He was fêted in London, England, where on 19 January 1889 he lifted in succession a 250 kg weight with one finger, 1860 kg on his back, and 124 kg above his head with one hand. Cyr's family moved to Massachusetts, and as a young man he was a lumberjack in New England before returning to Montréal in 1882 to take a job as a policeman. Victor s en est une autre . Louis Cyr, l’homme le plus fort du monde, de Ben Weider, adaptation de Stefan Chripounoff, Montréal, Beauchemin, 1958, 172 p. – (Collection Santé, beauté, force) ; réédition à Montréal, VLB, 1976, 173 p.; troisième édition revue et corrigée, préface de Victor Lévy-Beaulieu, Outremont, Quebecor, 1993, 175 p. Biographie la plus exhaustive de Cyr, racontant assez fidèlement son enfance et sa carrière, illustrée de plusieurs photographies rares. One particular dumbbell of Cyr’s weighed, when empty, 202lb/92kg. One of his most famous feats was the back lift. On May 7th and 8th 1896, he performed a crucifix with 97.25lb/44kg in his right hand, and 88lb/40kg in his left. Louis Cyr: une épopée légendaire. It has to be stressed when you later compare some of Cyr’s feats of strength with his modern equivalent that ALL standards have, and do increase over the years, as much due to psychological as physiological reasons. W. J. Lowry once wrote ‘Credit may have been given to certain people in the past by writers whose integrity is doubtless beyond reproach, but nevertheless possibly allowed their enthusiasm to sway their sense of responsibility towards registrars of history.’ What is interesting is to compare some of the measurements of todays behemoths in the Worlds Strongest Man Contest, e.g. Sullivan by the way was known as The Boston Strong Boy and was VERY powerful, but not in Cyr’s class) Cyr, happy in his own environment beat all comers when challenged to perform. OHL, Paul. L'homme a tout de même un talon d'Achille qui le rend humain : son analphabétisme. Un bel exploit. À une époque où les tours de force sont un spectacle très couru, Cyr devient une légende. In 1886 Cyr met and defeated Richard Pennell, then Pennell being 40, and Louis just 23. (Anderson of course is renown for lifting 6,270 lbs.). Those who make history in the first instance, seldom realize that their accomplishments will interest future generations, and therefore do not bother to leave evidence of authenticity.” Let us do the best we can, with what we know, and talk about the French Canadian Louis Cyr, and of the days when he could rightly claim to be THE STRONGEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED. Le 27 mai 1895, il accomplit son plus grand exploit : supporter 1967 kg sur son dos. One of Cyr’s most-talked about stunts occurred on 10 December 1891 in Montreal. ( Déconnexion / Louis Cyr is widely considered to be the strongest man in history. Louis Cyr (baptisé Cyprien-Noé Cyr, à Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville le 10 octobre 1863, et mort le 10 novembre 1912) est un célèbre homme fort canadien-français.Cyr n'a jamais refusé un défi et n'a jamais été défait dans son pays ou à l'étranger. Louis Cyr, strongman (b at St-Cyprien-de-Napierville, Canada E 10 Oct 1863; d at St-Jean-de-Matha, Qué 10 Nov 1912). mark. The title is not mine, it was first coined by pioneer George F. Jowett, famed trainer by mail, who wrote much on legends of strength, including a prized collectors item of the above title. Other measurements, most on the conservative side as compared to other biographers, were Neck – 20″/50.8cm, Biceps – 20″/51.5cm, Forearms – 16.3″/41.4cm, Wrists – 8.2″/20.8cm, Chest (normal) – 55.2″/140.2cm, Chest expanded – 60″/152.4cm, Waist – 47.4″/120.4cm, Hips – 48.1″/122cm, Thighs – 28.5″/72.4cm, Knees – 17″, and Calves – 19.3″/49cm, far short of the quoted 28″, but perhaps a possible 23″ later when of higher bodyweight. Cyr’s wife, Melina, by contrast, never weighed more than 100 lbs. Libre Expression, Montréal, 2005, 632 p. Le 12 juillet 2013 marquera la sortie du film québécois Louis Cyr, dans lequel le comédien Antoine Bertrand interprétera le célèbre homme fort. Louis Cyr was born Cyprien Noé Cyr on October 11, 1863 in Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville, Montérégie. He was fêted in London, England, where on 19 January 1889 he lifted in succession a 250 kg weight with one finger, 1860 kg on his back, and 124 kg above his head with one hand. Many years later Doc Aumont, son-in-law of Louis, loaned Cyr’s famous dumbbell to the Weider’s Your Physique office in Montreal for a month, during which time over 500 people tried and failed to lift the weight. Et que vous ressentez un indescriptible sentiment de fierté et d'accomplissement quand il triomphe. Soon proving his immense strength, he was urged by friends to enter the exciting, albeit highly precarious world of professional strong men, lifting mainly crude solid or shot filled weights. Biopic of Louis Cyr, strongest man in the world at the end of the 19th Century. According to “Strength and Health” magazine, Hoffman, after several attempts was able to bent press it, as did the much lighter 150 lb. police chief Joseph Moquin of Quebec (who could and did bent press the weight) for a modern set of York weights, thus it came into the possession of the late Bob Hoffman and Mike Dietz. Louis Cyr, une épopée légendaire. Outre ses Mémoires que Cyr dicte aux journalistes Septime Laferrière et Albéric Bourgeois de La Presse en 1908, et qui ont été publiées récemment, quelques ouvrages ont été rédigés : certains à caractère biographique, d’autres s’attardant davantage à rappeler ses tours de force. Prudent with his earnings. Willoughby, stickler for facts, once gave me a right drubbing in personal correspondence for quoting ad lib, some of the more unqualified measurements and so called feats of Cyr, suggesting for example that the oft quoted calf measurement of Louis as being 28″ was ridiculous, being “Larger than his head” with similar scorn being cast on some of Cyr’s feats of strength. Let us forget about comparisons between strength athletes in widely different eras. Oct 12, 2018 - Explore Trina Radske-Suchan's board "Louis Cyr" on Pinterest. Cette faiblesse permettra à sa femme Mélina Comtois Cyr (Rose-Maïté Erkoreka) de devenir son associée, et au réalisateur de greffer une histoire d'amour au récit. Louis Cyr was a French Canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. D’abord, la plupart de ceux qui publient un développé à 315 ou 295 font en fait un « push press » (parfois la charge est honnête, mais d’autres fois, on utilise des « fake plates »). 1, nos 5-6, mai-juin-juillet 1972, p. 87-90. Louis Cyr dans les pattes de McSohmer, textes et dessins de Yves Poissant, Montréal, Éditions Baloune/Intrinsèque, 1978, 64 p. Bande dessinée humoristique sur la vie de Cyr, de l’enfance jusqu¹à ses difficultés avec McSohmer. Traveling extensively throughout the UK he also visited Scotland, raising and carrying for a distance one of the famed Dinnie stones. In January 1892 Cyr embarked in England with partner Horace Barre, resulting in 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…a lot of filthy lucre in those bygone days. Fox offered a side bet of $5,000 to anyone who could beat Cyr at any of his strength feats. and the next day made it 553lb/280.8kg. Lifted via one hand, style not specified, but most suspect using hand and thigh method, 987lb/447kg. Several of his weightlifting feats and strongman stunts have been exaggerated over the years but some were documented and are still considered impressive today. Changer ), Vous commentez à l’aide de votre compte Twitter. Dans le développé lent, en trois temps, sans que le poids touche au corps, à deux mains, 157.39 kg (347 livres), de la main droite, 124 kg (273 livres), même poids de la gauche. Directed by Daniel Roby. Je couvre d'autres sujets pour divers médias. She in turn had a father of 6′ 4″ and 260 lbs., thus there were the genetics already established ensuring that the young Louis would develop into a pre-ordained Hercules. Plein de gens pensent que faire un développé avec 300 livres, y rien là, on voit ça souvent sur YouTube. Jean-Noël Dion (1956-2006) fut directeur-archiviste du Centre d’histoire de Saint-Hyacinthe.