Ankle 10.3 inches (26 cm) and Shoulder width with calipers ... across the deltoids 25.6 inches (65 cm). Cyr did a one-handed deadlift with a dumbbell weighing 525 lb (238 kg), made harder by the fact that the bar was 1.5 inches thick. Consisting of 18 'bulky' men. Unfortunately, I do not remember how much it was loaded to at the time.
A look of surprise came over his face as the weight slipped from his grip. Cyr beat him in tests of lifting of heavy stones by hoisting a granite boulder weighing 480 lb (220 kg). Cyr learned boxing and wrestling for a match. Men from all parts of the country came to see if they might get it overhead. He also dumbbell pressed 162 lb for 36 reps, did a one finger lift, first with 552 lb and the next day made it 553 lb (251 kg). With some disdain, instead, he grabbed the handle and though he lifted it a little you could see that the weight was a great surprise to him.The Cyr Dumbbell now resides at the York Barbell Museum. The Cyr Dumbbell now resides at the York Barbell Museum. I remembered the huge hands Carnera had when he shook my hand, and knew if anyone could handle this weight it was him.
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He came over, very casually gripped the stubby handle and made a half-hearted attempt to lift it. Lifted via one hand, style not specified, but most suspectFor years Louis pictured himself as a modern Biblical Samson with tresses to match. It was the same bell that had defeated a drove of former strength athletes, and it was exchanged by its owner, 280 lb. Because all the men were wrestling that evening none of them cared to train that afternoon, but most of the lifters kept on training.
I chalked up, especially the heel of my hand, gripped the weight and tossed it a few feet to one side. Milo had Primo Carnera with him – truly an impressive individual. Louis Cyr (pronounced seer) was born on October 11th 1863 in St. Cyprien, near Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Other measurements, most on the conservative side as compared to other biographers, were neck – 20 inches (51 cm), biceps – 20 inches (51 cm), forearms – 16.3 inches (41 cm), wrists – 8.2 inches (21 cm), chest (normal) – 55.2 inches (140 cm), chest expanded – 60 inches (150 cm), waist - 47.4 inches (120 cm), hips – 48.1 inches (122 cm), thighs – 28.5 inches (72 cm), knees – 17", and calves - 19.3 inches (49 cm), far short of the quoted 28", but perhaps a possible 23" later when of higher body weight. During his first London show, many other feats followed, all exceeding contemporary records, culminating in the famous Backlift.
In January 1892 Cyr embarked in England with partner Horace Barre, arousing much interest and curiosity at his London debut at the Royal Aquarium, with 5,000 people packing the theater to watch Cyr's act and witness his open challenge to the wide world of strongmen, many celebrities of which were in the audience, with a side wager of £1,000 (Equivalent to about £98,070.00 as of 2015). dumbbell. In 1888 on 1 October at Berthierville, Quebec, he lifted 3,536 lb/1, 604 kg of pig iron for his first record in the back lift. (1855-1991). While several of Cyr's feats of strength may have been exaggerated over the years, some were documented and remain impressive. Cyr was well acquainted with the famous Louis Cyr's exploits had been well publicized in the 'Pink Un' (the paper was actually pink, although the contents were often 'blue') or Police Gazette published by Richard K. Fox, the famed proprietor and promoter of other strength athletes, e.g. According to Cyr was a big man in all ways, both heart and size, being a great trencherman, eating more than four normal men. Those who tried it remember that only too well. It was on this historical occasion, on 19 January 1892 that Cyr pressed the pre-mentioned 273.75 lb. With this superb reference, Louis joined the police, becoming for several years a genuine police officer. police chief Joseph Moquin of Quebec (who could and did bent press the weight) for a modern set of York weights. He just kept looking at me and the awkward hunk of iron mass that was defying him. No one played around with this weight more than I did; and eventually I was the only one who lifted it off the floor to an overhead position using one and only when it weighed 254 pounds. at 6′ 1″. The Cyr dumbbell event was created and inspired by Louis Cyr a French Canadian strongman. On 7 and 8 May 1896, he performed a crucifix with 97.25 lb (44.11 kg) in his right hand, and 88 lb (40 kg) in his left.
Louis started his strong man career at the age of 17, after some publicity came about due to an incident when the young Louis was reported to have lifted a farmer's heavily laden wagon out of the mire in which it had become stuck. The weight of that dumbell was always being changed. chest normal 59 1/2" and thighs 33" with other parts to match the increase in weight, being at the time a heavier 365 lbs. On 1 December 1891 at Sohmer Park in Montreal, before some 10,000 people, Cyr resisted the pull of four draught horses, two on each side, despite grooms cracking their whips to encourage the horses to pull harder and strain their haunches. He was matched in a contest against Michaud of Quebec, who was recognized as Canada's strongest man of the time. Thus, it came into the possession of the late Bob Hoffman and Mike Dietz. Up to 6 lb of meat at one meal ... a genuine gourmand, increasing weight enormously in his later years. Ben Weider, who was privileged to access family archives, was even more generous giving arm size 24 inches (61 cm), forearms 19 inches (48 cm), and calves, the disputed 28 inches (71 cm), following a similar line to Jowett.While several of Cyr's feats of strength may have been exaggerated over the years, some were documented and remain impressive. Traveling extensively throughout the UK he also visited Scotland, raising and carrying for a distance one of the famed After returning to the U.S.A. on 27 May, Cyr did his best back lift in Boston, with over 4,000 lb estimated.