2018 World's Strongest Man Hafthor Bjornsson is known for his impressive lifts, but he took things up a notch a few days ago when he decided to bench press his wife, Kelsey Henson, while he was in the middle of getting a tattoo on his thigh.
The Icelandic Strongman posted an Instagram video of the tattoo/lifting session, and it looks like he could bench Henson for an indefinite number of reps.
We've seen Bjornsson deadlift more than 1,000 pounds and bench press nearly 550 pounds, so it's safe to say lifting Henson isn't exactly a challenge. She stands at 5'2" and 51kg (112 pounds), according to her Instagram bio, meaning benching her is seriously light weight for Thor. But anyone who's been tattooed can attest to the fact that lifting while feeling the needles scrape across your skin would be pretty miserable.
In the video, you can't see what tattoo artist Gunnar the Fifth is working on, but Bjornsson gave fans a better look in later posts. Check it out:
According to Bjornsson, the pair started on the piece about a year ago, and in a separate post, Gunnar revealed that it took three days to finish it up. On a guy as big as Bjornsson, that actually sounds like a pretty quick timeline.
As always, we'll just remind you never to try this risky move at your local shop—although we're willing to bet most tattoo artists would never let an average person attempt this, anyway. Leave it to the strongest men in the world to entertain their followers with stunts like these.
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The Icelandic Strongman posted an Instagram video of the tattoo/lifting session, and it looks like he could bench Henson for an indefinite number of reps.
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69... 70,71 easy weight!! Using my wife as weight while getting tattoooed! No rest for the wicked! @gunnar_the_fifth @kelc33
A post shared by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (@thorbjornsson) on Sep 20, 2019 at 7:02am PDT
We've seen Bjornsson deadlift more than 1,000 pounds and bench press nearly 550 pounds, so it's safe to say lifting Henson isn't exactly a challenge. She stands at 5'2" and 51kg (112 pounds), according to her Instagram bio, meaning benching her is seriously light weight for Thor. But anyone who's been tattooed can attest to the fact that lifting while feeling the needles scrape across your skin would be pretty miserable.
In the video, you can't see what tattoo artist Gunnar the Fifth is working on, but Bjornsson gave fans a better look in later posts. Check it out:
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Getting tattooed by @gunnar_the_fifth today. Finishing a piece we started on about a year ago.
A post shared by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (@thorbjornsson) on Sep 20, 2019 at 4:00am PDT
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Super happy with my new skull piece... can’t wait for my next session with @gunnar_the_fifth
A post shared by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (@thorbjornsson) on Sep 22, 2019 at 9:05am PDT
According to Bjornsson, the pair started on the piece about a year ago, and in a separate post, Gunnar revealed that it took three days to finish it up. On a guy as big as Bjornsson, that actually sounds like a pretty quick timeline.
As always, we'll just remind you never to try this risky move at your local shop—although we're willing to bet most tattoo artists would never let an average person attempt this, anyway. Leave it to the strongest men in the world to entertain their followers with stunts like these.
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