Strength sports advocate the need for motivated spirit in order to commit to a daily workout regime. By the same token, the Icelandic strongman Hafthor Bjornsson imparted some of his onto fans. Owing to the universal fact, he put on his angry face that was primarily aimed at motivating fans by yelling “Go to the f*****g gym!”
The Iceland native is among the greatest strongmen in the world. While he ranks third after Žydrūnas Savickas from Lithuania and Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland, he has picked up 30 international competitions in his name. The 34-year-old athlete has a massive Instagram following of 4.1 million followers. With his recent video being made viral, it started off a fest of fan reactions. Don’t miss out on them!
Fans comment on Hafthor’s energy drink promotion
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The American energy drink Reign Body Fuel featured pro strongman Hafthor Bjornsson in a recent Reel on Instagram. In the video, the historical athlete is seen holding an energy drink all angry-faced and yelling “Go to the f*****g gym!” repeatedly, ending it with a savage can-crush. Fans took to the comments section sweeping it with comical reactions. Let’s check out the best ones!
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While some fans complied with the motive of the reel in the comments. “Just came from the gym but looks like I’m going right back”, and “Ok! Geez! You don’t have to yell. I was in an accident for Pete’s sake.” A few even applauded him saying, “This video literally gave me testosterone”. One even insisted that the video looked much more intimidating without the sound.
However, most of the fans seemed troubled with the wastage of a Reign drink. “Waste of a reign!” a follower commented among others. Besides that, reactions like “Sir that was a waste of the third best tasting reign” and “Disappointed to see that poor can of @reignbodyfuel wasted. Energy drink abuse” dropped spontaneously.
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The reel captioned, “THOR’S NOT MESSING AROUND” was a successful promotional feature of the popular energy drink. The champion athlete further shared the reel on his personal Instagram account crediting Reign Body Fuel and Papa Swolio. But is this the only time Bjornsson was seen promoting a brand with an intimidating appearance? Certainly not!
Not the first time that Hafthor Bjornsson vented out strong emotions during a promotion
It is not new for the 335-lb strongman to vent out strong and aggressive sentiments for promotional posts on social media platforms. In 2021, Hafthor was seen in yet another promotional feature with Microsoft. The star loves Xbox gaming and Microsoft took a note. As such, the tech giant reached out to him.
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Now appointed as the ambassador, he was involved in the promotion of Age of Empires IV. Hence, in a rather crazy video posted on his Twitter, Bjornsson ripped out his Game Pass shirt to promote the new Age Of Empires IV game. Take a look at the viral post!
I have the @AgeOfEmpiresGame IV logo on my chest. Game Pass Has PC Games. Play now at @xboxgamepasspc #AgeofEmpiresPartner pic.twitter.com/IDXhlnik7S
— Hafþór J Björnsson (@ThorBjornsson_) October 30, 2021
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The strongman-turned-actor sensation garnered tremendous fame after his part in the HBO series Game of Thrones as Sir Gregor A.K.A. The Mountain. The 6’9″-tall athlete with a successful weightlifting career, the man is also rather known for his fear-inducing promotional videos. Symbolizing everything fitness, Bjornsson is quick to grab people’s attention.
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