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Martin Closes The #4 Right And Nearly Left!


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Wow! Just saw this and that is one incredible feat of strength! I've got a #4 that cal'd at 211 pounds and to me it just feels like a brick so I can't immagine this.

Great job Martin!

Tim

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You no longer have hands, those are vices.

damm your a beast

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very, very, very nice!

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Nice !!! I like how he did it listening to vader

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Incredible doesn't begin to describe it. More like SHOCKING! I know he says he missed it left hand, but I watched it three times and it looked like he got it to me, but it could be a borderline case, can we perhaps still count it and call it "Closed? and held for X seconds using a deep set" like I do on my blogs and journal when I'm fairly sure I closed it but have a shred of doubt? The other hand was definite closed, I know he used a deep set, but I think he could have used an intermediate set or even a shallow set, since he looked like he nonchalantly closed it. That was just amazing, no matter how you slice it. I can't even get the #4 TO parallel (I can get it down to about 1", though) let alone close that beast.

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The coolest thing about this thread is that you're back on the board right now. Welcome back, Friend! We are happy to have you.

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The coolest thing about this thread is that you're back on the board right now. Welcome back, Friend! We are happy to have you.

Thanks! It's good to be back.

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OUTSTANDING!!! :bow

I believe he got the left also for a fraction of a second.

I believe this also may be a FIRST on video of a left & right close of a #4 gripper.

Orangutan STRENGTH!!!

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Incredible crushing strength Martin!!! Awesome proof that it can be done! :rock

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Thanks guys, just watched the raw clip again. If I just could get the handle in the palm a couple of millimeters further towards my knuckles I might have closed it with my left hand too. On the video it's like two millimeters away.

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huge accomplishment and the first to close the # 4 with both hands. Will you excite us more by competing in any contests in the future?

Thanks, but it was just with the right. Maybe the topic should be changed. I think I'll compete again, maybe not this year as I'm weak as a girl at the moment.

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huge accomplishment and the first to close the # 4 with both hands. Will you excite us more by competing in any contests in the future?

Thanks, but it was just with the right. Maybe the topic should be changed. I think I'll compete again, maybe not this year as I'm weak as a girl at the moment.

Overstatement of the year :) I would like to swap my paws for your 'girly hands' anytime :zorro:

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Thanks, but it was just with the right. Maybe the topic should be changed. I think I'll compete again, maybe not this year as I'm weak as a girl at the moment.

It`s messed up how easy thar looked. Kudos!

Stora gratulationer från lilla Eslöv! :-)

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The man has very strong forearms and a mastery of efficient closing technique. However,the deep set , old "plain stamped" #4 gripper and lack of credit card set don't give me a clear idea of just what feat I was seeing as far as "merit". I would be greatly interested him squeezing a new gripper #4 under certification standards, I am sure he would do quite well. RS

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The man has very strong forearms and a mastery of efficient closing technique. However,the deep set , old "plain stamped" #4 gripper and lack of credit card set don't give me a clear idea of just what feat I was seeing as far as "merit". I would be greatly interested him squeezing a new gripper #4 under certification standards, I am sure he would do quite well. RS

I feel like any gripper close is as such, #4 or otherwise. Even if we had an RGC rating (which we do) that doesn't tell the whole story either.

A video of a close like you describe I don't feel would offer anything different in the way of "merit." It would just be another different video.

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Most people would be able to do very little (regardless of set) with a (rather stout - 208lb or thereabouts) #4 gripper with their non-dominating hand.

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Most people would be able to do very little (regardless of set) with a (rather stout - 208lb or thereabouts) #4 gripper with their non-dominating hand.

Yeah, agreed.

Martin is also only very carefully claiming what is shown in the video. For what is shown, I think it's incredible!

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The man has very strong forearms and a mastery of efficient closing technique. However,the deep set , old "plain stamped" #4 gripper and lack of credit card set don't give me a clear idea of just what feat I was seeing as far as "merit". I would be greatly interested him squeezing a new gripper #4 under certification standards, I am sure he would do quite well. RS

What are the differences in stampings of IM grippers ("plain stamped", new gripper)?

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