Rob McMurren Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Booked the hotel today. Andrew Dube and I are making the drive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anwnate Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 31 minutes ago, floyd43 said: Booked the hotel today. Andrew Dube and I are making the drive. Woot! Go Canada! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob McMurren Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 40 minutes ago, anwnate said: Woot! Go Canada! We're bringing Gus Bush too 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCrushetta Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 On 4/9/2017 at 11:36 AM, anwnate said: @Tank Andrade, @MCrushetta How awesome is this! #womenwhogrip Patty @MaizelsTrainingHall 's still a maybe at this point. That's great news! She did awesome in Missouri. Is she on here? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anwnate Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 4 minutes ago, MCrushetta said: That's great news! She did awesome in Missouri. Is she on here? Should be mentioned that she's delivering in May...so her showing up might be a long shot...despite how close she is to me. Then again Maria...she is still squatting at 8 months. Tough stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anwnate Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 1 hour ago, floyd43 said: We're bringing Gus Bush too You rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Roussin Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 @floyd43 If you, Gus, and Andrew thought Nationals was a long day, I wonder what your feelings will be about this contest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob McMurren Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 On 24/04/2017 at 4:00 PM, Eric Roussin said: @floyd43 If you, Gus, and Andrew thought Nationals was a long day, I wonder what your feelings will be about this contest! This will be my first contest where I have nothing planned afterwards, so I have no worries about the length. And Canadians weren't too long, driving to Ottawa overnight and sleeping for 3 hours before made it long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anwnate Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 7 minutes ago, floyd43 said: This will be my first contest where I have nothing planned afterwards, so I have no worries about the length. And Canadians weren't too long, driving to Ottawa overnight and sleeping for 3 hours before made it long. This will be a long day...but it'll be broken up. I'm hoping to have the sanctioned part run 5 hours. With 3 platforms running...its realistic. Then move to the house (0.8miles)...and eat like kings. Follow that up with a 60 second medley. Numbers dictate a short one...and with full bellies...a minute is probably ideal anyway. After that we have a bending comp for those interested...lessons for beginners and general hanging, socializing, feats of strength. I'm trying to create a good balance of a serious comp and serious fun...with all these guys meeting up( some for the first time) the atmosphere should be like a reunion. There is no official end time...so people can make the most of it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapper88 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 20 minutes ago, anwnate said: This will be a long day...but it'll be broken up. I'm hoping to have the sanctioned part run 5 hours. With 3 platforms running...its realistic. Then move to the house (0.8miles)...and eat like kings. Follow that up with a 60 second medley. Numbers dictate a short one...and with full bellies...a minute is probably ideal anyway. After that we have a bending comp for those interested...lessons for beginners and general hanging, socializing, feats of strength. I'm trying to create a good balance of a serious comp and serious fun...with all these guys meeting up( some for the first time) the atmosphere should be like a reunion. There is no official end time...so people can make the most of it. Is there a certain time window for the FBBC bending certs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anwnate Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 9 minutes ago, Sapper88 said: Is there a certain time window for the FBBC bending certs? FBBC bending certs are Andrew and EJs domain. I assume they will go on after the medley, but if you wish to do one pre-comp you'll have to bring it up to them. I think Andrew is asking people to announce their intention (contact him) a week before the contest. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anwnate Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 Friday's SJ4 Update...11 weeks to go. So…looks like the Canadians are coming en masse. @floyd43, @Andrew Dube, @Daniel Fleming, Gustav Bush 4 out of the top 7 Canadian Nationals competitors are now attending SJ4. Insane! So far we are looking at…48 contestants Countries: 3 (USA 43, Canada 4, The Netherlands 1) States: 14 (NY6, NC5, CT5, PA5, MD4, NJ3, TN3, MA4, OR1, WV1, MI1, MO2, WA1, WI1) Provinces: 2 (Quebec, Ontario) Attending (barring act of god) Andrade, Christopher -CT XL 83kg (93kg) Andrade, Anthony -CT M (Jr) Bascetta, Maria -TN M Women's Bakerlis, Neal -MA XL 93kg Burke, Pat -WA 2L 105kg Bush, Gus -On/Canada XL 93kg Butler, Tim -NJ L 105kg(120kg) Cabrera, Jose -NY M 74kg Carter, Delmar -TN 2X 120kg Chakir, Mo -NJ L 105kg Clarino, Anthony -NY M 74kg (83kg) Collen, Kevin -MA XL 120kg Cottrell, Rich -PA L 83kg Donati, Carl -PA L 93kg Dube, Andrew On/Canada L 105kg Edwards, Amber -CT M 63kg (Women's) Flaherty, Connor - MA L. 93kg Fleming, Dan -Qu/Ca L 83kg Goodman, Gil -TN 2X 93kg Gougen, Jared -OR L 74kg(83kg) Guest, Surprise -??? ??? ??? Heineck, Alan -WI 2X 83kg (93kg) Henze, Josh -PA 2X 120kg(105kg) Hulshof, Geralt -Netherlands 2X 93kg(105kg Hustek, Pete CT M 66kg Johnson, Jedd -PA XL 120kg Johnson, Scott -NC 2X 120kg Kapusta, Shawn -NC 3X 120+kg Lepage, Bill -MA L 93kg Livesey, E.J. -MD XL 120+kg Matney, Justin -WV 2X 120+kg Merritt, Christina -MO S Women's McCarter, John -MO L 105kg (120kg) McMurren, Rob On/Canada 2X 120kg Otto, Jason -NC 2X 120+kg Pantke, Andrew -MI XL 120kg (105kg) Phillips, Mike -NY XL 105kg Rabich, Michael -NY XL 93kg Raymond, Lucas -PA L 93kg Retarides, James -NC XL 93kg Ricchezza, Cesare "Chez" -NY XL 120+kg (120kg) Scibelli, Andrew -MD S (Jr.) Scibelli, Tom -MD XL 105kg Scibelli, Jacob -MD S 69kg (62kg) Smitley, Don -CT XL 93kg (105kg) Sundin, Bob -NC L 83kg (74kg) Torrella, Anton -NY XL 120kg Wojciechowski, John -NJ XL 105kg Still undecided/unconfirmed list. Branson, Nic Burgos, Brian Burns, Kody Cannon, Matt Cannon, Kristy Corcorran, Aaron Cummings, Don Deluca, Frank Hunsaker, Bryan Hunt, Matthew Jennings, Tommy Kessler, Gary Labbe, David Manna, John Mitti, David Koenig, Josh Koenig, Jor-el O'Dell, Josh Miller, Robert Mitti, David Rice, Chris Rosendaul, Nick Schoeck, Chris 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geralt Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Future photo of contestants on their way to Nate's house. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Fleming Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 11 weeks BABY! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton.Torrella Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 You should absolutely arrive dressed like that! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acromegaman Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 4 hours ago, Anton.Torrella said: You should absolutely arrive dressed like that! Maybe if we took up donations for the costume... 😏 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 On 4/26/2017 at 9:38 AM, Sapper88 said: Is there a certain time window for the FBBC bending certs? Nope whenever fits in the day find me and lets make it happen. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anwnate Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 Friday's SJ4 Update...10 weeks to go. 50 contestants! With 2 more commitments…SJ4 numbers just hit 50. Chris "Wonder" Schoeck (74kg) will be attending…and competing this year. He's wiry and brutally strong for his size. After SJ3, Chris has been training a little (along with his bending) with Anton, jose, anthony, michael. Besides bending…he's a card tearing machine. I'm down to my last 10 packs of Bikes…but will restock for the Comp. J My fine feathered friend…Matthew Hunt (105kg) finally manned up and committed to going. (he's 20 minutes away from me for cripes sake!) It exciting to hear people talking about making reservations and carpool plans. I'm knocking off things on my to-do list as fast as possible. Other possible attendees news… 1. Adam Junker (and possibly wife) are now official "strong maybes". They would be the very first competitors from Illinois which is a crazy 14 hour drive. I don't think anyone is actually driving further. That would make the 15th state represented (and counting). They are working on combining the comp with a personal vacation. My fingers are crossed. 2. James Fuller's shoulder is jacked at the moment…but if it heals up by then…he's gonna try and make it. For those who don't know, he's the guy in Maine that trains outside in the snow. Wowza. 3. Bryan Hunsaker is still currently a "strong maybe." 4. Speaking of huge guys…David Labbe won't know until he gets his work schedule this June. There is about 18 (that I know of) gripsters currently considering coming (some strongly…some not so much). Mr. Richard Cottrell dropped by the Brous House Gym for a grip-together and donated a 17lb blob to fill a lower end gap for the Medley. The medley WILL be more JR and Woman friendly this year. Rich also introduced me to the Gold Bar and an awesome challenge item. They will also be in the medley. This year, I'm going to do my best to include most of Horne's Griptopz and extra random implements along with the 4 million block weights. The gym is getting close to finished. With all the steel sorted and labeled…the bending area is pretty wrapped up. (haha) With like 14 or so Red Nail Roster guys attending, anyone needing help with form, or an introduction to bending...will have no problem finding someone. Here's a few bending/tearing area pics…and one of Rich doing his best "Popeye" look. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapMan Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 3 minutes ago, anwnate said: Friday's SJ4 Update...10 weeks to go. 50 contestants! With 2 more commitments…SJ4 numbers just hit 50. Chris "Wonder" Schoeck (74kg) will be attending…and competing this year. He's wiry and brutally strong for his size. After SJ3, Chris has been training a little (along with his bending) with Anton, jose, anthony, michael. Besides bending…he's a card tearing machine. I'm down to my last 10 packs of Bikes…but will restock for the Comp. J My fine feathered friend…Matthew Hunt (105kg) finally manned up and committed to going. (he's 20 minutes away from me for cripes sake!) It exciting to hear people talking about making reservations and carpool plans. I'm knocking off things on my to-do list as fast as possible. Other possible attendees news… 1. Adam Junker (and possibly wife) are now official "strong maybes". They would be the very first competitors from Illinois which is a crazy 14 hour drive. I don't think anyone is actually driving further. That would make the 15th state represented (and counting). They are working on combining the comp with a personal vacation. My fingers are crossed. 2. James Fuller's shoulder is jacked at the moment…but if it heals up by then…he's gonna try and make it. For those who don't know, he's the guy in Maine that trains outside in the snow. Wowza. 3. Bryan Hunsaker is still currently a "strong maybe." 4. Speaking of huge guys…David Labbe won't know until he gets his work schedule this June. There is about 18 (that I know of) gripsters currently considering coming (some strongly…some not so much). Mr. Richard Cottrell dropped by the Brous House Gym for a grip-together and donated a 17lb blob to fill a lower end gap for the Medley. The medley WILL be more JR and Woman friendly this year. Rich also introduced me to the Gold Bar and an awesome challenge item. They will also be in the medley. This year, I'm going to do my best to include most of Horne's Griptopz and extra random implements along with the 4 million block weights. The gym is getting close to finished. With all the steel sorted and labeled…the bending area is pretty wrapped up. (haha) With like 14 or so Red Nail Roster guys attending, anyone needing help with form, or an introduction to bending...will have no problem finding someone. Here's a few bending/tearing area pics…and one of Rich doing his best "Popeye" look. Tearing🤤 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcottrell Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 When I was hanging out with Nate the other day we were talking about something that has been on my mind... because of the huge number of people coming in from out of town, maybe we could have a "swap meet" the night before the competition. That would give people a chance to unload and/or find gap Grippers or other Grip stuff and by doing it the day/ night before the competition, people will not be distracted from the actual competition with "side commerce" This is just an idea. With so many people in one place it might be a good chance to trade stuff and keep it in the community, but it also could just be a waist of our time together... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Goguen Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Sadly I will not be able to make it but I will be sending a box of grip goodies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McCarter Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 2 hours ago, Jared Goguen said: Sadly I will not be able to make it but I will be sending a box of grip goodies. Are you pulling out of the contest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McCarter Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 4 hours ago, richcottrell said: When I was hanging out with Nate the other day we were talking about something that has been on my mind... because of the huge number of people coming in from out of town, maybe we could have a "swap meet" the night before the competition. That would give people a chance to unload and/or find gap Grippers or other Grip stuff and by doing it the day/ night before the competition, people will not be distracted from the actual competition with "side commerce" This is just an idea. With so many people in one place it might be a good chance to trade stuff and keep it in the community, but it also could just be a waist of our time together... Wish I could do this but the wife and I will be driving the whole night to get there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapMan Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 5 hours ago, richcottrell said: When I was hanging out with Nate the other day we were talking about something that has been on my mind... because of the huge number of people coming in from out of town, maybe we could have a "swap meet" the night before the competition. That would give people a chance to unload and/or find gap Grippers or other Grip stuff and by doing it the day/ night before the competition, people will not be distracted from the actual competition with "side commerce" This is just an idea. With so many people in one place it might be a good chance to trade stuff and keep it in the community, but it also could just be a waist of our time together... This is a great idea! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anwnate Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 2 hours ago, John McCarter said: Wish I could do this but the wife and I will be driving the whole night to get there. There will be hours of feats and general chilling post comp. People are welcome to try, trade, sell whatever at that point also. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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