Hafthor Bjornsson plans to squat 500 kg by the end of this year!

Hafthor Bjornsson is widely regarded as one of the best strongmen and strongmen of all time. He emerged from Europe in early 2010 as a promising strongman. Since then, Bjornsson has racked up 30 international victories during his decade-long career. These include the prestigious title of World's Strongest Man (2018) and several world records.

Bjornsson recently showed off a 380 kilogram (837.7 pound) squat on Instagram, using only knee pads and a belt. He is currently preparing for an upcoming 970-pound (440-kilogram) attempt in two weeks. Bjornsson has also let it be known that he will squat 1102.3 lbs (500kg) by the end of the year.

"Holy crap, 380kg went up like nothing. 440kg squat is coming. Who believes in a 500kg squat this year? I DO."

Hafthor Bjornsson | Squat 837,7 lbs (380kg)

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