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Ugh, just one more thing I wish I didn’t know existed.

That one was marked as out of tolerance I believe. There should be a slash through the Fe. It was slated to be taken apart and the handles reused but then @dubyagrip hit me up looking for that exact thing for a client. It pays to be training with Jay!

I made it. They had me flying higher than the plane I took last night

Got some more grippers and had them rated by Matt @Cannon - stoked! Now all of the GHP tags match the handles, hehe I'm a nerd like that. It's great having my grippers RGC rated now. Instead of playing guesswork, I know exactly what I can close and what I cannot. Matt is super cool, looking forward to doing more business with him... I also picked up a left turn #2, which happened to be rated exactly the same as my regular COC 2 at 103 lbs ... Pretty cool!

My little collection, for now lol Everything was rated by CPW

Let the 74th annual Hunger Games begin. Day 1 will have you up in arms with a special grip lift called “The Bomb”. May the odds be ever in your favor.

FLASK +35, 45, 50, 55/ 1BH +56/ 1 RH +62.5/ 1 LH +56/ 6x5 LH +48.5/ 4, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5 RH…2nd and 5th sets were misloaded to +51 2 3/8” Johnson style wrist curls 3x15/ +55 Prolly do grippers on Sunday Have a good night

A few months or years ago @liftyzigshowed me his spreadsheet. I thought it was a genius idea....so I copied his lol. The ones with an F in front are filled.

4/26 HAPPY FRIDAY AM WORKOUT DEADLIFT 135 X 5 225 X 5 315 X 5 225 X 5 135 X 5 LEG CURL 10 X 10 20 X 10 30 X 10 40 X 10 50 X 10 30 X 10 20X 10 LEG PRESS 100 X 20 200 X 20 300 X 20 350 X 20 400 X 20 LEG EXTENSION 80 X 15 90 X 15 100 X 15 110 X 15 120 X 10 100 X 15 close to failure 90 X 18 close to failure 80 X 20 close to failure

[b]Friday[/b] @Powerhouse. Took my time. No spot [u]Close Grip Bench Press[/u] to 182.5-kilos (401lbs+) x 5 x 1 reps. Had I trained with a buddy I might have done 5 x 2 x 180-kilos s/s [u]Low Cable Row[/u] 1/2 stack x 20 reps, 3/4 stacks x 20 reps, stack (eqv to 120kg/264lbs) x 20 reps [u]MiraFit 60mm Handle[/u] Good day for the left hand. Set up + load - o LH: 82.5-kilos x 3 x 3 reps RH: 88.75-kilos x 3 x 3 reps

Only some cardio today 60min stationary bike, 24.26km, resistance 16-21 According to the measurements I've burned almost 1500 kcal, which is obviously a big fat lie. But probably over 1000. Not that it really matters

my current collection

I had to admit that at my advanced age and with my various injuries, not to mention just medium-sized hands, that it isn't likely I'll ever be able to lift a full-weight Inch replica. So after a long search for baby Inches, I gave up trying to find one in the US, and I ordered a 66 kilo (mine weighs slightly more, about 146 pounds) from Gods of Grip in the UK. The dumbbell itself is just okay. The dimensions are spot on, but the handle is welded to the globes, and the weld makes getting a good grip harder than it should be, but the texture is pretty good. The service from Gods of Grip wasn't good. When they show the dumbbell to be "In Stock", that means that they have access to the components, but it still needs to be made and painted and shipped. They repeatedly underestimated how long it would take. I ordered it on 12/1/23, and didn't get it until 1/19/24, when I was originally told it would arrive before Christmas. I ordered a couple of the only other size (28 kilos) they had "In Stock" on 12/12/23. I finally got one of them on 2/7/24; Fedex lost the other one. I didn't get the refund for the lost one until 4/11/24. The owners seem like nice people, and they put on grip competitions and promote Grip Sport, which is good, but they constantly over-promised and under-delivered. If you order one of their baby Inch replicas, plan on being very, very patient. As this played out, a Grip board member posted about a guy in South Carolina who was starting to make baby Inch replicas! He (Zack Staniewicz) had a prototype with a 2-5/8" handle which I bought. The ones he will make in the future will have the 2-3/8" handle. He sent it out quickly and the quality, even on a prototype, was much better. It was cast in all one piece, so there are no welds on the handle. If I had known he was going to start making them, I never would have ordered the one from Gods of Grip. Zack will be making a few different sizes, and he is also making a handle and some rounded plates that will replicate the handle and rounded inside edges of an Inch, but it is plate-loaded. That should give the feel of a real Inch with the advantage of being able to adjust the weight, and I think he'll be selling those for less than $100. A much more affordable option for Inch Dumbbell training. I think he'll be making several sizes of the Inch replicas, including baby Inches, full-weight ones, and even heavier ones. Great to see that happening here in the US. He can be reached at 914-426-0764 or email zstan3@aol.com Domedude

#4 silver bullet is getting better

I forgot to put "not for sale" on my post I guess,

there’s worse places to watch arm wrestling that’s for sure

Hey there @matek - thanks a lot! For GHPs I am only lacking a 9. I have two 4s now actually, one RGC 85 (off the charts low) and one 95 which is on the higher side. It's nice to have a wide spread of ratings for training. I'm working on getting dupes of them all if possible (so far I've got an extra 2, 4, 5 and 8, soon to get another 6). Not trying to hoard them all, I just love to collect if I come across the right deal.

I do the tyre drag every time I train the evening. I think it has helped my busted knees a fair bit. I have done Kb leg ext before but not for ages . I’m struggling to get the gym in a member of to use the leg kit so I thought I’d just improvise. They hit in a wierd way. Give a go & see what you think . Let me know.

@Cannon made a few grippers for a Tribute to Warren Tetting. (i think) Basically pinned Standards with big bevels . No stamps on the bottom. Heres me closing the 156 https://www.instagram.com/p/CpiAvSoAfDS/?igsh=enRvbGVnZ3UxaXF1

Rated by cannon 2024

I had to stay on them about the cannonball...but the accuracy of their dates seemed better with the baby inch so I thought they were improving. Guess not. For what it's worth...on smaller stuff it seems a bit faster...perhaps because they have some inventory already made. And that stuff being lighter...the boxes arrive in much better shape than the heavy stuff.

If I had to list my top priorities it would be- Snapping (Tomajko style thigh crush) Classic underhand bending (like 1" space between pads) And horseshoes (most important). The rest would be armwrestling and physique related.

THURS 25/4/24 Backwards sled drag 17.5k x 5 mins Banded knee bends blue band 3 x 10 Safety Bar Squats Bar x 5 , 60k x 3, 80k x 2, 100k x 3, 120k x 2, 150k x 2 Band face pull 5 x 10 Bulg Split Squat 7k x 5, 12k x 5, 22k x 5 x 2 Band pull aparts 5 x 10 KB leg ext 4k x 8, 8k x 8 x 2, 12k x 8 Inc DB bench 22k x 12 x 3 Rotator Block 2k x 8 x 3 50mm Roller handle 1 arm cable rows 10k x 3 ( way too light) 20k x 12 eh 25k x 12 eh Cable tri press down 20k x 15 x 3 Plate Hub Pinch 2.5k x 2, 3.5k x 2, 4K x 1, 5k x F . Band assisted plate hub pinch 3.5k x 2, 4K x 2, 5k x 2 Sled drags hit the hips. Squats felt heavy & a touch high. Bulg felt hard but happy with weight. KB leg ext felt different. Hit the spot tho. Inc Db bench just trying to be a Swoldier. Roller 1arm rows were pretty good. Nice feel in the lat. Cable press downs only light but target tri nicely. Plate hub pinch has become a bit of a quest for me. I want to be able to pinch a 20k plate. Still shocking at them . Added the band as I remember that being a way to bridge between weights & Phatmuscle used to bang on about them lol. All in all a half decent sess. Got some work done & enjoyed it. My Roller handle cable row set up My sophiscated band set up . Worked ok to be honest .

You carry your 12” pavers out of Home Depot like this . Hope you’re all doing well

It's definitely more comfortable to close them left handed, but I'm not sure they are "must haves". Pretty sure I have a T,1 & 3 in left turns, I havent closed the 3 yet (LH)

Woah, 158 is pretty wild for an iron

I have one of those too it was 158. I filed it

Thanks! Haha, if any bars got mixed up, blame the 2 year old

Can’t speak for @Cannon, but I feel like the spirit of Standard (apart from Ni) has always been covering very specific ranges with very tight tolerances.

Yes, that is correct Just curious, why is it that you were going to dismantle it? Is it that you don’t want iron to rate that high or the spread is to wide? I love this thing by the way so thank you!

HOLY COW WTF, That is incredible.

nice work I remember those days

Volume Bending Day 4 170mm bastards and 4 170mm shinys Pretty much all the exact same 6 hit cadence except maybe a couple shinys needed one more final crush hit. Had a kiddo with me so worked through them fast and needed no re-wraps, just pulled one side and finished with a crush pad on that side. The last shiny, I did strip the outer wraps to practice a wrap around gripper crush, but despite getting a little more used to it lately I don’t think it’s ready to use in an important situation yet. But I’ll keep trying to get it added as a tool to try crush arsenal! Also started sorting the Da Vinci Batch challenge bars for everyone who earned them in ACE, they should be hitting the streets next week!!!

Thanks for posting that - I was literally just about to start searching for FBBC Hard and Super RGC ratings. I now understand why I can't doing anything with my Super. . . .

I’m gonna put one of these together for myself. Probably this weekend. What’s a Cannon Tribute?

Yeah this is a great idea, I’m gonna copy this idea also

That's impressive!

Also, here is an sx7 #2 I did and a red nail snap Tomajko style, done 2 days ago. The red nail took ~9 minutes. No leg pad for that either.

I wouldn't have minded as much, but they kept telling me info that turned out not to be true. If they said something would be done tomorrow, that turned into a week or two. If they said a week, it turned into at least 2-3 weeks. I think they may need an extra set of hands and may not yet have quite the revenue they need to hire someone, but that's just a guess. I do have to say that they put on grip competitions, and in some ways I think they do it better than the competitions over here.

That’s one hell of a collection! You’ve got some stuff in there I’ve been hunting for too!

The hardest one I’ve closed would be the rgc 175lbs 1st gen Tungsten with a parallel set. I also finish my bending sessions by chest crushing the Xinyi Wanja 450 for a few singles but man that thing is gnarly lol makes the Hulk feel like a toy by comparison

My current list of RGC rated grippers RGC rating Brand Model Rated By Extra 31.265625 Captains Of Crush G Jedd Johnson 40.15 Captains Of Crush S Jedd Johnson 45 RB 70 CPW 47.85625 GHP 1 Jedd Johnson 55 Captains Of Crush Left Turn T CPW 57.1 Captains Of Crush T Jedd Johnson 58 Captains Of Crush T CPW Filed 58 Heavy Grip 150 CPW 61 Heavy Grip 150 CPW Filed 62.240625 TETTING Beginner Jedd Johnson 63.725 GHP 2 Jedd Johnson 71.965625 Captains Of Crush 0.5 Jedd Johnson 76.58125 GHP 3 Jedd Johnson 77.765625 Captains Of Crush 1 Jedd Johnson 79.371849 TETTING Advanced Jedd Johnson 82 ATOM GRIPS 2 Band CPW Smooth handles 86.5 TETTING Super Advanced Jedd Johnson 88.74375 Captains Of Crush 1.5 Jedd Johnson 91 FBBC 2X CPW 91 Heavy Grip 200 CPW 104.071875 Captains Of Crush 2 Jedd Johnson 108 GHP 5 CPW 109 Captains Of Crush 2 CPW 112 GHP 5 CPW 112 Heavy Grip 250 CPW 113 ATOM GRIPS 3 band CPW 115 CPWGG 4 CPW 115.490625 TETTING Master Jedd Johnson 116 Heavy Grip 250 CPW 117 Captains Of Crush 2 CPW Filed 120 Heavy Grip 250 CPW 123.45 Captains Of Crush 2.5 Jedd Johnson 125.725 Captains Of Crush 2.5 Jedd Johnson 127 GHP 6 CPW 127 GHP 6 CPW 128 GHP 6 CPW 128 Captains Of Crush 2.5 CPW Choked 129 Standard Iron (Fe) CPW 130 Captains Of Crush 2.5 CPW 130 CPW 210 CPW 133 Captains Of Crush 2.5 CPW 134 Captains Of Crush 3 CPW Single stamp 134 GHP 6 CPW 136 GHP 6 CPW 137 GHP 7 CPW 138 Heavy Grip 300 CPW 140 Captains Of Crush 3 CPW 142 Captains Of Crush 3 CPW 142 Captains Of Crush Left Turn 3 CPW 143 GHP 7 CPW 143 GHP 7 CPW 144 Captains Of Crush 3 CPW 146 Captains Of Crush 3 CPW 146 Heavy Grip 300 CPW 147 Captains Of Crush 3 CPW 147 GHP 7 CPW 148 GHP 7 CPW 148 TETTING Grand Master CPW 149 RB 240 CPW 150 Captains Of Crush 3 CPW 150 Heavy Grip 300 CPW 151 Captains Of Crush 3 CPW 153 GHP 7 Aaron Corcorran ? 153 RB 330N CPW 154 Captains Of Crush 3 CPW 154.1875 GHP 7 Jedd Johnson 158 Captains Of Crush 3 CPW Adam Glass Cert gripper 159 ATOM GRIPS 4 Band CPW Smooth handles 160 Standard Cobalt (Co) CPW 160 Captains Of Crush 3 CPW Filed 160 Heavy Grip 350 CPW 163 TETTING Elite CPW 163 Standard Cobalt (Co) CPW 164 Standard Cobalt (Co) CPW 165 TETTING Elite CPW 166 Captains Of Crush 3.5 CPW 168 ATOM GRIPS 4 Band CPW Smooth handles 168 Captains Of Crush 3.5 CPW 168 GHP 8 CPW 169 Heavy Grip 350 CPW 170 TETTING MM4 CPW 170 Captains Of Crush 3.5 CPW 170 GHP 8 CPW 170 GHP 8 CPW 172 FBBC Hard CPW 173 GHP 8 CPW 173 GHP 8 CPW 174 GHP 8 CPW Choked 175 GHP 8 Jedd Johnson 176 Captains Of Crush 3.5 CPW 179 Heavy Grip 350 CPW 180 GNC 300lbs CPW 180 RB 300 CPW 180.6 GHP 8 Jedd Johnson 180.775 Captains Of Crush 3.5 Jedd Johnson 181 Captains Of Crush 3.5 CPW 182 Captains Of Crush 3.5 CPW 183 Captains Of Crush 3.5 CPW 187 Standard Titanium (Ti) CPW 191 Heavy Grip 350 CPW 194 TETTING MM5 Aaron Corcorran 199 Standard Tungsten (W) CPW 200 Powerball HULK CPW 203 Captains Of Crush 4 CPW 208 Captains Of Crush 4 CPW 210 Captains Of Crush 4 CPW Choked 210 GHP 9 CPW 211.625 Captains Of Crush 4 Jedd Johnson 212 Captains Of Crush 4 CPW 216.05625 GHP 9 Jedd Johnson 220 GHP 9 CPW 236 FBBC Super CPW 258.2875 TETTING Pro Jedd Johnson 261.41875 TETTING World Class Jedd Johnson 270.99375 GHP 10 Jedd Johnson

Pull Day (yesterday) Kept it pretty chill partly since I didn’t want any deadlift recovery issues for Monday and partly because I spent my workout time cutting and grinding steel Started with a superset of pull-ups and stiff leg deadlifts with 203 lb kettlebell. Three rounds of 5 reps each. Then came inside and did meek swings, 50 reps normal and then two sets of 20 with my pinkies off the end. Last was a set of 12 each side with a 95 pound barbell row and that was all she wrote. Not a lot of weights lifted, but a lot of steel cut and grinded. I made an O-1 drill rod 7” barehand progression from C-K and cut thr bars for today and Mondays sessions plus a few random cuts I’d been meaning to get to!

Original post updated. Credit Cards - 5 known versions Version 1 - Original silver card (#3, #4 certs listed) (2004), known serial number range 10184-30831 Version 2 - Silver white 'Magnus Samuelsson' card with gold 'CoC' in the background (#3, #4 certs listed), known serial number range 49071-50616 Version 3 - Silver white card with gold 'CoC' in background with 3.5 cert addition (#3, #3.5, #4 certs listed), known serial number range 53279 Version 4 - Sky blue compass card (#3, #3.5, #4 certs listed) (2010), known serial number range 78178 Version 5 - 'Black Beauty' card (#2, #2.5, #3, #3.5, #4 certs listed), known serial number range 128793-13480 Packaging - 14 known versions Version 1 - Silver Crush (1st gen) (#1, #2, #3) (1991) (photo needed) Version 2 - Silver Crush (1st gen) (#T, #1, #2, #3) (1992) (photo needed) Version 3 - Silver Crush (2nd gen), plastic bag (#T, #1, #2, #3) (1993) Version 4 - Silver Crush (2nd gen) (#T, #1, #2, #3, #4) (1994) (photo needed) Version 5 - Single Stamp, plastic bag (#T, #1, #2, #3, #4) (1995) Version 6 - Square package, grey card stock, diagonal gripper orientation (#T, #1, #2, #3, #4) (2002) Version 7 - Double Stamp (clear band), white card stock, blue outline [no hang hole at top] (#T, #1, #2, #3, #4) (2002) Version 8 - Double Stamp, white card stock, blue outline [hang hole present at top, different text placement on back] (#T, #1, #2, #3, #4) (2004) Version 9 - Double Stamp, white card stock, with two large red stars (#G, #S, #T, #1, #2, #3, #4) (2005) Version 10 - Modern CoC design, white card stock, first appearance of half-levels (#G, #S, #T, #1, #1.5, #2, #2.5, #3, #3.5, #4) (2006) Version 11 - Sky blue compass card stock (#G, #S, #T, #1, #1.5, #2, #2.5, #3, #3.5, #4) (2009) Version 12 - Navy blue card stock, first to feature 'Point Five' #0.5 (all models listed) (2012) Version 13 - Black card stock, faint 'IronMind' writing in background (all models listed) (early 2014) Version 14 - Current design, black card stock, bold 'IronMind' text in background (all models listed) (2014-present)

Push Day Got off to a rocky start but finished nice and strong!!! Started with a Bench AMRAP at 225 for an IG contest being run by Jimmy Kolb. Every year during the NFL combine I do a 225 AMRAP pretending I’m there, so it’s nice to get to do an official one!!! I was feeling strong on the warmups but sadly under-executed and got 16 reps despite benching pretty consistently lately. Was hoping for low 20s or at least 18 to tie last combine I didn’t submit it yet, and will retry next week and hopefully make 16 seem puny!!! Next up was a barbell kneeling press and kettlebell z press superset. 155x3 bar and 70x2 kb per set. These went great and knew I was right about being strong despite the bench result. So time let out the leash a bit and go for some cool lifts Started with a kneeling bent press using a 110 pound circus dumbbell with massive 12” globes. I’ve done it standing before but never went for it kneeling til today, and it was one of my cooler looking lifts in a while!!! Only succeeded righty as lefty I wasn’t able to muscle that big boy into a nice starting position. I actually think my left handed bent press is more aesthetic but doesn’t mean much if you can’t get the weight into position to begin with still, getting it right handed was mega cool! And for the grand finale, a lift that’s evaded me for a long time, the double 45kg Holle Inch dumbbells incline press!!! I’ve never been able to kick them into position before but finally managed it and then was so surprised I forgot I had to press them still haha so botched the first press and recovered for a double. Then I came back and kicked them up and hit a proper set of 5 and quit a winner!!!

Got a pair of Jack Lalannes 50lbs bumper plates

Heavy and Almost Volume Bending Day This was the big setup session for Horrido 6.5” 10.9 cert attempt next Monday, so of course there was a million obstacles, including hardass steel Warmups maybe lacked some pop but nothing to get in a fit over then it was onto 2-3 170mm R O-1 bends and 2-3 170mm Edgins. First R bend went smooth enough although not the smoke show of last weeks somewhat shorter R. But then parent ESP or something must’ve gone off and I went full rush just to the next R, just re-sliding the wraps from the previous bend and taking no rest (at the time I was justifying it that I’ll need to be ready for 5 straight hard minutes against the 6.5” 10.9) … and alas despite the bend going fine enough I was starting to get slowed down by the crush et voilà off goes the baby monitor. I stretched the kiddo a bit, but it was too tough a spot to be able to get it finished before getting him. After a little rest to fetch him, I relocated to the basement gym(I typically bend in the garage) and tried like hell to get that R moving again and finished off. It was a long slow process but eventually the last two cm gave way and I was able to complete the bend and call it the isometrics for the session as well After fighting that battle I didn’t fret about leaving it at 2 R’s and moving onto the 170mm Edgins. I don’t have clamps in the basement gym so I foot rolled three cut Edgins in a row!!! First one felt like air after the R crush, but the by the third one I was getting pretty worn out and got it quite off center, but I had flashbacks to the R crush and in an effort to avoid a repeat I just overpowered the little guy and got it done (if it got properly stuck I’m not sure I had another war in me). Next up (and last up since I counted the second R as an iso finale as well) was barehand 7” C drill rod. But I was unable to muster any power and only had a bit of wobble after two hits so threw on 1/3 imps and took it down while trying to emulate my barehand style. That was a steel bending session!!!!!!!

Rest o'clock

Monday He came, he saw, he kicked b**t! I did all I needed to to prep for the Hatfield Squat. That included a double Ristretto before and another gratis gym coffee on arrival. My go to music playing as I walked to the gym and a little (2x) stretching Sunday. Hatfield Squat Bar x 8 reps, 140kg x 8 reps, 230kg x 6 reps (*support belt only), 350kg/770lbs x 1 (PB), 360kg/792lbs x 1 (PB) and 370-kg/814lbs x 1 (PB) rep. All heavy sets with the super duper new belt and Inzer red/black knee wraps (had a harder set of Cerberus Extreme wraps but didn't use them with me). To ensure no issues I was using a set of thin collars and hammered them tight. The only issues was worrying about the bar bending and it was harder to unrack than squat. I nearly went to 380kg/836lbs but called it a day. Little bit dizzy after. Leg Press Decided to forgo this Lying Leg Curls to 16p x 5 reps Leg Extensions to stack x 12 reps Bwt: 320lbs

If you guys saw the detail Matt goes into to calibrate these things, you wouldn't doubt the numbers. And for crying out loud, he cross calibrated the 165 #3 with Acorn, and it was within 1.5lb's... The #4 that Matt calibrated was calibrated by two other guys later, and BOTH of their numbers were HIGHER than Matt's. All the facts say the numbers are accurate.