Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is an Icelandic professional strongman, actor, and former professional basketball player.
3.3m Followers, 834 Following, 2,858 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (@thorbjornsson) Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. She’s enjoying herself right now sleeping in and watching TV. Whereas Thor will get to deadlift from his home gym, with fellow Icelandic and former Strongman Magnús Ver Magnússon as the referee.Published: {{day}}/{{monthNameShort}}/{{year}} {{hourTwoDigit}}:{{minuteTwoDigit}}Updated: {{day}}/{{monthNameShort}}/{{year}} {{hourTwoDigit}}:{{minuteTwoDigit}}However, with all that being said, Hafthor has his eyes set on one goal: to be the first man to pull 501 kg from the ground on a conventional barbell. The main focus of the company is a seven-time distilled Icelandic Bjornsson even claimed that Hall was “obsessed” with him and has been attempting to undermine his 501kg attempt, while stating that Hall had failed to win anything else internationally.With both camps setting up shop, fellow American Strongman, Robert Oberst, weighed in with his say in his April 12 YouTube video.As a neutral, Oberst arrived at the conclusion that the attempt should not stand as an official world record, given that Bjorsson will not have to deal with the strains and pressures of an official competition.Dealing with other lifters, the equipment used and the pressures of the crowd are all factors which an athlete usually has to consider.

Hafthor Bjornsson, aka ‘The Mountain’ from ‘Game of Thrones’, trains in his home gym in Reykjavik, Iceland. It seems like the long-awaited reunion promised to Leslie Knope...

Stepping up next to the platform is Hafthor Bjornsson on May 2 — and with five Europe’s Strongest Man titles and eight World’s Strongest Man podium finishes under his belt, he’s definitely cut-out for the job.After catching wind that Bjorsson’s upcoming attempt to beat his record would be set outside of the traditional competitive environment, Eddie addressed this during his April 5 livestream Q&A.The Brit labeled the Icelandics as untrustworthy (later clarifying that he was only referring to Hafthor and his team), by citing his 2017 WSM win, where he referenced Bjornsson’s alleged “intimidation” tactics after being overruled by a judge during the Viking Press event.All of the above and more was later cleared up in an April 11 Instagram post by Hall, where he called Hafthor out for “hypocrisy,” stating that “he’ll drag his name through mud or place it upon a pedestal to suit his objective.”Of course, Eddie’s comments sparked outrage in the Icelandic camp, with Hafthor himself using his Instagram story to call out the current world record holder — specifically referring to him as an “arrogant a**hole.”As you’d expect, the pair have locked horns since April 5 and have been toing and froing via their Instagram stories. For the 2007–2008 season, he moved back to play for FSu Selfoss. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. ... Hafthor Julius playing CSGO! The previous Elephant Bar deadlift world record of 468 kg (1,032 lb) was set by Jerry Pritchett at the Arnold Strongman Classic 2017.Hafþór defended his title at the Arnold Strongman Classic 2019; he finished on 45 points, 4.5 points ahead of runner-up After successfully defending his crown Hafþór became only the second person to win 3 Arnold Strongman Classics in a row (2018, 2019 and 2020) after Hafþór played the lead role in the Philadelphia Renaissance Faire during their debut season in 2015. For those who watch strongman, we regularly see impressive physical specimens, but this one is RARE. 6x Icelands Strongest Man. If we could stream it live, people would love that, they could be excited for something.“When things get a lot of attention, there’s always going to be some negativity,” he says. . Behind Ellen DeGeneres' spectacular fall from graceMan plants mystery seeds from China — here’s what happenedGangbanger carried out 3 drive-bys after he was freed without bail: prosecutorsWe now know the apparent cause of devastating Beirut explosionMystery radio signal sent to Earth from ‘closest ever point’ within Milky WayHafthor Bjornsson, who played the Mountain on "Game of Thrones," has been training at his home in Iceland since the pandemic began. “I’m basically eating nonstop, from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to sleep.”While he does need to fill up on carbs like his once-a-week “huge pizza” to recover from training, Bjornsson’s not “I don’t have a whole lot of cheat days — I haven’t even opened my Easter eggs yet.” Hafthor Bjornsson and Eddie Hall have been toing and froing on Instagram as The Mountain looks set to attempt the current deadlift world record.