Game of Thrones may be a year out from its next battle, but Hafthor Bjornsson, who plays Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane on the crazy-popular HBO show, isn't sitting around waiting for someone to fight. He's training for the upcoming Arnold Strongman Classic 2018, which is rapidly becoming a must-see event on par with any of the bodybuilding events in Columbus each March.
Bjornsson shares the top set of nearly every training session on Instagram, and his 1-million plus followers received a treat recently when he pulled 970 pounds on a bend-alicious bar meant to mimic the notoriously whippy Rogue Elephant bar from the Strongman Classic. Just a few days ago, he pulled a few singles with 970 pounds with an ease that boggles the mind—especially when you realize that at 6-foot-9, Bjornsson was pulling that weight to a height that Peter Dinklage could probably stroll right under.
So smooth. But here's what's equally impressive: That's his second pull at that weight in a span of just...
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