The 2025 Masters (50+) World’s Strongest Man unfolded in Arlington, Texas, across four days of classic tests of strength and endurance. Veterans from around the world answered the call — and Žydrūnas Savickas put together a steady, veteran performance that kept him ahead of the field from start to finish. 🏅🇱🇹

Big Z opened the contest with an authoritative log-press display, then mixed event wins with high placings across the card. He won three events and finished inside the top three in every discipline, building a points buffer that proved decisive when rivals launched late charges. The result was a textbook example of championship pacing in a multi-event strongman contest.

Mark Felix pushed the pace throughout the weekend: he won the Deadlift Ladder and the Final Stones and narrowly missed Savickas in several events, but the consistent scoring of Savickas ultimately decided the title. George Pearson’s quiet, steady contest kept him firmly on the podium as the weekend wore on.

Fans left energized by the spectacle of seasoned athletes still performing at an elite level. The 50+ division not only celebrated longevity but demonstrated that experience and event-management often trump single-event heroics in the hunt for a title.

2025 Masters (50+) worlds strongest man results – Žydrūnas “Big Z” Savickas🏅🇱🇹  

Lets deep dive into the 2025 Masters (50+) World’s Strongest Man Results below:

Top Winners — Final Podium 🏅

 

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Event One — Log Press Challenge

Žydrūnas Savickas set the tone in the opener with a dominant showing on the heaviest log. His technique and lockouts were textbook — he completed five reps on the 290-lb implement and took the early lead on the scoreboard. That early win proved crucial: it supplied maximum points and forced rivals into a catch-up posture.

Mike Kromer produced the weekend’s second-best log output, securing three reps on the same heavy implement and maintaining pressure on the rest of the field. Stefan Bergqvist landed the third-place mark by locking out one rep on the 290-lb log, proving he could still contend in the overhead tests.

The log’s scoring rule (heaviest implements trumping volume on lighter logs) shuffled some placings but ultimately rewarded raw pressing power — exactly the kind of advantage Savickas used to establish momentum.

Log Press — Top Results

 

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Event Two — Timber Frame Carry (600 lb, 100 ft)

The Frame Carry combined grip and speed; Savickas edged the field with a rapid, efficient run. His finish time of 16.49 seconds was just enough to take the top points and build his lead. The win highlighted his ability to convert raw strength into forward momentum — a critical skill in carry events.

Mark Felix chased hard and finished a hair behind in 17.17 seconds, using conditioning and relentless drive to keep the leaderboard tight. George Pearson completed the podium for the carry with a 17.53-second run, preserving valuable points toward his eventual bronze finish overall.

The remaining field posted mixed times — some clean runs, some near-misses — but Savickas’s speed in this mid-card event kept the scoreboard firmly in his favor heading into heavier pulls.

Frame Carry — Full Results

 

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Event Three — Deadlift Ladder

The Deadlift Ladder belonged to Mark Felix, who executed four heavy pulls (585 → 710 lb) in a blistering 16.43 seconds. That performance swung significant points his way and kept the title race very much alive by closing the gap to Savickas.

Savickas stayed composed and efficient, pulling all four bars as well in 23.85 seconds to claim second; his pace was slower but clean, preserving his overall position. George Pearson also hit all four bars (25.88 sec) and finished third in the ladder, reinforcing his podium candidacy.

Several other athletes posted strong pulls and crucial reps, but Felix’s speed and flawless technique made the deadlift the weekend’s standout single test.

Deadlift Ladder — Full Results

 

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Event Four — Sandbag Steeplechase

The Sandbag Steeplechase reduced the field: only half the roster completed the full course. Richard Birchmore topped the event with a fast, controlled run of 35.55 seconds, while Mark Felix followed closely at 35.69 seconds — a photo-finish of sorts that rewarded technical speed under fatigue.

Savickas again placed inside the top three (38.40 sec), showing that his conditioning and event planning matched his maximal strength. George Pearson’s steady effort produced another top finish and helped cement his overall podium spot.

This event underscored how technical pacing and obstacle work can swing points dramatically in a masters field where experience matters as much as brute force.

Sandbag Steeplechase — Full Results

Event Five — Mammoth Circus Dumbbell Ladder

Savickas again showed his upper-body mastery by being the only athlete to finish all four dumbbells in under 30 seconds, posting a 4-in-29.10 performance that gave him another event win and crucial points. His lockout speed and consistency in the ladder format paid dividends.

Stefan Bergqvist finished second (4 in 32.94 sec), while Mark Felix completed all four implements as well but at a slightly slower 36.68 sec — another strong weekend performance that kept him within striking distance on total points.

Several athletes completed multiple implements, and the varying completion counts across the field made the dumbbell ladder a meaningful points swing heading into the stones.

Circus Dumbbell Ladder — Full Results

Event Six — Stix & Stone ‘Natural’ Stone Series (250 → 325 lb)

The final stones were dramatic: Mark Felix unleashed a furious closing run and won the Stones in 24.17 seconds, attempting to overturn Savickas for the title in the dying moments of the contest. Felix’s four-stone blitz was one of the weekend’s most electric performances.

George Pearson put together a strong stones showing as well (3 stones in 32.73 sec) and sealed his place on the podium. Savickas placed third in the stones (3 in 36.94 sec) but had accumulated enough points across the earlier events to hold his overall lead and secure the championship.

The stones amplified how multi-event consistency can trump a late surge: Felix nearly stole the title with the stones, but Savickas’s earlier wins and constant top-three placings proved decisive.

Final Stone Series — Full Results

Overview

Žydrūnas Savickas won the 2025 Masters (50+) World’s Strongest Man by executing a nearly flawless contest: three event wins, top-three placings in every event, and steady scoring that absorbed Mark Felix’s late charges. Felix’s thunderous wins in the Deadlift Ladder and Final Stones made the finish dramatic, but Savickas’s early dominance and consistent placings created the margin needed to reclaim Masters gold. The weekend celebrated longevity, technical mastery, and the timeless merits of consistency across a multi-event strongman championship. 🏅🇱🇹

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