deadgrip Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Does anyone know if Pat Povilaitis still bends? While we're on that, the hardest gripper he's closed? I know he's done a #3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anwnate Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I met up with him recently at the AOBS. Pat still bends during his strongman shows (mostly horseshoes and bars I believe...for the audience). About 3 years ago, he posted a pic (fb) of three unbraced bent nails (complete gold nail, ninja s10 and 7/16 x7 CRS...40d). He didn't mention wraps or time, but any of those are world class bends. Note: This post is simply to answer a question. Let's keep it that way. Edit: No idea about grippers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 There is a reason Pat has the reputation that he has. He really has to be seen doing one of his performances to appreciate it. He does things routinely and generally with ease that only a few people in the world can duplicate. What he can and does do day in and day out is simply on another planet. He doesn't do Grip Competitions as that is not his thing - therefore so many of the "other" feats in grip we have no real idea where he might stand - but I feel he and some of the other "performing strong men" would do quite well if they were interested. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadgrip Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 What an animal! I saw him on Stan Lee's Superhumans.. They were explaining how his bones were more dense than the average human. I thought that took away from the training this guy did by saying oh it's just his genetics. I believe it's the other way around and his training brought his bones up to that. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Matney Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Yeah I saw that episode. Caught his hand in a bear trap. Insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 In October 2010, at AOBS, I saw him, with no warm-up, CCS close a "high 150's" (as in 158) without 100% effort. I know because it was at a failed Certification attempt of mine, and he was the judge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadgrip Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 Wow.. Maybe a 3.5 cert in his future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ Livesey Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Wow.. Maybe a 3.5 cert in his future. Most likely no. He is a preformer. He does this to feed his family. If he gets hurt trying to cert and has to recover, he's not making money. Plus he has nothing to prove to anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadgrip Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 He can't get hurt... bear trap to his hand. He can laugh off other injuries. ;P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcottrell Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I read In an older article that he was a Mechanical Engineer at the time... I will try to find the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ Livesey Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) He can't get hurt... bear trap to his hand. He can laugh off other injuries. ;P It's not a bear trap. A bear trap would cut him in half, any of us in half. It's a cougar trap without teeth. It's about 1/6th of the size of a bear trap. I'm still not gonna try it but let's not exaggerate the feat Edited December 9, 2015 by EJ Livesey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcottrell Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I found the article: http://jscms.jrn.columbia.edu/cns/2007-03-27/gould-strongmen.html "Old-time strongmen bend nails, frying pans, horseshoes" by By Joe Gould looks like it is an older article but still a good read 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anwnate Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I found the article: http://jscms.jrn.columbia.edu/cns/2007-03-27/gould-strongmen.html "Old-time strongmen bend nails, frying pans, horseshoes" by By Joe Gould looks like it is an older article but still a good read Cool man. Thanks for the link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 In October 2010, at AOBS, I saw him, with no warm-up, CCS close a "high 150's" (as in 158) without 100% effort. I know because it was at a failed Certification attempt of mine, and he was the judge. This is pretty impressive. Especially since it sounds like the one that another well-known gripper guy failed to CCS close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim71 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 He is an incredible strong man. The way he bends is something to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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