The Strongest Man who ever lived

[Nails]

[Europe]

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

[Fortress]

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?  

[Papper]

His records are still relevant!
However one of the p4p I must say...

"pay for pay"?

[Europe]

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.

[Europe]

"pay for pay"?

lol trolling?
p4p=pound for pound

[Parker]

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.

[Hulkotron]

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.

[Fortress]

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.

[sagittal chest]

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.

[sagittal chest]

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?

[BB]

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.

[Mr Anabolic]

Paul Anderson was the strongest.

[Radical Plato]

You are referring to this guy:

 

More proof of the backwardness and ridiculousness of Islamic culture.  Why do they even indulge this obvious pathological liar?

[forillagorilla]

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

[Wolfox]

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+

[Powerlift66]

Good thing Cyr is long dead, or else Kaz would take him to court for claiming to be the worlds strongest man...

[FitnessFrenzy]

You are referring to this guy:

 

clearly a Getbigger! 

[oldtimer1]

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.

[Hurricane Beef !]

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

[SuperTed]

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:



 

[T-REX007]

KAZ- he said so

Seriously, he has got to be right at the top

[oldgolds]

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.

 

[Irongrip400]

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.

[JOHN MATRIX]

Strongest legs-paul anderson
strongest shoulders-zydrunas

All around prob Kaz, rzezezezezedeh, or kegdrainer.