Thursday, September 24, 2009
Young Louis CyrA look at a young Louis Cyr taking a huge Globe Dumbbell for a ride. This rare engraving is from a Quebec newspaper from the late 1800s.
Labels: Globe Dumbbell, Louis Cyr, Quebec Strongman
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Eugene CaouetteEugene Caouette is another name in the great Quebec Strongman Tradition. The giant French Canadian stood well over six feet and tipped the scales at 460 pounds! His best lifts were a Crucifix with a pair of 76-pound dumbbells, a Kennedy Lift with 1354 pounds, one-arm snatch 173-3/4 pounds (with either hand) and a one-arm clean and jerk of 213 pounds.
Labels: Canadian Strongman, Crucifix, Dumbbell Crucifix, Eugene Caouette, Jefferson Lift, Oldtime Strongman, One Arm Clean and Jerk, one arm snatch, Quebec Strongman
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Thursday, April 02, 2009
Claude "Samson" ChampagneAnother Samson (There are many 'Samsons' in this game) This time Claude "Samson" Champagne of Quebec certainly earned his nickname with superhuman feats like this one: letting a five ton truck run over his chest.
Labels: Claude Champagne, Quebec Strongman, Supporting Feat
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Monday, February 16, 2009
Canadian Strongman Gaston HeonThere has been a long tradition of Canadian Strongmen, one that you probably haven't heard of is Gaston Heon of Quebec. Heon performed standard feats such as phone book tearing, the human link and having a large rock broken on his chest with a sledge hammer... but he also performed several unusual -- and somewhat dangerous -- feats, such as allowing himself to be run over by a car traveling 40 miles per hour(!) and this backlift/support of a 3000 pound automobile.
Labels: Canadian Strongman, Car, Gaston Heon, Human Link, Phonebook Tearing, Quebec, Quebec Strongman
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Benoit CoteBenoit Cote the great Canadian strongman and the man who beat Doug Hepburn in a head-to-head contest shows what a real squat looks like.
Labels: Benoit Cote, Canadian Strongman, Doug Hepburn, Quebec Strongman, Squat
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Friday, April 18, 2008
Paul Baillargeon I have said many times that Arthur Saxon's records would never be broken... and they won't be... but the man who has come the closest was Paul Baillargeon of the famed Baillargeon Brothers of Quebec.
These six brothers (who I will feature in another post), were all incredible wrestlers and strength athletes who toured their native Canada and the US taking on all comers.
Paul, who was quite possibly the strongest of the brothers, often lifted a horse as the finale of their strength performances.
Anyhow, this picture shows him oficially bent-pressing a barbell loaded to 321pounds, a feat which he achieved on May 11, 1951, in front of Harry B. Paschall and other reliable witnesses at the Apollo Health Studio in Columbus, Ohio.
Paul Baillargeon actually did succeed in bent-pressing 375 pounds in practice a few times.
Labels: Arthur Saxon, Baillargeon Brothers, Barbell, Bent Press, Harry B. Paschall, Horse Lifting, Paul Baillargeon, Quebec, Quebec Strongman
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Sunday, April 06, 2008
The Kennedy Lift in ActionA look at the Kennedy Lift in action - performed by Quebec Strongman Claude "Samson" Champagne. The Kennedy lift can be a useful alternative to the traditional deadlift and many oldtimers swore by it. Nice lift - that's over 600 pounds!
Labels: Barbell Exercise, Charles Sampson, Claude Champagne, Deadlift, Kennedy Lift, Leg Exercise, Oldtime Lift, Quebec, Quebec Strongman, Samson
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Friday, February 01, 2008
 Hector Decarie | Hector Decarie was another great Canadian strongman. He met Louis Cyr in a challenge match on February, 26th, 1906 at Sohmer Park, in Montreal. Cyr was 44 years old and in poor health, but at the end of the contest the results saw both men tied a 4 wins apeice (out of the 8 events.) Despite his showing, Cyr conceeded the title of "Strongest Man in the World" to Decarie right then and there. |
Labels: Canadian Strongman, Hector Decarie, Oldtime Strongman, Quebec, Quebec Strongman
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
Benoit CoteBenoit Cote was another great Canadian strongman from Quebec and the rival of fellow countryman Doug Hepburn.
The two met head to head at a four-lift (Press, Bench Press, Squat, Deadlift) contest in 1961. While Hepburn bested Cote in the bench press and overhead press, Cote beat Hepburn in the squat and deadlifted 752-1/2 pounds (shown above) to win.
Labels: Bench Press, Benoit Cote, Canadian Strongman, Deadlift, Doug Hepburn, Quebec Strongman, Squat
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