Muscle for Life

Hafthor Bjornsson is the strongest man in the world, and in this podcast, he gives us a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to be him, a 6’9, 420-pound man who can squat, deadlift, and bench press over 2,500 pounds. He’s also the 2018 champion of the World’s Strongest Man competition (and hopefully the 2019 champion by the time this episode goes live), which involves incredible feats like . . . - Lifting five large stones ranging from 220 to 350 pounds onto columns the height of a man. - Pulling gargantuan objects arm-over-arm using a rope, such as planes, boats, cars, and giant tires. - Carrying a 900-pound yoke made of two refrigerators across a 30-meter course in under 60 seconds. You probably already know this, but Hafthor also played Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane in Game of Thrones (RIP), and in this interview, we talk about how he’s currently training to defend his World’s Strongest Man title, how he manages his recovery, what his diet looks like, what supplements he takes (Hint: Legion), his favor