How STRONG is Brian Shaw Vs Zydrunas Savickas 

We are close to 50k subscribers... This great channel deserves 100k subscribers.

LOL, thanks bud, but a long way to go yet, at the current rate won't hit 50k until February

@@StrengthUniverse I wish you nothing but all the best.

Thank you

Can you do a comparison on some strongman deadlifters like Pritchett, Caron, Heinla, Bishop… on lifts like the axle deadlift, standard deadlift, elephant bar, hummer tire, stuff for reps and see who comes out on top?

Zydrunas

@@andreawonder8309 Žydrūnas Savickas

Apparently martins has said he did 715 for 15 before. Hes a nutty squatter too

@@lmdoinraysmom yes, Martins is world class squatter. Great to see him back in competition again

@Waldel Martell Good question, but I don't think the results would've been the same, considering Brian Shaw isn't a better squatter than Big Z. Big Z, Martins Licis and Eddie Hall are some of the best squatters in strongman

Hey buddy, sorry I only just replied to your comment. Yes I agree, Big Z edges Brian overall

.lĺ??

Thank you

Couldn't agree more!

Hi.It's not an editing mistake, it got copyright claimed so I got YT to remove that section

@@StrengthUniverse thanks for the clarification

Thank you

Agreed! 💯

@@StrengthUniverse Good on u for taking time. who do you think would have won if all strongmen earlier in their careers competed in a show where they were at their highest level from a show that was as similiar possible for all? Thanks for ur time And a completely other question: who do you think is the strongest in the history?

@@scottwarren4998 Thanks Scott. That's a very difficult question to answer because the competition (events) were so different back then and the athletes were generally lighter but had all things been equal I think it would be between Kaz, Shaw, Pudz and Big Z. BigZ has by far the most wins of any competitor but then he also competed more than anyone else too. Taking eras into account I think Paul Anderson has to be considered as one of the strongest in history although he was competing at the same time that PED's had started to be used in weightlifting so I don't believe the claims that he was natural

Jesus Is King.!!! Jesus Loves You❤.!!! John 14:6 King James Bible Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me..!!

Agreed and both are modest, fun guys in person

Mateusz is an anomaly to me. Guy is great in almost everything except the deadlift.

Gosh I wish Mateusz would stay healthy.

Prime Thor beats both and that is a fact in terms of numbers.

@@BroCactus i mean , u might not be far off, he did deadlift 501 kg, and has won a WSM so if he wanted to he could smash all the record brian and Z have set, but also, there is a difference in time, Z obviously worked hard to get strong, but before the 2000's, the weren't a lot of access to effective info on strongman, they just sorta did what they could, but today, there is SO much strongman advice and tips, and accessible weights, and machines that didn't exist back then, especially not for everybody, today almost anyone can put in some research on where to start in strongman, early on, and dominate from a much younger age, and then get further in the sport, like stoltmans from Scotland, Tom is in his mid "20's" Z was in his 20's starting out, but Tom in his mid 20's just won WSM

@@BroCactus Not even top 5 of all time

@@ElCuervoProductions He's not, but being top 5 of all time and being the best all around strongman during a short time period are 2 different things. If you take every athletes in their absolute prime, Hafthor would most likely come out on top.

@@pepsicat It's simple there isn't a GOAT of strongman as of now.

Jesus Is King.!!! Jesus Loves You❤.!!! John 14:6 King James Bible Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me..!

Thanks Kappa, really appreciated that. I can't see BigZ ever being beaten

Id put it like this Requirements to be goat all must be met. Physical strength- Brian and Big z equal. Amount of meaningful accomplishments- Big Z Impact on sport overall- Brian As of right now there is not a GOAT

@@kylemckinney_22 I agree that Z has had more accomplishments but Brian definitely has had more impact on the sport. I think if he fixes the streaming/video issues with the shaw classic, then it will probably be the best strongman comp each year

Idk, felix and kaz have impressive feats too

Obv, i'm not saying that zydrunas is not the goat, but i'd say that there are other impressive athlets in the history of the sport

It's impressive but be careful with Wiki, it's not a reliable or accurate source. He has competed in over 64 competitions and been off the podium 15 times

@@StrengthUniverse Awesome, Thank you. Where did you find his complete competition history at? I searched and his wiki page is all I could track down.

Jesus Is King.!!! Jesus Loves You❤.!!! John 14:6 King James Bible Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me..!

@@au8363 amen

​@@Silver_79strongman archive is the place to go for results.

Brian would be a 5x WSM champion and Zydrunas would be a 7x WSM champion. They weren't always one and two from 2009 to 2016.

Jesus Is King.!!! Jesus Loves You❤.!!! John 14:6 King James Bible Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me..!!

@@enricomarxstrongman good point

At least they could compete. Kas was not allowed to compete...

Why​@@bestopinion9257

Yeah, Z is the best ever. Brian is next.

Id put it like this Requirements to be goat all must be met. Physical strength- Brian and Big z equal. Amount of meaningful accomplishments- Big Z Impact on sport overall- Brian As of right now there is not a GOAT

It really depends at what comp you're looking at. Arnold Strongman Classic, Big Z has beaten Brian 8 to 3, but in WSM it's Brian who beats Z with 5-4. (only counting the years they both competed in the finals) . Big Z is the GOAT though. WSM and IFSA split and the statically strongest athletes went to IFSA which Z has won twice + 4x WSM makes him a 6x World Strongest Man in my personal opinion (+ 8x ASC)

Jon pall and bill kazmier are also great strongmen

uhmmm, big z only leads 4-3 in h2h in wsm, and brian lost in a dumb way in wsm 2010. brian actually more events in wsm 2010 than z, but since z got more medals in wsm 2010. but they gave z the win. Very dumb. they should have made a final event to crown the winner.

Agreed!

Jesus Is King.!!! Jesus Loves You❤.!!! John 14:6 King James Bible Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me..!!

Always

😂

It makes you wonder if he had more in the tank although don't forget that Brian 13 reps was with 700lbs Vs BigZ's 15 reps with 725lbs. Brian only managed 10 reps with the same 725lbs weight in 2014

@@StrengthUniverse looked like bigZ was bouncing a lot off the pads as well. Brian was literally pause squatting each rep. Insane.

@@StrengthUniverse Fair points!

@RollRite I agree you can get a bit of bounce without pads although to get any effective advantage you need to hit both sides at an identical time or it throws you off balance.

@@CaptainWowThe2nd Only in the video shown there were no pads during Big Z's squat. Try it at the gym, no pad is harder in my opinion because of the abrupt stop when the weight touches them.

Thanks Jack, I pleased you appreciated the work I put in.👍

I’d almost consider saying that Z has 7, but that’d be unfair. When IFSA and WSM split in 2005, 9 of the 10 finalists from 2004 competed in IFSA and not WSM, the only man not being Pudzianowski. He won 2 of the IFSA Strongman Finals which at the time, held stricter competition than WSM. Watching Poundstone fall down quickly after his podium finish in 2008 and place much lower in 2009-12, when the IFSA athletes returned showed me all that I need to see. Ofc it’s a different competition, but really have to give credit to Z in the mid 2000s. Prolly would’ve given Pud a run for his money because he started coming into his prine

4x WSM, 8x Arnold’s, 2x IFSA, I believe 5/6 2nd place finishes in WSM finals against arguably the other 2 best to ever compete. He’s the best in my book any day of the week, and I’m a huge Shaw fan. Sorry for the rant, really just became a strongman nerd over the past few months

Thanks Djordje, He sure is

I would love to see Brian another WSM title but I honestly believe that peaked 3 or 4 years ago and has been on a decline since.

@@StrengthUniverse agreed, I believe his body is finally fighting him for the years of abuse he’s put it through but it would be really cool if he could secure one last and finale WSM victory, we’ll see though ay🤷‍♂️

Z could barely beat Pudz after numerous tries. Brian for the GOAT

@@pearsonriggs846 Wtf are you talking about? Big Z destroyed Pudz at Arnolds several times. Pudz was untouchable in the events involving speed and endurance, and WSM was very focused those types of events during those years. and what even if your statement was true, what kind of logic is that? Z couldnt beat Pudz so Brian, who never faced Pudz, is better? :S

@@pearsonriggs846 wsm was crossfit back then, big z at arnolds was doing reps with more weight than pudzianowski was able to move...

Certainly is

Wow tied on events. Big Z comes out on competitions of course, no surprise there..

I think BigZ is the greatest of all time but Brian maybe a close 2nd

Yes, that's his best. On a conventional deadlift bar with calibrated plates, his best in comp is 433kg

Absolutely!

Probably not as much as you would think. His best was 2404.1 (1090kg) at 28 years old in a single ply suit with a bodyweight of 162kg. This is the same total achieved by Ed Coan in a single ply suit, also at 28 years old but at a bodyweight of 100kg

@@StrengthUniverse he did 1090 in 2004. there was a video that big z squatted 420 kg for 2 reps wraps in 2012 and there was a video 440 for reps with only wraps 2015. he said in his chest workout video that his best bench press raw was 286 kg,(there was no video but i believe him) and he deadlift 400 kg powerlifting competion in 2004. that numbers are impressive i think. around 1150-1160 kg for raw with wraps. if he had only focus powerelifting i think he would total at least 1200 kg

That's awesome Anthony and thank you so much for allowing me to use your footage, it really was a massive help

Yes I think so but he has the choice to wear them. he is wearing a squat suit and he did wear knee wraps at 2014 WSM when he squatted 725lbs the same year as BigZ but managed only 10 reps compared to BigZ's,15

Appreciate it

Thank you, I've made a note and will look into it

@@StrengthUniverse thanks don't know how much youll be able to find outside squat, bench and deadlift tho

Many thanks AJ

It's cool man, I can see this channel getting way bigger in the future!