Mark Coleman has pushed his body to its limits, teaming up with The Liver King to participate in the Barbarian, in which he had to carry an astronomical amount of weight for a whole mile.
The challenge is designed to give men an opportunity to discover their inner primal strength by re-acquainting themselves with their ancestral roots.
Mark Coleman pulls 350 pounds in the Barbarian challenge set by The Liver King
On November 10, Mark Coleman and a group of fighters from the famous Kill Cliff gym decided to take on one of the most physically demanding tasks known to man — The Barbarian.
The warriors had to walk a mile, carrying two 70 lbs kettlebells, 70 lbs in a backpack,10 lbs ankle weights, and 120 lbs clipped on a sled.
Having carved out an incredible kickboxing career, before becoming one of the best MMA coaches in the world, Henri Hooft, knows precisely what it takes to walk into the fire.
Therefore, he reveled in the opportunity for his gym to join forces with the Liver King to put his students through a task so difficult, it will bond them for life.
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One of the men taking part, was none other than UFC legend, Mark Coleman, who, having gone through enormous personal struggles in recent times, and at the age of 59, impressively still managed to cross the finish line.
In an exclusive interview with Bloody Elbow, Hooft said: “He’s a legend. You hear the stories of what happened over the last couple of years and that he hasn’t had a very good period in his life. A lot of stuff has happened to him, but he still pushes through like a champion.
“He was standing there with all the guys. He’s a legend. Everybody watched him in the Pride days. It’s very rare you have someone like that standing there motivating people and doing it himself. It was a special moment.”
Barbarian Foundation director, Michael Rullan, added: “It was fantastic to have Mark Coleman there. He’s been an amazing spokesperson for the foundation. He’s a barbarian in his own right. He saved both his parents from a burning house. If that’s not an aspect of being a barbarian, I don’t know what is. To save somebody’s life is absolutely incredible.
“I want to keep spreading the message with people like Henri to continue helping men reclaim their value in the world.”
Henri Hooft couldn’t believe everyone at Kill Cliff completed the Barbarian
Displaying sensational fighting heart, every single competitor managed to make it to the end, earning a $100,000 donation for the gym from The Liver King. And it’s fair to say, Hooft couldn’t be happier.
The combat sports aficionado said: “When they started putting the weights that they use for the challenge in our lounge, I thought we were opening a new gym. When I saw the guys going outside to train, I thought, ‘We’re never going to do this’. I didn’t even think the big guys could do it. We had light guys joining in too. We did a lot of hard work to train for it.
“I’ll never forget the day; it was really fun. We started at 7 AM and finished at 4 PM. I saw these guys doing one of the hardest things you can do. In their heads, you could tell they wanted to quit. Even after you’ve done half, it only looks like you’ve taken a couple of steps.
“Everyone pushed each other through and helped each other out. It was great for team spirit. I’m so glad we did it. It made people realize even though you’re fighting on your own, it takes a whole team to make it work.”
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