Hafthor Júlíus Björnsson Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

2018 World’s Strongest Man Hafthor Bjornsson has suffered a horrific injury while going for his bench press personal record this week.The 34-year-old, who was the World’s Strongest Man in 2018 as well as runner up three-times and third-place getter another four times, was on the return to powerlifting after a two-year hiatus to pursue boxing.Bjornsson, who holds the world deadlift record of 1,104lbs, announced he was making a comeback to strongman competitions in order to break a number of records.But he’ll have to wait after reportedly tearing his pectoral muscle off the bone while bench pressing 556lbs.At his Thor Power Gym, the man known for portraying The Mountain in the hit HBO series had lifted some huge weights — starting 507lb, doing 529lb and an attempt at his all-time PB of 116lb.However, it all went wrong as Bjornsson lowered the weight to his chest as he screamed out in pain after a noise viewers believe was the sound of the muscle tearing off the bone.Bjornsson’s spotters quickly came to the strongman’s aid and it was clear something was very wrong.One person said: “Saw this live, absolutely devastating. Wishing him a fast recovery.”While another added: “Unfortunately this stuff can happen when you put on so much muscle and increase the weights so quickly.”As a third commented: “Hoping for a speedy recovery for Thor.

shared photos of his total body transformation on Instagram. Fans were shocked by his intense weight loss — labeling him “phenomenal,” “shredded,” “a f–king titan” and more in social media comments — but were probably no less intimidated by the 6-foot-9 bruiser.In a YouTube video, the ripped athlete revealed: “When I started this journey, I weighed 205 kgs (451 pounds).

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A mini-mountain is in the making and we cannot wait for his arrival! Game of Thrones star Hafthor Julius Bjornsson has announced he is becoming a father. The actor, who played Ser Gregor Clegane aka The Mountain on the famous HBO show, confirmed he and his wife Kelsey Henson are expecting their first baby. The actor not only announced the pregnancy but also revealed he and his wife are expecting a baby boy. Hafthor made the announcement with a set of gender reveal photos.