Inside Zydrunas Savickas’s ‘insane’ body transformation as 400lbs strongman legend ditches’ power belly’ for ripped look
STRONGMAN legend Zydrunas Savickas completed a stunning body transformation a few years back and still looks great.
The 47-year-old athlete, nicknamed Big Z, was known for dominating competition with his so-called power belly, went through a body transformed from 400lbs to a slimmer, ripped look.
Savickas is widely viewed as one of the greatest strongmen in the sport's history.
He won the World's Strongest Man competition four times and won eight times at the Arnold Strongman Classic.
His four WSM titles tie for second-most all-time with Brian Shaw, Magnus ver Magnusson, and Jón Páll Sigmarsson.
Savickas has 83 wins in international competitions.
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His weight fluctuated during that time, and he usually competed around 400 pounds during that stretch and often faced many leaner guys.
In 2018 he shared a photo of himself smiling and looking noticeably leaner.
He stated he started a ketogenic diet combined with heavy weight training and would do an hour of cardio session every morning.
Fans rushed to his comments about the new look.
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One said: "Well done, Big Z, you look great."
Another complimented him: "Fantastic transformation, great work, big fella."
And a third: "Insane transformation."
However, he didn't lose weight. Instead, he weights more than he did younger. But he did get leaner and stronger.
He competed in the 2022 Strongman competition and won the Masters (40-plus) World's Strongest Man title.
The championship was the third Masters' victory for Savickas heralded career.
