Adam Moyers Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Would anyone like to build me an RGC and the correct strap to use? I will pay for it. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Would anyone like to build me an RGC and the correct strap to use? I will pay for it.Thanks PM climber511. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Moyers Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Would anyone like to build me an RGC and the correct strap to use? I will pay for it.Thanks PM climber511. Will do. Thanks Zach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Would anyone like to build me an RGC and the correct strap to use? I will pay for it.Thanks PM climber511. Will do. Thanks Zach. Chris (Climber) made mine and it's great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Eaton Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Would anyone like to build me an RGC and the correct strap to use? I will pay for it.Thanks PM climber511. Will do. Thanks Zach. Chris (Climber) made mine and it's great. Climber built my RGC and it fits right in the holes on my power rack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chop163 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Today I calibrated a few of gmov aka Timmy aka Scoy aka Steels aka Samuel Scott’s grippers. Samuel Scott’s Grippers: ---------------------------------kgs-------lbs BBSE---------------------------99--------218 IM#3.5 2006----------------79.75----176 IM#3 2002-------------------72.75---160 A few things should be taken into account with these numbers. The #3’s numbers are artificially high because it is rusted to the $#!t house: http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e154/Pun...cr/P1050151.jpg http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e154/Pun...cr/P1050150.jpg He told me specifically NOT to oil or clean the #3. For a number of reasons, I also strongly believe that he has re-mounted the BBSE. Firstly, the drift pins are all monged. The following picture does not do justice as to how bad they look in person. The gripper on the left of the screen is my BBSE (for comparison) and Timmy’s is on the right: http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e154/Pun...cr/P1050154.jpg Secondly, it is SEVERELY peg legged. When closed there is a 5mm difference between the ends of the handles (which also made it harder to calibrate): http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e154/Pun...cr/P1050156.jpg http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e154/Pun...cr/P1050155.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 (edited) Interesting case study there How did you get his grippers? Edit: I think you also accidently outed him as gmov who appears to be banned now. Edited March 19, 2009 by Cannon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chop163 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 (edited) I also post on the Aussie Strength forum and offered to calibrate grippers for anyone who's interested. He posted on that forum asking me to do his grippers and gmov PM'ed me on this forum. He also said that he'd send me his (and this is a direct quote) "Piss Weak no.3", which he didn't end up doing. Apparently it has a 2.5" spread. Edit: He got banned yesterday. Edited March 19, 2009 by chop163 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Huh, so gmov was Timmy, too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chop163 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I thought the incessant questions about Silver Crushes would have been a bit of a clue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I thought the incessant questions about Silver Crushes would have been a bit of a clue Yeah, now that read back through his posts I can see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule92 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I thought the incessant questions about Silver Crushes would have been a bit of a clue Yeah, now that read back through his posts I can see it Most people here have known that for a while. Me and Paul have been talking about it for over a month He'll be back, give him 2-3 weeks maximum to be annoying people. 3 days for a new account ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 (edited) I thought the incessant questions about Silver Crushes would have been a bit of a clue Yeah, now that read back through his posts I can see it Most people here have known that for a while. Me and Paul have been talking about it for over a month He'll be back, give him 2-3 weeks maximum to be annoying people. 3 days for a new account ... He's already been on quite a bit under "Frenchman", I notice. Edited March 20, 2009 by Magnus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chop163 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 An update: After I called Timmy out on the BBSE, and a number of PMs back and forth,I eventually got this message: "Oh, about that SE, I had it remounted for goodness sakes." I then edited my Aussie Strength post to let people know it was re-mounted so everyone knows my calibrations are fair, open and accurate. To which his reply was: "I don't think the Remounting affected the strength of my super elite, because it was originally sub-flush mount." "In regards to that Super Elite, it was originally mounted as deeply as the side that's sub-flush, I extended the handle out so I could perform negatives without my pinky slipping off. I hope that clears a few issues, and on the final note, I 'may' clean that #3 and have it recal'd. The reason why I didn't clean it is that it makes the setting more difficult ~ I still don't think, providing th calibrator was worked down ~ it would effect the closing stages." In regards to to the #3, I firmly believe that its numbers were effected by the poor condition of the gripper. I've offered to clean his #3 as best I can and re-cal' it, I don't know how much fairer I can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimalCage Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I finally got caught up on all this, especially the 490 something from across the sea Maybe it will make the numbers a little easier to look at. http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pQa...i8DPA&hl=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I finally got caught up on all this, especially the 490 something from across the sea Maybe it will make the numbers a little easier to look at.http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pQa...i8DPA&hl=en I am not familiar with what one does to get access to this spreadsheet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimalCage Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 My fault, first time with Google docs. Should be published now. If you have a question about a particular gripper, you'll have to ask since those numbers didn't translate in the published version. http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pQa...IQcxkjb4Z-i8DPA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae_yogi Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 My fault, first time with Google docs. Should be published now. If you have a question about a particular gripper, you'll have to ask since those numbers didn't translate in the published version.http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pQa...IQcxkjb4Z-i8DPA Wow that is an amazing amount of data; nice presentation as well. Thanks for putting it together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilkkinen Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Nice info indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chop163 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Got some new grippers today: ---------------------------------kgs-------lbs Chrome BBE-------------------79-------174 Chrome BBGM ----------------69-------152 Chrome BBSM ---------------62.25-----137 Chrome BBM------------------47.75----105 Obviously they feel harder because they're heavy and slick. Gmov aka Timmy aka Scoy aka Steels aka Samuel Scott took me up on my offer to clean, oil and re-calibrate his 2002 #3, so now it’s not ridiculously rusty: ---------------------------------kgs-------lbs IM#3 2002--------------------70.25----155 So that’s a change of 2.5kgs (5lbs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilkkinen Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 (edited) Another set of calibrated grippers: - Nelssoni IM #1.5 / 41 kg / 90.50 lbs / rating = 1.27 - Nelssoni IM #1_filed / 42,5 kg / 93.81 lbs / rating = 1.40 - Nelssoni IM #2 / 51 kg / 112.58 lbs / rating = 2.06 - Nelssoni IM #2_filed / 52.5 kg / 115.89 lbs / rating = 2.15 - Nelssoni IM #2.5 / 57 kg / 125.82 lbs / rating = 2.40 - Nelssoni IM #2.5_filed / 58.5 kg / 129.13 lbs / rating = 2.48 - Nelssoni IM #3 / 62.5 kg / 137.96 lbs / rating = 2.70 - Nelssoni IM #3 / 64 kg / 141.3 lbs / rating = 2.78 - Nelssoni IM #3.5 / 75 kg / 165.56 lbs / rating = 3.26 - Nelssoni IM #3.5 / 76.5 kg / 168.90 lbs / rating = 3.32 - Nelssoni IM #4 / 92 kg / 203.1 lbs / rating = 3.90 - Nelssoni IM #4 / 96 kg / 211.92 lbs / rating = 4.05 Total amount 497 Edited March 29, 2009 by kilkkinen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chop163 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Calibrated a couple of James Grahame’s grippers: ---------------------------------kgs-------lbs IM#3 2005--------------------72-------159 RB240------------------------70.25----155 It’s a FIRM #3, even from feel, it’s definitely the hardest normal #3 I’ve seen yet. Got a bunch of #3s of Verdigriz's to do tomorrow, so we'll see what's in that bunch. Also got some gripper's from Mikael (including a couple #3s) to calibrate, and his Dave Morton built RGC (mine's made by Climber) to see if there's any difference between cal rigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Calibrated a couple of James Grahame’s grippers:---------------------------------kgs-------lbs IM#3 2005--------------------72-------159 RB240------------------------70.25----155 It’s a FIRM #3, even from feel, it’s definitely the hardest normal #3 I’ve seen yet. Got a bunch of #3s of Verdigriz's to do tomorrow, so we'll see what's in that bunch. Also got some gripper's from Mikael (including a couple #3s) to calibrate, and his Dave Morton built RGC (mine's made by Climber) to see if there's any difference between cal rigs. Was there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Calibrated a couple of James Grahame's grippers:---------------------------------kgs-------lbs IM#3 2005--------------------72-------159 RB240------------------------70.25----155 It's a FIRM #3, even from feel, it's definitely the hardest normal #3 I've seen yet. Got a bunch of #3s of Verdigriz's to do tomorrow, so we'll see what's in that bunch. Also got some gripper's from Mikael (including a couple #3s) to calibrate, and his Dave Morton built RGC (mine's made by Climber) to see if there's any difference between cal rigs. He sent you the entire calibration device as well? Am I reading that wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chop163 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 No you didn't read it wrong, except replace "sent you" with "placed in your hand". Met and trained with Mikael Siversson yesterday First time I've had the chance to have any contact with a high caliber grip guy. Learning technique from someone who knows what they're doing (as apposed to learning entirely from the internet) makes such a huge difference. In one session with Mikael my 2 hand pinch went from a PR 50kg (110lbs) to 69kg (152lbs), that's a 19kg (42lbs) jump! And in his specialty (read world record) lift, the v-bar, I went from a PR of 90kg (198lbs) to 120kgs (264.5lbs). He also showed me how to reverse bend properly, and I ended up bending steel that I couldn't even bend DO. And not only that, he happens to be a really nice guy too. Frank, I'll find out today if there's any difference in cal rigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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