The 2015 Arnold Strongman Classic - The Austrian Oak

[@darkshadow54]

When it comes pressing that log overhead, big Z is in a league of his own!!

[@majibad8982]

Givnokmmytui

[@antoniocenteno1483]

Audience: Looks like we won´t see the Austrian log lifted this year :( Z: Fear no more my children

[@quangfps]

Nearly 40 years old, still #1

[@thomasdornseifer978]

Really my opinion. He does not have to prove it anymore. Fore sure he had a bad deadlift day,but anyone knows he is one of the greatest lifters ever...and last year he pulled 38 lb more brian did this year. And hey...he is nearly 40 years old and still kicks ass. I dont see another man press 4 times 205 kg in the nwxt few years and the 1155 lb will also be hard to catch. Look how eddie struggelt with 1110 and he is a dl monster

[@quangfps]

He is the greatest ever thats fo sure. Something is not right, there is no way he wasted too much energy doing the 4 reps on the log, and there is no way that he didnt train deadlift and dumbbell before the comp. BUt something must have not gone according to plan. He did so good on the first day, then terrible on the second day. Even lost the dumbbell event. Dont know if his politics interfere with his trainings too much or what...

[@thomasdornseifer978]

What happened,happened...other comps will come. The dumbel is not his best event. Poundstone,jenkins did it always better in the past.

[@BOB2112420]

quangfps Greatest ever? Aren't we forgetting about a little Polish madman now?

[@Feon2]

***** Mariusz was fast and explosive, but his strength was not on par with Big Z

[@mahdiyassine4244]

when Eddie Hall and Thor came and failed with the Austrian Oak and you think NO ONE can the comes Big Z and does that shit for reps .

[@jarenmontaos5195]

Eddie Hall and Thor are not that strong in 2015. Eddie Hall bulk up too much in 2016(Deadlift World record) and 2017( WSM title as well as Axle press record). Eddie also cook Big Z in Deadlift.

[@queefersutherland8495]

@@jarenmontaos5195 eddie will never be close to big z

[@jarenmontaos5195]

@@queefersutherland8495 Rephrase: Big Z will never be close to Eddie. Besides Log lift what world record does Big Z have? 4 WSM champion? Back when the weights were not that heavy in current competition. Big Z went first of competition. And as the time goes by Eddie goes stronger and stronger and breaks world record.

[@queefersutherland8495]

@@jarenmontaos5195 not wasting my time, if you choose to be ignorant I can't stop you. You know how to use wiki,

[@Theburgerking82]

@@queefersutherland8495 I mean is he wrong?

[@LouJNT]

22 years old, holy shit this dude is special

[@r4ym1n13]

same reaction i had. very young. but fuck he did 6 reps !!!!

[@GapSauceYoutube]

+r4ym1n13 6 reps of the 380lb log. Not the 450lb log. Still impressive, and has a lot of growing to come!

[@-abstrong-2257]

lol if u're 20s then u should know ur natural testosterone at the highest level and its ur prime time to success. if u think u r still young u wrong. 20s r the right time bcoz when u reach 30 then ur natural testosterone level start drop. and u should amazed who did well at his 40s.

[@hithro5466]

asgar sulaiman yay cause these guys really care about that natty life.

[@JasonX2]

Strong yes...but perhaps a little bit too strong.

[@douglasnisbet1189]

Unbelievable strength from Big Z. He's on another level amongst a group of men who are on another level!

[@user-vj6tb1sp7m]

I'd recommend watching the 2017 version too, Zydrunas was way older than everyone and destroyed everyone, really solidifying his dominance in the sport. And he won the Classic in a great comeback, very impressive.

[@TheChainsawboy]

Savickas is unbelievable!!

[@MrWierchawsky]

TheChainsawboy he´s amazingly unbelievable

[@markorakijas1110]

Best ever, no doubt...

[@lukascoote]

The editing on these videos is superb. Gets me so pumped

[@-abstrong-2257]

agreed. i subscribed it for his video quality.

[@maxandersson4250]

Big Z is the king!

[@prckata]

But he pressed only 4.

[@Sarunas841]

prckata why lift more, and waist energy?

[@tobu8517]

prckata Big Z was only who lifted 450lbs log. Nobody else could even lift it one time. everybody was liftting 385 lbs log

[@albertsuckel4636]

Our lithuanian buddy is the best

[@Paul180]

prckata Read the log WEIGHTS. Nobody lifted it once but Savickas did 4

[@willy.b.b3427]

Desperately need the second song. Its so badass.

[@aurelijus1]

The god came and demolished everyone

[@MultipleChoice162]

+Stone U Brilliant exactly what happens

[@josephyang2020]

Epic video. Savickas is the man!

[@Summz24]

Someone needs to make a documentary about his achievements. No one can match big Z

[@mastertroso]

it seems big Z is from another planet. the worlds strongest human being. he presses that weight with ease. and whats amazing is hes almost 40 yrs old. wow.

[@thinkforyourself2109]

what's also amazing is that he had to work for it; I recall his first WSM and he was beaten in overhead

[@jeffreyelawani3022]

it weights 450 not 405

[@erickgonzalez3199]

ZYDRUNAS SAVICKAS AKA STRONGEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED

[@barryjones6954]

also most alpha

[@lordmegatron6145]

GOAT AND SOAT

[@pixelwolfeman1928]

Zydrunas going full God mode here

[@copyRtest1]

Only 60k views? I could've sworn I'd watched this more than that XD

[@315foss]

gave me goosebumps seeing all could not do it, and then comes that Lithuanian giant

[@akhilatsify]

Man humbled some top-tier strongmen in minutes.

[@frankm5150]

The music at the end of this is too epic! Kudos to who ever made that.

[@nepamirskuzkameskovojomeli2396]

Oh Big Z, Pride of the Lithuanian Nation!

[@mylintislietuva4870]

Nepamiršau! Už Lietuvą, už stiprią ir galingą! Už tokią, kuria galima didžiuotis! P.s. beje pažystu Savicką asmeniškai. :) Proud to be Lithuanian!

[@thinkforyourself2109]

He also stood up against medical tyranny, which I appreciate immensely.

[@taunokekkonen5733]

You know it's heavy when Big Z uses leg drive!

[@Jonte1337o]

"Many have tried, all have failed. There is only one superman who can do this." Super awesome choice of music btw! Song name?

[@rodrigogomes6782]

Three years and I still see this video to get hyped for training. Big Z monster!

[@glegg54]

Savickas was a Demi God walking amongst mere mortals.

[@forbesfoofighters]

The way Zydrunas would put these guys to shame was something else

[@trollforlife]

This video was so well done! Also, Z looks so dominant.

[@Patricia-CBs-Wife]

The guy's reaction on the right at 3:37 says it all really.

[@conjections2506]

My favorite video of Zydrunus. Watch it frequently.

[@calebgodard4554]

I sometimes think "yeah maybe Big Z is the GOAT or maybe this person or that person"... then I see this. He was in another realm of strength

[@rellicbeats]

mind = blown

[@danjason2167]

+Prophet that would be because there are not a lot of people that can lift 180kg pluss above their head so it will be the same people in and out

[@danjason2167]

+Prophet I agree a bit

[@bdegrds]

+Prophet you do not understand what you are watching

[@bdegrds]

+Prophet you do not understand what you are watching

[@kaguth]

Big Z is amazing! But it's also amazing that out of all these top competitors, 2 of them are from Iceland. Iceland only has a population of around 300, 000. That's a pretty dense pool of talent. Lithuania has around 3 million, USA has over 320 million. Considering the population of Iceland, it's amazing how competitive they are in strength events.

[@Florian44790]

well people from colder areas are bigger and stronger in general due to evolution (being big helps to stay warm). and strength sports seem to be a trdition for them.

[@possiblepilotdeviation5791]

The strongest US athletes usually get pulled into football. A lot more money there.

[@hassebrasse9724]

I'm surprised that Hall didn't do better, considering his impressive log pressing of late.

[@prckata]

Big Z also.

[@zneezer]

prckata Hey pressed the 450 log 4 times, nobody else managed once.

[@alexplode111]

zneezer It was 440# not 450# but yes, he got it for 4 reps and no one else even got it once.

[@kooroshrostami27]

he didn't peak 2015. 2017 Eddie hall would lift the Austrian Oak twice. Big Z is unmatched in log lifting though he still holds the world record (503 pounds)

[@theonetwistedking]

@@alexplode111 it's 450# get it right

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

This video doesn't even mention the weight of the log... Someone will get impression that some of the guys got more reps than Big Z, while in fact he got 4 reps with much heavier log...

[@kufijerry]

I can't even imagine what putting 450lbs over your head like that is like or how it feels. Incredible.

[@prototypev1773]

Watching the Austrian Oak in 2019 makes you realize Big Z was just a monster at log press

[@CheifSmokinDank]

Just finished watching the 2019 log press, they should use a lighter log as most guys were tied on 2 reps. But yes savickas was in a league if his own when it comes to overhead pressing, though i'm shocked that hall didn't even manage to get a single rep considering his pressing power

[@bigballoftape5343]

Benny, Eddie, Big Z, Jerry, Mateusz, Thor, Brian....wish we could have seen them all in their prime at the same time

[@c3ramics]

dude the effin 22 year old...

[@acotytamwiesz]

TheChrisRAWRS ah those polish kids.. lol ( pudzianowski started in similar style . mateusz baron has won arnold amateurs too, but simply disappeared later)

[@zoopyjoobles]

acotytamwiesz Polish saved Europe at the Gates of Vienna from Ottoman rule. The Winged Hussars made the largest cavalry charge in history. smashing into the Ottoman ranks as Vienna was about to be taken. The Poles are heroes to all European people.

[@abuhassanabo]

Found the polack!

[@thomasrogers2]

Great editing. 3:20 is such an epic moment

[@tassmh7080]

Mateusz Kieliszkowski is only 22 and he got 6 reps of that what a fucking absolute monster

[@-abstrong-2257]

its normal. it his prime. his natural testosterone level still at the highest compare to someone 40 years something.

[@MrInzombia]

asgar sulaiman there is nothing normal about pressing that much for a 22 year old. he is stil a boy. a man doesnt reach his prime till in his mid 30s

[@-abstrong-2257]

***** i talk about natural testosterone which is every man on earth at their teenage were the highest level. After u reach 24-30 ur testosterone level start decrease. And when u said prime time for every people should be at their 30s its all about steroid. U need time to make it happen.

[@karlobolensky2926]

No. You're bullshitting. No man has his testosterone peak in his teens. Rofl.

[@Imozep4Live]

it may be true, that you testo level is at a peak around 25 years, but that has nothing to do with the prime of your strength. the prime strength of an average male ia aroud 35. so this mateuz boy has insane upside.

[@nadhussain6503]

Big z awesome to watch.. as someone stated probably the greatest/strongest strong man ever..

[@marksman1941]

Your description says the oak was 405, but it was 450....

[@davidroob5728]

Big Z is the greatest ever, so close to winning this year for the 8th time!

[@thomasdornseifer978]

Next year;-)

[@copyRtest1]

David Roob I'd like to see Big Z get another Arnold and another WSM before his time is up.

[@makaan699]

@@thomasdornseifer978 yep exactly what happened :)

[@standepain]

I never thought I'd see a feat of strength as impressive as Kaz literally throwing 6 full kegs into the back of a flatbed in 17 seconds but this tops it! I'm pretty sure Big Z in 2015 could have done at least 235 kg on the log lift. I'd like to think 240 but that's just seems even out of reach ...even for him.

[@possiblepilotdeviation5791]

Holy hell! Is that David Webster as one of the judges? Seated to the left of stage as the audience sees it? That guy has been around forever!

[@maxandersson4250]

Great upload! I cant wait to see the hummer deadlift!

[@Muamarz]

Man where did you guys get these music? It's so god damn epic!

[@kooroshrostami27]

Savickas may not be the best at all the events anymore, but his shoulder strength is ridiculous, just out of this world. Nobody could even lift that 450 pound oak once, and the old Savickas did it 4 fucking times. It doubt that anyone will challenge that shoulder strength in the next 20 years.

[@TheKikkomaster]

Yes this was a heavier 450lbs oak, now it's only 430lbs and still they only got max 2 reps...Big Z is truly the greatest strongman of all time.

[@ImaBobbyMudda]

Is there any way to watch a video of the full event?

[@CosmosZeroX]

this guy kieliszkowski did 6 times??? thats unbelievable...he is not as fat as the others and has more repetitions in this discipline...I cant believe that...thats immense strength...

[@AA-ps4zp]

@John m He didn't. The heavier log in 2015 was 205kg. Whereas the heavier log in 2018 was 195kg. But you were right, he did lift two on a heavier log just not this weight.

[@denismcmanus8740]

Big z showed the rest he is unbeatable when in form and injury free

[@NetherPrime]

The only thing that makes me sad is that big Z is in his mid 40s and soon he'll only get worse at it.

[@GordonHeaney]

+NetherPrime Not mid 40's, he's just 40

[@NetherPrime]

Gordon Heaney Yeah I found that out recently, thought he was born 1971.

[@GordonHeaney]

+NetherPrime Well, JUST 40......pretty amazing to be beating records at JUST 40.

[@TheStones1965]

He's done 500lbs. Nothing to prove. He'll still do 400lbs at 50 just to stay in shape.

[@bodybuilder718]

NetherPrime yep he done passed his prime.

[@FranDmp]

2:28 song name?

[@anthonyperella9925]

Big Z is a fucking legend of legends

[@MarkNibert]

Awesome to see Rogue out there!

[@dPowST]

Came to watch this after they published Shaw Classic 2023 Log event.

[@erickgonzalez3199]

ZYDRUNAS SAVICKAS AKA STRONGEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED!

[@bigjmac08]

How do you not like this video!?

[@2ndkombat]

These men are strong, I bet if I stumble upon any of them wrestling bear on the mountain I wouldn't even be surprised.

[@sagebias2251]

2:20 what kind of judging was that? Unless the editing was off, he did that twice.

[@possiblepilotdeviation5791]

You have to press it and have control at the top which basically means press and don't stumble around with it. He didn't get the down signal until he had steadied.

[@BrotherMatthewCCT]

incredible power, takes up to 6-8 guys to carry those to the stage and 1 Strongman to press it overhead lol

[@JohnDoe-uu6jl]

Savickas....The Legend

[@slimpickinsworld]

he's strongest:) 450 4 reps thanks for video, inspirational, p.e.a.c.e 2016

[@dbzownsbigtime]

You description is wrong. The log is 450 lbs. Not 405 lbs.

[@HellgradeBallin]

Pleeease someone tell me what music is used in the second part of the video. Inb4 Darude - Sandstorm.

[@diamondhead203]

Big Z only man to press 500lbs over head .....no one will see that record broken.

[@saratinsman5637]

Big Z is the strongest man to ever walk the 🌎💪!

[@kelvenwillys5878]

ZADRUNAS SAVICKAS champion forerer

[@purpl3grape]

GOAT of the Austrian Oak

[@paulhand9999]

Man, what the heck happened? Many of these guys have pressed more than 450 before!

[@Unown127]

Maybe wasted too much energy on lighter log.

[@TheGoodOlBoyzChannel]

Bic Lopitakwong they did the big log first

[@thispersonsdad7247]

the feather log is 300 and change pounds, I guess that's light when you weigh 450

[@mylintislietuva4870]

Žydrūnas Savickas, strongest men ever lived!!! Proud to be Lithuanian, people from Baltic tribes are the strongest in the world! If you would check all stongman genetics, you will find, that all they ancestors from Baltic tribes!

[@jlim9411]

It’s crazy to think that if Big Z wasn’t there that year, the Austrian Oak wouldn’t have gone up at all.

[@mm.7053]

The greatest of all time

[@jaska05]

Does anybody know how much Big Z can lift on olympic bar? Would be more than WR is my guess.

[@davBIGHOUSE]

Probably, but they test for steroids, while WSM and AC don't. They are different contests altogether.

[@vikingstrength6251]

+davBIGHOUSE Mariusz Pudzianowski was disqualified one year for a failed drug test. WSM does test, just probably not very strictly, which allows guys to cycle right and get around it.

[@xbaxdark]

+Viking Strength That was for cocaine not for steroids. Steroids are a requirement for WSM, if you think any of these guys are natural breaking these kinds of world records you're kidding yourself.

[@adampetten5349]

xbaxdark Savickis competed in natural powerlifting like Mark Henry

[@GoofballLOL]

The Lithuanian Legend & Leviathan himself, Big Z

[@lep4372]

Damn, looks like Bennie also got the 450 lbs log!!

[@cesteres]

They looked so young back then

[@aram34]

Zydrunas Saviskas,,The God!!!

[@Allan_Melon]

whatever happend to mike burke?

[@oscarmike360]

1:28 22 y/o ...

[@pedrovanius2025]

BIG ZILLA 🦖💪🏻😎

[@John_Benlliure]

1:29 Mateusz looked like other person here

[@zuhaibamjad7668]

Zydrunas was one of the best WSM.unfortunately now it time has passed

[@possiblepilotdeviation5791]

All good things must end.

[@knives2718]

God Among Men

[@clintcarter]

Well done.

[@georgesmelki1]

The Austrian Oak is 450 lbs not 405! And Big Zeeeeeee is the one and only superstrongman in the World!

[@combinemax]

Mk is still human here. Now he looks like a space marine

[@688799]

did Big Z got injured during this contest ?

[@Laimenuxxx]

Yes he did injured on dead lift.

[@EazyboyZ2012]

what songs??????????????????????????????????????????????????

[@RATBURL]

Love the Z 👍

[@pulutangina9656]

Thats lifting above gravity.

[@smashu2]

That give him a probable 1 rm of 505 !?

[@lavey2789]

Solo de ver el video ya me salieron hernias,ellos son super humanos

[@MsCordially]

Tired of the melodrama of slow motion parts Please stop - it's not necessary

[@winston678]

yes but zydrunas weighs near 400 himself fprmer behenoths were lighters.

[@maurogomez1585]

BIG Z IS THE KING OF LOG PRESS.

[@SpencerjonesBoxing]

Monster