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Push Day (and probably the most un-shenaniganed workout I’ve done in years lol). Feet up barbell bench 4x8 w/185 pounds Feet up single dumbbell bench 4x8 w/50 pounds 4 round superset FatBell rolling skull crushers (26 pounders) with side raises (18 pounders).  Also got word that EatChalkGetBig is expanding their cert options, and now includes the 23/64”x8.5” o-1 drill rod “secret cert” and since I’d already done it with full cert filming I got grandfathered in!!!  

Rolling Thunder, Standards, Women’s versus Mien’s. Let’s talk Empirical Statistics from contests. Okay. The best place to obtain a decent recent sample size is the 2023 King Kong International Contest. Rolling Thunder is not contested in the King Kong, but the 2.25” Crusher is. Let’s say those two events are equal. That hypothesis is based on two assumptions: 1) World Record Holder in the 2.25” Crusher Carl Myerscough knows what he is talking about when he offers his opinion on the Rolling Thunder versus the 2.25” Crusher, and 2) You will have to believe me that he told me, one on one, October 24, 2020 in Newbury Park, California,  the day he set the World Record,  that the Rolling Thunder was more difficult than the 2.25” Crusher. So, for these purposes, let’s say they are equal. Of the 181 men who completed a lift, how many hit the IronMind standard for the Rolling Thunder, 90 Kgs? 44, which represents 24.3% of the contestants. Of the 40 women who completed a lift, how many hit the IronMind standard for the CTD for the Rolling Thunder, 53 Kgs? Nine, which represents 22.5% of the contestants. If the Rolling Thunder standard for women in the Crushed to Dust Cert was set at 60 kgs, as offered by one member here as “a better weight to use”, how many of those 40 women would have hit that standard? Three, which represents 7.5% of the contestants. What do I get out of all of these numbers? For the Rolling Thunder required standard for the Women’s Crushed to Dust achievement, IronMind/R Strossen came up with a respectable and reasonable standard.     Congratulations to Amy and Tammy, the Pride of Idaho😎  

Thank you both! I appreciate the kind words, as well as you taking the time to watch my video and leave a comment. It's part of what makes the GripBoard such a great community for me.

Great lift - even greater set down !!!!  

I'll give you $100 for all of them, since they aren't worth these crazy prices. 😉