“Don’t Think He’s Gonna Come Back”: After Hafthor Bjornsson’s Horrific Injury, Bodybuilding Veterans Pass Judgment on His Powerlifting Career

The bodybuilding world was shattered by the unfortunate news of strongman Hafthor Bjornsson’s horrific pec tear injury on April 15. Days after the incident, The Mountain updated his fans about undergoing a potential surgery. He also speculated that he might have broken his entire shoulder bone. Recently, legendary bodybuilders analyzed if the 34-year-old will be able to make his much-awaited strongman comeback in  2024. 

On April 20, bodybuilding veterans, 1983 Mr. Olympia Samir Bannout and 1992 Natural Mr. Universe John Hansen appeared on the YouTube channel, Old School Lads. While discussing Hafthor Bjornsson’s injury, they expressed their take on his comeback. 

Bodybuilding veterans analyze Hafthor Bjornsson’s Injury

For the unversed, The Mountain injured himself in his gym while performing a 556 pounds bench press. After the incident, Hafthor Bjornsson updated his fans about his injury status and also revealed that he might have to go through surgery depending on his MRI reports. 

The potentially impending surgery of Hafthor Bjornsson has given rise to multiple reactions across the bodybuilding world. In the recent Old School Lads video while discussing the strongman’s injury, John Hansen commented, “I don’t know, man. I don’t know if you come back from a full rupture.” Fellow veteran, Samir Bannout also stated, “I don’t think you’re gonna come back to get that full strength.”

He further explained that if Hafthor broke his pec from the bone then he is likely to get better because he has to “reattach it deep into the bone, but if it’s from the muscle tore into two separate ways I mean that would be more difficult.”

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The panel also stated that pec injuries have a long-lasting effect on the body. Hence, lifting heavy weights will “no way” be possible for Hafthor anymore. 

Hafthor Bjornsson’s coach gives more insights into his injury

After the news of Hafthor Bjornsson’s injury broke out, his coach, Sebastian Oreb posted a video of The Mountain competing at the bench press meet in his gym. He shared Bjornsson’s second and most successful benchpress attempt. After lifting 507 lbs in his first attempt, he flawlessly lifted 529 lbs. However, the third and last move proved to be too much for Thor. 

Coach Oreb wrote,  “He went for 252.5kg and his pec tore which put an end to the competition for Thor.” While lowering the barbell, when Hafthor expressed discomfort, spotters, including Oreb, helped him rerack the weight.

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Well, it is difficult to determine Hafthor Bjornsson’s chances of a comeback. Come back here for more updates.