Of real-life 'Popeye'

But he is allergic to spinach

His daily diets includes 7lb of meat, 9lb of carbohydrates and three gallons of water. photo: Mail Online His daily diets includes 7lb of meat, 9lb of carbohydrates and three gallons of water. photo: Mail Online

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.
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.
He said he was fat as a child growing up in the Middle East but had returned home as 'the Hulk'.
Ismail, who lives with his wife Carolina, 30, in the US, said: “I'm the first Egyptian in the Guinness book. In Egypt they had a celebration for me and my family - they were so proud.”
He is stopped wherever he goes by men and women wanting to feel his arms and said that some of his admirers tell him his body motivates them to workout - while others have even said he inspired them to 'get off drugs'.
However, he has had his critics too, with some claiming his muscles are fake and accusing him of using steroids, implants or synthol - a synthetic oil used by bodybuilders to fluff their muscles.
But 'Big Mo', who can lift 600lbs, the same weight as an average-sized grizzly bear, denies cheating.
He even underwent an ultrasound on Japanese TV to prove his biceps are real, and added: “It is hurtful. I'm proud of myself.”
Despite the attention, Ismail keeps his feet firmly on the ground and still works 70-hours a week as an assistant manager at a gas station in Milford, Massachusetts.
When he is not working he can be found in the gym sweating through a ferocious training regime.
Ismail eats 7lb of meat, 9lb of carbohydrates and three gallons of water every day, and washes it all down with three protein shakes.
The gym buff has come a long way since his youth when he was embarrassed by his body.
He said: “Before I started working out I was fat - I was always shy to take my shirt off. Every time my mother told me to go to the swimming pool I'd wear a t-shirt.”
But Ismail is not content with his world record. He aims to add eight more inches to his biceps - taking them to an incredible 40-ins.

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Of real-life 'Popeye'

But he is allergic to spinach

His daily diets includes 7lb of meat, 9lb of carbohydrates and three gallons of water. photo: Mail Online His daily diets includes 7lb of meat, 9lb of carbohydrates and three gallons of water. photo: Mail Online

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.
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.
He said he was fat as a child growing up in the Middle East but had returned home as 'the Hulk'.
Ismail, who lives with his wife Carolina, 30, in the US, said: “I'm the first Egyptian in the Guinness book. In Egypt they had a celebration for me and my family - they were so proud.”
He is stopped wherever he goes by men and women wanting to feel his arms and said that some of his admirers tell him his body motivates them to workout - while others have even said he inspired them to 'get off drugs'.
However, he has had his critics too, with some claiming his muscles are fake and accusing him of using steroids, implants or synthol - a synthetic oil used by bodybuilders to fluff their muscles.
But 'Big Mo', who can lift 600lbs, the same weight as an average-sized grizzly bear, denies cheating.
He even underwent an ultrasound on Japanese TV to prove his biceps are real, and added: “It is hurtful. I'm proud of myself.”
Despite the attention, Ismail keeps his feet firmly on the ground and still works 70-hours a week as an assistant manager at a gas station in Milford, Massachusetts.
When he is not working he can be found in the gym sweating through a ferocious training regime.
Ismail eats 7lb of meat, 9lb of carbohydrates and three gallons of water every day, and washes it all down with three protein shakes.
The gym buff has come a long way since his youth when he was embarrassed by his body.
He said: “Before I started working out I was fat - I was always shy to take my shirt off. Every time my mother told me to go to the swimming pool I'd wear a t-shirt.”
But Ismail is not content with his world record. He aims to add eight more inches to his biceps - taking them to an incredible 40-ins.

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