Hugo Girard

Hugo Girard (December 20th 1971 -) is a strong man Canadian (Québécois). Its extraordinary force was worth to him to be called the Louis Cyr of modern times.

Native of Holy-Anne-with-Portneuf, it involves his muscles since the five years age. At twelve years, he affirms with his mother that he would most extremely become the man of the world.

Fascinated by the heroes of the cartoons, her Rosaire father also takes part in the competitions of strong men. In 1985, it is marked by the Défi Mark Ten of Montreal.

Hugo Girard lives with Gatineau and exerts the trade of police officer. Its gigantic hangar contains 60.000 dollars out of equipment. He is the friend of the writer and ex- Haltérophile Paul Ohl. Its principal silent partner is DeWalt.

Finalist with the competition the man most extremely of the world since 1998, he is the Canadian champion of his sport since 1999 and the North-American champion in 2001 and 2002. He also gained the SuperSérie IFSA in 2002.

To make recognize its force, Girard must travel to the Morocco, in Zambia and Malaysia. Its wildest adversaries are the Scandinavians. The victory also promises a purse of 50.000 US dollars to him.

One of its most remarkable actions is to have drawn a Boeing 737 from eighty tons. It follows a long tradition of Dynamophilie to Canada with names like Horace Barré, Hector Décarie, Victor Delamarre, the Frères Baillargeon, Jos Montferrand in addition to Cyr itself.

Girard was put in the high-speed motorboat in several reviews and newspapers like Le Monde of the Muscle, Progrès Sunday, the Right, the newspaper of Montreal, the Press, the review of Gatineau, the topicality, the newspaper of Quebec, the Daily newspaper, Last hour, the Express train and the Sun.

It is implied actively in the Canadian Fédération of the athletes of force and organizes contests with the Festival of the montgolfiers of Gatineau. Hugo Girard also takes part in the Coupe of Quebec.

In April 2005, he becomes relative with his joint Nadine, who puts at the world small Tyler Girard, weighing 6 lbs 7 ounces. Hugo always involves five to six times per week.

World records

Crucifix (27.5 books/hand)
Axle of Apollo (385 pounds)
Walk of the farmer (385 pounds)
Raised tree (24 raised)
Soulevé block (410 pounds)
Soulevé Viking (1500 pounds - 20 repetitions)

Canadian records

Rocker of the tire (880 pounds - 100 feet - 76 seconds)
Walk of the farmer (265 pounds/hand - 280 feet)
Stones of Atlas (230, 265,290,330,385 pounds)
Raised car (17 repetitions)
Raised tilted block (240 pounds - 20 repetitions)
Shooting of the truck to the harness (38,000 pounds - 100 feet - 29.84 seconds)
Shooting of the truck to souque (22,000 pounds - 100 feet - 40 seconds) the

Anthropometric measurements

Biceps: 55 cm (22 Po)
Cou: 53 cm (21 Po)
Calf S: 55 cm (22 Po)
Poitrine: 158 cm (62 Po)
Quadriceps: 85 cm (33 Po)
Waist measurement: 85 cm (33 Po)
Size: 181 cm (6 pi 2 Po)
Weight: 150 kg (330 pounds)

Honors

Ambassador of the economic development of Canada 2003
Force and Honneur
Order of Merit Louis-Cyr

Quotation

“It should be changed the vision that one has strong men. Athletes of power capable of 90 seconds a maximum effort, of an explosive muscular deployment more general-purpose than that of a haltérophile, one defies human biomechanical logic.”

External bond

Web site of Hugo Girard
Magazine plain athletes Interview with Hugo on the determination in the sport.

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