Game of Thrones’ The Mountain Sets World Deadlift Record

While some folks are spending their time in self-isolation and quarantine learning a new craft, practicing their baking skills, or just catching up a backlog of TV, Hafthor Bjornsson, who played Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane on Game of Thrones for several seasons (most of them as a zombie), decided to shatter a world record for weightlifting by hoisting 1,104 pounds (501 kg) this weekend.The 31-year-old native Icelander Bjornsson, who became the World’s Strongest Man in 2018, achieved this feet on Saturday at Thor’s Power Gym.

Bjornsson posted the video to his Instagram account, along with the message “I have no words. What an amazing day, one I will remember for the rest of my life. I said I was coming for it and once I set my mind on something I’m a dog with a bone.”

Bjornsson also posted the YouTube link over on his Twitter account…

https://t.co/euTHA1QLns pic.twitter.com/r7ec96Ruqw

— Hafþór J Björnsson (@ThorBjornsson_) May 2, 2020

Here’s the YouTube clip itself. And for those who don’t have twenty four minutes, the massive feat takes place at the 15:00 mark.

Game of Thrones creators/executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss recently made a cameo in Westworld’s third season. Westworld itself was just picked up for a Season 4.

For more TV news, here are the answers to Westworld: Season 3’s biggest questions, a review of Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix series, Hollywood, and an awesome update regarding the Goosebumps live-action TV series.

Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.