{"id":10943,"date":"2023-02-14T14:11:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T15:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=10943"},"modified":"2023-02-14T16:34:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T16:34:29","slug":"hafthor-bjornsson-announces-end-to-retirement-will-compete-in-powerlifting-and-strongman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/hafthor-bjornsson-announces-end-to-retirement-will-compete-in-powerlifting-and-strongman\/","title":{"rendered":"Hafthor Bjornsson Announces End to Retirement, Will Compete in Powerlifting and Strongman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The world of <a aria-label=\"strength sports (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-strength\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"203448\">strength sports<\/a> has been put on notice: <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/hafthor-bjornsson-bench-press-429-pounds-powerlifting-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"203449\">Hafthor Bjornsson<\/a> is coming back and officially ending his nearly three-year retirement from competitive lifting. On Feb. 13, 2023, the man known as \u201cThe Mountain\u201d published a video on his YouTube channel sharing the news with the world.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/hafthor-bjornsson-end-retirement-powerlifting-strongman-return\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lyteCache-7.php\" alt=\"YouTube Video\" \/><\/a><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"is-layout-constrained wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bm-icon\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default\"><em><strong>More from Breaking Muscle:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/deadlift-mistakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"203450\">12 Common Deadlift Mistakes and How to Fix Them<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a aria-label=\"The Ultimate Bench Press Workout for Strength and Muscle (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/bench-press-workout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"203451\">The Ultimate Bench Press Workout to Increase Strength and Muscle<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>After a brief recollection of his past career achievements in strongman and boxing, the 2018 <a aria-label=\"World\u2019s Strongest Man (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-worlds-strongest-man-events-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"203452\">World\u2019s Strongest Man<\/a> revealed that he will first return to powerlifting. His sights are set on <strong>breaking the all-time world record total<\/strong>, currently held by Dan Bell with 1,182.5 kilograms (2,606.9 pounds). Bell set that mark, in wraps, at the 2021 WRPF Hybrid Showdown III meet. Bjornsson has given himself a deadline to break that record by the end of 2023, but did not mention competing in any specific meet.<\/p>\n<p>Bjornsson\u2019s last meet was in December 2022, where he competed in wraps at his own \u201cThor\u2019s Powerlifting Meet.\u201d <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/hafthor-bjornsson-totals-970-kilograms-at-2022-thors-christmas-powerlifting-meet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"203453\">His numbers from that event<\/a> are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Squat \u2014 380 kilograms (837.7 pounds)<\/li>\n<li>Bench Press \u2014 210 kilograms (463 pounds)<\/li>\n<li>Deadlift \u2014 380 kilograms (837.7 pounds)<\/li>\n<li>Total \u2014 970 kilograms (2,138.5 pounds)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If he were to break Bell\u2019s record, then he would have to make up serious ground. Bell\u2019s performance from the 2021 meet where he set the current world record is below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Squat \u2014 500 kilograms (1,102.3 pounds)<\/li>\n<li>Bench Press \u2014 272.5 kilograms (600.7 pounds)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Deadlift \u2014 410 kilograms (903.9 pounds)<\/li>\n<li>Total \u2014 1,182.5 kilograms (2,606.9 pounds)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Making up the 212.5-kilogram (468.4-pound) difference will be a tall order, but the 6\u20199\u201d strength legend is confident he can do it.<\/p>\n<p>Bjornsson then announced that his \u201cmajor, major goal\u201d is a return to his original sport of strongman. Specifically, he intends to compete at the 2024 <a aria-label=\"Arnold Strongman Classic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-arnold-strongman-classic-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"203454\">Arnold Strongman Classic<\/a> held in March in Columbus, Ohio. Bjornsson also plans to compete at the 2024 <a aria-label=\"Strongman Rogue Invitational (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-strongman-rogue-invitational-results-oleksii-novikov-wins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"203455\">Strongman Rogue Invitational<\/a> event. The Rogue event hasn\u2019t been scheduled as of this writing, but has been held in Round Rock, Texas, in October for the past two years.<\/p>\n<p>Bjornsson said that if he reaches his powerlifting goal, then he\u2019s confident that he will have sufficient strength to start training for the strongman events.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CoW-Whvgi6A\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CoW-Whvgi6A\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CoW-Whvgi6A\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Haf\u00feo\u0301r Ju\u0301li\u0301us Bjo\u0308rnsson (@thorbjornsson)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"is-layout-constrained wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bm-icon\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default\"><strong><em>More From Breaking Muscle<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em><a aria-label=\"How to Do the Toes-to-Bar for Core Strength and Power (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/toes-to-bar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"203456\">How to Do the Toes-to-Bar for Core Strength and Power<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/hip-thrust-alternatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"8 Hip Thrust Alternatives to Build Your Glutes and Hamstrings (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"203457\">8 Hip Thrust Alternatives to Build Your Glutes and Hamstrings<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bjornsson&#8217;s next strength-based honor will be his induction into the <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/hafthor-bjornsson-international-sports-hall-of-fame-2023\/\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"203458\">International Sports Hall of Fame<\/a>. That event will be held during the 2023 Arnold Sports Festival on Saturday, March 4 in Columbus, OH.<\/p>\n<p>The legendary competitor is already a three-time Arnold Strongman Classic winner, having won the title in 2018, 2019, and 2020. He had yet to compete in the Rogue Invitational as a full competitor, but he did step onto their field in 2022 to break his own <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/hafthor-bjornsson-weight-over-bar-world-record-announcement-2022-rogue-invitational\/\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"203459\">weight-over-bar world record<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bjornsson is the only man to have won the World\u2019s Strongest Man, Arnold Strongman Classic, and the World\u2019s Ultimate Strongman contest. Adding the Rogue Invitational to his trophy case would play a big part in a claim as the most accomplished strongman of all time.<\/p>\n<p>Featured Image: @thorbjornsson on Instagram&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/hafthor-bjornsson-end-retirement-powerlifting-strongman-return\/\">Hafthor Bjornsson Announces End to Retirement, Will Compete in Powerlifting and Strongman<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world of strength sports has been put on notice: Hafthor Bjornsson is coming back and officially ending his nearly three-year retirement from competitive lifting. On Feb. 13, 2023, the man known as \u201cThe Mountain\u201d published a video on his YouTube channel sharing the news with the world. More from Breaking Muscle: After a brief recollection of his&#8230;<br \/>\nThe post Hafthor Bjornsson Announces End to Retirement, Will Compete in Powerlifting and Strongman appeared first on Breaking Muscle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":""},"categories":[20,1,21,22,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10943"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10943"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10946,"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10943\/revisions\/10946"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}