HOW I BUILT MY BODY HOW THE MOUNTAIN FOUND HIS NEW PEAK

THE MANTLE of “World’s Strongest Man” is a heavy one to bear. Since relinquishing it, Hafþór Björnsson feels considerably lighter. More than 50kg lighter, to be precise.

“I feel so much better than when I. “I’m obviously healthier, but I am also more focused.” In the pursuit of weightlifting records, bigger is better. “But when I had to force-feed myself every day, I used to get so tired,” he says. “Now, I’ve retired from that.”