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http://www.planetmuscle.com/articles/3_3/strongest_man.html
nice article - enjoy
Note - It's several pages long
nice article - enjoy
Note - It's several pages long
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Strongest man in history
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jeremys
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its damn long but im enjoying it
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slobberknocker
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Extremely interesting. Thanks.
LOUIS CYR...
At his peak, the proud French Canadian Samson weighed 330 lbs. at 5'9". His overall body strength was enormous. He held the world record in the back lift at over 4,300 lbs., but reportedly made no big effort on this so could have lifted considerably more.
Right arm held horizontally out straight, holding a 104 lbs. dumbbell.
Jerk with one arm, 132 lbs. 36 times.
Lifted a 430 lb. barrel of cement to his shoulder using one arm only.
Clean and slow military press of 350 lbs.
Cleaned and pressed a thick-handled 240 lbs. dumbbell with his right arm. This was so thick and difficult that many of the strongest men could not even deadlift it.
At his peak, the proud French Canadian Samson weighed 330 lbs. at 5'9". His overall body strength was enormous. He held the world record in the back lift at over 4,300 lbs., but reportedly made no big effort on this so could have lifted considerably more.
Right arm held horizontally out straight, holding a 104 lbs. dumbbell.
Jerk with one arm, 132 lbs. 36 times.
Lifted a 430 lb. barrel of cement to his shoulder using one arm only.
Clean and slow military press of 350 lbs.
Cleaned and pressed a thick-handled 240 lbs. dumbbell with his right arm. This was so thick and difficult that many of the strongest men could not even deadlift it.
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slobberknocker
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"To me, John Kuc remains a unique man of mystery. He came up in powerlifting fast. His rise was unbelievable. Soon enough he had squatted 905 lbs., bench pressed 605 lbs., and came very close to an 875 lbs. deadlift, while weighing close to 300 lbs. His best official total was 2,350 lbs.
...Kuc lifts were extremely strict, especially in the squat and he did not stay heavy long enough to maximize his lifting potential that should have gone out at 950 lbs., 650 lbs. and 900 lbs. or 2,500 lbs. Later, he reduced his weight quickly and still remained world champion and set unbelievable deadlift marks at 275 lbs. and 242 lbs. He was extremely impressive and was considered unbeatable."
I know someone who competed against Kuc several times. I forget what they're called, but you know the muscles that run up the middle of your back, on either side of the spine? He said those muscles were so developed on Kuc that you could fit your whole hand inside them.
...Kuc lifts were extremely strict, especially in the squat and he did not stay heavy long enough to maximize his lifting potential that should have gone out at 950 lbs., 650 lbs. and 900 lbs. or 2,500 lbs. Later, he reduced his weight quickly and still remained world champion and set unbelievable deadlift marks at 275 lbs. and 242 lbs. He was extremely impressive and was considered unbeatable."
I know someone who competed against Kuc several times. I forget what they're called, but you know the muscles that run up the middle of your back, on either side of the spine? He said those muscles were so developed on Kuc that you could fit your whole hand inside them.
SofaGeorge
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How come the article doesn't mention B-fold?
Imnotdutch
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SofaGeorge said:
I'm sure that Bfold wouldn't mind me saying that these guys are in another league to him........
in my book, by todays standards, Ed Coan is the man...at least in the powerlifts
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