Hafthor Bjornsson and Larry Wheels deadlift some insanely heavy weight.
Lifting heavy is the main goal of strongman and powerlifting competitors. If you’re not in the game to lift heavy then you should perhaps reconsider your decision. Both Hafthor Bjornsson and Larry Wheels are proving that they both chose proper in their vocational endeavors. Recently both Bjornsson and Larry Wheels proved that fact by deadlifting an astounding 705lbs.
While boxing may be on the forefront of his mind these days, Hafthor Bjornsson is still a strongman through and through. The 2018 World’s Strongest Man has never shied away from a challenge yet. It’s perhaps the very reason that he’s set to fight Eddie Hall in the first place.
His training for his boxing match is consuming a great deal of his time, but he hasn’t forgotten where he comes from. While building his conditioning, coordination, and striking ability, Hafthor is still up for lifting some heavy weight in the gym. After all, the deadlift king can’t stray too far away from the game now can he.
Larry Wheels in many respects reflects the same kind of drive, dedication and work ethic that Hafthor Bjornsson possesses. The powerlifter has found himself in many different strength related circles in recent years. He hasn’t just been content to do big things in powerlifting. No, Larry Wheels has challenged himself as a bodybuilding, strongman and even as an arm wrestler.
For those reasons it makes total sense that Hafthor Bjornsson and Larry Wheels make ideal training partners. Both men are always looking to push themselves to the next level and break some records while doing it. Knowing that your training partner has the same kind of drive and dedication to perfecting their craft adds a great deal of motivation for your own training.
Massive Deadlift Session
So of course since both Hafthor Bjornsson and Larry Wheels found themselves in the same room, you know some heavy lifting was going down. Training out of Strong Gym HQ in Abu Dabi, UAE, the two strength athletes decided to take their training to the next level and deadlift an massive 705lbs.
While that may be less than Bjornsson’s world record, according to the strongman it’s the heaviest he’s lifted since achieving the 501kg (1104.5lb) deadlift. In a recent video collaboration, Larry Wheels asked Bjornsson about how much he’s lifted since the record. In response Bjornsson had this to say:
“This is going to be it,” said Bjornsson. “Well I might have done some sessions afterwards that were a bit heavier, but in a while this is the heaviest I’ve done.”
The two proceeded to deadlift 705lbs and it was pretty intense!
It’s crazy to think that Bjornsson lifted 1104.5lbs and made it look easy. Then again, when you’re a World’s Strongest Man winner, perhaps it should come with the territory.
What do you think of Hafthor Bjornsson and Larry Wheels deadlifting 705lbs?
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