mobsterone Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 I'll post the rules later. Arne STILL hasn't replied to my email re buying a V-bar and I couldn't find the measurements although it's about an inch. Pinch is adjustable width. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 Link to David Horne's site where most of what need is there now and more events will be posted for all grip lifts in time: David Horne's grip events rules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdfk20 Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Is there a prize for winning in the Novice class? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 It will depend on how many pay. Last year myself and my company in spite of good sponsorship by others ended up out of pocket. The venue alone cost more than we took. If, as I hope, we get someone where around 15 in total I'm thinking of charging £10-15.00. That should more than cover the cost of medals / prizes for class winners and may be enough for some t-shirts (ie: the higher amount). I'm also hoping to hold a BBQ and charge a small fee for watching which will include a drink and maybe a burger - it all depends. Of course as someone who is new to competiting (as I once was) I wouldn't worry about prizes unless I was very sure of winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Of course as someone who is new to competiting (as I once was) I wouldn't worry about prizes unless I was very sure of winning. I am worried about something that has nothing to do with winning. I checked David's website and looked at the rules, and son of a gun, all of your events are listed in there. After playing with the "coefficients" a little, and making the kilograms to pounds conversion, it all made sense. All except the table top wrist curl... Steve, do you plan on doing 250 kilograms on the table top wrist curl??? Good Lordy, that's a lot of weight! Am I missing something there? The partial movement is not that hard? My brain farted and I didn't translate something properly? UK guys have genetically superior wrist strength? The coefficient was .4 In order to get 100 (a very good mark), one would have to wrist curl 250k...that's 550 pounds! Hubgeezer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Am I missing something there? The partial movement is not that hard? My brain farted and I didn't translate something properly? UK guys have genetically superior wrist strength? Hubgeezer I see on David's website that he holds the World Record in this event at 302.5K. My God... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 Right now I have no idea what I'll do but David has exceeded 250-kilos in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbcx6pmw Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Is the idea that you put the bar as far down towards the heel of your palm as you can while still hanging on to it? I'm guessing this is how such outrageous weights have been done. The rules just seem to say the knuckles and hands have to leave the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Horne Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Noob, It helps, but you still have to keep hold of the bar, so you squeeze with your finger tips as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Anyone have any pictures of the table top wrist curl setup being done? I'm trying to get a better idea of the setup for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimwylie1 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 There's a few pics here Geez: http://www.cjmsolutions.co.uk/ukgrip/pics/champs2002.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbcx6pmw Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Jim beat me to it, I was just about to post this one: http://www.cyberpump.com/gallery/album45/aap According to the caption this is the record lift referred to above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 Which is, I think, linked to earlier in the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Thanks - sorry if it was linked before - I missed it. The boards used were what I was wondering about when I was trying to picture it in my mind. I was having trouble seeing how to get into position but the boards make it fairly simple it appears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimwylie1 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 It's esssential to get the bar as far back in the palm as possible (long fingers and a short palm help!), but as Dave mentions above, you still need to be able to hold onto the bar with your finger tips. I had 240kg roll onto by wrists a couple of days before the 2002 comp - it hurts . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 My apologies CoC 3 asked about it on another forum where I posted a pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 No problem Mob - and no matter how you do it - that looks like an awful lot of weight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Nice pics! This looks like a real fun lift; i am going to try and set something up to practice it. I train on my own so it's going to be awkward. Can someone give me some sort of indication as to carryover from full ROM wrist curls to TTWC? For exmaple if you can wrist curl 140kg with full ROM what sort of numbers could you expect to hit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 Double. I was doing 70-kilos and managed a 140-kilo TTWC when I last tried it. But I'd like to see this full ROM on 140-kilos. Get busy with youtube. I also train this lift solo using a bench and a power rack. I tilt the bench so as to get one end (under the bar) low and the rest higher. I grasp the bar and pull it until the hands are higher back on the bench and WC from that position. In the competition the weight can be lifted onto you by spotters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Horne Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 UK forthcoming grip contests 2007 http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/gripc...orthcoming.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimwylie1 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 The only way to train this lift heavy is to use spotters - three people are required - one at each end of the bar and one in front to remove the wooden blocks and ref the lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Is the purpose of the blocks to keep your fingers from getting crushed? Like run over by a small automobile? Safety, basically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimwylie1 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 The purpose of the blocks is to raise the bar to a sufficient height above the table so that the competitor can comfortably position their hands underneath the bar. When the competitor is ready to attempt the lift, the spotters raise the bar enough so that the blocks can be removed. The spotters then help control the weight to the down position (knuckles on table). The competitor then attempts to raise the knuckles from the table (under their own steam). The blocks are replaced by the ref after the attempt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 (edited) Steve, no where did i state that i could do a 140kg wrist curl i was just using this as an example! When i can do it without my feet coming off the floor (this has been happening a lot recently with 120kg+) my name will be on the 300+ gripboard wrist curl lifts anyway! Thanks for the advice on training the lift Mob and JimWylie Edited December 21, 2006 by CoC#3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdfk20 Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Having now proved i can pull over 300lbs on Vbar and grip at the no.3 standard does this place me in the Open class for the competition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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