Benedikt Farsmann Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 If you think J. Kinney or T. Heslep were skinny when they closed the #4 then check out this guy! Yesterday I found this Japanese guy on youtube. I know that some of you already know him but in my opinion others need to know about him as well as he seems to be an extremely talented grip enthusiast. He will probably be the next to close a #4. His stats (information taken from his youtube account) nickname: yuusuke62 Training grip for 11 years in 2009 Age 21 (2009) Weight 62kg (137lbs) Height 176cm (5.7 feet) Closed the CoC#3 at an age of 17 Pinch closing a CoC#1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtwdy_bkVYw BBE parallel set: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6AkBpSFxY0 CoC#3 x 24 parallel reps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o_G0DBIFpM CoC#4 choked @ 20mm x 5 reps (obviously holding the choker in place with the free hand) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjdTYWvsHow Some barehanded unbraced steel bending http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPixTShGz2c His youtube account: http://www.youtube.com/user/yuusuke62 His log: (translated by google) http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.livedoor.jp%2Fmariusmagnus1989622%2F&sl=ja&tl=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WPGGuy Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 That guy is a beast. Very Impressive. The bending without pads looks like it would hurt however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpmmkrahling Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I can not speak about the grippers but the bare hand steel bending looked harder then it really was. Anything he can crush in one hand had to be pretty weak steel. And comsidering it was threaded, that makes it weaker then if it was solid. Just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 That's interesting how he closed the #1 pinch-style. I'm surprised that he barely eeked out that Elite close. Given the other grip videos, an Elite should be part of his warm-up. I was impressed that he could keep it moving without stalling out. I thought he was screwed with about 3/8" left to go, but he made it there somehow. The videos are impressive, but I'd need to see good #4 attempt to assume he's anywhere near that gripper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cemery Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Great gripper strength to bodyweight ratio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Great gripper strength to bodyweight ratio. Indeed. As a fellow skinny type, it does inspire me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 definitely a strong grip. The #4 choker close was a bit iffy. He was squeezing the top of the handles with his off hand as well. I also thought he had a lot more trouble than i would have expected on the Elite, given the reps with the #3. Still, very nice on the other stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odin Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 That's interesting how he closed the #1 pinch-style. I'm surprised that he barely eeked out that Elite close. Given the other grip videos, an Elite should be part of his warm-up. I was impressed that he could keep it moving without stalling out. I thought he was screwed with about 3/8" left to go, but he made it there somehow. The videos are impressive, but I'd need to see good #4 attempt to assume he's anywhere near that gripper. He may just have a lousy set. Did anyone see the link from his blog with the picture of the BLOB40 (not BLOB50) replica? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djukac Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 (edited) Well done, grip strength to bodyweight ratio is phenomenal, world class.Amazing Edited December 9, 2009 by djukac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeamdman Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Definitely very strong, but that elite doesn't look closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AP Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Has there been a grip comp in Japan yet? I know there have been several members on here over the years from Japan as well as a few certified #3 closers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I hope that a Grip Comp can be set up, and this guy can be invited. The videos are impressive, but hardly final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lipinski Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 A sad consequence of a long time on the internet makes me never believe anything from just youtube. Maybe he is that strong, who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I tend to be like Bob...I guess my first thought was I expected more meat in his hand especially the thumb pad, but then again, I didn't take that close of a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chop163 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 (edited) I'm not saying he's a fraud, but, I find it a little strange that his youtube account and blog are about a year old, especially if he's been able to close a #3 for the last 4 years. Also, a lot of his video closes are iffy at best. Edit: Ooops, found more blog dating further back. Edited December 10, 2009 by chop163 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benedikt Farsmann Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 That's interesting how he closed the #1 pinch-style. I'm surprised that he barely eeked out that Elite close. Given the other grip videos, an Elite should be part of his warm-up. I was impressed that he could keep it moving without stalling out. I thought he was screwed with about 3/8" left to go, but he made it there somehow. The videos are impressive, but I'd need to see good #4 attempt to assume he's anywhere near that gripper. That's interesting how he closed the #1 pinch-style. I'm surprised that he barely eeked out that Elite close. Given the other grip videos, an Elite should be part of his warm-up. I was impressed that he could keep it moving without stalling out. I thought he was screwed with about 3/8" left to go, but he made it there somehow. The videos are impressive, but I'd need to see good #4 attempt to assume he's anywhere near that gripper. He may just have a lousy set. Did anyone see the link from his blog with the picture of the BLOB40 (not BLOB50) replica? Got a link? I didn't find it. Has there been a grip comp in Japan yet? I know there have been several members on here over the years from Japan as well as a few certified #3 closers. I wrote him a message and asked him about all this. Hopefully he'll write back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tusrb41 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Impressive for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honk Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 He may just have a lousy set. Did anyone see the link from his blog with the picture of the BLOB40 (not BLOB50) replica? Missed the link. But I know that Robert Baraban used to sell (and probablely still does) Blob replicas of various sizes in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchSA Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 i don't know about this... i mean could this guy's crush grip be that strong??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKE HALEY RILEY CLOE Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Just wanted to add my two cents. I am ALWAYS sceptical of anything on Youtube. But, I am not sure we can judge him by the way his hands look. My hands are pretty similar in mass. And I have been able to close the #3, and GM (videos in the old gallery for comparison). Although I agree with everyone on the Elite close. Who knows though, maybe he was just tired, or at the end of workout ect. If legit, fantastic strength ratio for his size. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico300zx Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 sometime you can tell on vid if the gripper was tampered with by watching the set. its pretty hard to squeeze a #3 closed with your thumb (narrow set) to set it and on some vids its like their pushing a therapy gripper it Looks so easy on the set. rico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teemu I Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 That guy is on a good strength level considering he has a poor set technique, but you really need to see some #4 attempts to see how close he actually is. This is not to take anything away from him. I'm sure all his vids are ok (meaning that he is not a fraud), just don't be too quick to draw conclusions about anyones ability without careful consideration of the manner in which every feat performed is executed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloyd80s Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Of course that guys videos are real................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Unless there is a huge time spread or some other factor I am extremely skeptical of someone having that much trouble with something as easy as an Elite when they are doing 24 reps on a #3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benedikt Farsmann Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 He didn't answer my message. Maybe he didn't understand. His English seems to be even worse then mine. Don't know why but I guess we will never know why he struggled with the BBE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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