Light deadlift week. 310kg x 4. Next week 435kg / 959lbs. Road to SMOE #7

[@Nirsterkur]

Dear Hafthor, if you can remember that legendary spine breaking 300kg Deadlift when you were 20 years old and now as *the World Record Holder of the 501kg Equipped Deadlift (ATWR) and 474.5kg Elephant bar Raw Deadlift,* to calling a 310kg Deadlift for 4 reps, 3 sets "a light session", your journey is an inspiration to many a number of people around the world who believe in themselves. Furthermore, it would be absolutely fantastic if you can break the *465kg Standard bar Raw Deadlift World Record* of Jerry at SMOE (if you get pushed by the other competitors). 100% you can, you got this, Koma Svo Hafthor!

[@ShinoxSturmreiterDesTode]

Thor is too ahead of the others, he don't need to break the record , sadly 😔

[@aaaaaaaaaa657]

I think Asko Karu pulled 480 without suit but then again it was unofficial.

[@Micheldied]

​@@ShinoxSturmreiterDesTode I'd say he might need go get close to the raw record to win, because I'm guessing the best guys aside from Thor will be in the 440 to 455kg range. That's close enough for him to just go 11kg higher and break it. Definitely not the 505 though.

[@TRUMP2four]

My wife, daughter and son and I were blessed to actually meet Thor and his awesome dad and mom at his gym last month while on vacation and we got to workout at his gym and it truly was a highlight of our visit to beautiful Iceland. Thank you Thor and your family for being so kind and allowing us to take pics with you. My family LOVED it!!!! Go crush em at SMOE. 🙏🏻💪🏻

[@thedudeguy123]

Ah yes, very light i see. Only a few hundred kg

[@MC-ep8cu]

imagine 710 lbs being your de-load week

[@Nirsterkur]

12:29 Wanted to share a glimpse of weight tossing history and why Hafthor is universally regarded as the greatest weight tosser to have ever lived: Most of you might only know about this *15 kg (33 lb) keg* when you hear 'keg toss' (specially if you are someone naïve who thinks wsm is the only competition there is). This event's WR currently shared by Mitch, Tom and Wesley Derwinsky at *7.76 m (25 ft 5 1⁄2 in)* was previously held twice by Brian and twice by Hafthor, which dates back to 2015). But there are 2 more keg for height distinctions whose history goes way back to Highland games. And you guessed it right, Hafthor holds the WRs in both of them. *12.5 kg (28 lb) keg over 8.54 metres (28 ft 0 in)* (2014 New Hampshire Highland Games) _Hafthor has broken this world record a total of 7 times with both 'American 15.5 gallon keg' as performed during 2014 New Hampshire Highland Games and 'European 50 litre keg' as performed during 2014 SCL China's Guinness World Records dual and 2014 Guinness World Records dual in Italy_ *25 kg (55 lb) keg over 6.0 metres (19 ft 8 in)* (2012 Icelandic Highland Games) *And I have a gut feeling that Hafthor will be pushed at the SMOE 15 kg keg event and he will beat Mitch, Tom and Wesley to secure a clean sweep in all 3 Keg for height WRs.* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Other than above Hafthor is also world famous for his: -- Highland games one arm weight over bar - 25.5 kg (56 lb) over 6.17 m (20 ft 3 in) WR in 2022 Rogue Invitational. _Hafthor has broken this world record a total of 12 times ever since he did it first with 5.85 metres (19 ft 2 in) at 2014 New Hampshire Highland Games_ -- Sandbag over bar - 45.4 kg (100 lb) over 4.57 metres (15 ft 0 in) WR in 2017 Arnold Strongman Classic And the memorable: -- 8 kegs (18-25 kg) over 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) bar in 16.35 sec WR in 2014 World's Strongest Man.

[@IRONRIDER97]

My Man is so Big that even if he just stands half of the WR length is covered . His character in Game of Thrones used to be so lit , the moment he stepped in a scene it used to be a massacre

[@John.J_Stud64]

Just magnificent Thor! Looking forward to see you making 959 easy!

[@kevinmee3501]

The frost giant is the dead lift king , some come close but when it's showtime the king shines,let's go Viking.

[@Nirsterkur]

Yeah buddy!

[@kevinmee3501]

@@Nirsterkur hello my Viking hearted brother, hope you're well.

[@Nirsterkur]

​@@kevinmee3501 I'm over the moon brother, I have something extraordinary special to share with you. Will DM you.

[@Nirsterkur]

@@kevinmee3501 I'm doing great brother! How about you?

[@jarrodsilver6365]

Awesome to see you back n strong man always loved watching you thor back bigger and better ❤

[@wolverine2551]

Imagine being so strong that you call 300 kg deadlift a lightweight, now imagine fighting in a titan class boxing match vs someone who can kill with one punch, and win the fight. That's Thor

[@samuraibrolyJapan]

Light weight! I love to see Thor's deadlifts

[@artiegray8195]

You are going to smash the keg for height world record… 😂😂😂

[@narwhal_dust5458]

Cant wait to see what you'll be able to pull at SMOE

[@gosunflower]

thanks for posting these

[@Nirsterkur]

6:12 One of several pertinent reasons why I reiterate Hafthor Julius Bjornsson as the Strongest Man to have ever lived is because in these 4 bread and butter movements, no human has ever achieved an actual 1 rep max Supertotal than Hafthor's 501 (1,105) Deadlift, 460 (1,014) Squat, 250 (551) Bench and 213 (470) Overhead for an astounding 1,424 (3,140).

[@liljess1208]

Prime eddie hall was the only one who could have matched that. Thor and Eddie are the two strongest ever in terms of raw static strength just as you have mentioned with these 4 movements. While Big Z and Brian are the two overall GOATS

[@Nirsterkur]

​@@liljess1208 Nah, nobody matches that. Let me elucidate why: *PEAK BRUTE STRENGTH:* Deadlift, Squat, Bench and Log: Brian: [467.5], [410], [245*], [211] = 1,333.5 Eddie: 500, [405], 280, 213 = 1,398 Zydrunas: 440, [453*], [286], 228 = 1,407 Hafthor: 501, [460], 250, 213 = 1,424 For Americans: B: [1031], [904], [540*], [465] = 2,940 E: 1102, [893], 617, 470 = 3,082 Z: 970, [999*], [631], 503 = 3,102 H: 1105, [1014], 551, 470 = 3,140 Key: Numbers which are within [ ] brackets are done during training or not sanctioned by a governing body and not infront of a credible referee. The * indicates that no actual 1 rep max was done but a double (2 reps) were converted into a speculative 1RM using a standard 1RM calculator. Below are only claims/ no video proof: - Z's Squat and Bench - B's Squat - E's Squat Therefore nobody can prove them with irrefutable evidence, and nobody knows whether they actually happened or not. Additionally, 1. Brian's Squat is not even source quoted, it's just mentioned in Wikipedia without any reference (where any unauthorized person could have edited). 2. Eddie also has a 300 (661) Bench but it's equipped. 3. Zydrunas's Deadlift is 1 inch deficit. However his best standard height DL is lower than that: 435 (959).

[@davidkosiba624]

I kinda hate Eddie and his whole personality but I think he is on pair with Thor at the moment if we look at the 4 lift but mostly because Thor didn't go to his limit in deadlift and bench yet , he could have lifted 10kg more at that 501 day and with proper training could bench maybe 280 , that would definetly put him way above Eddie since bench and overhand are the only 2 category where he beats Thor (only with barbell tho which is strange, Thor is actually stronger with dumbells) , If Thor is indeed stronger than every which is very likely from what we saw so far by his return then I have no doubts that he will improve his own log and deadlift records , and maybe he will go for a squat record too sometimes , but I doubt he will ever attempt a huge bench for obvious reasons

[@Nirsterkur]

@@davidkosiba624 Mark my words, in 2025/26 Hafthor will surpass all 4 of his PRs on this.

[@thatguyfrommars3732]

You're mixing and matching raw and equipped lifts, push presses and strict presses. Hafthor's best strict press with a barbell (at least that I'm aware of) is 200 kg, and his best raw deadlift (elephant bar + straps) was 480 kg (with bare hands - 410). Knee wraps also add ~10% to a squat at the SHW level. You can't make a strongest ever list without him, but in these 4 movements there have been others who have done more than Hafthor.

[@timariaans1710]

Remember guys he is doing all this without a suit.....just insane!

[@grizzly505gaming9]

Light weight baby!!

[@speedisoftheessence]

With modern nutrition and sports science to his advantage, I genuinely believe Thor is stronger than any Viking that had ever lived.

[@antoniocenteno1483]

Vikings in comparisson to modern humans where not that strong or big. If we send to the past our Thor he´d be called Thorzilla and would eat vikings in a regular basis.

[@Chainmail]

Ofc

[@i_would_but_i_wont]

Vikings didn't have anabolics. I'm not hating, that's just the reality of extreme sports like strongman. Everybody's using.

[@speedisoftheessence]

@@i_would_but_i_wont Yes, no one can naturally lift that much without taking some Captain America serum.

[@artiegray8195]

Can’t wait to see you smoke the competition at the Shaw classic,,,, LFG!!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼… PS… not trying to tell you what to do in any way shape or form but Maybe you can Start wearing a wireless microphone to help drown out all of the background noise/conversations… nothing but love!!! Lets go THOR!!!!

[@julianhernandez6457]

Super excited for smoe this year. Yes you looked good at arnolds and arnolds uk but we could tell it wasnt 100% Thor. We are very close to that now w more months of training. Rooting for you and tom to get it this year. Good luck to you and all the guys.

[@R1ZZL3RK1N9]

Strongman good job bro!

[@beaumont9072]

Lightweight baby 💪🏼🇺🇸

[@danielworthen3332]

i could barely throw that keg at all let alone 8m in the sky!

[@Demidar665]

back of the head is high BP. BP increases easily from not very much work and is felt more when you are fatiqued.

[@tabascojoe77]

Surely that Keg is 15.5kg no 50.5kg

[@DavidVirtanen]

Viking Power 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@JoelMM848]

Que ganas tengo de verlo ganar otro mundial 💪🏼💪🏼

[@Besotted85]

BEAST!

[@DeadFrozeKorro]

Lets go 435!!!

[@fkubiggness]

I always love the halo music

[@silverbackgorilla2112]

Viking Power!!

[@RobinMuirhead]

That was way over!!!

[@damiensmith9240]

Thor, did you see whem Tom 1 motioned a 200kg stone something like 15 times in a row, right before world's this year? That's got to be a world record. There's no chance anyone else has done that before.

[@GoodJob-vu2yj]

Big fan from iraq❤❤❤❤

[@Bigramt]

It is light, for him! 310 is like 60% of his all time record, which is light for Thor 😅 310 is an astounding deadlift for a mere mortal, but the mountain ain't normal!! Go get it champ, you are the best! 👊

[@artiegray8195]

What made you switch your dead lift stance? If I’m not mistaken, I recall you used to stand a little bit wider.

[@jjoonjj714]

Wondering the same thing

[@JBS7551]

It's more efficient, allows for longer arms too

[@ramtron1775]

I was wondering the same. I think it's because he changed his body completely when boxing. I remember Thor and Shaw had similar pulls.

[@joebot9309]

It’s a more efficient stacked stance. It will be his strongest stance

[@jackdennis3626]

Belife conquers all

[@andreszambrano1982]

50 kilogramos del barril como si fueran una pluma 😊 👍🏻💪🏻🙏🏻

[@LatimusChadimus]

💪💪

[@grizzlymoogs1662]

Thor could literally toss an 11 year old 9 meters in the air by their head hahahahahahahahah

[@tabascojoe77]

💪💪💪

[@hg_10sm68]

How did log press go today?

[@RichWithTech]

1:20 "do you think ___ is almost mandatory" subtitles say "cating" what does that mean?

[@Ka4gamer]

Лучший 💪

[@viktore69]

I think Hafthor is good for 8.5m personally 😂😂

[@palmarolavlklingholm9684]

He should fix the bar he lifts the stone over. As it is now, it makes it easier for him. Giving him a false sense of how easy/hard it is to lift the stone over the bar. To avoid to bending the bar, he should lift the stone over, not rest the stone on the metal bar.

[@SZ-wb1qb]

Why not stream here on youtube?

[@liftingmotivation74]

Let's gooooo

[@anthony-xk8wc]

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[@djpancake33]

Hopefully we get to see 435kg for 2 reps next week, then in 2 week intervals we get 445kg for 2 reps, then 455kg for 2 reps. If we see that timeline, 455kg for 2 will be done about 2 and a half weeks out from competition. I feel like 505kg is in the bag if we get a timeline like this.

[@MrRm747]

Most likely singles only going forward. 435-450-465, or 435-455-475 if he really wants to hit 505. But I think Thor will pull 470-480 at SMOE to secure an event win and not attempt 505

[@Nirsterkur]

What Sebastian has recommended Hafthor is 435 (959) for a single on this Friday (7 weeks out). And the week after that (6 weeks out) will be deload like this one (most probably 10 kg heavier) and on the following week (5 weeks out) Hafthor will go for a big single, a very big one! _Even though he could possibly break the ATWR at SMOE, it's a huge gamble and an unnecessary risk specially when 1. his main aim is to win the full competition to become the "Strongest Man on Earth", and 2. it will be RAW (and the ATWR is done Equipped). Besides, nobody will push him even to 465 (Standard bar Raw WR), let alone the ATWR. Having said that, there will be opportunities in future for Hafthor to break the ATWR. He also deserves a thumping financial reward for it._

[@djpancake33]

@@Nirsterkur that definitely sounds smarter. My theory is much more eager beaver to go for wr. He kinda already established himself for going for competition wins for than wr when he didn’t go for it during Arnold strongman classic.

[@Nirsterkur]

@@djpancake33 During 2019 ASC, Hafthor broke the Elephant Bar Raw WR with 474.5 in his 2nd attempt and attempted the 501 ATWR, Raw in a herculean effort. Despite the huge gamble, he went on to dominate and win the full competition. Hafthor won back to back ASCs (2018 and 2019) while breaking the Elephant bar Raw World Record inside the competition on both occasions.

[@djpancake33]

@@Nirsterkur I’m talking about Arnold’s 2024

[@bigcatproductions2789]

🤪 You've been Crazy so long you don't know how FAR away from Normal you are ! 🤯

[@AlexanderChanMUI]

I thought it was Romanian deadlifts 310kg x 4.

[@ngocchau446]

Messing #5

[@theforestdweller625]

Those dam Energy drinks is not good if you want to awoid high bood presure.. Energy drinks almost go me in the hospital once. I just have to drink one and I get Nose Bleeding after 5 min.

[@mmm22chess]

Isn’t his face moving better?

[@jameschristy9966]

Easy record keg

[@TB-me1gc]

The video said 50,5 kgs.. I thought wtf it’s flying but I think it was meant to say 15,5 lol

[@fredfunf3456]

That keg isn't 50.5 kg.

[@marcellocasu6662]

Guardando a te sembra facile...

[@bdawg2513]

Creatine does nothing for me. I have tried 4 or 5 different brands and types in the past. None of it did anything for me. I am one of those unlucky ones I guess

[@WilliamPayneNZ]

That can happen to people who eat a lot of red meat and fish. It’s naturally occurring in those types of foods.

[@bdawg2513]

@@WilliamPayneNZ It is. But meat only has a very small fraction of the amount that's in the supplements. You would have eat way more meat than what is humanly possible just to get close to whats in the supplements. So I don't think that is the issue. But I have read somewhere that some people have a naturally higher amount than others do. So who knows?

[@WilliamPayneNZ]

@@bdawg2513 I agree with you. But when I have looked up why some people are less responsive to creatine that is a common answer.

[@lud6441]

Kinda light ngl....

[@i_would_but_i_wont]

Lol, 310? I thought you were good at this.

[@TheInformationViewer]

Go Bodybuild. *Pump Light*

[@powerzone7146]

50kg keg? are you kidding hahahh you mean 15kg?

[@ToddChapman-m8t]

💪💪

[@XavierBlackburn777]

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