Roark Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 On December 20, 1891 in Sohmer Park in Montreal, Louis Cyr resisted the pull of a pair of horses attached by a harness, one horse to each bent arm elbow, the horses lined up laterally to Cyr, pulling in opposite directions. A photo of this appears in Ironman March 1957 on page 26, and a drawing of the feat with TWO horses on each side appears in Strength & Health, December 1961 page 42. This was usually done by the strongman holding on to an iron ring held in front of his chest, as the horses pulled sideways. Willoughby offers: "It should be noted that in this position the strongman actually resists only one-half the power of the horses used in the performance." He then goes on to explain the physics involved. The most amazing part of this to me is the lack of injury, given that at any moment one horse could have lurched suddenly and caused a joint dislocation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueshadow Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Incredible Roark,reminds me of the old Hercules/Samson movies with the great Steve Reeves!!! Makes you wonder if some of the oldtime strongmen were human! JJ :0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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