Sandra Bradley And Leifia Ingalls Lift 186kg/410lb Husafell Stone To Make History

We’ve seen a lot of athletes break records in the gym and at competitions but this one is a little different…

Strongwoman competitors Sandra Bradley and Leifia Ingalls became the first women in history to lift the massive 186kg/410lb Husafell stone in Husafell, Iceland. This is an incredible feat and many people may not realize just how heavy this stone is…

Bradley wrote the following on her Instagram…

“‼We did a thing!!! 
As many of you know @liefiasaurus and I went to Iceland but not just for a bff getaway…
WE LIFTED THE ORIGINAL HÚSAFELL STONE and are the first women in recorded history to ever get it off the ground and move it!”

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‼We did a thing!!! 🗻 . As many of you know @liefiasaurus and I went to Iceland but not just for a bff getaway… WE LIFTED THE ORIGINAL HÚSAFELL STONE and are the first women in recorded history to ever get it off the ground and move it! . The stone weighs about 186kg/410lbs . #writingourownsaga . It still amazes me to see me with that massive rock in my lap. I can't begin to describe how much this means to me and how overwhelming and awesome the feeling was to feel the whole weight of the stone in my lap! I know that this is just the beginning of something great. . Last year during a random conversation Liefia and I had on my couch in Germany, we found out, that we both shared a dream that we had for a very long time. So we decided to go on this journey together and just do it! We surprised ourselves and picked it up earlier than we thought, but this will definitely not be our first and last time. We'll be back even stronger 🙃. . Stay tuned for a video of our lifts coming soon on YouTube 📽 . 📸credit: @svabbi_photos Thank you Svavar for being a part of our journey and taking all of those amazing pictures and for all your help and just being a great friend in general . . . . ______ Coached by @trapsliketodd @live._awesome . Sponsored by @norse_fitness @grrrl_clothing @omega3zone @thomas_densch_sportsponsoring Find %codes in bio . . #strongman #strongwoman #stonelifting #husafell #naturalstones #lift #iceland #germany #usa #worldsstrongestwomen #bff #friends #adventure

A post shared by Sandra Bradley 🇩🇪 GER (@sunny_b_strongwoman) on May 13, 2019 at 4:58am PDT

Now, by the look of things, one might assume that these two athletes just took a trip and ended up attempting to lift this massive stone. But no… they had planned it for a while now…

“It still amazes me to see me with that massive rock in my lap. I can’t begin to describe how much this means to me and how overwhelming and awesome the feeling was to feel the whole weight of the stone in my lap! I know that this is just the beginning of something great.”

“Last year during a random conversation Liefia and I had on my couch in Germany, we found out, that we both shared a dream that we had for a very long time.
So we decided to go on this journey together and just do it!
We surprised ourselves and picked it up earlier than we thought, but this will definitely not be our first and last time. We’ll be back even stronger”

Ingalls had her own post to celebrate the historic feat and she wrote a lengthy and inspiring post that everyone can learn something from…

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🔹If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.🔹 Last month, @sunny_b_strongwoman and I traveled to Iceland, and on Sun, April 21st, we became the FIRST women on record to lift and carry the legendary Húsafell Stone from the ground. The stone weighs 186kg/409lbs and is famous for humbling even the strongest of men. … I hear people talk about "getting" their big break, "waiting" for their chance, "accepting" an opportunity. People tell me I'm so "fortunate" to be able to travel, so "lucky" to have a job that allows me the flexibility to roam, so "talented" to be successful in my sport. I wholeheartedly disagree with all of it. Not one thing that I have in my life now came to me passively. If I shared my life story, we'd agree I was given some pretty unlucky circumstances, but I choose not to be defined a victim. The only luck is that I was made hungry, defiant, and relentless as a result. Every single thing I have done that I am most proud of today was something I did after others, often those closest to me, told me I could not, should not, or would not be able to do them. It turns out, nothing motivates me harder than wanting to prove people wrong. I don't want to wait, accept, or experience my life. I want to take, build, and create it for myself. We are writing our own Saga. AGGRESSIVELY. When I set my goal to lift this stone, I was purposely reaching for something I knew most people would consider ridiculous, foolish, or impossible, so I was surprised to find out that Sunny and I had chosen the same "ridiculous" goal. It instantly became a competition between us, and at the same time OUR goal. The best of friends don't just accept you as you are and encourage you to do whatever you want, they help you confront your weaknesses and push you, sometimes aggressively, to work to be a better version of yourself. This is LOVE. … Stay tuned to see the full sequence of our lifts coming to YouTube very soon! #writingourownsaga. … A special thank you to our personal stone concierge, tour guide, and photographer @svabbi_photos. Gratitude to @liljakj and @stefansolvi, whose friendship and hospitality made this moment possible.

A post shared by Liefia Ingalls (@liefiasaurus) on May 13, 2019 at 9:17am PDT

Both Sandra Bradley and Liefia Ingalls have written their names in the history books as far as we know. But it won’t be their last attempt as they plan to come back even stronger next time!