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How many calories a day does the world's strongest man, known as "The Mountain" from Game of Thrones, eat?

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Hafthor Bjornsson, known as Game of Thrones' "The Mountain" character, shared how he eats to maintain a healthy and strong body. The 35-year-old former "World's Strongest Man" stated that he maintains a daily diet of 8 thousand calories a day. Hafthor Bjornsson, 35-year-old former "World's Strongest Man" Hafthor Bjornsson, who played the character of "The Mountain" in the popular series Game Of Thrones, explained that he takes 8 thousand calories a day with three meals and three snacks.

The 2.05 tall, 192 kg Icelandic man said that these calories are vital to maintain his constitution. Calorie intake is recommended at 2,000 calories a day for women and 2,500 calories a day for men. Hafthor Bjornsson is far from this recommendation, but when he was named the World's Strongest Man in 2018, he was taking in 2,000 calories more than he does now.Bjornsson's diet is part of his training regimen for the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic, which he won three times from 2018 to 2020.

Bjornsson's diet is part of his training regimen for the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic, which he won three times from 2018 to 2020. Originally a member of Iceland's basketball team, he started lifting weights in 2006 after suffering an ankle injury. Since then, he has won Iceland's strongman competition nine years in a row and held the title of "World's Strongest Man" until 2018.Bjornsson has won the "Arnold Strongman" competition three times and the "European Strongman" competition five times.Explaining his daily meal plan in a YouTube video, Bjornsson starts the day with a rich breakfast with plenty of protein. 3 eggs, chicken broth, 550 g rice, 100 g strawberries Bjornsson consumes 500ml of milk and a mixture of 250g orange juice, 200g Skyr, 100g blueberries.

His second meal of the day is the same mix he had for breakfast, consisting of 110g steak, 100g vegetables, 450g rice and avocado. After a workout on the bike, the man consumed his third meal, which consisted of 110g steak, 100g vegetables, 450g rice.The fourth meal is more of a snack than a main meal. Bjornsson eats jam, butter and banana spread on bread with 510 ml of milk.The man who includes salt in his fifth meal of the dayHe consumes 150 g ribeye steak, 100 g green beans, 450 g rice.Closing the day with his sixth meal, Hafthor Bjornsson consumes 110 g of steak, 450 g of rice, mixed vegetables, half an avocado for his last meal and completes his 8 thousand calorie daily diet.