Hafthor Bjrnsson deadlifted 501 kilograms (1,105 pounds) at his home gym in Reykjavk, Iceland under the watchful eye of strongman referee Magnus Ver Magnusson to break Eddie Hall's 2016 record. The ...

While Game of Thrones fans know Hafthor ‘Thor’ Björnsson for his role as "The Mountain" Ser Gregor Clegane in the HBO series, he's also a world champion deadlifter who broke his own record for the ...

I traveled all the way to Iceland to take on Hafthor Bjornsson, one of the strongest men to ever walk the earth. This was no casual lift-off—it was a full-on strength test inside his own gym during ...

The single-arm bag over is simple in theory, but brutally challenging in practice. Competitors grip a heavy sandbag between their legs, swing it for momentum, and then launch it over a high bar using ...

The video shows the setup of Thor's' plates and weight, and also introduces Magnus ver Magnusson, a four-time World's Strongest Man, who was the referee of the event. Magnusson was on hand to certify ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THE MOUNTAIN PROVED that he is, once and for all, the world's strongest conventional deadlifter—and he ...

TIFFIN, Ohio — At Tiffin Barbell, one of the strongest teenagers in the world is hard at work training. Scott Turco is a junior at Hopewell-Loudon High School. He plays football in the fall and throws ...

IN ONE CORNER of the convention center, a 63-year-old man grinds out a 340-pound bench press. Just a two-minute walk away, a group of hulking firemen raise 250-pound fire hydrants onto a ...

Some weightlifters hope to someday join the 1,000-pound club with their combined bench press, squat and deadlift maxes. Hafthor 'The Mountain' Bjornsson is in the 1,000-pound club solely from his ...