They say "you are what you eat," which certainly rings true in Hafþór Björnsson's case. True to his character's moniker, the Mountain eats a mountain of food every day. "I eat a lot of sweet potatoes," he told GQ. "A lot of meat, fish, chicken, good fats like cocoa butter, almonds. I love greens, like spinach, avocado, broccoli. I eat very healthy overall." That's good—but how much is "a lot," exactly?
In this case, it means way more than you can probably even think about eating. According to Men's Fitness, a typical Björnsson breakfast consists of a handful of almonds, 8 eggs, 200g of oats, blueberries and strawberries, one avocado, 400g of beef, 400g of sweet potatoes, and a handful of spinach and greens—all before noon. For lunch, he puts down 400g of chicken, 400g of potatoes, some greens and fruits, 150g of oats, 2 bananas, 150g of Kellogg's Rice Krispies, some frozen berries, another handful of almonds, and 50g of peanut butter. In the evening, Björnsson consumes two bananas, 500g of beef, 500g of potatoes, some greens, 500g of salmon, 500g of sweet potatoes, six eggs, one avocado, and 50g of peanut butter. (Of course, he also supplements with BCAAs.)
Now, just picture a table with all that food on it—and imagine actually having to eat all of it. Keep that in mind the next time you feel like bragging about that time you ate four dozen chicken wings at the county fair.
