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The real-life 'Popeye' who has the world's biggest biceps... but is allergic  to spinach

  • Moustafa Ismail says iron-rich plant is to  him what kryptonite is to Superman
  • The 24-year-old Egyptian holds Guinness  World Record for largest biceps
  • 'Big Mo' can lift 600lbs - the same weight  as an average-sized grizzly bear
  • His daily diet includes 7lb of meat, 9lb of  carbs and three gallons of water
  • He was fat as a child and worshiped  muscleman Arnold Schwarzenegger

By  Alex Gore

 

His world record-breaking biceps have earned  him the nickname 'the real-life Popeye' - but giant bodybuilder Moustafa Ismail is actually allergic to spinach.

Unlike the famous cartoon sailor, who gets  his strength from the iron-rich plant, 'Big Mo' cannot stand the  greenery.

The 24-year-old Egyptian, whose 31-inch  biceps measure the same as a man's waist, says spinach is to him what kryptonite is to Superman.

 

 
Record-breaker: Unlike the cartoon sailor, 'the real-life Popeye' Moustafa Ismail is actually allergic to spinach

Record-breaker: Unlike the cartoon sailor, 'the  real-life Popeye' Moustafa Ismail is actually allergic to spinach

 

 
 
Weakness: The muscleman said the iron-rich plant is to him what kryptonite is to Superman

Weakness: The muscleman said the iron-rich plant is to  him what kryptonite is to Superman

International recognition: Big Mo's incredible physique has earned him dozens of trips around the world

International recognition: Big Mo's incredible physique  has earned him dozens of trips around the world

Mr Ismail, who  entered the Guinness World Book of Records last year as the man with the world's  largest biceps, added: 'I like chicken  and beef - anything but spinach.'

The bodybuilder is the toast of his hometown  Alexandria, which he left to move to America in 2007 to find better gym  equipment.





 

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