My guess is it's the combination of eating a lot of fish, meat, high quality dairy and their ancestors were some of the hardiest Scandinavians settling Iceland and what not. They also really love strongman competition.

@renanruiz8851

4 жыл бұрын

DBJMK thats it pretty much

@jayvanzyl7696

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelpardo8403 yes, true.

@kakalimukherjee3297

3 жыл бұрын

Lol we Bengalis here in India are famous for eating fish and we are like the smallest ethnicity in India. Sikhs who don't touch anything non veg, on the other hand, are the biggest and strongest. I think the case with Iceland is natural selection

@womanizerbilly5050

2 жыл бұрын

@@kakalimukherjee3297 sikhs are not strongest and biggest.... South indians are strongest and biggest...olympians like pt usha, karnam malleshwari,p v sindhu sajan prakash etc and even a keralite rahul who beat larry wheels in an arm wrestling contest where larry was 120 kg and rahul was 70 kg

@wa7sh2anawa7sh9

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelpardo8403 It’s a combination of genetics and access to animal protein .

Its cause of the vikings era and natural selection

@lordmegatron6145

Ай бұрын

. this

Fricking Viking blood lol

I´m Icelandic. I´m strong (please do not take this as cocky and arrogant hehe) I ride my bike to the gym every day, even when it´s freezing cold and windy. I go at aroundf 21:00 at night and then I wake up around 04:30-05:00, eat and then go to the gym again. I started eating fish, vegetables and drinking fish oil at the age of 2. In Iceland there are 3 things you chose to do with your life: 1. You live a healthy lifestyle and work out. 2. You drink, party and fight your way thru life. 3. You do both and cancel out all your workout like a fkn idiot. We also have a saying in Icelandic that goes "þetta reddast" e. “it will all work out okay” Even tho we are a small nation we never give up and we do not take shit from anyone. It´s not in our Viking blood.

@user-zz5og2lf7p

4 жыл бұрын

Jesus dude. Don't write books here

@CaliforniaCarpenter7

4 жыл бұрын

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@CaliforniaCarpenter7

4 жыл бұрын

Robert Of Iceland, right on man! Keep living smart and disciplined. When I see weak Men, or drunks and drug users it makes me ashamed they are the same gender as me. Look at the comments under Vice's 'The Giants of Iceland' and most of the comments are from girls and women in love with them. My family came out of Scotland and there is a tradition of strength there as well. It's the way to be, Cheers!

@alexabplanalp4455

3 жыл бұрын

@Real One 21 Duh, but on average, people In Iceland are quite meatier and stronger than anyone else on this planet.

@RobertBenedikts

3 жыл бұрын

@@CaliforniaCarpenter7 The Icelandic people love Scotland and its people. You helped shape our beloved legend Jón Páll Sigmarsson. Cheers my friend!

It's the clean air and natural alkaline water. Plus food with little to no preservatives

@magnusmatthiasson7409

9 ай бұрын

You mean it is the skyr who do it?? 😊

Its not just about icelanders competing in strongman. The average icelanders is strong . I have experienced it and I'm not an icelander.Their food and genetics. simple.

@anitagudrun9445

2 жыл бұрын

As an Icelandic person, I can confirm

@EyBossPusi

2 ай бұрын

Can they play in the nfl?

@cky7765

2 ай бұрын

​@@EyBossPusi sounds about white

They knocked out England in Euro 2016 which is crazy because they only have a population just a little bit bigger than My Town.... Where as England is a Football Country with a population of over 50 million

People from cold climates are usually strong

Iceland is a stunning place, I think people there really care about the stuff that they put in the body you know !!!

Those hot springs definitely have health benefits as well.

majority people would freeze to death in iceland WITH jackers

@zercherspecialist127

3 жыл бұрын

exactly. weak people

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4 жыл бұрын

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@RobJenkinsDubTechno

4 жыл бұрын

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Jon Pall is the greatest strongman in history, period. Everyone should watch the movie "Fullsterkur", the culture is a huge factor in the Icelandic mentality. Iceland dominates strength because of their culture just like Norway dominates in skis because of their culture. They grow up with it. Kids do it. They want to be the best. They become the best.

I just don't agree there is simply favourable genetics for strongmen same as the Jamaica have fast guys.

@DS-uy6jw

2 жыл бұрын

Icelanders have been fighting the weather/volcanos for a long time. Very large percentages have died at a time, so natural selection definitely makes a difference. I think Bolt being fast is probably also genetic. Some countries in Africa have people who are crazy good at long distance running because of their genetics (proved by the fact they come from a tiny region). The Napalese being strong/good on mountains being genetic. There's nothing wrong with recognising such things. celebrating such things is the opposite to racism.

@Tirelesswarrior

Ай бұрын

​@@DS-uy6jwYou're absolutely correct.

They have the tradition.

Genetics. Genetics and eill power.

It is beacause of the climate, atoms behave differently when it is cold.... This is what my grandparents told us.. bath in cold ice.. so maybe bose einstein theory is correct

I agree with Thor someone must break the record for everyone else to believe, 501kg dead lift!

There has to be a place where they are the best, colder countries have the strongest people, its all mostly a work ethic

It is in the DNA , Vikings 😊

It's all about genetics.

These guys got vikings DNA for real 🙏🙏

Why won't nfl recruit those huge folks as linemen ?

Genetics and food

Its cause there is nothing to do but lift heavy things there

Speak Icelandic, goddamn!

are these the descendants of the giant nephilim in genesis 6:4?

Purely economic factors

Nah these dudes have Viking DNA man they showed up in Iceland only the strongest could survive and now this is what you have

Living in a cold country = look your nuts cool at all times does wonders for testosterone levels 😊

Viking aka old genetic bout decisions like stash perk liking

The Samoans would like a word with you.

@nemanjastosic7141

2 жыл бұрын

The Bergmann's Law would like to have a word with you.

@nemanjastosic7141

2 жыл бұрын

It's common scientific knowledge that Northern Europeans are some of the strongest peoples. Don't be Jealous.

@aurelian2668

7 ай бұрын

Samoans are heavy but not large and heavy. Which icelanders are.

Viking genetics Asgardian genetics

Vikings bruh!

this might sound stupid but it could possibly be since Europeans in general tend to be more active than the average American and because it's very cold in Iceland, cold weather makes you hungrier, thus making you eat more, thus making you strong lol

@twongolaxp4402

Жыл бұрын

That’s mostly the reason, yeah. I made a video answering why they’re so strong. I also talked about African, Asian and Native American genetics. kzread.info/dash/bejne/lpOGlMWKh661Y7w.html

Jon pall was stronger than Thor...

@Nirsterkur

Жыл бұрын

I'm a massive JPS fan, but you must be smoking crack.

@osw330904

Жыл бұрын

@@Nirsterkur you clearly have no understanding just how strong JPS actually was…

@Nirsterkur

Жыл бұрын

@@osw330904 I can recite every single event result (all 10 of them) of 1987 Pure Strength from my memory. So I know how Strong JPS was. He is one of the GOATs and Hafthor's all time most favourite and respected Strongman as well. But how ridiculous for you to say he is Stronger than Hafthor Julius Bjornsson! I know it's two different eras but PEAK BRUTE STRENGTH: Deadlift, Squat, Bench and Log: Hafthor: 501, 460, 250, 213 = 1,424 Jon Pall: 427.5, 390, 250, 165 = 1,232.5 For Americans: H: 1105, 1014, 551, 470 = 3,140 J: 942, 860, 551, 364 = 2,717

@osw330904

Жыл бұрын

@@Nirsterkur sigmarson pulled the 525 cheese deadlift in ‘83… and he manhandled the husafell stone with ease compared to hafthor… it’s okay to be wrong sometimes guy

@Nirsterkur

Жыл бұрын

@@osw330904 Hafthor pulled 526 kg in the same lift in 2015 New Hampshire Highland Games which was not even in his prime. JPS lift is called a Silver Dollar Deadlift. Not Cheese Deadlift. Hafthor holds the World Record of the Husafell Stone with 98.16 meters. Hafthor also carried the Stone backwards like JPS did in 1985 in the middle of 2018 Iceland's Strongest Man after completing a distance of 70 meters. Try again, guy.

only reason ..we are viking

Just Vikings things

My old mentor taught me... the viking mercenary families didn't marry for love... they married for breeding... they wanted big sons... and this is a big reason why those who did battle or business with them did refer to them as giant... Iceland was named to keep people away from their own earthly paradise... and Greenland was set up to fool those people into going elsewhere... he was the descendant of an old viking mercenary family... their trail went from Iceland to the countries of Africa... then eventually into the State of Texas in the US through Mexico... they now have a home near the Bush family in San Antonio... and they're still involved in warfare to this day... Delta Force and CIA... oh but all y'all that don't know fuck all about history think that nothing like this could be true outside of a movie haha ✌️

Genetics

Scandinavians dominate strongman period

@meginna8354

2 жыл бұрын

Icelanders*

@caseycook6027

2 жыл бұрын

@@meginna8354 Magnus Samuelson was swed Sven karlson was Norwegian I mean they all the fucking same to me Scandinavian vikings ruled Iceland hundreds of years ago they all Nordic nations still

@blazer7630

Жыл бұрын

@@caseycook6027 they have viking dna because of Scandinavians sailed there to Iceland and settle there for years that's why some of them are still huge till this day