Eddie hall vs thor weigh in skin#

It’s actually tricky to find accurate sources regarding Eddie’s weight at the time. We can assume there’s a good 6 inches between them. Thor is known as ‘The Giant’ and is listed as 6’8/6’9. I’ve seen Eddie listed as anywhere between 6’2 & 6’3. The height difference between the two men is vast and is obviously going to create a weight difference under normal circumstances. And if there was a weight difference, how much of a difference? I wanted to discover who was heavier when they lifted the 500 kg odd deadlift.

Yes, world’s strongest man at the highest level has never been weight limited and we love the sheer extremity of plane pulls, car flips, near on half ton deadlifts and stupendous weights being thrown overhead, but for the sake of lifting records, SURELY the bodyweight – weight lifted ratio/equation should be considered?! The question of who’s RELATIVELY stronger?! So think about those very real facts of life before you wonder why both men are so up for beating the other one.Īnyhow, among all the hype and drama surrounding the countless spins on the stories floating about, nobody seems to have every questioned something that I as a coach and all things strength and fitness can’t seem to shake off my mind, and that’s……….

They’re both competitive animals and have reputations to protect/defend. Both these guys have claimed a world title so it should be obvious why they’re willing to go to extremes to stand up for what they believe in.

Eddie hall vs thor weigh in skin#

If we look at what it takes to dominate any sport nowadays we see tons of sacrifice, thousands of hours spent (many could count as being wasted as well), financial support/sacrifice, genetic advantage/superiority, rock solid winning mindset, obsessed focus/traits, skin thick enough to keep standing back up from crushing defeats and the harsh reality of a unfulfilling future/retirement once their competitive years are over……Īll of those apply whole heartedly to the strongman world and we’ve not even touched on the massive doses of anabolic steroids all world’s strongest man competitors take – and many other sports for that matter! Suffice to say there’s a reason not everyone can be a world champion and only a few manage it in history. Eddie in particular seems to have a real point to prove here and most people don’t realise the bad feeling between them stems from Thor accusing Eddie of cheating the year he won his first and only World’s Strongest Man title in 2017.

While many people are questioning the worth of such an extreme battle where both guys could easily seriously hurt each other but they both seem as up for it as each other. There’s the bitter rivalry between the two men which now looks like it will result in a boxing square off next year to settle their dispute. They have the debate as to whether Thor’s lift counts as it wasn’t set in competition and therefore the conditions were different. Obviously this entire story is drowning in controversy and in many way’s is a journalist’s wet dream. ‘Thor’ as he’s commonly known, lifted 501 kg at his home gym, beating Eddie Hall’s previous record of 500 kg which he pulled in competition, in 2016. Even if you’re not involved in fitness at all there’s high chance you’ll have heard the news of the new deadlift world record being set on May the 2nd in Iceland by former Game Of Thrones star, Hafthor Bjornsson.