Hafthor Julius Bjornsson Wins the Strongest Man in Iceland

by Randall J. Strossen, IronMind Enterprises, Inc. © 2011

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won the Strongest Man in Iceland this weekend,” four-time World’s Strongest Man winner Magnus Ver Magnusson told IronMind today.

Ari Gunnarsson was second, Georg Ogmundsson was third and,” No. 4 was our guest from USA, Sam McMahon.

“The contest was 8 events in 2 days—the newest and hardest comp for this title!”, said Magnus Ver.
                                                                      
                                                                            ###



The IronMind Forum: discuss this article, talk strength, get help with your training.

You can also follow IronMind on Twitter.

IronMind: Tools of the Trade for Serious Strength Athletes . . . home of Captains of Crush Grippers, MILO, SUPER SQUATS, Just Protein, the Rolling Thunder, Mastery of Hand Strength . . .

Check out our Resource Pages for more information on grip training; Olympic-style weightlifting and weight training; and strongman and World's Strongest Man.

Captains of Crush® Hand Grippers


Captains of Crush grippers: the gold standard of grippers
The gold standard of grippers.

The fastest route to the strongest grip.

MILO®: Strength


MILO-25.3a
Universal power broker

We deal in kilos and meters, pounds and feet.

Strong-Enough™ Lifting Straps


IronMind: Strong-Enough Lifting Straps: Most popular" at WSM. Proven daily by the world's strongest men.

Proven daily by the world's strongest men.

If you're not using IronMind lifting straps, you're not lifting as much as you could be.

Expand-Your-Hand Bands


Expand-Your-Hand Bands
Say goodbye to tennis elbow

Prevent, eliminate or reduce tennis elbow and associated pains. Simple, fun and effective.