the incredible efforts of our
athletes. But even the likes of Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis would
struggle to compete with some of the entries in the latest Guinness Book
of World Records.
Among the wacky wonders to find a place in the
2013 edition is Popeye lookalike Moustafa Ismail and his monstrous
biceps, and a man with the tallest mohican hairstyle, measuring a
towering 3ft 8in.
It's not just humans either, with all
creatures great and small snatching a few records — from a mighty Great
Dane to a teeny bull.
Biggest biceps: Popeye lookalike Moustafa
Ismail, 24, from Massachusetts, has spent ten years pumping iron twice a
day to get his 31in biceps. He eats lots of chicken rather than spinach
- which he hates
Being published in 22 languages in more than 100 countries, the 2013 Guinness World Records is expected to sell around 2.7 million copies and documents numerous new extremes relating to the human body.
These include 86-year-old Johanna Quaas, a retired PE teacher from Leipzig, Germany, who is named the oldest gymnast; Egyptian-born Moustafa Ismail, recognised for having the largest 'guns' - biceps and triceps - with a circumference of 25.5in; and London-based sumo wrestler Sharran
Alexander, who weighs 203.21 kg (32 stone), who was named the world's heaviest sportswoman. Bodybuilder Mr Ismail, now living in Franklin, Massachusetts, has arms with a greater circumference than the average human head.
Biggest horse: Big Jake, a nine-year-old Belgian
gelding, from Winsconsin, U.S., tops 20 hands - or almost 7ft
