Quotes from Hafthor Bjornsson

White rice, not traditionally healthy, is easier on my tummy and lets me eat more.

When people ask me about my routine, it's hard to say because I change it every week.

As an actor, you have to be able to put yourself into the character since your job is literally making the character and the situation he is in believable.

No one has ever threatened me in real life but on Facebook and Twitter it's all the time. You just get Internet warriors.

To begin with, I basically ate everything. Pizza, pasta - anything to make myself bigger. I am now very conscious of what I put into my body.

One cheat meal once in a while is fine as long as you stay on track the rest of the planning. I had five really good meals today, one cheat meal.

People often forget that even though training is very important, your diet also has to be very good. You have to get plenty of rest. That's when your body reacts to the training.

I eat a lot of sweet potatoes, a lot of meat, fish, chicken, good fats like cocoa butter, almonds.

I like to switch things up every four weeks by adding new exercises to my routine and alternating between high and low repetitions. This combats plateau, helping you see results quicker.

I never back down from a challenge and when I learned that a single drop of Krazy Glue was strong enough to hold up to 1,000 pounds, I knew I had to put the product's strength to the test for myself.

I was always taller than everybody else.

I just fell in love with the weights, fell in love with training hard.

I began sports as a Basketball player but got into lifting weights after a recurring ankle problem that stopped me from competing in basketball despite having surgeries.

Training and eating with super precision and determination on top of an already busy schedule as an actor and businessman has been really difficult and I am lucky to have the support of my family, friends and fans.

You don't get to be the best unless you dedicate yourself to what you are doing.

If you're dedicated, it's going to pay off.

To be the best, you have to have the right equipment at your disposal.

Remember, there is no right way to train, so you need to experiment until you find the right routine for you.

It's very, very extreme how much food I need to put in to my body. It's a lot of work. More work than people realise.

People laughed at him and said, 'you'll never be famous, your name is too hard.' But everybody knows who Arnold Schwarzengger is. I'm far, far away from where he is.

I need to force feed myself. I'm constantly fighting to stay the weight I am.

When I'm filming, I always have to have breaks to eat.

I'm not afraid of a challenge, so I couldn't say no when KFC asked me if I wanted to attempt to pull a massive amount of Double Crispy Colonel sandwiches instead of a semi-truck like I normally do.

I'm doing more acting, but I'm also focusing on strongman.