CHEST PR EVERY WEEK - ROAD TO 505

[@giovannicupello1977]

Hafthor and Hilmar are the new best thing in strongman!

[@muhammadulizshahlaeidullah]

take note kids, the king is warming up with empty barbell. no excuses for you

[@demetriuscooksey7147]

I noticed that too. Lol

[@thearm95]

Julius does too

[@anthonyproffitt5341]

Doesn’t everyone?

[@mxz2024]

​@@anthonyproffitt5341i do with 20kg or 40kg max for warmup

[@Khauzz]

​@@anthonyproffitt5341Most gym bros skip just the barbell warmup, they go straigt on putting plates

[@demetriuscooksey7147]

I am NO expert, but I experienced a major peck tear 19 years ago. The only advice I have is if you are feeling that "sensation," listen to your body and play the long-game. You can risk it and hit 1 PR today, or be smart and still be hitting PRs 10, 20, 30 years from now.

[@jebudylajtwejt8051]

I'm a big Thor fan but I doubt he'll be able to PR in the bench press in year 2035. By then he should have achieved all goals and already done with strongman forever. And finished weighing over 150kg in body weight. But I agree with you that he can take it easy anyway

[@impaledface7694]

This is just generally good advice.

[@demetriuscooksey7147]

@jebudylajtwejt8051 yeah. I'll be 50 in a couple months and still set PRs, just not lifetime PRs. Like the other day I did a pull-up "since I turned 40" PR. 9 months ago, I set a "since I tore my pec when I was 31" bench press PR. As the years roll by, you gotta find ways to be motivated to stay in decent shape.

[@vickm7761]

@@jebudylajtwejt8051 you mean weighing 200kg+...he's over 400 pounds dude lol

[@MovieMuscle]

@@demetriuscooksey7147 It's amazing what can be done if we are focused. Even well past the age of 50.

[@paul_oliver_duggan29]

Thor, our gym owner is planning to add your Thor edition power bar to our gym. All the boys are excited to PR ourselves on every lift!

[@GODOFHELLFIRE3]

1 - Good to see the pressing strength coming back, fullsterkur is coming and coming FAST 2 - We'd love to hear you and Hilmar get into some deep as fuck conversations, you could speak freely in full Icelandic and then get a translator to put it in English subtitles in the video.

[@beastfr0meast93]

the audio is pretty low. Did you upload it with 60% ?

[@burbanky905]

Watching and training along with you for years, every time i see you im always having a proper laugh and appreciation for your strength

[@Nirsterkur]

Really looking forward to embark on your close grip Bench pressing journey, which is progressing well at the moment Hafthor! Hope you had a well deserved Rib Eye steak after this session!

[@jesusespana8]

Probably should get in contact with your surgeon and ask if it’s normal.

[@brandonparris7577]

Great way to start the week! Let’s go Thor 💪

[@John.J_Stud64]

I'm here for both Hafthor's training and Hilmar's quotes!

[@davidleon9206]

Breath life into your pec. Relax it so it doesn't choke with stiffness. Fear can cause the wrong muscles to contract which can cause injury. Courage can revive the tissue but be intelligent too. Build the confidence which will eliminate injury causing fear. It takes time and patience. You are doing extremely well with big weights. Maybe prioritize lower body, deadlift! etc.. until the full confidence in the pec is back to push it harder.

[@william_f_beedle18]

We had a sauna in our health club but never bothered to try until I saw Hafthor doing his regular hot-cold and sauna work. It not only helped with circulation but also improved joint health.

[@Bigdawg4plates-e1x]

Contagious pec tears 🤣I love hilmar what a man

[@hans84_de]

Close grip work is looking good brother!

[@TehRealChruZ]

Hilmar kills me hahahahaha

[@Nirsterkur]

About the sensation, why not take opinions from another couple of experts in addition to Dr. Mora, Hafthor? I believe it is imperative to totally overcome this mental barrier to become the best again.

[@MovieMuscle]

Good advice. He can be a top surgeon in pec tears but there are some unreal rehab guys out there, that are top in their field.

[@LukaszKopeiro]

Hafthor, I'm training with You guys! Stay healthy and strong! Ps nice hats 😂😂

[@arthurblackhistoric]

Thor's body is becoming so huge, it's making his head look small. Whatever he's doing it seems to be working.

[@saure22]

Mental scars take longer to heal than physical ones.

[@easteuropeanviking]

Waited 6 days for a new Hafthor video! 😇

[@alfredmorganroth9349]

Looking huge Hafy , I can see the push for+500! Injuries take time, you got this.

[@hg_10sm68]

I think the sensation is simply nerve irritation from the tear Have you got your surgeons opinion on it?

[@MovieMuscle]

Nerve entrapment is possible from scar tissue, and adhesions. A top level neuromuscular doctor can also look at his firing patterns via EMG. They may have done this...if not top level ART and a thorough EMG is where I would start.MRI has likely been done to look at things post surgery already.

[@moopius]

I would send some new scans to the surgeon and get his opinion, you don't need mind games affecting your workouts.

[@narottampatel1164]

Only 2 contenders for 505 Hafthor 100% and possibly 1 other

[@eladrio2311]

Mitchell Hooper is not attempting the deadlift world record with Thor apparently, there's no official info but Loz said that Mitch is aiming for the DLs championship.

[@thomasrosendahl2783]

What about Tom Stoltman? lol, just kidding he is a joke. Mitchell Hooper Besides Thor are the only two people that can hit the 505 kg deadlift.

[@pewn1562]

Hafthors goin 2 Explode on 505 #WhatIttakes

[@Jagknorr]

Literally read it as Hafthors GROIN 2 explode. I was like…pfft…yeah, ok sure…maybe with pleasure! 🤣. Then i realized i totally misread it and im a dum dum 🤓 . Thanks for the journey!

[@pewn1562]

@ xd

[@johnniebarker9746]

These videos r like old school cool!

[@AaronfromEngland1989]

Congratulations

[@2fatforU]

Smart to not do set 3, always listen to the sensation

[@GamersOutpost-4]

even the bench width falls kinda short for him. I wish u luck thor. I want u to go for 510 not 505. You can do it♥

[@eladrio2311]

Hilmar being funny again hahaha

[@maxa8838]

Looking bit tired 🤔 is recovery going ok? But still, pressing looking good and carefull, good luck big man 👌🏻😎

[@bastardator6229]

Hello you strong bastard!! 😂 I did subscribe!! Good videos!! I hope nice and strong day to you!! 👍

[@simeongrigorov]

Thor, whats the reason for the closer grip bench press? Is it due to the injury or just part of the training plan?

[@kylef9276]

I'm not a doctor and this isn't medical advice but it could be nerve sensitization meaning the nerves might still be sensitive/overactive due to the initial injury despite it being fully healed. Ask your PTs/doctors about it if you weren't already aware of it, but the biggest "treatment" that you are already doing is desensitizing by continuing to bench like normal (assuming it's no more than just a very minor uncomfortableness), there's also CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), mindfulness, and different other techniques as well. Like when you're benching, if you just feel a very minor/slight sensation you don't want to adjust your cadence/focus on it too much because your reassuring your brain that there must be something wrong. So instead just be like "Oh hey that's a very slight sensation, that's okay!" and then keep it exactly the pace you would if you hadn't felt anything to begin with. From what I understand there's the biopsychosocial pain model, which means a lot of pain (maybe most?) is actually an interplay of biological, psychological, and social factors.

[@dajaylewis1784]

1million subscribers lets goo❤❤❤

[@rfbftp123]

Biggest words for the biggest dudes

[@detykketrner3331]

My wife have given me the silver back Thor t-shirt, cant wait to get it, but it have now been 16 days since ordering it, hoping to get it before xmas.....😮

[@MGuðmundur]

13:30 Attention creates.... If you want something and you think about it and get happy about it, you are creating more of it..... and the same with attention to the negative, if you say NO to something, and you give it more attention like " I dont want more of this, I dont like it" and you keep focusing on it, you are creating MORE of it...... the trick is to always let the worries go, and focus totally in the positive expectation and feel that.... move on from the injury, dont even remember that you had it, you are a new man, strong and healed. and focus on the next goal!!! Repeat it 10.000.000 times in your mind if necessary, until you convinced yourself of the new reality. Remove your attention from the issue, focus on the story you want to create. Control your mind/inner dialogues and you will control the outcomes of your life.

[@MattDavies-f4u]

The beard is gone again! 😩 One day, Thor will grow his beard to his chest and on that day he will deadlift 600kg

[@Kragatar]

16:42 "Physical contagionuity." 😂

[@jamesfaraimo1221]

The fear of injury reoccurrence is real, Halfthor and Helma are real lifters speaking truths so helpful and encouraging for me who share common injury ❤❤❤ God Bless this Channel!!!

[@michaelprice8207]

Torn ACL club😂

[@smokey_mk2]

Cavemen happy about learning new words

[@jsphirwin]

Is there a bench press at the Arnold's?

[@jamesmaitlandstewart08]

I love sardines, good protein and fish oil

[@bobz4968]

You have potential as a comic duo. Like Shaw and Hall Thor and Thor Jr

[@paulvolt2963]

Moving 20kg like it's nothing !!!

[@markd9580]

As I the only one nervous when Thor does bench?

[@asonei3531]

Higher rep range, higher frequency larger ROM and much lighter weights. No matter whether the sensation is just mental or there is actually still something not 100% healed, getting the body used to the motion again will help. Maybe even regress it to pushups and work on volume and ROM there...

[@hugodogobob]

Contagious 🫵

[@theseattlegreen1871]

I wish I was a big Icelandic dude 😂

[@RakugothDajjal]

Thor lookin thicc boi 😎

[@TheSaxon.]

Thor's mind is so concentrated on that part of his chest, that his body is probably just sending signals from there that mean nothing.

[@TzeentchLordofChange]

I am missing the beard

[@vantarpon6849]

Who was the "Sauna Expert"?

[@dantheman4137]

You probably have a little scar tissue in you peck, and it is not as pliable as regular muscle tissue so you can feel it trying to stretch. It should not be a problem it will just feel a little weird for a while.

[@Ja_ist_gut]

I am not anywhere near your capabiluty. But i trained for 25 years and coached a lot normal and amateur guys. To me the question would be: DO I REALLY NEED THE BENCH. ? FOR WHAT DO I NEED IT? ARE THERE OTHER EXERCISES WHICH CAN REPLACE THE BENCH? I think you want to get better overhead. So i would do a lot of overhead presses, but different ones. And substitute with 30° incline dumbell bench. You asked. This is my opinion

[@666Necropsy]

face pulls r great.

[@MGuðmundur]

8:51 for a couple of burgers, I mean glory!

[@Soulhulk]

Bro makes the bar look like it’s a toy

[@megamanlinkfan]

i've also felt the guitar string thing where it goes numb. i always stop when it happens. but bro ask doctor lol.

[@pillwolak]

Eddie Hall is a flog! Lets go Thor!

[@um8778]

my favourite strongman duo

[@Ryan-wx1bi]

maybe i missed it, but when/where is the attempt occuring?

[@JW-cq4ez]

Funny video brohs!

[@NorwegianKnifeDude]

Looks like a completely different person without the beard lol.

[@markwilliams6378]

The lion may have won this battle but that stab wound is going to hinder future hunts for sure or even impede its mobility to defend its pride from rival males

[@DabzRabz-i8o]

yooooo btw .... smelling farts is good for your heart ... good for cardiovascular for some reason ... im not making this up

[@igoryounes3745]

Damn, looks like Haraldsson lost 60kg of weight

[@martenkorf9343]

Belly bro's❤

[@jar2nd383]

Physical contaginuity 😂😂😂

[@Wxpt1010]

Why are you asking us? You've got a surgeon, ask him what the sensation is?

[@MovieMuscle]

There are as he said some very knowledgeable people who watch the channel, who maybe able to offer him advice. The surgeon is a top guy in his field but there are rehab people who are light years above others out there. They can offer more than the surgeon in many cases.

[@walkerdumontj]

I hate the sauna and here comes Thor preaching it's benefits... am I going have to suffer through this now for my next prep?

[@Magni87]

10:55 Wait a minute! Doesn't he have steak, EVERY DAY?

[@eladrio2311]

I don't think so, that was Brian's diet, Thor's is different according to what he said

[@jisabrahamthomas7087]

How much was the stack for tricep pushdown

[@NoBSTradingAnalysis]

my advice - pause ever rep on bench from now on. Dont do any touch and go, its the change in direction that tears pecs 99% of the time - pausing every rep - removes that change in direction speed to 0 and the negative sensations will be minimised massively

[@shekargarvey8330]

Didn’t he tear it pausing it?

[@JonWi-of6wd]

Pausing keeps the muscle at max tension in the most fragile position (stretch). Reactive contraction can of course cause tears as well, but so does pausing high loads in the stretched position of the pecs...

[@NoBSTradingAnalysis]

@@shekargarvey8330 no he tore it before it touched it chest, on the slow decline down to his chest

[@freedomisntfree5132]

Thor, where is the beard at buddy??? A Viking with no beard just doesn’t work

[@allylilith5605]

needed to shave for an acting role

[@petterlauritz]

💪

[@1992Alber]

So what you found out through your research 👀

[@michaelkool579]

Go learn armwrestling Hafthor so you can beat Brian and Eddie😉

[@josteincarlsen2905]

Hilmar looks like a normal man… but he is’ probably like twice my size 😂😂😂😂

[@beniutrahalembs]

Gdze jest Pana broda?

[@eladrio2311]

English teacher? couldn't Kelsey be the english teacher? hahha, in-house english teacher

[@kylo2623]

Great video but volume was really really low or am I tripping

[@Nirsterkur]

Every single set doesn't make it to the video.

[@marcosrobertogomespiresmar8998]

😂😂😊❤🇧🇷❤🙏😆😆🫡💪

[@LatimusChadimus]

Haha he didn't cheat by loading up the full stack, only by leaning so far forward that his tricep pushed down becomes more of a dip😂😂😂

[@pawan.g5110]

Bro don't know many things about the body parts but the thumbnail you've shown in your video is definitely not the chest ! Right

[@Antara755]

Is it me or is he just bigger then a week ago😮😮

[@PaulMulford]

Cmon ... what is this ... a belly button contest ... seriously get longer t shirts !!!!

[@terminator5198]

I love you so much Thorr but please stop doing bench press is not going to help your pressing 🙏 ❤

[@LatimusChadimus]

That thumbnail 😂😂😂

[@SeraphVirtue]

Thor missing his Beard

[@MovieMuscle]

The beard is missing Thor.

[@fabiolordelo3102]

Super Big Mem

[@robertosabado4955]

The video make them seem normal sized guys having a talk then you remember if some of us are in the video we would barely be seen by the camera. How tall is their cameraman?

[@eladrio2311]

I don't think he is specially tall, not short but I don't think he is suuuper tall

[@Nirsterkur]

1.89m

[@eladrio2311]

@@Nirsterkur right, so tall but not extremely tall

[@flaves6853]

Not the worst thumbnail I’ve ever seen

[@markuschampos5750]

If everybody trains the same (and it's the wrong way) of course everybody can hurt themselves. Personally I believe Thor got to strong to fast, that was the misstake. Don't do it again, be smart this time.

[@jakemoore7912]

You need Larry to come out and teach you proper technique on the bench

[@markuschampos5750]

Larry doesn't know good technique on anything! He never bother to learn and later in life it's really hard to change how you lift, it's very doable but hard.

[@muhammadulizshahlaeidullah]

Not a good idea. Hafthor has a good coach - australianstrengthcoach

[@jakemoore7912]

Mine was a sarcastic comment.. Larry has done several “teaching ___ to bench, squat, deadlift” videos recently. I’m surprised Thor is putting up this weight, I’d be scared to bench at all after a tear like he had.

[@anthony-xk8wc]

🇫🇴🔥🔥🔥🇫🇴

[@jamesmaitlandstewart08]

I'm more excited for 2025 Icelands strongest man than 2025 worlds strongest man

[@DabzRabz-i8o]

lol when i think about it ... i think i am too

[@Nirsterkur]

Me three! 💪🏻