Five years ago, U.S. Congressman Neil Abercrombie decided he would bench-press his age, plus 200 pounds.

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He was turning 65.

He surpassed his goal by 10 pounds and decided to wait for another milestone birthday to try the feat again. Now that he’s turned 70, he’s thinking he might attempt a 270-pound lift after the November election.

“The problem, of course, is that every year you get older, you have to lift more, rather than less,” he said…

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