Jeff "T-Rex" Bankens

"T-Rex—who lives in Westlake, Louisiana—specialises in strength demonstrations that evoke the olden-day Strongmen such as Dennis Rogers, The Mighty Atom, WA Pullum, Eugene Sandow and Louis Cyr. After growing up in a broken home and living a life of addiction and dissipation, T-Rex was converted to faith in Jesus Christ and now testifies to the life-changing power of Christ to audiences of all ages. He also uses his unique performance skills to encourage children to be the best persons and students they can be, and is planning to expand into prison ministry in 2018."

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Items mentioned in / relevant to the interview

• Dennis Rogers’ website (https://www.dennisrogers.net/)

• Dave Yarnell’s Forgotten Strength Secrets Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-Strength-Secrets-120175808017032/)

• Bob Whelan’s Oldetime Strongman books (https://physicalculturebooks.weebly.com/)

• OldeTime Strongman Blog (https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/blog/)

• W.A. Pullum (https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/blog/2011/10/18/w-a-pullums-challenge/)

• Louis Cyr (https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/blog/2016/02/20/louis-cyrs-backlift/)

• The Mighty Atom Pulls a Firetruck (https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/blog/2012/04/25/pulling-a-fire-truck-mighty-atom-style/)

• Breaking a baseball bat between legs (https://youtu.be/AtN_Cf6uVEs)

• Bursting a thick hot water bottle (https://youtu.be/UTftZ1d1cz0)

• Breaking a #6 jack chain with one finger (https://youtu.be/SZM9POSN-tQ)

Acknowledgements

• Podcast theme music: Chillout Me by Antony Raijekov from Jazz U compilation (CC BY-NC 2.5)

• Slide show image Copyright © Jeff Bankens, all rights reserved, used with permission.

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