HAFTHOR BJORNSSON has lost an astonishing TEN STONE with a blend of dieting, brutal training and a natural caffeine drink.
The Game of Thrones star weighed as heavy as 32st 2lb during the peak of his strongman days.
Hafthor Bjornsson has lost an astonishing ten stone
But his rivalry with Britain’s Eddie Hall – which has gone from deadlifts to the boxing ring – has seen him dramatically transform his body.
After almost two years of brutal training, ahead of the grudge match in Dubai this Saturday, Bjornsson dropped to 22st 8lb.
The man known as Thor used to eat up to 10,000 calories a day but has cut over half to just 4,000 since swapping weights for gloves.
And as it all comes to a close, the Reign Total Body Fuel athlete admitted the strict dieting and intense training regime has been no mean feat to conquer.
Thor told SunSport: “Nothing has really been easy. Everything has been difficult.
“What has been the most difficult? It’s hard to pick one thing but the diet was extremely challenging for me.
“My training style has changed so much, so much conditioning work, so much endurance work that I’m doing.
“The workouts I’m doing and the diet, there are days where I’m like, ‘Oh my God, I don’t feel like eating fish and spinach again’.”
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Despite the dedication Thor has showcased throughout his boxing transition, super-heavyweight has at least been afforded the odd treat.
He said: “Sometimes I want to stuff my face with a burger or pizza or something else, but I have to stick with my diet and keep going.
“I’m allowed to cheat once a week, which is actually great for your mental health I feel like.
“You have to allow your body to breathe once a week and also rest. It’s about staying injury free.
“Rest and your mental health is so important. When I say ‘cheat’ – yeah, I might have a pizza, I might have a burger.
“But mostly it’ just enjoying some good family food. I’m just talking about food that I enjoy to eat and a lot of that is also healthy.”
Hafthor Bjornsson formerly starred on Game of Thrones
Thor used to eat up to 10,000 calories a day
Hafthor Bjornsson now only eats 4,000 calories a day
Thor – who stands 6ft 8in which earned him the nickname The Mountain on TV – has followed the blueprint to boxing success.
Already he has competed in three exhibitions bouts in preparation for the fight of his life.
But he claimed a can or two of Reign Total Body Fuel has been his secret to success.
Thor revealed: “These have 300mg of caffeine in them which is good for me.
“Electrolytes are super important, it can prevent you from getting camps.
“When you’re training extremely hard, you sweat a lot and you lose electrolytes.
Hafthor Bjornsson has boxed in three exhibition bouts
“That means you need to replace them and also when you train you might feel a little tired, this also has 300mg of natural caffeine.
“Amino-acids too, they have so many ingredients which are super important for getting the most of the sessions.”
Thor will fight Hall over six, two-minute rounds with knockouts permitted – and comes into it fighting fit, without any injury setbacks.
He said: “I’m feeling absolutely great – apart from being sore which is normal and slightly tired – but I’m feeling ready, I’m feeling good.
“No injuries, I’ve taken good care of my body. Doing my hot and cold sauna treatments twice a week.
“Training almost twice a day, resting on Saturdays. So everything has been going extremely well and I’m extremely thankful that my body is not injured.”
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