Let's not forget some of the greats
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ARTHUR SAXON:
Could do a 386lb bent press, set the record with 448lbs in the two hand anyhow, and could one arm swing 210lbs at the height of 5'10" and 204lbs.
Possibly one of the strongest guys in history.
JULIUS COCHARD:
Once lugged a 220lb sack over 112 miles in a race.
GEORGE HACKENSCHMIDT:
Could one arm press 286lbs.
ANTON ENDRES:
Did 220lbs for 241 reps in the unassisted leg press (you lay on your back, balance a barbell on your feet and do leg presses. Don't try that at home!)
LOUIS CYR:
Could one-finger lift 551lbs, back lift 4000+ lbs, and 1,897lbs in the two-hand dead weight lift (which is different from the deadlift).