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The greatest feat of grip strength ever. No question in my mind. I've been around the game a long time and I have seen a lot of things - this is out of this world. When we built the Level 10 I never really thought anyone would close it. It's so far past the level of strength of a CoC 4 or the GHP 9 that it's really hard to believe anyone's hand would be strong enough to handle the pressure. You can see in the video how hard of a time Carl has just holding the gripper at a set while he positions the block. Carl is the first and possibly the last that will ever accomplish this incredibly difficult feat of strength. I'm glad I got a chance to see it. Cheers Carl Myerscough - the greatest gripper close of all time!

Just realized that today is my 18 year anniversary on here. A lot of time being inactive but still super grateful to be here steady the past 3 years. Here's some old clips from like 2011-2012 Here's to 18 more, cheers.

I finally met with Hussain last week. The entire story is in my YouTube video description. Highlights were CoC # 3.5 close, near CoC # 4 rated at 217 (bad technique), Millennium dumbbell lift, and blob50 lift. He hadn't done any specific grip training, ever. Just powerlifting and strongman. He is 22 years old. He simply is a gem. I believe with the right technique and a slighty easier #4 he would close is on his first go. He isn't far off anyway. I also say his thumbs aren't developed much. All the power comes from the fingers. He is truly top tier grip athlete. Thank God he isn't camera shy. Two more impressive people came to the Grip Temple but they were camera shy.

Thank you everyone for your comments and support, I really appreciate it.

Congrats! 3 whites on first attempt.

Hey grip nerds. Turns out, making springs is hard. Last year we got an entire batch of Iron [Fe] springs which were too wide to be that level. Trying to make the best of that, we mounted them all over the place to get a bunch of grippers that ranged from 140 to 167. Those were the Legacy Tributes. Well, we still have zillions of those springs. So we are going to make a level between Iron [Fe] and Cobalt [Co]. It just so happens there is a metal between those two that we skipped because it had the same Mohs hardness as Iron. That metal is Nickel [Ni]! I think this is poetic because Fe and Ni will have the same spring and also the same Mohs hardness. As before, we will mount the new Nickel grippers all over the place so they vary on purpose. Similarly, our most recent batch of Platinum [Pt] springs include roughly 50% which are too narrow to be Pt grippers. In another stroke of poetic luck, we skipped a metal between Gold [Au] and Platinum [Pt] because we felt the symbol would be confusing. It's Copper [Cu]! Once we get these made, we'll have a one-time run of slightly more narrow Cu grippers which average about 105. In our world, being a small business means finding these serendipitous little happy accidents. Finally, one more reminder that we will have 30 more pinned Unobtanium this year. That will round out the first 100. These have been popular enough that we will likely make more, but it could be a minute before a spring reorder makes sense. So watch for those!

3 Whites, congratulations

Just to clarify a few of the questions in this thread. We discussed doing it Thursday and then they came the next day! Friday, 3 days ago. Filming was probably just over an hour and then they cut a lot out to get it down to the 32 minutes. I talked about the ratings, different grippers, how the rating are done by Cannon Powerworks. I also showed Larry how to set the gripper etc, so a lot was cut. I closed the green Hulk gripper before the #4. I think they wanted to keep it all about Captains of crush grippers as they are the most known to the wider audience, and really the purpose of the video was all about me having certified on the #4. They were happy to show the Grip Genie gripper as they have done a lot of collaboration with Juji. Overall I was very happy with the editing they did to keep it flowing and how it was presented. I hope that it is a positive contribution and exposure for the grip world.

It’s an awesome video. This is a shameless attempt to seize the day, but feel free to comment on the video where the ratings and tags are from. Larry has enough followers that it could really matter.

There is no way in hell I believe Cannon is acting in cahoots to hoodwink the Grip population. That is just plain stupid.

My opinion, everyone needs to shut the fnck up and put that energy into training and making the most of your life. There will always be someone bigger, faster, and/or stronger than you. Learn to cope in other ways than whining and making excuses like school children. You either have the ability or you don't.

Using Carl's above numbers to develop a program for myself, I thought I would share an automated template where you put in your max gripper or gripper goal, and it will help you calculate your RGC numbers for training. Carl said he was ok with me sharing, so here you go! The Carl Myerscough CoC 4 Training Program.xlsx

This thread will be over soon.

I want to clear some air on some of the things I've posted over this last week. In 2017, I developed severe sleep apnea. If nobody has dealt with having it, be glad. I get about 30 minutes or 2 hours of sleep per night. But even knowing I have the condition, I pushed beyond it and sought out help. Most of it has done nothing to change anything. Last couple of years my depression has gotten worse so I overeat. I have no one to blame except myself. And like most things, my life choices have caught up with me in the worst ways. I thought being big is awesome, it's not. I've reached the limit of what my body is meant to handle physically. It's costed me a lot of things in terms of physical and mental health. At this point, I truly feel if I don't change my life around in the next couple of months, or a year from now, my health might take a turn for the worse and I could die if nothing changes. I don't want that. Even with all my struggles, I want to change my life. I'm working on my diet and choices one step at a time.

Heavy Hands 2023 has wrapped up. I wanna thank @Ben Helms for coming up with the idea and helping organize the event with me. I would like to thank all of the strong lifters who made the commitment to come and compete and spend their time traveling and lifting with us to make this such a strong and competitive lineup. Thanks to all the lifters and sponsors. If I leave anyone out tag or add them below. @Eric Roussin @Zach Ebel @dubyagrip @lder@stranger@VintageWeightsPGH @Vinny F@Douglas Carney @armassassinstrengthshop @gripsport.latino @ironwillgymcville @scrapmasters_custom_welding @westcoastarmsports @thegripshowofficial @endbringergripsport @gripsportig @cannonpowerworks / @Cannon

Heavy Hands 2023 - My Lifts - 09/09/2023 Awesome, AWESOME day. Great comp. Great people. Great time. Mix of elite lifters and rookies like me. Just did my best at lifting and learning. My Lift Rundown: 2” One Hand Nightmare (6” Lift) Warmups (both hands) - 65.3 and 120.3, Opener (right hand) - 145.3, 160.3 (left hand), 175.3 (right hand), Best Lift (right hand) - 185.3, MISS (both hands) - 195.3 [NOTE: First time doing this in a comp but at home I got 184.8 (plus loading pin and implement) on 07/28/2023 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjoZOKPOuW8) so I thought 195.3 was a reasonable stretch goal.] 2 3/8” FBBC Andrews Axle (Lockout) Warmup - 158.8, Opener - 198.8, 213.8, 233.8, Best Lift - 258.8, MISS - 278.8 [NOTE: I don't own an axle this size so I was simply estimating where I'd land based on my 2" axle lifts and loading pin pulls with my Napalm Nightmare setup. Now I know what to expect. Bar felt good but still a lot of work to do for next year.] 3” Saxon (Arm assassin) Lockout Warmup - 91.3, Opener - 111.3, 131.3, 146.3, 161.3, 176.3, Best Lift - 186.3, MISS - 196.3 [NOTE: I opened really low because at Maryland's Strongest Hands on 05/20/2023 I only managed 52KG (114.64lb) with a Sorinex Bar even though at home I worked up to 148.6 on 7/3/2023 with an Arm Assassin bar. I never imagined a 40lb PR at Heavy Hands!] IronMind Little Bighorn (6” Lift) Warmup (both hands) 55lb plate, Opener (right hand) - 103.5, 126 (left hand), Best Lift (right hand) - 146, MISS (both hands) - 166 [NOTE: I forgot that I only pulled mid 130s at home on 07/28/2023. So even though even though everything was seasoned super well and I was feeling unstoppable, I should have taken 161.5lb instead of waiting for 166lb. Lesson learned - write down your planned jumps ahead of time and have them with you at the comp.] Post Event Antics: Rob from VintageWeightsPGH brought AbMat 3” Saxon Grips (https://abmat.com/products/saxon-grips) and a 70lb Globe Dumbell. Wanted to check them out so I decided to row it a couple of times. Felt surprisingly good in my hand and I think they'd make a good addition to the gym bag--especially for folks that may not have access to a saxon bar. For my little oddball feat of the day, I face picked a York Fat Man but I think only John Foelber from Renewed Strength Gym saw it. Unfortunately my second attempt when everyone was paying attention only made it to my knees. By then my hands were spent and I didn't go for a third attempt. Finally, there may be video of me lifting what I'm calling the "Coke Can Kettlebell Inch." I'll measure and weigh this thing later...but Zach Mullins donated an awesome, handcrafted dumbbell for a drawing at the end of the comp. So while I didn't take home any trophies, I got to take home an awesome baby-inch, a lot of lessons, and a ton of memories from spending eight hours with a great group of amazing athletes. For my second comp, I can't imagine a better possible scenario and I'm grateful for this opportunity and the people that made this such an excellent event and experience. Special shoutout to Zach Mullins and Ben Helms - it was so great meeting you both in person and I'm looking forward to seeing you again next year. Thank you for organizing and hosting Heavy Hands 2023!

Going to start this log back up. Life went in a bad direction for a while and things are now getting better. I'm going to start training once more. I'm focused on grippers at the moment and think I'll attempt some gripper certifications once more (GHP8, MM5-7) when I can build up. I want to get back up past my peak of 198 rgc and close the #4. Current max on grippers is a filed 182 lb #3.5 for a mms single. Workouts are going to be simple. Grip 3 days a week. And maybe hip squats and deadlifts on the others. Also, going to focus on dropping weight. Right now I'm building up and going for lighter assistance movements until I can progress along with my program. 8/28/2023 (everything is in pounds; rested 3-5 minutes between sets) Bodyweight: 272 lbs Warm up: (Adjustable gripper) 1-1x10ccs/6-6x10mms/#2x5x10 Working set: 152#3x2x3x3x3 Assistance work TTK: 25.88x10x15x15 Reverse Curl: 69x7x8 Standing wrist curl: 69x20x20 Standing reverse wrist curl: 69x20

Some great history and topics from @Jedd Johnson

Congrats!

Here's a video from my last workout, pinching 2 York milled 45s with some weights stuck to it via magnets. Not quite a full lockout on this one admittedly but I'll get it and more soon

I went to hang out with @temmmeeee today, and he let me try all his rare grip stuff. Here is how it went! I wanted to do something big with his inch dumbbells, but I am still recovering from Heavy Hands.

•For now this is just the overall Points/placing for the competition. Of course I will post more information as I get the time and recaps of the comp and all that will be done for The Grip Show. I'll go more in depth in the near future.

My friend, you are in no position to call Lennix (Thom Fingalsson) a nobody. Lennix has been at my place several times and competed at my competitions aswell as in other competitions. I’ve also been at his place and trained with him. I’ve seen him lift MY inch and MY blobs. He’s bent my steel and I’ve bent his. And your disrespectful hints at Carl is very distasteful. He has competed at many competitions and has god knows how many records. He’s perhaps the best grip athlete ever. And most importantly, the stuff he does is for real. Is the stuff you do real? I’m not convinced. In 2023 there is simply no longer any excuse not to show up at a grip getogether or a competition. I’m sure you’ve brought some grippers and performed well in front of people who aren’t familiar with grip. That doesn’t mean anything. From what I can tell you have never performed anything in front of someone who actually knows grip and can spot any shenanigans. And my prediction is that you never will. You are not the first to close the 4 gripper under suspicious circumstances and you will not be the last. If you truly have the grip strength that you claim that you have. Then I urge you to prove it beyond any doubt. At this time you are simply just a nobody on the internet posting videos of unverified feats of strength. Whenever you are ready to step into the real world we will welcome you with open arms.

Congrats to Ben!

My Goals 2023: Cert GHP8 - Done Cert 3.5 - Will have it by end of the year, discovering the MM ladder slowed me down. Close 195 RGC - I did this last week. Cert GHP9 - This is a stretch goal I will likely miss. Win An Armlifting Comp - I qualified for world's yesterday. DOH 500lbs - Did this last week. 100lb IM Block - Did this the other day. Add crushed to dust and my blob lifts, it has been a hell of a year. Tomorrow marks one year since I decided to get serious about grip.

Carl: *Is a giant human. Has competed in many competitions over many years over and over. Has multiple of the hardest world records in grip set in competitions. Does video with Larry Wheels* Nikita: “This dude is a fraud!!!” Tiz: *Performs incredible feats WAY beyond what anyone else in his weight class can even even dream about. But it’s only on video. No competitions. No meet ups.* Nikita: “OMG this guy is legit!”

WOW! Awesome! And now imagine the faces of all those who doubted

This is one of the weirdest threads I have ever seen.

For me, this is even more incredible than his CoC #4 cert. Congratulations, @Carl Myerscough, this is absolutely crazy.

•For now this is just the overall Points/placing for the competition. Of course I will post more information as I get the time and recaps of the comp and all that will be done for The Grip Show. I'll go more in depth in the near future.

I am f'n stoked to lift with all of you. Let's put up some big numbers next week.

If things pan out with my program, I want to close a 195 lb gripper.

This may be of interest to people on here. Brian Shaw has just bought a cast iron globe Dumbbell that as far as we know is the heaviest ever made. It weighs 350lbs/159kg and has at least a 2" thick handle, Brian said the handle has a slightly smaller diameter than the Millennium dumbbell which he can easily do level lift's on. He doesn't measure the handle but it sure does look thick although thinner than an inch or millennium. This is the first time I've saw Brian Shaw not be able to lift anything grip wise as he is arguably the best all rounder in the world at grip feats. Him and Joel Dircks who he travels with also find and hub lift some cool old deep dish 45lb plates. It's Well worth a watch.

Nikita could probably close a GHP10 with his jaw, given how much he likes to talk.

I think the people who didn't doubt, but who wished the cert video was better, will be happy as well. I enjoyed this.

(1) RE: Cannon. I don't know that I've met a more honest man. He's not in on any misdeeds, and I'd bet more than I have on that. (2) RE: Carl. I think Blacksmith might be right that some folks would not pass the IM cert with the vid Carl did, and also that other folks might be right that the same vid would not pass mash monster (MM) judging. But this was not an MM vid (DID YOU SEE HOW LONG HE HELD THAT GRIPPER OPEN TO SHOW THE CC INSERT?!?) -- and in the end, IM made the determination, from the vid they received, that there was a sufficient credit card set and at least a momentary close. The vid certainly doesn't DISPROVE that, and I am going to accept IM's ruling (and Carl's word) that it was closed. I think even Carl would agree that it would have been nice to have a better video. And as Carl has explained, IM specifically requested this body shot angle rather than a closer, MM style vid. I will also add that IM won't even let you ATTEMPT the cert until you have sent them a vid showing yourself essentially DOING it -- and Carl had sent them a couple of such vids. And of course there is the later 256 RGC 38 mm close of the GHP 10 ... no, those outside factors don't mean you should get credit for the COC 4 cert if you didn't do it, but they do inform the credibility of the feat. I have ZERO doubt that Carl has done this feat, many times in practice and also at the time we saw on the video, despite wishing the video of the momentous feat was better. (3) RE: Tiziano. I was definitely skeptical when someone who weighed 140 pounds appeared out of nowhere and was closing COC 3 in no time and COC 4 a month or two later, because, no disrespect to Carl and maybe Carl would even agree, a 140-pound guy with small hands closing a 4 from any width is even more impressive (in a relative sense) than Carl certing the COC 4 at 6'10, 250-300 pounds. And we all know that every couple of years a fraudster shows up and starts posting videos of marvelous feats, and is then exposed. So I didn't accuse right away, but I also withheld belief until I saw more. That's not hating. If Tiziano did what he said he was doing, then Tiziano is pound for pound the most impressive gripper closer in history. Not even debatable, folks. So it was something that begged for some sort of standardized proof. And then Tiziano certified on the 3.5. Case closed for me. Now he's got the credential, and I presume he has done what he has certified to have done. And while I recognize Carl's feat (and now feats in the plural, with the GHP 10 cert) as the ABSOLUTE strongest gripper closes ever documented, I still think that Tiziano's are more impressive in a "can you believe that?" kind of way. I am not sure if I am explaining myself well, but I am trying to throw a compliment at both of them, one for absolute strength and the other for maximizing the output of a smaller machine. And as for Ivan: The thing you said that most resonated with me was that all the bickering seems so childish, because your friends are dying and freedom is tenuous. Thank you for taking the time to stay with our community. I wish peace for you and your country.

Here's a recap, if someone doesn't feel like watching it with subtitles. He's basically just saying that Carl could've cheated his CoC 4 cert & GHP 10 close, whenever the gripper went out of the shot he could've replaced it to another easier gripper, he could've made cuts in the video replacing the gripper, Cannon and Carl are in cahoots cheating with the ratings etc. I don't think it's really even worth talking about, he just wants attention. edit: I watched the video with auto-translate, so the translation might be off. I don't wanna create unnecessary drama in case the translation is not correct, so please keep that in mind when reading this recap.

I've begun putting out a weekly GSI Newsletter each Thursday. Next one is all set to go out today at 3PM Eastern. Each week I put out new announcements: newly announced sanctioned contests, developments with Nationals, North Americans, rules changes, etc. Many of you should already be receiving this newsletter. If you are not receiving it, and want to me, you can post your email address here or email me at jedd.diesel@gmail.com I have a list for competitors and a list for promoters. One thing that's in there each week is asking for promoters interested in running Nationals next year, since I'm not doing it. So far, after 3 emails, a gripboard thread and social media posts, I've only received 2 names. If you want to be considered, I really need you to get in touch with me. Any questions, let me know, otherwise, thanks.

the energy from everyone has me feeling unstoppable

The 11th person to attempt by my count! Last attempted 2 years ago. A historical attempt such as this does not happen every day!!!

Video sent to @Wannagrip Gripper will be sent to @Cannon tomorrow So, I did this while recording an episode of the grip show

I have had a store site attached to DieselCrew.com for years, but I barely ever used it. For the next few weeks, it's going to be my main focus to move all of my products into the store. Here's the link: DIESEL STORE I sell about 50 different info products, but it can be hard to find them all, especially if you aren't on my email newsletter. So, I'm adding them in one by one. This will even include all the different editions of the King Kong Workout, which changes every year or two, August of Arms, which changes every year, and Yoketober, which has changed several times. All of my Workouts of the Month will be on there, all my ebooks, manuals, etc. In addition, to incentivize people to take a look, each time I add another product to the store, I will set it for a sale price for several days, so it is a good idea to check back every so often to see what else has been added. I've worked very hard to put together top-level products over the years in order to help everyone reach their goals without being too hypey or just doing something because it's trendy. My products will help you out with your training goals. Check out the store today: DIESEL STORE Thanks and all the best in your training. NAPALM

To get back on why I think you should go see someone trusted or enter a competition is: 1. You have very little time invested in grippers, the amount of force your joints takes CCSing a Coc4 takes time to build up. 2. Your closes looks wierd, you have the Kinney hydralicpress where the last part of the gripper gets easier. Which we all know is not correct. The last 3mm is definitely the hardest. 3. Your set takes zero effort, setting a COC4 is crazy hard. 4. You are trying to hide the dogleg of the spring in most video's and the videos where you don't hide it we find strange markings and possible glue residue. This was the exact same thing the greek guy 2 years ago tried. And he also quit when he was offered people to come to his gym and train. 5. You got injured when the coc3.5 gripper from Ironmind reached Italy giving you plenty of time to alter the gripper and get it back into the package. You also spend so much time in the video showing that nothing has been done on the package which also looks like you done something with it. Nothing if this is conclusive, I don't know if you are doing anything to the grippers or are just the strongest gripperguy in the world. But claiming to be the #1 in a sport will need you to actually close other people grippers which people with knowledge verify is not tampered. So don't quit, keep training hard and go show the world that you indeed have the strongest hands ever walked the planet p4p

My goal for this year is to get my son into college and to get my ex to agree to pay her share for it. Grip in 2024! lol. But I will try to get to another comp or two, and not to lose ground on grippers. Hoping to close at least the 156 gripper at the AGP comp in North Carolina next month. Closed it last year and have done 165 this year, but this comp is 30 mm instead of 20 mm and I haven't trained that width. I think I can do the 156 again though. We shall see. I know I have lost ground on thick bar.

@Tiziano Becchio has completed the CoC #3.5 cert on video while opening up the gripper in the video then completed several other grip certs all around 3.5 strength or higher. I don't really know what else people want from him. Could it be fake? Yea, everything you see through a screen and not in person could be. Beside his size is there anything that really makes this questionable? Great job @Tiziano Becchio

Hi guys coc 4 Road to certs 221lb rgc in CCS start legal close. @Jared P @Cannon

100lb IM Block lift, finally...