Hafthor (thor) bjornsen set to attempt deadlift WR of 501KG next month

[Slicedbread]

501kg lol

Why not just do 500 kilos and 50 grams

Heh heh that'll do it!

It'd be hilarious to see how tiny the 25 gram plates on each side of the bar would be.

[Lomasexual]

Shaw is well past it IMO.. too many injuries.

Given the number of injuries that strongmen usually carry, his body must be really, really busted up.

He had a really good reign at the top, and can retire as one of the greats.

[Slicedbread]

Given the number of injuries that strongmen usually carry, his body must be really, really busted up.

He had a really good reign at the top, and can retire as one of the greats.

Aye. I'd put him top 3 for sure. Probably third behind Pudz and Magnus and right ahead of Kazmier.

Feels good to have had a yank make a great run as aside from Kazmier sport has been mostly dominated by our European brethren.

[BoxingFan85]

Good post

Yeah Thor is a beast. His static lifts as well as movement/momentum "strongman" type lifts are all on point.

Shaw is well past it IMO.. too many injuries. He knows it I think. Currently he seems to be focusing on bench pressing.

Matheusz is by far the best athlete he just is really lacking in a few areas.

Licis and thor should be battling for top spot the next 5 years or so.

The stones Thor is so beastly- those long ass arms really give him an edge.

Problem with Licis and Mateusz is that they need to grow more as they lack body weight in truck pull and other heavy lifting events like deadlift.

Shaw washed floor with Thor in his prime and beat Big Z in his prime too, Thor like Shaw is a late entry to sport and late boomer too, Shaw is past it but Shaw on stones was the best there was. Thor has come of now, Shaw past it so Thor wins next couple of years unless Strongman happens somewhere hot where Thor and Shaw both struggle in humidity like last year