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Louis Cyr was probably the
strongest man of the 19th century. He had more
strength in one finger than most men have in
their whole body. He lifted 551 pounds with 1
finger. His back lift of 3635 pounds performed
routinely at shows probably was not broken until
Paul Anderson did back lifts, 60 years
later.
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Louis Uni  This is Louis Uni, also known as
Apollon. There were a great number of men known
as Apollon, but this was the orginal. Apollon
performed perhaps one of the greatest impromtu
feats of all time by nearly snatching with one
hand a barbell 2 3/8 inches thick and weighing
226 pounds.
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| Apollon
at 16 
I thought it would be
interesting to show Apollon at 16 years of age.
Note the huge dumbbell at his feet. This is most
likely a shot loading dumbbell. If filled it
certainly would be as heavy as Louis Cyr's
dumbbell now resting in the York Barbell hall of
fame. The Cyr dumbbell weighs 273 pounds when
full. This dumbbell also has a seriously thick
handle.
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Charles Rigoulot
This page has definitely taken on
a french theme, so I've decided to add Rigoulot,
the french Olympic style lifter. Why anyone would
need steriods when hard training can produce arms
like these is beyond my comprehension.
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Max
Milian
 While not
as well known as other strongmen, Max
Millian, also known as Maxmillian, is one
of my favorites because he combined
strongman feats with juggling, one of my
hobbies as well. He juggled heavy weights
while descending from a chair. Maxmillian
had tremendous muscle density, as is
evident from the picture. You can see the
strength, he was 70 years ahead of his
time.
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Written
Text Copyright 2000, Tom Black
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