{"id":7231,"date":"2022-10-25T03:21:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T03:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=7231"},"modified":"2022-10-25T04:08:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T04:08:18","slug":"hafthor-bjornsson-plans-to-make-his-competitive-powerlifting-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/hafthor-bjornsson-plans-to-make-his-competitive-powerlifting-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Hafthor Bj\u00f6rnsson Plans to Make His Competitive Powerlifting Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After almost three years away from competitive strength sports, Hafthor Bj\u00f6rnsson is ready to go full throttle again and dial up the unique <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/pendlay-row\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"150528\">power<\/a> that helps him live up to the nickname of &#8220;The Mountain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Oct. 22, 2022, Bj\u00f6rnsson shared a video on his YouTube channel where he <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/powerbuilding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"150529\">trains<\/a> and works through a light <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/deadlift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"150530\">deadlift<\/a> session while making a significant career announcement \u2014 <strong>he will be making a return to sanctioned powerlifting<\/strong>. The athlete disclosed that his first powerlifting appearance since December 2018 will happen on Dec. 3, 2022, but did not clarify what the competition is specifically.<\/p>\n<div class=\"videos\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I&#039;M BACK!\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-9RQyF7xpuQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-kettlebell-exercises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"150531\">The 12 Best Kettlebell Exercises for Conditioning, Mobility, and Strength<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Judging by Bj\u00f6rnsson&#8217;s tenor while revealing his return to powerlifting, it seems the athlete will use this first undisclosed meet as a trial run of sorts. He wants to see &#8220;how the bar will react&#8221; while he lifts raw \u2014 a lifting style that can be a far cry from the lifting straps, wraps, and fully-equipped set-up of some strongman events.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of setting reasonable expectations for himself as a powerlifter, Bj\u00f6rnsson is aiming high. He wants to record <strong>a total of at least 1,000 kilograms (2,204.6 pounds)<\/strong>. Bj\u00f6rnsson&#8217;s all-time raw competition best total as a powerlifter is 1,100 kilograms (2,425 pounds) from the 2018 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) Thor&#8217;s Powerlifting Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an overview of Bj\u00f6rnsson&#8217;s all-time raw competition bests from his powerlifting career:<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"hafthor-bjornsson-all-time-raw-competition-powerlifting-bests\">*Hafthor Bj\u00f6rnsson | All-Time Raw Competition Powerlifting Bests<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/back-squat-vs-front-squat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"150532\"><strong>*Squat<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 No raw attempt<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/bench-press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"150533\"><strong>Bench Press<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 250 kilograms (551.1 pounds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deadlift<\/strong> \u2014 410 kilograms (903.9 pounds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>**Total<\/strong> \u2014 506 kilograms (1,113.3 pounds)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Note: According to <em>Open Powerlifting<\/em>, Bj\u00f6rnsson has never recorded a raw squat during an official powerlifting contest.<\/p>\n<p>**Note: According to <em>Open Powerlifting<\/em>, Bj\u00f6rnsson has never competed in a three-lift raw powerlifting meet. This total includes only a bench press and deadlift.<\/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\/reel\/Cj8qGDgg9pc\/?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;\"><\/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;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/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;\"><\/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);\"><\/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;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/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;\"><\/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);\"><\/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);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/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;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/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\/reel\/Cj8qGDgg9pc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"150545\">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\/forced-reps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"150534\">Forced Reps \u2014 What They Are and How to Use Them<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bj\u00f6rnsson&#8217;s announcement of a powerlifting return comes on the heels of his &#8220;partial&#8221; comeback to strongman. In mid-October 2022, the 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/tom-stoltman-wins-2022-worlds-strongest-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"150535\">World&#8217;s Strongest Man<\/a> (WSM) champion revealed that he would push to <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/hafthor-bjornsson-weight-over-bar-world-record-announcement-2022-rogue-invitational\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"150536\">break his own weight-over-bar World Record<\/a> at the 2022 Rogue Invitational on Oct. 28-30. The current weight-over-bar mark from the 2019 Arnold Strongman Classic \u2014 which, again, Bj\u00f6rnsson owns \u2014 is a weight of 56 pounds thrown over a height of 20\u20192&#8243;.<\/p>\n<p>Should Bj\u00f6rnsson officially surpass that record figure, he alluded to a future where he may try to break his own deadlift World Record of 501 kilograms (1,104.5 pounds) from the 2020 World\u2019s Ultimate Strongman \u201cFeats of Strength\u201d series. In the event that the potential goal is successful, Bj\u00f6rnsson would naturally be the first-ever strongman to deadlift over 501 kilograms.<\/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\/reel\/Cj1CJwBjxHq\/?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;\"><\/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;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/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;\"><\/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);\"><\/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;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/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;\"><\/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);\"><\/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);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/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;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/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\/reel\/Cj1CJwBjxHq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"150546\">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\/loaded-carry-variations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"150537\">11 Loaded Carry Variations Worth Trying<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For an impeccably strong athlete like Bj\u00f6rnsson, it appears he wants to rekindle the passions that pushed him to the top of the strength sports world. At this rate, knowing what Bj\u00f6rnsson brings to the table, who&#8217;s to say the strongman\/powerlifter won&#8217;t excel on a consistent level again?<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image: Hafthor Bj\u00f6rnsson on YouTube<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/hafthor-bjornsson-powerlifting-return\/\">Hafthor Bj\u00f6rnsson Plans to Make His Competitive Powerlifting Return<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After almost three years away from competitive strength sports, Hafthor Bj\u00f6rnsson is ready to go full throttle again and dial up the unique power that helps him live up to the nickname of \u201cThe Mountain.\u201d On Oct. 22, 2022, Bj\u00f6rnsson shared a video on his YouTube channel where he trains and works through a light &#8230; Read more<br \/>\nThe post Hafthor Bj\u00f6rnsson Plans to Make His Competitive Powerlifting Return appeared first on Breaking Muscle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":868,"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":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7231"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7231"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7232,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7231\/revisions\/7232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}