4 8 ▁pounds ▁Back ▁L ift ▁– ▁ 4 , 1 7 0 ▁pounds ▁Total ▁– ▁ 1 6 , 6 5 0 ▁pounds , ▁total ▁time ▁taken ▁ 2 5 ▁minutes ▁ ▁Phys ical ▁ab ilities ▁Among ▁the ▁G agn on ' s ▁alleg ed ▁physical ▁ab ilities ▁are ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁He ▁could ▁take ▁deep ▁breath s , ▁expand ing ▁his ▁large ▁ch est ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁begin ▁po pping ▁buttons ▁off ▁his ▁sh irt , ▁sending ▁them ▁flying . ▁ ▁He ▁could ▁take ▁a ▁horses ho e ▁in ▁his ▁bare ▁hands ▁and ▁tw ist ▁it ▁until ▁it ▁broke ▁in ▁half . ▁ ▁He ▁could ▁b end ▁a ▁standard ▁metal ▁can - op ener ▁into ▁a ▁U - shape . ▁ ▁He ▁could ▁b end ▁a ▁silver ▁doll ar ▁coin ▁between ▁his ▁thumb ▁and ▁fingers . ▁ ▁He ▁could ▁pick ▁up ▁and ▁carry ▁an ▁u pr ight ▁piano ▁by ▁himself . ▁ ▁He ▁could ▁stand ▁with ▁his ▁back ▁against ▁a ▁wall ▁and ▁with ▁his ▁feet ▁flat ▁on ▁the ▁floor ▁stretch ▁his ▁body ▁to ▁increase ▁his ▁height ▁by ▁ 4 ▁inches . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : American ▁strength ▁athlet es ▁Category : American ▁male ▁weight l if ters ▁Category : 1 8 8 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 9 ▁death s ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁August a , ▁Maine ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Car ib ou , ▁Maine ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Maine <0x0A> </s> ▁is