Jacques spends most of his time on a short stretch of street in Paris, France where he lives and sleeps with his two dogs. Jacques says that when people give him money, he doesn’t buy alcohol or smokes and instead, uses the money to buy healthy food, drink, and protein shakes to supplement his workout regime. He carries around various pieces of workout equipment (e.g. padded wraps, rope, cable, elastic bands) that he ties to street posts, signs, and any other edifice that will allow him to use that structure as a piece of workout equipment. This allows Jacques to do push-ups on the pavement, pull-ups with belts suspended from signs, and bicep curls using elastic bands tied to fencing.
The popularity of the mini-documentary prompted Goudichaud to put plans into place to film a longer piece about Sayagh’s unusual lifestyle on the streets of Paris. Snippets of the new documentary should begin to hit the video streams this year.