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Louis Cyr (born Cyprien-Noé Cyr, 1863–1912) was a famous French Canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His recorded feats, including lifting 500 pounds (227 kg) with three fingers and carrying 4,337 pounds (1,967 kg) on his back, show Cyr to be, according to former International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness chairman Ben Weider, the strongest man ever to have lived.
(http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/Competition/Cyr/images/cyr-fig.jpg)
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Louis Cyr (born Cyprien-Noé Cyr, 1863–1912) was a famous French Canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His recorded feats, including lifting 500 pounds (227 kg) with three fingers and carrying 4,337 pounds (1,967 kg) on his back, show Cyr to be, according to former International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness chairman Ben Weider, the strongest man ever to have lived.
Pics or it didn't happen
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http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/Competition/Cyr/gallery.htm
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yes but who was the strongest man to have never lived?
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Pics or it didn't happen
This is verified by the Weiders.
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pound for pound arthur saxon.
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This is verified by the Weiders.
Now that's funny!
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Paul Anderson was miles above Cyr in terms of every aspect of strength. Chronologically and socioeconomically speaking for Anderson to have even dreamed of getting his hands on a steroid would have been nearly impossible. Which makes him exponentially more impressive.
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The strongest man who ever lived posted here
So I went down to Florida for vacation....had a great time in Disneyworld...
Went to my parent's house for thanksgiving dinner. My stepmother wanted me to move a landscaping rock for her that they had delivered a week before. The rock weighed 590 pounds according to the reciept from the place they bought it from. Not only did I manage to lift this rock off the ground, i was able to carry it about 30 feet from the curb where it was dropped off to the garden next to the driveway.
No belt, no lifting straps, no chalk.
590 pound stone....an 800 lb deadlift can't be that far away.
suck on that haters 8)
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Clearly playing the size game here, those monstrous arms must have been a sight to behold!
(http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/Competition/Cyr/images/cyr02.jpg)
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I thought it was some chubby Arab there that they have on YouTube. The guy claims to have many wives and eats a horrible diet.
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The strongest man who ever lived posted here
Aha, yes, the mighty Kegdrainer stone. A feat never to be equaled.
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I thought it was some chubby Arab there that they have on YouTube. The guy claims to have many wives and eats a horrible diet.
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Zezedah or whatever his name is, has to be among the strongest - however Olympic type lifts use a lot of athleticism and coordination/momentum and skill to move the weight that takes years to master. Powerlifting uses less 'power' ironically compared to Olympic lifting, and more brute strength.
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Zezedah or whatever his name is, has to be among the strongest - however Olympic type lifts use a lot of athleticism and coordination/momentum and skill to move the weight that takes years to master. Powerlifting is power ironically compared to Olympic lifting, and more brute strength.
So you know who I am talking about then.
There are a number of claims out on the internet regarding who truly is the world's strongest man.
It's a hard call..
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The strongest man who ever lived posted here
Strongest Getbigger was "big g man" pip
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So you know who I am talking about then.
There are a number of claims out on the internet regarding who truly is the world's strongest man.
It's a hard call..
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You are referring to this guy:
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Big Z
guy is a machine
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paul bunyan
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So you know who I am talking about then.
There are a number of claims out on the internet regarding who truly is the world's strongest man.
It's a hard call..
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IMO, you would have to train the greatest the greatest Olympian, Powerlifter, and Strongman competitor in each respective sport and have them compete in an event combing each of those sports. Wonder who would win such a competition if trained. ???
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"When MacAskill was approximately 14 years old he travelled on a fishing schooner from St. Ann's to North Sydney and the crew took him along to a dance. An altercation with a dancer led to MacAskill striking his tormentor's jaw with his fist. That gentleman landed in the middle of the floor and was unconscious for so long the other dancers thought he was dead.[1] When the captain returned to his schooner he found MacAskill on his knees praying that he had not killed the man."
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You are referring to this guy:
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That was the weirdest fucking interview in a long time.
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I thought it was some chubby Arab there that they have on YouTube. The guy claims to have many wives and eats a horrible diet.
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yes, he bends coins with his eyelids and he has 600 horsepowers.
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yes, he bends coins with his eyelids and he has 600 horsepowers.
And there was definately no cut right before his inhuman strength bent that coin
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This guy!!
Hossein Rezazadeh
As a reward for setting a world record at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships in Vancouver, Canada, Mohammad Khatami awarded him 600 million rials (a little more than US$60,000 at the time) to buy a house in Tehran. After his spectacular performance, he was offered by Turkey’s Weightlifting Federation a stipend of US$20,000 a month, as well as a luxury villa and US$10 million reward if he switched nationalities and won gold for Turkey at the 2004 Athens Olympics, but he turned down their offer. Rezazadeh rejected the tempting offer saying, "I am an Iranian and love my country and people."
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in his prime he was without a doubt the strongest man in the world
fairly rough technique and just standing up from that clean like an empty bar
case closed
His records are still relevant!
However one of the p4p I must say
Naim Suleymanoglu
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Such a claim is impossible, seeing as how there are so many aspects to the display of (absolute) human strength.
There are more than a dozen men who could justifiably lay claim to being the strongest.
It's like saying so-and-so is the world's best guitarist. Using what measure and of what attributes? And how can anyone then place a value on the subjective elements to that players' skillset?
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His records are still relevant!
However one of the p4p I must say...
"pay for pay"?
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Such a claim is impossible, seeing as how there are so many aspects to the display of (absolute) human strength.
There are more than a dozen men who could justifiably lay claim to being the strongest.
It's like saying so-and-so is the world's best guitarist. Using what measure and of what attributes? And how can anyone then place a value on the subjective elements to that players' skillset?
Olympic weightlifting is the most legit competition.
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"pay for pay"?
lol trolling?
p4p=pound for pound
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And there was definately no cut right before his inhuman strength bent that coin
He was too tired to do it at the time.
I believe One was mistaken. The strongest man in Egypt.
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Why are these "strong""men" always doing weird shit like 3-finger floor lifts and "carrying xxxx lbs on your back" ???
Sounds like that Sri Chimnoy fella to me.
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Olympic weightlifting is the most legit competition.
Wrong.
It's one example of that which we are discussing. If you fail to understand this, you clearly have no horse in this race as you're not of any sort of qualification of knowledge to discuss the matter.
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Such a claim is impossible, seeing as how there are so many aspects to the display of (absolute) human strength.
There are more than a dozen men who could justifiably lay claim to being the strongest.
It's like saying so-and-so is the world's best guitarist. Using what measure and of what attributes? And how can anyone then place a value on the subjective elements to that players' skillset?
Such a claim is impossible, seeing as how there are so many aspects to the display of (absolute) human strength.
There are more than a dozen men who could justifiably lay claim to being the strongest.
It's like saying so-and-so is the world's best guitarist. Using what measure and of what attributes? And how can anyone then place a value on the subjective elements to that players' skillset?
Yes, that was my point earlier that some missed I guess.
Rezezadeh isn't clear cut as the strongest.
If a powerlifter trained for Olympic style lifts he might match Rezazedah (and vice versa). Hell, Anderson was influential in establishing powerlifting as a sport, and also won US gold in weightlifting in 1952 I believe.
Anyone that has tried Olympic style lifts knows that a lot of it is in the technique. It is an acquired skill as well as a feat pure strength.
But yes, probably Rezezadeh in his prime is the most logical candidate for strongest man ever. He was certainly the most powerful.
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shane hamman, a world record squatter, converted to weightlifting
speaks on witnessing rezazadeh in the olympic training halls
shane still cant fuckin believe what he saw those days
i think that further supports our case here 08:20
shane just in awe like he has never recovered
"he would warm up, POWER CLEAN and jerk up to 230KG"
How much can he back press?
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Why are these "strong""men" always doing weird shit like 3-finger floor lifts and "carrying xxxx lbs on your back" ???
Sounds like that Sri Chimnoy fella to me.
Yeah, most of these lifts were done at strength shows and the like, where it would be easy to fake. All it needs to be is more than the audience can lift and you'd call it good. Also many times it's not the lifter making the claims, but the fans. For instance, the #4300 lift claimed for Cyr was a backlift which a has a tiny range of motion, you can literally move the weight a 1/100 of an inch, and it would be a good lift.
Also, the claimed backlift wasn't weighed, they used men from the audience, and took their word for actually weight.
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Paul Anderson was the strongest.
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You are referring to this guy:
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More proof of the backwardness and ridiculousness of Islamic culture. Why do they even indulge this obvious pathological liar?
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Uhn uh dude - the strongest man that ever lived was Bruce Banner man - yeh cause he would get real mad and then he would turn green and then get really strong - like stronger than any other man. And he could jump real high too - but he couldn't hear shit and only growled which sucked cause being so strong he HAD to have some stories for GB about all the punk bitches he beat up and all for picking on him and stuff
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in his prime he was without a doubt the strongest man in the world
fairly rough technique and just standing up from that clean like an empty bar
case closed
Yeah that was crazy how easy he got up with 250kg. It looked effortless.
I bet he could have front squated 700+
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Good thing Cyr is long dead, or else Kaz would take him to court for claiming to be the worlds strongest man...
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You are referring to this guy:
;D
clearly a Getbigger! ;D
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Yes, that was my point earlier that some missed I guess.
Rezezadeh isn't clear cut as the strongest.
If a powerlifter trained for Olympic style lifts he might match Rezazedah (and vice versa). Hell, Anderson was influential in establishing powerlifting as a sport, and also won US gold in weightlifting in 1952 I believe.
Anyone that has tried Olympic style lifts knows that a lot of it is in the technique. It is an acquired skill as well as a feat pure strength.
But yes, probably Rezezadeh in his prime is the most logical candidate for strongest man ever. He was certainly the most powerful.
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There are no skillful but weak Olympic lifters. If you know anything about Olympic lifting no one ever said someone beat another by 10K because he had better technique. Throwing a dart at a bulls eye is a skill. Olympic lifting isn't that complicated. It the best measure of strength and power there is. Powerlifting should be called strength lifting and Olympic lifting should be called power lifting. It's all about power.
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Paul Anderson was miles above Cyr in terms of every aspect of strength. Chronologically and socioeconomically speaking for Anderson to have even dreamed of getting his hands on a steroid would have been nearly impossible. Which makes him exponentially more impressive.
Paul Anderson . . . PERIOD!!!
THE BEEF
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Too many variables to consider.
But for me, the lift that is the best test of strength is the deadlift. Basic, easy to perform and requires almost every muscle in the body. Olympic lifting looks most impressive but requires a lot of technique, flexability and proper coaching. Not simple enough for anyone to do.
With that considered, this is the strongest man who ever lived for me:
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KAZ- he said so
Seriously, he has got to be right at the top
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Paul Anderson was miles above Cyr in terms of every aspect of strength. Chronologically and socioeconomically speaking for Anderson to have even dreamed of getting his hands on a steroid would have been nearly impossible. Which makes him exponentially more impressive.
Baloney..They started using heavily in the early sixties and I believe Anderson used. He died of kidney failure. I've seen Anderson perform in person two times.
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I saw a brief program on that Big Cyr guy. If I remember correctly, he severely injured himself dragging a boat anchor or something, and was never the same afterwards. Tall guy too.
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Strongest legs-paul anderson
strongest shoulders-zydrunas
All around prob Kaz, rzezezezezedeh, or kegdrainer.
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You are referring to this guy:
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Lol man I remember when I started a new job in holland and I was in training with this black-English hardcore Muslim with the pube beard and all. Actually a really nice guy but his constant mumbling to himself about Islam and his constant praying annoyed me. Yeah, I'm a kunt. I used to go for lunch with him for a few weeks at the start and I was sorta interested in how a guy can be this brainwashed.
I mean this guy was seriously strict Muslim - no drinking, no fucking, no going out, etc. and it intrigued me so I used to question him about how his father had several wives, etc. One day I just snapped and was like "how the fuck are you so sure that there's a heaven and that there's a Muhammad or God or whatever".
He thought about it for a while and was giving me bullshit answers but I remember he told me about how the Muslims had the strongest man alive to their credit and I was lol'ing cos I knew who he was referring to straight away. He really believed the dude was the strongest man alive and his shit was all legit like he didn't wanna go full horsepower in case he killed everyone lol
Strongest legs-paul anderson
strongest shoulders-zydrunas
All around prob Kaz, rzezezezezedeh, or kegdrainer.
LOL
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I believe that had Mark Henry focused on true strength and not converted to Olympic lifting and then wrestling, he could have rewritten the books on every power move ever recorded.
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I believe that had Mark Henry focused on true strength and not converted to Olympic lifting and then wrestling, he could have rewritten the books on every power move ever recorded.
Guy is a beast, I'd love to have known what he was capable of.
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Guy is a beast, I'd love to have known what he was capable of.
i heard hes notoriously lazy thats why he never peake
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Guy is a beast, I'd love to have known what he was capable of.
I've got an old muscle and fitness article on him when he just turned twenty. it said he did a highbar squat with 921 with a wrestling singlet on when he was 19.
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What utter nonsense. A liar and a brainwashed fool.
Allah? Mohammed? Oh, brother. ::)
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I believe that had Mark Henry focused on true strength and not converted to Olympic lifting and then wrestling, he could have rewritten the books on every power move ever recorded.
Henry is a good shout. I believe he holds the combined PL + OL record total (C&J + Snatch + Squat + Bench + Deadlift).
Misha Koklyaev is worthy of a mention too. Reached a world class level in Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Strongman.
Don't forget this dude as well. ;D
(http://www.inspiration-lifts.org/files/2011/04/200lbs.jpg)
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Mark Henry was a great all around strength athlete. After being world class in powerlifting and weightlifting, he jumped in the first Arnold Strongman and won that easily.
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i heard hes notoriously lazy thats why he never peake
Wonder what dominic filiou would have been really capable of had he really tried, at 6-6 440 he dwarfed other Strongmen and had probably the largest muscular arms ever
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The strongest man ever? It's too hard to say. The toughest man ever? That's easy.
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Shane Hamman is up there.
Doesn't seem like the type to take a lot of drugs.
Just naturally strong like Paul Anderson, has the same body structure.
Squat 986 lbs in competition like its nothing.
Competed in the olympics which has stricter drug testing so can't use huge dosages indiscriminately like stongmen or untested powerlifting feds.
Hairline of peace.
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:D
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Henry is a good shout. I believe he holds the combined PL + OL record total (C&J + Snatch + Squat + Bench + Deadlift).
Misha Koklyaev is worthy of a mention too. Reached a world class level in Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Strongman.
Don't forget this dude as well. ;D
(http://www.inspiration-lifts.org/files/2011/04/200lbs.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-93Pi2LO1V0w/Tnv-e_MjfpI/AAAAAAAAArU/hQLBxP6mFs8/s1600/sri-chinmoy-7063.png)
(http://www.inspiration-lifts.org/files/2011/06/seated-calf-raise.jpg)
Lol at putting on an intense face for the 'lift' "arrgggggg"
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Shane Hamman is up there.
Doesn't seem like the type to take a lot of drugs.
Just naturally strong like Paul Anderson, has the same body structure.
Squat 986 lbs in competition like its nothing.
Competed in the olympics which has stricter drug testing so can't use huge dosages indiscriminately like stongmen or untested powerlifting feds.
Hairline of peace.
Strong dude... one of the strongest in American history, but even his mind was blown in the training halls of the Olympics.
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Louis Cyr (born Cyprien-Noé Cyr, 1863–1912) was a famous French Canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His recorded feats, including lifting 500 pounds (227 kg) with three fingers and carrying 4,337 pounds (1,967 kg) on his back, show Cyr to be, according to former International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness chairman Ben Weider, the strongest man ever to have lived.
(http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/Competition/Cyr/images/cyr-fig.jpg)
The Cyr descendants all came from Normadie, a part of France that was mainly populated by Norwegians Vikings establishing camps before entering La Seine to ravage and pillage. St-Pierre, St-Clair, Sauveur, Cyr are last name often associated with "Normans".
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Strong dude... one of the strongest in American history, but even his mind was blown in the training halls of the Olympics.
A lot of the top weightlifters start training and juicing when toddlers. ;D
Shane Hamman switched to olympic wegihtlifting later in his lifting career, probably not trained by the best coaches either.
"I was in off-season football my freshmen year when I squatted for the first time. I did 135, 225, 315, 405, 495. I was hitting the bars on the bottom of the squat racks but still squatted the weight up. Everybody was freaking and I really didn't know why. I didn't realize that I was that strong until I competed for the first time when I was 18 yrs old." - Shane Hamman :o
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The Cyr descendants all came from Normadie, a part of France that was mainly populated by Norwegians Vikings establishing camps before entering La Seine to ravage and pillage. St-Pierre, St-Clair, Sauveur, Cyr are last name often associated with "Normans".
I didn't know that his surname was Norse in origin - but now that you mention it, it makes sense: Cyr, Tyr, ...
Nordics do seen to produce a lot of strong people.
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I didn't know that his surname was Norse in origin - but now that you mention it, it makes sense: Cyr, Tyr, ...
Nordics do seen to produce a lot of strong people.
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They don't per say produce them... they selected them :)
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The Cyr descendants all came from Normadie, a part of France that was mainly populated by Norwegians Vikings establishing camps before entering La Seine to ravage and pillage. St-Pierre, St-Clair, Sauveur, Cyr are last name often associated with "Normans".
in 1986 I met a man that said he was Louis Cyr's nephew.. he was French Canadian and looked just like him - face, hair and physique. he was 50 and just had open heart surgery. he walked into this little gym I trained at, and put 5 plates aside on the squat and did one rep. he racked it and walked out. there were only 3 guys in there, and nobody knw what the ffff had just happened. it was a couple months later that I got to know him, and his stories seemed believable and the strength things I saw him do blew my mind.
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we will never know exactlywho is the strongest man who ever lived . americans will promotheir best norwegianswill have their own and candians remember louis cyr .
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What utter nonsense. A liar and a brainwashed fool.
Allah? Mohammed? Oh, brother. ::)
abul fazl, bitches
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some are downright fat . as cyr and zadey and savickacs are .. i know muscle under ...
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Big motherfucking swinging Dicked Bob
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Shane Hamman is up there.
Doesn't seem like the type to take a lot of drugs.
Just naturally strong like Paul Anderson, has the same body structure.
Squat 986 lbs in competition like its nothing.
Competed in the olympics which has stricter drug testing so can't use huge dosages indiscriminately like stongmen or untested powerlifting feds.
Hairline of peace.
What about Coan?
He squatted 961 and deadlifted 901 at 220lbs
Fair enough, he didn't compete in weightlifting or strongman but in terms of Squat and Dead he's definitely one of the strongest ever.
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edwas good in hissport like rigert was in weightlifting . ed bench was less mind boggling though . still good .
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Kurt.
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cyr kazmaier and savickacs i guess . .
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I suppose it depends on what you define "strong" as. In it's technical sense, strength is the ability to produce force. In that regard, powerlifters are the absolute "strongest", as their sport is entirely based around the production of force. So therefore, the strongest most complete athlete would be the powerlifter with the greatest total. But this itself opens up a whole other debate due to the various stipulations involved in powerlifting.
Don Reinhoudt still holds the all-time raw total in powerlifting, set 40 years ago - unreal that it still stands today. But guys like Malanichev and Mark Henry have surpassed that using knee wraps for their squat attempts.
I suppose all things considered, Mark Henry would have to be the most legitimate contender. Not only is he one of the all time powerlifting greats (biggest ever raw, drug-free total with wraps) he was also a top level Olympic lifter and has the biggest total between the power and olympic lifts EVER. He also won the Arnold Strongman Classic to round it out. Who knows what he could have achieved if he kept lifting (he retired at 26) and especially if he had specialised in just one sport.
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THEY SAY HE WAS DRUG FREE . too bad henry bench press was so average . yes kaz was on dope . he admitted . how about guys like marius pudz or savickacs . things is the drugs wel what difference with them
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I suppose it depends on what you define "strong" as. In it's technical sense, strength is the ability to produce force. In that regard, powerlifters are the absolute "strongest", as their sport is entirely based around the production of force. So therefore, the strongest most complete athlete would be the powerlifter with the greatest total. But this itself opens up a whole other debate due to the various stipulations involved in powerlifting.
Don Reinhoudt still holds the all-time raw total in powerlifting, set 40 years ago - unreal that it still stands today. But guys like Malanichev and Mark Henry have surpassed that using knee wraps for their squat attempts.
I suppose all things considered, Mark Henry would have to be the most legitimate contender. Not only is he one of the all time powerlifting greats (biggest ever raw, drug-free total with wraps) he was also a top level Olympic lifter and has the biggest total between the power and olympic lifts EVER. He also won the Arnold Strongman Classic to round it out. Who knows what he could have achieved if he kept lifting (he retired at 26) and especially if he had specialised in just one sport.
Drug free, ya sure, they all say that..
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Hercules of course.
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Drug free, ya sure, they all say that..
He has been tested numerous times by several powerlifting organisations and the US Weightlifting Federation and the US Olympic Committee. He has never failed a drug test. He was also very outspoken about drug use in Olympic Weightlifting during his time as a competitor and vowed to quit after the 96 games because he said the sport was too dirty.
Obviously nobody can be certain but I believe that Mark Henry was a drug free athlete. He is just a genetic freak in terms of his suitability toward strength sports. He was 225 lbs when he was around 10 years old. He was also squatting over 600 pounds in his freshman year at high school (aged around 15?).
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Henrys bench was average? What was it exactly?
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Henrys bench was average? What was it exactly?
Mid to high 500s. He did 518 in a three lift meet as part of his best ever raw total in a drug-tested meet. Only a moron could say that Henry had an average bench. When you consider his squat and deadlift numbers, to bench over 500 pounds is unreal.
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thanks for the moron to bench 520 pounds at 380 bwt is not much . he was not great as a weightlifter . was better in the power three ...
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Just imagine their joints, vertebra and innards every time they go for a record. It's interesting they have yet to reach the limit for what the human structure can withstand, but they must be getting closer. Good thing they are natural or they would probably be much closer to the limit.
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thanks for the moron to bench 520 pounds at 380 bwt is not much . he was not great as a weightlifter . was better in the power three ...
He has actually benched 585 in competition. His 520 was done as part of his record breaking total for one competition.
Firstly, I don't care how much you weigh, a 585 pound raw bench press in a three lift meet is unreal. The whole "pound for pound" strength argument becomes less relevant when the weights reach such poundages.
Secondly, for a lifter who specialised in the deadlift and the squat, to be able to simultaneously build his bench press up to almost 600 pounds is WAY above average. Rarely does a lifter excel in all three lifts, such is the nature of the sport.
And as far as not being a great weightlifter, sure he wasn't Olympic gold material, but he was the best Olympic lifter in the US for most of the nineties. Plus in all likelihood he was a drug free athlete (unlike other Olympic competitors).
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Henry was awesome but drug free? Lets get real. :D
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Henry was awesome but drug free? Lets get real. :D
Definitely believable. Obviously can't say for sure but the guy was 225 pounds when he was 10 years old. Was squatting 600 pounds when he was 15. Only ever competed in drug tested federations and meets. And because he was on the Olympic team from 92 - 96 was subject to random drug tests by the US Olympic committee. And he was very open about other countries athletes using drugs at the 96 Olympics and said he would quit the sport afterwards because of it, which he did.
Like I said, you can't prove he was or wasn't but I wouldn't be surprised at all if he wasn't. In fact I'd be more surprised if he was using drugs during his career.
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Henry was awesome but drug free? Lets get real. :D
he's lucky, I had to pay for all of mine. :D
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Definitely believable. Obviously can't say for sure but the guy was 225 pounds when he was 10 years old. Was squatting 600 pounds when he was 15. Only ever competed in drug tested federations and meets. And because he was on the Olympic team from 92 - 96 was subject to random drug tests by the US Olympic committee. And he was very open about other countries athletes using drugs at the 96 Olympics and said he would quit the sport afterwards because of it, which he did.
Like I said, you can't prove he was or wasn't but I wouldn't be surprised at all if he wasn't. In fact I'd be more surprised if he was using drugs during his career.
He was a genetic beast no doubt. But so is every elite strength athlete.
Its not like Henry would have been the first PED using athlete to have passed multiple tests. Nor would he the first PED using athlete to openly take an anti-drug stance. :D
Did he quit Olympic lifting because of the drug usage or because it wasn't his strongest field? I'd guess the latter even if Henry claimed the former.
Fact is the guy competed against the juiced the gills, genetic elite and often came up on top. Not to mention later becoming a pro wrestler where gear use is almost a requirement due to the intensity of the profession.
Overall, I find it very difficult to believe he did all this without so much as even a few orals in his system.
Could he have been natural? I guess so. Stranger things have happened.
Do I think he was natural? Hell no! :D
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he's lucky, I had to pay for all of mine. :D
:D ;D
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He was a genetic beast no doubt. But so is every elite strength athlete.
Its not like Henry would have been the first PED using athlete to have passed multiple tests. Nor would he the first PED using athlete to openly take an anti-drug stance. :D
Did he quit Olympic lifting because of the drug usage or because it wasn't his strongest field? I'd guess the latter even if Henry claimed the former.
Fact is the guy competed against the juiced the gills, genetic elite and often came up on top. Not to mention later becoming a pro wrestler where gear use is almost a requirement due to the intensity of the profession.
Overall, I find it very difficult to believe he did all this without so much as even a few orals in his system.
Could he have been natural? I guess so. Stranger things have happened.
Do I think he was natural? Hell no! :D
Fair enough, at least we agree he was one of the strongest humans of all time during his prime. Imagine if he had focused 100% on powerlifting and was openly on anything he could get his hands on?
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Fair enough, at least we agree he was one of the strongest humans of all time during his prime. Imagine if he had focused 100% on powerlifting and was openly on anything he could get his hands on?
He could have some ridiculous numbers if he had focused purely on one discipline. However, injuries can always prevent lifters from reaching their true potential.