Jared Goguen Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 So a few months ago I made a post about growing grip sport by using social media. It kinda got a mixed response here as to weather or not it was worth it or if it would work. I use to think I was the only person in my city that was into grip training and after reaching out on Facebook, Reddit, and Instagram I found a handful of people that are into grip and bending some and have a solid interest in getting deeper into it. Once I found these people I started hosting grip training sessions at my house which have gotten a good response, good enough that now I have been reaching out to area gyms to find a place to host monthly grip training sessions and future comps. My goal is to have a solid 10 people both men and women coming to a grip event every month ish and to put new grip implements into new hands. So these videos are kinda long, its hard to condense a 4 hour training session down to something really short so I don't expect people to watch all of them. However I do think this is proof that reaching out on all platforms works to find new people for this sport and build a community of people. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Looking good. Hopefully I can make it to one of these soon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Goguen Posted September 27, 2016 Author Share Posted September 27, 2016 16 minutes ago, Mike Sharkey said: Looking good. Hopefully I can make it to one of these soon. It would be great to have you at the next one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobbler Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Good work man. It's hard enough to find and or make equiment, let alone train consistently, and you're taking it way further. I wish there was someone closer to me that did that. I just can't make the time for it right now but I bet I would find a way to show up if someone else put in all that effort. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel O'Keeffe Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 25 minutes ago, Mike Sharkey said: Looking good. Hopefully I can make it to one of these soon. We'd love to see some mighty bending 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avasatu Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 46 lb. blob is legitimate man. That's some guy! Did you guys try higher blobs? How about 4.5 block pinch? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 9 minutes ago, Gabriel O'Keeffe said: We'd love to see some mighty bending I'm a one trick pony. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Goguen Posted September 27, 2016 Author Share Posted September 27, 2016 4 minutes ago, avasatu said: 46 lb. blob is legitimate man. That's some guy! Did you guys try higher blobs? How about 4.5 block pinch? That guy would be Mr. O'Keeffe here. The wood block didn't get much use, it kinda turned into a Flask pinching day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 17 minutes ago, Jared Goguen said: That guy would be Mr. O'Keeffe here. The wood block didn't get much use, it kinda turned into a Flask pinching day. I saw that! Strong lift. Full blob lift right around the corner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdog Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I want to visit Portland someday. I'll let you know so I can meet with some gripsters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anwnate Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I didn't get to make it all the way through the vid/s yesterday...but I think what you are doing is fantastic. It is also like a billion times more likely to spread grip than what we currently are. Kudos sir. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Goguen Posted September 27, 2016 Author Share Posted September 27, 2016 8 hours ago, Blackdog said: I want to visit Portland someday. I'll let you know so I can meet with some gripsters. My gym is always open to you. 2 hours ago, anwnate said: I didn't get to make it all the way through the vid/s yesterday...but I think what you are doing is fantastic. It is also like a billion times more likely to spread grip than what we currently are. Kudos sir. Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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