"Weightlifting is not my forte"

Lift 16 Standing calf raise with ground platform 4 grand pianos with benches: 2,625 lbs. Expanded platform and apparatus: 530 lbs. Total: 3,155 lbs. After lifting these pianos, Sri Chinmoy played a well-known tune on each one in turn.

1998 comparison: Sri Chinmoy lifted 2 grand pianos with 4 pianists performing on them. Total weight: 2,624 lbs.