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Magnus Samuelsson charmed the entire Swedish people with his muscles.
Today we celebrate the blue-yellow muscle pack on its 54th birthday.
And he himself reveals exactly how much he takes in the bench press.
It is very easy to feel small in the same room as the very Magnus Samuelsson. He is a full two meters tall, has weighed more than 150 kg at most and devoted his entire life to strength training.
Strongest in the world
In 1998, he was immortalized with the mighty title of “World’s Strongest Man” after winning the prestigious competition of the same name. But it would have become something completely different from his life really.
– I grew up farming and that’s what I thought I would do all my life. We ran milk production and crop cultivation until I became a professional in sports. Then life just became a spin-off on the spin-off all the time so you end up doing things you had no idea about, says Samuelsson in an interview with Swedish Food Supplement.
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The Swedish Viking charmed the entire Swedish people in the 90s when he competed year after year in the strongman competitions that were broadcast on TV3. When the world’s strongest men settled for the glorious title, Samuelsson became a personal favorite of many with his huge biceps and warm personality.
– It sounds boastful, but I think I would have gotten even better if I had eaten a little less and trained more core. I got two major back injuries in the last few years and then I started running a terrible mass of core to be able to continue competing at all. Once I got the hang of it, I broke my deadlift record. What would it have been like if I had done it from the beginning? Then the mental part is very important. If I had understood how good I was, I wouldn’t have been so nervous and then I probably would have won more. I spent quite a lot of focus on being worried, but as the years went by you became more confident in finding yourself, says Magnusson when he recalls his career.
Magnus darkness
But the long-awaited victory in “The World’s Strongest Man” in 1998 also led to a darkness within the Swedish powerhouse.
– It took quite a long time before it sunk in. Then a little darkness followed that. This unattainable thing you’ve been chasing, all of a sudden you have it. The strange thing is that it becomes difficult to find the motivation then, he admits in the interview.
– I think many people can identify with the fact that as long as you are mediocre or bad, you get a lot of praise. But the truth is, you don’t get praise anymore and no one comes up and says congratulations when you win big competitions. Everyone takes it for granted that you will be good. Somewhere in there it gets boring because as an individual you will never notice that you have improved. What was funny to me was that it was me, my brother and “Feta-Nisse” and this was our thing. We didn’t care so much about the group outside, but we knew what was behind it and were happy with each other. That team spirit made it fun. Without that, I probably would have given up.
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Today he is 54 years old and after the active career we have seen Magnus Samuelsson on TV many times. He has won the dance program “Let’s Dance” in 2009 and has been in “The Prisoners at the Fort” many times as well as several different roles in TV series and films.
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Although the years have passed, there is still a great interest in exercise. And now it is revealed how absurdly much Samuelsson can lift when he shares his personal records from strength training.
Personal records
• Squat: 280 kg x 10 with waist belt and knee wraps.
• Bench press: 300 kg. 270 kg x 2 RAW during training.
• Deadlift: 375 kg with waist belt.
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