Cerberus Strength Natural Worlds Strongest Man and Woman 2025 Schedule
Master and Junior
Master and Juniors, please take note of the change to schedule and event order, this is due to the massive increase of athletes that have entered Worlds this year, over 250 athletes will be competing and throughout Saturday every single athlete will be on the competition floor at some point!
Weigh-in / Sign in
Thursday (21st): 12-1PM & 5-6PM
Friday (22nd): 8-9AM
Lifting Schedule
Friday (Day 1): 12PM Start time
5 Events: 1) Max Axle Press, 2) Yoke into Power Stairs, 3) Axle Deadlift for Reps, 4) Hercules Hold, 5) Sandball Dash, Carry and Load
Saturday (Day 2): 9AM Start time
2 Events: 6) Sandbag Toss, 7) Zercher into Bag Carry and Load
Podiums immediately after event 7
Weight class and Opens
Weigh-in and sign-in:
Friday (22nd) Only - There will be NO Weigh-in or Sign-in on Saturday (23rd)
12-1PM - U57, U64, U72, U80
3-4PM - U73, U82, U90
6-7PM - Open Women, U105, Open Men
Weigh-ins open during the above slots, you can weigh-in during later slots. Example, a U64 can weigh-in during 3PM slot.
Lifting Schedule
Saturday 23rd
Event: 1) Axle Deadlift for Reps, 2) Yoke into Power Stairs, 3) Hercules Hold, 4) Sandball Dash, Carry and Load
12PM - U57, U64, U72, U80
3PM - U73, U82, U90
6PM - Open Women, U105, Open Men
Sunday from 10AM - All categories from light to heavy will on event, 5) Max Axle Press, followed by, 6) Bag Toss and Finally, 7) Zercher into Bag Event.
Podiums immediately after event 7
Events
All weights in KG
1) Cerberus Axle Deadlift for reps
U57- 150
U64/ U73 Masters - 160
U73/Open Masters - 170
U82- 180
Open women - 190
U72- 220
U80/ U90 Masters - 240
U90/Open Masters/Junior - 260
U105- 280
Open- 300
Event info - No suits, all straps allowed, 60s time limit
2) Yoke into Power stairs
U57- 160/100
U64/ U73 Masters - 180/110
U73/Open Masters - 200/130
U82 - 220/140
Open women - 240/150
U72 - 260/170
U80/ U90 Masters - 280/190
U90/Open Masters/Junior - 300/200
U105 - 320/210
Open Men - 340/220
Event info: Yoke is to be carried 15+15m followed by doing 3 steps of a power stairs, power stairs are 16” height with an implement bar height of 16”. 60s time limit
3) Hercules Hold
Using 50mm rolling handles - Weights TBC
4) Cerberus Sandball Dash, Carry and Load
U57- 70 over 3ft 8 inches
U64/ U73 Masters - 80 over 3ft 8 inches
U73/Open Masters - 80 over 4ft
U82- 90 over 4ft
Open women - 90 over 4ft
U72- 100 over 4ft
U80/ U90 Masters - 110 over 4ft
U90/Open Masters/Junior - 120 over 4ft 2 inches
U105- 130 over 4ft 2 inches
Open Men - 130 over 4ft 4 inches
Event info - Athletes start 15m away from the Sandball, they run 15m to the Sandball, pick and carry it to a Super Yoke where it going to be loaded back and forth for rep. 60 time limit
5) Max Axle Press
Details TBC
6) Cerberus Sandbag Toss over 4.1m
U57- 7/8/9/10/11
U64/ U73 Masters - 8/9/10/11/12
U73/Open Masters - 9/10/11/12/13
U82 - 10/11/12/13/14
Open women - 11/12/13/14/15
U72 - 12/14/16/18/20
U80/ U90 Masters - 14/16/18/20/22
U90/Open Masters/Junior - 16/18/20/22/24
U105 - 18/20/22/24/26
Open Men - 20/22/24/26/28
45s time limit
7) Zercher into Bag Carry
U57- 150/70
U64/ U73 Masters - 160/80
U73/Open Masters - 170/80
U82 - 170/90
Open women - 180/90
U72 - 200/100
U80/ U90 Masters - 220/120
U90/Open Masters/Junior - 230/130
U105 - 250/130
Open Men - 270/130
75s time limit
Event info - Athletes zercher carries a yoke 15m, runs back to start, picks up sandbag, carries 15m and loads over yoke, then repeat.
Zercher carry 15m, run back 15m, carry bag 15m and load, zercher carry 15m, run back 15m, carry bag 15m and load