‘That weight would crush me’ – Watch Game of Thrones star Hafthor Bjornsson squat insane weight leaving fans in awe

GAME of Thrones star Hafthor Bjornsson squatted an "extremely light" 270kg, leaving fans stunned.

The Icelandic beast, who is 6ft8in tall and weights nearly 23 stone, was once strongman’s number one star after winning World’s Strongest Man in 2018.

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He decided to try his hand in boxing and got off to a barn-storming start, KO'ing rival Eddie Hall last year.

Bjornsson then declared he was retiring in order to assess his future options.

And in 2023 and 2024, The Mountain has announced some major goals he intends on achieving.

After squatting what he calls an "extremely light" 270kg, Bjornsson has declared his intent to set a new raw powerlifting world-record.

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The sport sees hulks aim to hit their top weights in three events - deadlifts, squats and bench-press.

The numbers from all three are then combined for a final total score.

Bjornsson is confident he can beat the current record of 1182.5kg, held by Dan Bell, at the end of 2023.

And his incredible squat has left fans in awe, with one saying on Instagram: "That weight would crush me, keep it up Thor!"

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Another said: "World's strongest man is back."

A third added: "Does this mean we are finally done with the boxing sideshow?"