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Jeff Dabe, aka Popeye, is an American arm wrestler famous for his unbelievably large hands and massive forearms. With a reported palm circumference of around 12.75 inches (32.4 cm), his size and powerful grip make him one of the most unique figures in the arm-wrestling world.

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u/_Nagger 14h ago

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u/Tapeworm1979 14h ago edited 14h ago

I come for this picture every time he gets posted. Not like her though. Obviously.

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u/SkorAddict 13h ago

Literally dildo's for fingers omg

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u/velociraptorcatcher 13h ago

that knowing smile kills me everytime

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u/Guardian-Boy 14h ago

This dude lives in Stacy, MN and I actually saw him in person long before I knew who he actually was. He was literally pumping gas with just his thumb and index finger on the pump, and my brother and I were, admittedly, just STARING (I wanna say I was maybe 11 or 12 at the time). He saw us and waved at us and we waved back, and my Dad came back to the car, saw him, and said, "He's probably never lost at arm wrestling."

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u/fishscale_gayjuic3 13h ago

He does do arm wrestling and is a champion of it I think

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u/ibonek_naw_ibo 12h ago

He wins local tournaments and stuff but gets owned by elite pros. 

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u/happy_hooligan_87 14h ago

that looks like a medical issue

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u/jimmy_MNSTR 14h ago

"Doctors have not found a single medical cause for Jeff Dabe's oversized hands and forearms"

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u/Golden-Grams 14h ago

He just has the genetics for it. I think the part that's odd is not the size as much, but the shape of his hands and forearms. If you didn't know they were solid tissue, it almost looks like edematous swelling. They look puffy, similar to fluid retention.

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u/Sol-Blackguy 14h ago

Could be a recessive gene. Genetics is weird like that

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u/JeffysChewToy 14h ago

Nah Jeff is just built different

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u/wearing_moist_socks 14h ago

Nope. Just...built different.

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u/happy_hooligan_87 14h ago

hes 63?!! he looks great for 63

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u/wearing_moist_socks 14h ago

Right?!

I can beat him up though

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u/WinterWontStopComing 10h ago

Give him a hand?

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u/due-diligence- 11h ago

I like how it says upper body extremities. Big hands… I bet he’s doing all right below the belt

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u/CasualThought2 14h ago

Came to say the same, although it seems to only be localised on, oddly enough, both arms but not the face or neck.

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u/Helmnauger 13h ago

It's like the old Family Guy scene with Popeye and the Dr.

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u/ShadeBeing 12h ago

I saw an interview with him and you are correct he uses it to his advantage with arm wrestling and certain arm/weight strength demonstrations and seems like a pretty decent dude. I can’t remember what they said it was though.

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u/OptimalLiving6478 12h ago

Because of how swollen and red some parts look good, I thought the same thing

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u/SoSorrey 14h ago

100% swollen hands lol

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u/404notfound420 14h ago

Tbf he used to do alot of labour and his hands were like logs but now he's over 60 I recon his hands have just started going soft in retirement.

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u/GiLND 15h ago

His mom must have eaten spinach every day while she was pregnant

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u/Drosenose 14h ago

That sucks for this guy, because he can barely operate regular human sized things

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u/iIllIiIiIIillIIl 14h ago

Imagine trying to use a cell phone

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u/kipdjordy 13h ago

Lol maybe his cell phone is just an iPad instead

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u/Drosenose 10h ago

Hopefully someone has hooked him up with some accessibility hacks. I could imagine everything we do is difficult for him, car door handles, milk jug, a bottle cap all probably a pain in the ass for him

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u/HumongousBelly 14h ago

I just wonder, are the finger nails proportionally thicker and harder? Do you need a special cutter for that?

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u/Chris__P_Bacon 13h ago

I just wonder if it's like this when he goes to get a pedicure? link

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u/One_Hour_Poop 14h ago

I would imagine he uses toenail clippers for his fingers.

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u/Ok_News3580 13h ago

My hands are nowhere near as large but have always used toenail clippers for fingernails.

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u/El--Borto 12h ago

I didn’t even know they made different versions? I just thought they were all general nail clippers lol

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u/Ok_News3580 12h ago

If you buy a set there is a large and small clippers. The smaller are supposed to be for fingers and large for toes. I use large set for both, I have very large fingernails I guess

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u/Remarkable_Bit_9887 14h ago

It's huge hands hanz from doofenshmirtz' back stories

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u/Darjuz96 14h ago

I imagine how much he misstype  using the  phone

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u/tocahontas77 14h ago

I bet he uses voice to text lol.

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u/jakethabake 14h ago

I wanna have a daughter so I can finally have someone around who can fit their hand inside a Pringle’s can

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u/Wasatcher 1h ago

I mean a son would also be able to for a good while

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u/2Wieners_1Bun 14h ago

“Would you like a peanut”

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u/Paradoxbox00 14h ago

lol he had a little trouble taking that Pringles seal off 🤏🏻

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u/xCL0UDxN1N3x 14h ago

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u/MHSinging 14h ago

Dark FAXE is actually a peak beer though. Slammed one of those on an empty stomach once on a sunny day at Graspop Metal Meeting. I fell asleep in front of the speakers while a band was playing 😂

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u/Thick_Drama_7525 14h ago

Bet he has a big ol' hog on him too. Girthquake

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u/gtoinwq 14h ago

Alright let’s see him open that mtn dew now

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u/No_Object_4355 11h ago

Soon as I saw the hands I knew exactly who it was.

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u/JrAdelberg 14h ago

That's so weird. I just watched the Seinfeld Man Hands episode earlier today.

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u/Beerforthefear 14h ago

Ole John Handcocks over here

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u/Outside_Peak7743 14h ago

Think this guy actually hold the world record

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u/cringe--patrol 14h ago

Looks painful even though he seems fine

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u/JASCO47 14h ago

Jeff Dabe, he's a pro arm wrestler.

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u/chaTTSer 13h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/aezPBSUL44dzi

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u/UncleArki 13h ago

God I feel old seeing rubberfruit in this day and age

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u/Adept-Ad-4012 12h ago

Jeff is awesome!

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u/latexfistmassacre 14h ago

My hands did that when I was drinking a fifth of vodka every night

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u/Fire_brand666 14h ago

That's not a huge hand........oh wait

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u/dchester74 14h ago

So Popeye?

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u/BammyQ2 14h ago

This dude was on Tosh.0! Seems like a genuinely nice dude

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u/PTBooks 14h ago

If this guy cracks his knuckles, car alarms go off

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u/soyel_cerdo 14h ago

So how many chicks did he kill fingering them?

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u/Twoduhzen 14h ago

Those are some mits!

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u/whomesteve 14h ago

I remember seeing this guy on Tosh.0 and thinking “His wife looks really happy”

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u/Altruistic-Piece-766 14h ago

Pshhh that hand is not…OHHHHH OK OK.

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u/LordGreyzag 14h ago

He should stop grabbing wasp nests bare handed

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u/CasinoKnightZone 14h ago

Kinks include: fisting

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u/ExpressLaneCharlie 13h ago

I remember when this guy was on Tosh. So funny.  https://youtu.be/A3X0ud3K9MU?is=ZTz2PnnsvXoVoy3M

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u/Diligent-Ad4917 13h ago

Like, I know this guy is an arm wrestler. But is he very good? Benchmarked against Devon Larratt/Levan at a 10 where would he rank?

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u/bigboulderdaddy 13h ago

He's left handed

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u/TheLooza 13h ago

I will never let that man near my dick ever.

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u/Romumus 13h ago

Imagine the sessions with those

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u/Torsten-und-Torben 13h ago

Das t-Shirt hat mir den Rest gegeben 🤣

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u/Dodoz44 13h ago

Dude's doing great for 63 years old, too.

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u/ILL-BILL420 13h ago

Looks like it hurts

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u/Vineheart_01 12h ago

that seriously looks like his hands have swollen.
Even if they haven't found anything medically wrong with him it's hard to not think that

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u/MoveToSafety 12h ago

It must feel really small in those.

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u/BookerDewittAD 12h ago

Finger blastin

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u/Venoxulous 12h ago

And I thought my hands were big! Damn

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u/CheezGaming 12h ago

Growth Hormone excess.

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u/SerDuckOfPNW 12h ago

Proctologist be like

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u/slartibuttfart 11h ago

Poor man can't even pick his nose.

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u/Amorican1969 11h ago

Oh man, his poor penis

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u/Alarm-Solid 10h ago

He have blood pressure issue?

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u/ben5642 10h ago

Was thinking genetics at first because I used to work with a guy who has Popeye arms, and his brother and dad had the same thing

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u/Self-Comprehensive 10h ago

All I can see is 170 calories per 12 oz serving. Wow. That's an absolute unit for sure

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u/BigFroThoo 10h ago

The "Im left handed shirt" lmao

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u/Impossible-Mirror641 9h ago

Anybody want a peanut?

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u/NaughtyBee420 7h ago

Ewww those aren't big hands, those are swollen as fuck hands. I mean, I guess they're kinda big in the first place too, but it looks like those sausages are about to pop open 😬

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u/MidnightDreem 4h ago

Synthol is a helluva drug

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u/McDaddy8484 3h ago

That sure is refreshing to watch - humongous hands for 5’9, or 6’9 for that matter

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u/Small-Lime7092 2h ago

Thats paw paw

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u/QuirkyOrder981 24m ago

It reminded me of hagrid's brother for some reason

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u/Top-Distribution733 14h ago

Dudes wife is the happiest Quadriplegic you’ll ever meet

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u/Hyenagonewild2 14h ago

He must have one very happy wife lmao

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u/MahaliAudran 12h ago

You think he'd be a better arm wrestler than he is.

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u/Cole_From_Finland 15h ago

Huge-Hands Hans?

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u/Big-Potato9868 13h ago

100% a medical issue

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u/Quiet-Guidance-4988 14h ago

Hey baby wanna get finger

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u/Hershey_Squirt639 14h ago

Any chance he’s an alcoholic