{"id":6526,"date":"2022-09-15T18:49:54","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T18:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=6526"},"modified":"2022-09-15T18:58:54","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T18:58:54","slug":"hafthor-bjornsson-looks-ripped-after-a-back-and-abs-workout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/hafthor-bjornsson-looks-ripped-after-a-back-and-abs-workout\/","title":{"rendered":"Hafthor Bj\u00f6rnsson Looks Ripped After a Back and Abs Workout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hafthor Bj\u00f6rnsson might not be a competitive strongman anymore, but that doesn&#8217;t mean he isn&#8217;t staying active as an athlete. For example, for the past two years, Bj\u00f6rnsson has been cultivating a boxing career where much of his preparation centers around how he can improve in the ring. The latest <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/emom-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"140498\">training<\/a> update from the 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/tom-stoltman-wins-2022-worlds-strongest-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"140499\">World&#8217;s Strongest Man<\/a> (WSM) champion&#8217;s post-strongman journey shows how the Icelander has been pushing his body lately.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 13, 2022, Bj\u00f6rnsson shared an Instagram post where he displayed <strong>a shredded lean physique <\/strong>and a small sample of a challenging <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-back-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"140500\">back<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/reverse-crunch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"140501\">abs workout<\/a> he recently completed. Judging by the respective short clips Bj\u00f6rnsson includes, the workout features <strong>leg raises on a dips machine, one-arm hammer rows, T-bar rows with handles, and some reps on a reverse pec deck machine<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" 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: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CidP5oBjxPt\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; 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 style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CidP5oBjxPt\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"140510\">A post shared by Haf\u00feo\u0301r Ju\u0301li\u0301us Bjo\u0308rnsson (@thorbjornsson)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/eddie-hall-swimming-50-meter-freestyle-27-seconds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"140502\">Strongman Legend Eddie Hall Swims a 50-Meter Freestyle in 27.06 Seconds<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the caption of the former <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> star&#8217;s post, the strongman legend wrote that the physique update and workout came after &#8220;12 hours of a hardcore day at work&#8221; while filming a &#8220;very physical fight scene&#8221; scene for an undisclosed movie\/television show. Regardless of what Bj\u00f6rnsson is filming for, he is indeed seemingly staying quite busy.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2022, Bj\u00f6rnsson defeated his former strongman rival and 2017 WSM champ Eddie Hall in the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/eddie-hall-vs-hafthor-bjornsson-fight-breakdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"140503\">Heaviest Boxing Match in History<\/a>.&#8221; In the aftermath, Hall would honor a pre-match wager by getting <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/eddie-hall-tattoo-worlds-strongest-man-hafthor-bjornsson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"140504\">a tattoo of Bj\u00f6rnsson&#8217;s full name<\/a> on his body.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A few months later, in June, Bj\u00f6rnsson disclosed that he had lost <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-legend-hafthor-bjornsson-loses-13-more-pounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"140505\">13 pounds since his fight with Hall<\/a>. The weight loss had apparently come as a part of an athletic experiment for the 33-year-old, who seems to be seeking a new long-term niche after strongman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m human like everyone else, and I\u2019m going through a period in my life where I\u2019m not 100 percent focused or dedicated all the time,\u201d Bj\u00f6rnsson wrote in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CeQxQkGAfcg\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" data-lasso-id=\"140506\">June Instagram post<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s weird because, for the last 10-plus years of my life, I\u2019ve been super focused and driven because I\u2019ve always had a goal to strive towards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This new update and workout might be an extension of the athlete&#8217;s early summer thought process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" 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: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; 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font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; 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 style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CfWyUGTIxbZ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"140511\">A post shared by Haf\u00feo\u0301r Ju\u0301li\u0301us Bjo\u0308rnsson (@thorbjornsson)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/eddie-hall-full-day-of-eating-giants-live-worlds-strongest-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"140507\">Here\u2019s How Eddie Hall is Eating Ahead of His Return to Strongman in 2022<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the moment, Bj\u00f6rnsson appears to be in a verbal war of words with British heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury. The pair have been in talks for months about a potential fight but, at the time of this writing, have not set a concrete date.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fighting, let alone beating an established professional like Fury, would be a considerable step up in pedigree for Bj\u00f6rnsson. In 33 career matches, Fury has won 32 times and never lost. Should Bj\u00f6rnsson eventually fight Fury, it might signal a significant step forward for the strongman legend in finding a new athletic commitment.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image: @<span class=\"_aap6 _aap7 _aap8\">thorbjornsson on Instagram<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/hafthor-bjornsson-back-abs-workout\/\">Hafthor Bj\u00f6rnsson Looks Ripped After a Back and Abs Workout<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hafthor Bj\u00f6rnsson might not be a competitive strongman anymore, but that doesn\u2019t mean he isn\u2019t staying active as an athlete. For example, for the past two years, Bj\u00f6rnsson has been cultivating a boxing career where much of his preparation centers around how he can improve in the ring. 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