He later apologized for his comments after they went viral and hit many media headlines.

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It was a lift that has got fans believing a lift at 501kg is more than possible in May.

"We wouldn't even be talking about the 500kg deadlift if it wasn't for me right now.".

Eddie Hall was the first man in human history to deadlift 500kg. The strongman also lifted 480 kilograms (1,058 pounds) earlier this year, but that was using an Elephant bar, which is a specialized implement used for strongman competitions. The generation of bodybuilders who are pushing the sport to bigger and better places. Crucially, this all could be for naught if Björnsson is unable to match and beat Hall's 2017 WR of 500kg with a 501kg deadlift once May rolls around. You don't get to time any of this out. For example, if somebody gets a bloody nose and bleeds all over the platform, they've got to take time to clean that up.

Brian Shaw, a four-time World's Strongest Man winner, nine-time WSM podium finisher and three-time Arnold Strongman Classic winner, posted a personal video to his 1.27m YouTube followers earlier this week, sharing his thoughts on the growing rivalry between Hall and Björnsson. Check out Hafthor’s road up to the deadlift attempt. A year later at the 2020 Arnold Strongman Classic, Rogue Fitness offered a $101,000 prize to any strongman who could complete the 501kg deadlift. To clarify just how heavy that is, the weight is heavier than a polar bear. BarBend is an independent website. The part of the question stating that Hall “broke it by so much more” is referring to the fact that the previous world record was 463kg/1,020lb, which he himself pulled at the World Deadlift Championships in 2015. Elsewhere in Hall's live YouTube Q&A, a fan posed the question, "Do you personally think that Thor [Hafþór Björnsson] should do more than 501[kg], as you broke it by so much before?" "I genuinely feel bad for Hafþór," said Shaw. Unfortunately due to the circumstances regarding Covid19 and the world wide actions being taken to prevent the spread, I will have to attempt this in Iceland and alone besides a small team of under 20 people. Protein, creatine, bcaa's,' you'll not find better elsewhere.

Blessed. It's a fact that has kept Eddie Hall, an ex-HGV mechanic and the World's Strongest Man in 2017, at the forefront of the sport of Strongman. It'll be attempted at home, without competition conditions. It's a decision that has landed the ex-basketball player and Game of Thrones star in hot water among fans and sporting peers, with polarising comments being made on either side of the debate.

When Can I Run After Recovering From Coronavirus? At its best, the two trade jibes for spikes in YouTube views and Instagram likes, but at its worst, the feud has seen Hall label Björnsson as "unsportsmanlike and unprofessional", "the world's weakest liar" and a "scum bag" and shared claims of poor conduct during Strongman competition meets. Build Huge Shoulders With This Strongman Session, The Men Making a Better World for Black Men, The Rock Uses Feet-Elevated Pushups for Training, CrossFit Games Athlete Tries a Bodybuilder Leg Day, Eddie Hall Shares Workout Behind His Six-Pack Abs. "I think you are probably the man to do it, there’s no denying that & I’ll still shake your hand afterwards and say well done... if you do it under the appropriate conditions.".
Björnsson, for his part, is undeterred by the controversy, and even told fellow strongman Brian Shaw that Hall's animus fuels his competitive fire. The last four years he has been telling people he is going to do it and he hasn’t. World records, results, training, nutrition, breaking news, and more.

It truly will be a spectacle to behold – and you can stream it LIVE in the video above! It’s not healthy doing something like that.". It should also be noted that this is not the first time Bjornsson has attempted to break the record at 501kg. Why not wait til this is over? Due to the coronavirus pandemic, 'Thor' - who played The Mountain in the hit HBO show - carried out the record at his gym in his native Iceland. Feature image from Eddie Hall’s YouTube channel. That lift left Hall with blood coming out of his eyes, but Bjornsson made his attempt look somewhat easy. Sign up to the Men's Health newsletter and kickstart your home body plan. If the tables were turned and I was doing that, people would call B.S.

The circumstances make it very hard for this to be made possible.

But it's the testing environment and the timing that has got the internet — and Eddie Hall's temperament — lit up. This will be recognised as a world record as there will be an official/judge there to make the call, and the event will be held to the same high standard that competitions are.

On April 16, it was announced that Hafhtor Bjornsson would attempt to break the deadlift world record by lifting 501kg.

"Eddie Hall has been running his mouth for two weeks now and I now that he got the same deal. Thor, 31, successfully managed to lift 501kg (1,105 pounds), The Strongman played The Mountain in the TV show Game of Thrones, Thor revealed after the lift that he believes more weight could have been added, Shocking moment weightlifter Mikhail Shivlyakov bleeds from face with strain after 939lbs deadlift at Arnold Class tournament, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Edit: This will be recognised as a world record as there will be an official/judge there to make the call, and the event will be held to the same high standard that competitions are. No one would count that as a world record. Thor previously pulled 480 on the elephant bar and just did 470kg quite “easily”. A post shared by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (@thorbjornsson) on Mar 29, 2020 at 10:15am PDT. For other inquiries, Contact Us. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. The consensus, however, is that everyone, even Eddie Hall, wants Hafþór to break the record, and welcome the potential scenario, but want it under legitimate conditions. So you could imagine there’d be some opposition there.

View our online Press Pack. The streets are empty, everyone is wearing some makeshift facial protection looking like a Mortal Kombat character and every major sporting event is either canceled or postponed. Under the circumstances, it’s tough. The previous record was held by British star Eddie Hall, who became the first man to lift 500kg back in 2016.

Now, with the event finally here, we will soon know if Hafhor Bjornsson is the new world record holder.

Since his WSM win in 2017 and his WR deadlift in 2016, Eddie Hall has retired from competing, meaning the pair's relationship became a tug-of-war, punctuated with mutual respect and sporting admiration, that was almost always waged online. it has to clean up its act. The catch?

As Shaw describes, this was the turn of events that led Iceland's Björnsson to his impending attempt at a 501kg lift in May. Hafþór Björnsson plans to deadlift 501kg at the beginning of May.

In the contest, some of that goes out the window. What do you think?

There are too many loopholes in powerlifting circles and therefore these arguments will go on forever. I know in my training, especially when I'm building up to a big 'max', I can take as long as I want to be ready for that lift and mentally prepare for it.

The world record attempt will be attempted using a standard deadlift barbell, which Björnsson has said is an easier implement to use. It's a contentious issue that even Shaw seems hesitant to pick a side on, noting some of Hall's doubts of Björnsson's legitimacy. But the lift - that was carried out using a standard deadlift barbell - was sanctioned, with respected strongman official Magnus Ver Magnusson refereeing the attempt. "In my opinion, a strongman world record needs to be set in a competition," says Hall. On 2nd May 2020, Björnsson plans to break Hall's deadlift record of 500kg, by pulling 501kg — or more, potentially — and to walk away with a new deadlift world record.
276shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Flipboard LinkedIn PocketThese days the entire world is one giant lockdown and everything is looking like a Mad Max movie. Everything went according to plans, I’m over the moon. “Again, you can say whatever you want, but if the tables were turned, and I was going to go for 501kg in my basement downstairs with calibrated plates and a referee, no one would count it.