Top 44 Hafthor Bjornsson Quotes

The easiest part is the training, the hardest part is the diet.

Game of Thrones’ was my first big role and to be a part of that is definitely life-changing. It doesn’t matter who you are, it will change your life forever.

To begin with, I basically ate everything. Pizza, pasta – anything to make myself bigger. I am now very conscious of what I put into my body.

I don’t get people asking me to fight face-to-face but there’s a lot of brave folk on the Internet.

I love to try new things.

The best training partner isn’t the guy who is the strongest; it’s the guy who motivates you and helps you to get better.

I have to eat every two hours to maintain myself.

It’s very, very extreme how much food I need to put in to my body. It’s a lot of work. More work than people realise.

When people ask me about my routine, it’s hard to say because I change it every week.

Acting just came to me.

Remember, there is no right way to train, so you need to experiment until you find the right routine for you.

I’ve always enjoyed lifting heavy; I saw extremely good results. I just got hooked, seeing how strong I got and how much my body changed.

White rice, not traditionally healthy, is easier on my tummy and lets me eat more.

If there’s anything that offends me, especially if it’s towards my family, I just block them. I don’t accept that. I don’t get upset because I like to focus on the positive.

I eat very healthy overall – but because of my weight, I need fast carbs, easy carbs. So maybe before a training session or after a training session, I eat what I want.

I am eating around 10,000 calories a day, which is a lot. I’m obviously a professional and I am the World’s Strongest Man. This is something that a normal human being would never do. You would never eat that amount of food, because you would get tired, it’s too many calories for you to intake.

Don’t tie yourself down to one workout, as your muscles quickly adapt to a certain style of training, so you’ll see less results over time. The same can be said about cardio and your diet.

Girls ask me to pick them up all of the time, and I have to admit, sometimes it’s hard to put them down again.

Health is very important to be able to reach your goals.

It’s not just all about the training, it’s all around: You have to train well, sleep well, eat well.

It’s always OK to find help. Don’t be ashamed if you need help. I have help from so many people. My wife helps me with my diet all the time. I have a nutritionist.

I like to switch things up every four weeks by adding new exercises to my routine and alternating between high and low repetitions. This combats plateau, helping you see results quicker.

I can still be 200 kilograms but still have enough endurance for strongman – I feel like if I get much heavier than that it’s going to affect my endurance a lot.

For a beginner, find a trainer that you trust and set some goals.

I just fell in love with the weights, fell in love with training hard.

Everything is expensive in Iceland, especially food, and especially healthy food.

I need to work on my endurance.

A lot of big guys can’t bend down, have knee pain, are slow. I’m fast. I’m flexible, especially for my size.

I love my life, I get to travel the world, meet a lot of people.

Maybe after my strongman career, I’ll focus more on acting. Who knows?

There were so many people who didn’t believe in me.

We have very good fish in Iceland.

I had a great time on ‘Game of Thrones.’

I began sports as a Basketball player but got into lifting weights after a recurring ankle problem that stopped me from competing in basketball despite having surgeries.

I go the grocery store every day, or at most every two days.

I love greens, like spinach, avocado, broccoli.

I was a center. I was quite athletic, I could shoot okay and I trained a lot. I played with the national team in Iceland.

I’ve been training all my life, but probably didn’t grow muscle-y until I quit doing basketball. I played for Iceland’s under-18 and under-17 team, so it wasn’t until probably 2007, 2008 that I start to gain a lot of weight.

I try not to let other people’s opinions or words drag me down.

One cheat meal once in a while is fine as long as you stay on track the rest of the planning. I had five really good meals today, one cheat meal.

My mindset has changed to think about what I can eat to become a better athlete, not just a bigger one.

You don’t get to be the best unless you dedicate yourself to what you are doing.

No one has ever threatened me in real life but on Facebook and Twitter it’s all the time. You just get Internet warriors.

I am the future of strength as I am King of the Stones!