MANY moons ago,I belonged to a bodybuilding and power- lifting gym in Walthamstow,London,E17.The owner of the super- successful Gym,former Mr Universe,Len Sell did NOT suffer fools gladly- he did not suffer ME gladly!Although I did not particularly like Len.I did respect him for his MAGNIFICENT physique,which was far more impressive than all the other bodybuilders put together.

Len was so strong that he could Bench Press 500 pounds with ease- 220 pounds was my max,and for only one rep!For his party piece,Len would nonchalantly grab hold of a 200-pound barbell and hoist it above his head with ONE hand!His other impressive feat was juggling with three 50-pound dumbells,one of which came crashing down on his big bonce,necessitating major titanium cranium reconstruction surgery...

Len,who was always most happy to sell sundry useless supplements to suckers like myself,sported a Jack Charlton,that is,a COMB - OVER to disguise the fact that  he was as bald as a billiard.

One of the mysteries I was never able to solve,and probably never will do,was the FACT that no-one ever took the PISS out of his ill- disguised chrome-dome...Could it possibly have had something to do with the fact that he had the strength of three men,and was a master of sarcasm,his nickname being Sarky Sell.

UNFORTUNATELY,Len is now in his 70s and well past his Sell-by Date...