 FACT: When Rocky is training for his fight with Dixon, he is shown  lifting weights. In one of the scenes he is shown doing "clean and  jerk", which is a classic Olympic event. It looks like he is lifting  around 300 lb. "Clean and jerk" consists of two parts. During first  one you rack the bar in the front squat and then stand up. While  Rocky is standing up the bar is not touching the top of his chest  therefore he is essentially holding 300 lb on his bended arms. This  is impossible for anybody!