Christian Savoie

Christian Savoie – Canada

How many hours per day do you train? 3

How many days do you train per week? 5

What does your training involve?

3x days gym work including cardio, 2x days event training

What does your diet normally consist of?

About 4000 – 5000 calories a day.

What made you want to become a strongman?

To become a part of Canada’s strongman history

How old were you when you started training and competing in strongman?

25

What is your greatest strongman achievement?

Winning Canada’s Strongest Man

How do you manage to balance work and training for strongman?

The best I can (discipline/motivation)

What is the worst injury you have ever had?

Disc Hernia (2002)

What are your plans after your strongman career?

Promote the sport and help new talents

What has been your biggest disappointment whilst training as a strongman?

Not winning canada’s strongest man in 2008

What advice would you give to someone who wants to become a strongman?

Be ready to double the hours and the knowledge of the sport

What is your favourite strongman event and why?

Farmers walk

What is you least favourite strongman event and why?

Overhead

Which past strongman do you admire now & why?

Hugo girard, most performing canadian in the history of sport

Which current strongman do you admire now & why?

Zydrunas Savickas

How do you prepare yourself for major events?

Setting up my peak and working on weak points

What is your favourite other sporting event?

Mixed martial arts (georges st-pierre)

What do you do to relax? Do you have any hobbies?

Family activities/outdoor activities/hunting

Do you have any nicknames? If so, what’s the story behind your nickname.

The butcher (my trade)

What would be your favourite type of holiday and destination?

A trip to the big north

What personal achievement are you most proud of?

2009 canada’s strongest man (finally got off the runner-up syndrome)

Who is your biggest threat for 2009 and why?

Not to win canada’s strongest man (because I would have missed the wsm invite)

If you could saint a sports person who would it be?

Zydrunas Savickas

General stats:

Leg press max weight: 940 kg (2100 lbs)

Bench press max weight: 230 kg (500 lbs)

Squat max: 365 kg (800lbs)

Dead lift max: 372.5 kg (815lbs)