FeedLouis Cyr: Vintage Strongman Or Vintage Bear?
Written by BignFuzzy on August 8, 2008 – 8:47 am -Let’s face it, people are bigger today then they used to be. Try shopping for cool stuff in a vintage clothing store and find anything above an undersized XL and you’ll see what I mean. So imagine how HUGE Louis Cyr (pronounced Seer) must have looked to people back in the 1800s!
Look at those legs! At 5′ 8½”, Louis’ weight apparently varied between 291 lbs and 365 lbs, what a bear! Love the belly too! Is that a leaf he’s wearing? Hmmm, I’ll just watch and wait ’til the fall 
More about Louis and his feats of strength…