After a short stint in boxing, the 2018 World’s Strongest Man winner, Hafthor Bjornsson announced he was coming out of retirement. However, on April 15, during his first competition of the year, the strongman tore his left pectoral muscle while attempting to benchpress 556 lbs. Shortly after his injury, the bodybuilding and strength sports enthusiast uploaded a video on his YouTube revealing the details of his injury and said that he would be traveling to LA, and that’s where he plans to get the surgery done.

Now, a week after posting the video, The Mountain has since undergone surgery. To put his fans’ mind at ease, the Game of Thrones actor posted three pictures on Instagram with the caption, “The three stages of recovery.” Soon after posting the images, concerned fans flocked to the comments section.

Hafthor Bjornsson’s post-surgery update

Before going under the knife, the GoT actor took to Instagram to inform his fans about the surgery. He posted a picture with his surgeon, Dr. Steve Mora, who “specialises in this very injury.” The Mountain had also wrote that he felt “optimistic about the outcome.” Now, the champion strongman has posted a few images from the hospital bed, post-surgery, indicating it was a success.

In the first image, The Mountain is sleeping with sorts of medical equipment attached to his body. However, the second photograph shows the 2018 WSM winner awake, sipping on a can of energy drink. The third and final photo shows Bjornsson in his car, probably after getting discharged. The last image also shows Bjornsson enjoying some yogurt from his own brand Thor’s Skyr.

While the post suggests that The Mountain’s muscle repair surgery was a success, he is yet to release the details of his recovery time. For now, here is what the fans had to say on his Instagram post.

Celebrities and fans left their wishes

Everyone from fans to pro bodybuilders and actors wished the 34-year-old a quick recovery. Bodybuilding legend Kai Greene commented, “Speedy recovery bro,” while bodybuilding enthusiast and actor Terry Cruise wrote, “Get well soon big man.” Others left comments like, “Speedy recovery my man,” and “Get well soon champ!!”

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Seeing the strongman step on the road to recovery, some fans cracked lighthearted jokes. “Bro I thought the Reign (energy drink) can was a juice box at first cuz you made it look so small,” wrote one fan. “300 mg of caffeine deep for recovery,” joked another fan. However, others pointed out that 300 mg of caffeine for a 6’9 Ft strongman wasn’t anything outrageous.

What did you make of the pictures Hafthor Bjornsson posted? Write your thoughts in the comments.

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