At an impressive 330 lbs at 6'2, Hugo Girard is one of the top Strongmen in the world.
He owns the Canadian powerliftin records in bench press and squat in the Super HEavyweight class.
Hugo is a police officer in Gatineau who trains 6 days a week.
What makes his accomplishments even more impressive is that he is a lifetime natural.
After suffering an injury to his achilles tendon at the 2004 Arnold, Mr. Girard is now fresh adn ready to take on the world.
Hugo is a tremendous athlete and a good person. He also lives about an hour away!
"You know you're alive when you have expectations, goals, and dreams. I can't understand somebody who doesn't have any passion…something to get them working harder or achieving something. Life is too short not to have any passion. It's passion that keeps you alive, keeps you dreaming, keep you wondering, keeps you trying." -Hugo Girard
The following is an amusing and impressive clip of Monsieur Girard on a Japanese television show. He does one armed standing dumbell press with a 78 kg db (over 170lbs!!
) for a shit load of reps. The handle is as thick as a coke can and it weighs as much as a filling cabinet.
A MUST WATCH (a little long but well worth it
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This is a link to a preview of his dvd:
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Hugo Girard is an inspiration and a true Canadian hero!
