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Hafthor Bjornsson has made it clear he's looking to get stronger, take Eddie Hall's 500kg deadlift record, and win the World's Strongest Man. In the meantime, he's looking to squat over 1,000lb — and he's just gotten one step closer.

The Mountain continues to grow stronger. On his path to a 455kg/1003lb squat, Europe's Strongest Man and World's Strongest Man runner-up Hafthor Bjornsson has squatted 400kg/881lb for a double and deadlifted 400kg/881lb with no straps.

The Mountain That Squats is at it again. Hafthor Bjornsson, who took second place at World's Strongest Man 2017 in Gaborone, Botswana, has made it clear he's got his sights set on doing some incredible things, including breaking Eddie Hall's 500kg deadlift record and most recently squatting over 1000lb in just wraps.

The envelope has been pushed even further and things are getting really crazy in the powerlifting world. Multi-ply squat world record holder Vlad Alhazov has just squatted a mind-boggling 500kg in just a singlet and wraps.

Need some squat motivation? Here is Vasily Polovnikov squatting 320kg/704lbs for 3 reps from yesterday.

Nathan Damron is a Junior American Record holder and one of the most promising young weightlifters on Team USA. He's also incredibly strong. In fact, he just crushed a 700lb squat:

There's an old saying about weightlifting: "no matter how strong you are, there's a high school kid warming up with your max." Meet Joseph Pena, that kid. Pena is an accomplished powerlifter and at 18, he just squatted 1005lb in a single ply meet:

Have you ever wondered how Eddie Hall has earned his nickname, The Beast? Maybe it's the fact that he's a four-time Britain's Strongest Man, a podium finisher at the 2016 World's Strongest Man, and the only man to ever deadlift 500kg. While those awe-inspiring feats have helped create an imposing moniker, Hall has his sights set on an even greater accomplishment going forward -- winning World's Strongest Man.

Eddie Hall truly is The Beast. With an untouchable deadlift world record to his name as well as a third place finish at the 2016 World's Strongest Man and numerous feats of unbelievable strength, Hall is a master of strength. Now we can add yet another feat of strength to his long list: 350kg safety bar squat for a triple.

It wasn't too long ago when Ray Williams squatted 1005lb raw for a new world record. With a devastating amount of strength like that, it was only a matter of time before he crushed his own record:

Get ready to have your mind blown. Jezza Uepa, a powerlifter from the island nation of Nauru, has just hit the heaviest front squat of all time with this 400kg/882lb lift:

Eddie "The Beast" Hall is best known for having the strongest deadlift of all time, but he is also an incredible strongman and should not be considered a specialist. With World's Strongest Man 2017 in his sights, Hall is working his squats and developing even more leg strength.

Twenty-year-old Nathan Damron is one of the United States' most promising young lifters and his rate of improvement has been stellar. His training is notoriously intense and apparently it's begun to pay off as he just squatted 300kg/661lb at 95.3kg bodyweight:

How many times do you think you could squat your bodyweight in 5 minutes? What if I put you in a room with four other badasses, including a World Record holding powerlifter, a strongman, and an Olympic cyclist and told you you're out if you drop the bar? Bodybuilding Rev found out: