Meet Jeff Dabe, The Real Life "Popeye"

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3 May 2024

Minnesota-based Jeff Dabe, born with absolutely massive arms and hands, has baffled medical experts

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The 59-year-old has over a million followers on TikTok because of his big forearms, which measure a whopping 19 inches in circumference

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Dabe has the ability to fit a basketball in each of his hands but no one knows what is going on

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Health experts at the University of Minnesota ruled out gigantism and elephantiasis, but were unable to pinpoint a cause

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Dabe was born with big arms and began arm wrestling competitively as a senior in high school. He later became a world-champion arm wrestler

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His fans nicknamed him "Popeye" because of his exceptionally large arms and hands

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Despite his natural advantage, an injury temporarily halted his career in 1986

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But Dabe started competing again in 2012 when he entered a tournament at a local bar

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He still competes in arm wrestling competition. Dabe says he doesn't really have a technique or train much

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Instead, he pulls with raw power and heart, leaving his fans in awe

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