Later on in the year, Licis traveled to Iceland to train with “The Mountain” in preparation for this year’s World’s Strongest Man competition. That effort and his past success would culminate in June when Licis bested Bjornsson to become the World’s Strongest Man.
Although he’s been training under the great Odd Haugen, many people were shocked at Licis winning. If you were one of them, then you should have been following the 28-year-old on Instagram; then you would’ve known that him winning was definitely a possibility.
It isn’t just that Licis can move serious weight—he absolutely dominates it. And since you can’t be at the Training Hall Gym to see him in action, check out the action he’s shared below.
Clearly, leg day is not a problem for Licis. How many people do you know that can squat 700 pounds even once? Here, he’s using that weight for a working set.
It goes without saying that you have to be strong at the deadlift if you want to win at the highest level. After seeing him move 816 pounds for reps, you probably wouldn’t doubt his skillset.
How many people do you know that can row 500-plus pounds? Licis does it for a rest-pause set of five. Check out his hands—no straps. He isn’t even wearing a belt.
We don’t know how much the tractor trailer weighs, but can we all agree that it isn’t light? And this isn’t a competition day. He was in training with Hafthor “Thor” Bjornsson.
Have you ever heard the phrase “standing on the shoulders of giants”? This overhead press of 352 pounds for four reps shows you can stand on that giant’s shoulders. They’re big enough and strong enough to hold you.
This 430-pound log press for a double helped keep Licis in contention at the Arnold Strongman Classic back in March. He didn’t win that event, but definitely showed he was ready to compete with the best in the sport.
Even though this was a strongman competition, lifting 375 pounds in the stone to shoulder competition was not supposed to be as easy as Licis made it look. He stopped after five reps, but it looks like he very well could’ve done a couple more.
