http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Cyr
I can not and will not beleive that Louis Cyr's strength is unattainable.
Reputation as a strongman
While several of Cyr's feats of strength may have been exaggerated over the years, some were documented and remain impressive. These included lifting a platform on his back holding 20 men, lifting a 500 pound (227 kg) weight with his finger and pushing a freight car up an incline. He also beat Eugen Sandow's bent press record (and therefore the heaviest weight lifted with one hand) by 2 pounds to a total of 273 pounds (124 kg).[2]\
Perhaps his greatest feat occurred in 1895, when he was reported to have lifted 4,337 pounds (1,967 kg) on his back in Boston by putting 18 men on a platform and lifting them.[3] Perhaps one of his most memorable displays of strength occurred in Montreal on October 12, 1891. Louis resisted the pull of four draught horses (two in each hand) as grooms stood cracking their whips to get the horses to pull harder.[1]
In The Strongest Man in History, Ben Weider says that Cyr's records remain "uncontested and incontestable."[3]
It's not developing the strength that I think is the problem, I've only been strength training for 1 year and I wasn't even 100% dedicated in my training(I now currently am though) and I can already deadlift 400lbs(with a belt and elbow sleeves, no wrist straps). I think it's the connective tissue that hold your bones and muscles together that is the major limiting factor. How can one strengthen his connective tissue to withstand a Louis Cyr level of weight?
Edited by The Immortalist, 28 July 2012 - 04:22 PM.