ber l ▁cur led ▁a ▁ 1 5 0   lb . ▁d um bb ell ▁for ▁several ▁re ps ▁and ▁was ▁re - me as ured ▁at ▁ 2 6   in ches ▁p ump ed . ▁After ▁the ▁measurement ▁Ro ark ▁claimed ▁H oe ber l ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁man ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁upper ▁arm ▁g irth ▁three ▁times ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁his ▁w rist ▁circum ference . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁this , ▁H oe ber l ▁co - w rote ▁his ▁first ▁book ▁ 1 0 ▁Min utes ▁to ▁Mass ive ▁Ar ms . ▁ ▁H oe ber l ▁was ▁officially ▁cert ified ▁on ▁the ▁No . ▁ 3 ▁Capt ains ▁of ▁Cr ush ▁g ri pper ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁Records ▁ ▁Ben ch ▁Press : ▁ ▁raw ▁S qu at : ▁ ▁raw ▁Dead l ift ▁from ▁height : ▁ ▁raw ▁ ▁Car ▁crashes ▁and ▁ret irement ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁World ' s ▁Str ong est ▁Man ▁contest , ▁H oe ber l ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁near ▁fatal ▁car ▁crash ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁broke ▁several ▁lim bs , ▁and ▁f ract ured ▁his ▁hip ▁in ▁ 8 ▁places . ▁After ▁months ▁of ▁re h abil itation , ▁H oe ber l ▁returned ▁to ▁strong man ▁competition , ▁although ▁he ▁never ▁again ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁World ' s ▁Str ong est ▁Man . ▁A ▁severe ▁b ice ps ▁injury ▁sust ained ▁during ▁the ▁