GOT’s ‘The Mountain’ reveals his 9-meal-a-day diet on social media
Screen grab from @thorbjornsson Instagram page.
Apparently, Gregor Clegane did not get his ‘mountainous’ physique simply by gouging eyeballs and drinking the blood of his enemies, but rather—he got it from absurd amount of eating.
Hafthór Júlíus ‘Thor’ Björnsson, the man behind the hulking Westeros character from the critically acclaimed series Game of Thrones, shared his nine-meal-a-day nutrition plan on his Facebook and Instagram accounts, last Wednesday.
The 27-year-old Iceland native’s regime includes the daily consumption of 10,000 calories—roughly four times the recommended level, as he prepares for this year’s World’s Strongest Man tournament.
According to the post, the 6’9, 400 lb behemoth divulged that he eats twelve separate times a day—including 9 full meals and 3 snacks in-between workouts, beginning just before 7 a.m. and finishing at midnight.
Björnsson, however, admitted that his massive diet is not for everyone by ending his photo caption with a short disclaimer.
“Yes this is a lot & I don’t recommend YOU to try this!!’, he wrote.
In a previous statement with The Telegraph, Björnsson spoke about the importance of maintaining a heavy diet to support his athletic lifestyle.
“It’s very, very extreme how much food I need to put in to my body,” confirmed the muscle-bound actor. “It’s a lot of work. More work than people realise.”
“It’s not just all about the training. It’s all around: You have to train well, sleep well, eat well. If you don’t eat, you don’t grow,” he added. “It’s just like constantly work for me: I have to eat every two hours to maintain my body mass. It is not easy. When I’m filming, I always have to have breaks to eat.”
In last year’s competition, Björnsson’s proved his strength by carrying a 1,433 lbs log for five paces and extending his own ‘keg toss’ world record.
Aside from devouring massive amounts of food and throwing heavy things, Europe’s Strongest Man is reportedly set to return as Gregor ‘The Mountain’ Clegane in Game of Thrones’ sixth season, despite dying in trial by combat in season four. Khristian Ibarrola, INQUIRER.net
