The Mountain From "Game of Thrones" Threw a 56-Pound Weight Nearly 20-Feet in the Air Which Sounds Difficult and Terrifying

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I had ups & downs at the Arnold Strongman Classic this past weekend. I did an awful mistake in the deadlift which cost me alot of points! Yesterday made me feel a little bit better though. I did a weight for height event on the main stage. I went over 19'3 with a 56lbs weight and that is a New World Record!!

A post shared by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (@thorbjornsson) on Mar 9, 2015 at 9:14am PDT

Game of Thrones returns in a month. With filming done, the actors are free to go about their usual lives. In the case of Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (Gregor Clegane, a.k.a. “The Mountain”) that means pushing/pulling/picking up heavy shit and throwing/moving it in various ways. Last month, he officially became the World’s Strongest Viking. Over the weekend he threw a 56-pound weight 19-feet and 3-inches straight up into the air. That seems… terrifying.