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I love to try new things.
I need to work on my endurance.
We have very good fish in Iceland.
I was always taller than everybody else.
I had a great time on 'Game of Thrones.'
If you're dedicated, it's going to pay off.
I love greens, like spinach, avocado, broccoli.
I train mostly for my static power: dead lifts.
I have to eat every two hours to maintain myself.
There's nothing better than proving people wrong.
There were so many people who didn't believe in me.
When I'm filming, I always have to have breaks to eat.
I'm doing more acting, but I'm also focusing on strongman.
I go the grocery store every day, or at most every two days.
I try not to let other people's opinions or words drag me down.
The easiest part is the training, the hardest part is the diet.
For a beginner, find a trainer that you trust and set some goals.
I just fell in love with the weights, fell in love with training hard.
To be the best, you have to have the right equipment at your disposal.
I always knew, in my heart of hearts, I would win World's Strongest Man.
I've travelled a lot so I've been to South Africa before and it's beautiful.
I need to force feed myself. I'm constantly fighting to stay the weight I am.
You don't get to be the best unless you dedicate yourself to what you are doing.
Everything is expensive in Iceland, especially food, and especially healthy food.
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.
To become one of the best stone lifters in the world, you have to have a good trainer.
For some reason people are very polite to me, but some ask me for autographs and photos.
I eat a lot of sweet potatoes, a lot of meat, fish, chicken, good fats like cocoa butter, almonds.
I don't get people asking me to fight face-to-face but there's a lot of brave folk on the Internet.
My mindset has changed to think about what I can eat to become a better athlete, not just a bigger one.
A lot of big guys can't bend down, have knee pain, are slow. I'm fast. I'm flexible, especially for my size.
Remember, there is no right way to train, so you need to experiment until you find the right routine for you.
I'm fast for my size. I'm very good at moving events - throwing, pulling trucks, Atlas stones. I win them all.
I treat my body the same way I would treat a brand new car. You have to treat it well so it can run for a long time.
I was a center. I was quite athletic, I could shoot okay and I trained a lot. I played with the national team in Iceland.
No one has ever threatened me in real life but on Facebook and Twitter it's all the time. You just get Internet warriors.
The best training partner isn't the guy who is the strongest; it's the guy who motivates you and helps you to get better.
I've always enjoyed lifting heavy; I saw extremely good results. I just got hooked, seeing how strong I got and how much my body changed.
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.
Getting bigger isn't a big deal for me. I don't want to get bigger. But having a nicer body and being stronger is definitely something I'm aiming for.
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.
Game of Thrones' was my first big role and to be a part of that is definitely life-changing. It doesn't matter who you are, it will change your life forever.
I can still be 200 kilograms but still have enough endurance for strongman - I feel like if I get much heavier than that it's going to affect my endurance a lot.
It's always OK to find help. Don't be ashamed if you need help. I have help from so many people. My wife helps me with my diet all the time. I have a nutritionist.
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 eat very healthy overall - but because of my weight, I need fast carbs, easy carbs. So maybe before a training session or after a training session, I eat what I want.
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.
We need very specific equipment to train for World's Strongest Man and it's very hard to find this equipment in a normal gym. That's why I have my own gym back in Iceland.