{"id":14757,"date":"2023-09-22T17:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T17:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=14757"},"modified":"2023-09-22T17:59:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T17:59:47","slug":"hafthor-bjornsson-puts-powerlifting-on-pause-for-return-to-strongman-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/hafthor-bjornsson-puts-powerlifting-on-pause-for-return-to-strongman-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Hafthor Bj\u00f6rnsson Puts Powerlifting on Pause for Return to Strongman Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hafthor Bj\u00f6rnsson<\/a> sent a clear message to the strength<\/a> sports world by announcing he will shift his focus from powerlifting to competing in strongman again<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The 2018 World’s Strongest Man and three-time winner of the Arnold Strongman Classic made headlines in February of 2023 when he officially came out of retirement<\/a>. However, just two months later, Bj\u00f6rnsson encountered a serious setback in his quest to prove his dominance again when he tore his pectoral muscle<\/a> during a powerlifting competition held at Thor’s Power Gym in K\u00f3pavogur, Iceland. <\/p>\n

Nearly six months since suffering the injury that forced him to alter his training plans, Bj\u00f6rnsson shared a video on his YouTube channel on Sept. 21, 2023 detailing his decision to take his career in a different (but familiar) direction. <\/p>\n

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