Cannon Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Look at Riccardo climbing the ladder! Gripper will be shipped and received to facilitate the attempt on 7/11. Maybe some guys on the list can give you some tips on what to expect: @Stephen Anderson @SeNoLD @anwnate @Chez @John McCarter @Mike Rinderle. Obviously anyone can weigh in, I just tagged some people who came to mind. The MM2 has stopped a lot of people seeings as how there are 117 MM1 and only 62 MM2. Best of strength! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kluv#0 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 (edited) Since Iam the oldest to ever cert on MM2 (51 years 8 months) I will chime in. First of all, Riccardo you will do it. The sweep is much harder than MM1 and roughly 162-164 ish gripper. Best of luck Iam pulling for you! Edited June 30, 2020 by Kluv#0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Yep. Set and sweep are harder then the MM1 cause the MM1 has an unusually soft spongy set and sweep so hit it hard right out the gate and make sure to properly warm up. You got this! Kill it! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiche 25 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Sorry if my question seems very obvious to you but for the MASH MONSTER certifications is it always the same gripper or are there several grippers which are sent randomly and of which we do not know the RGC exactly just an approximation? In fact I tell myself that if there is only one gripper for each certification since the time someone would have had the gripper tested and that its precise RGC would be known ... But maybe is it prohibited? I haven't seen that in the rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, Maiche 25 said: Sorry if my question seems very obvious to you but for the MASH MONSTER certifications is it always the same gripper or are there several grippers which are sent randomly and of which we do not know the RGC exactly just an approximation? In fact I tell myself that if there is only one gripper for each certification since the time someone would have had the gripper tested and that its precise RGC would be known ... But maybe is it prohibited? I haven't seen that in the rules. Yes, for each level the same gripper is shipped all over the world. Each person at every level has closed the exact same gripper. We do not allow individuals to rate the Mash Monster grippers, but there are well-known approximations from those who have closed the grippers and also train extensively with rated grippers. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiche 25 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Thanks a lot for your answer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riccardomagni Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 3 hours ago, Cannon said: Look at Riccardo climbing the ladder! Gripper will be shipped and received to facilitate the attempt on 7/11. Maybe some guys on the list can give you some tips on what to expect: @Stephen Anderson @SeNoLD @anwnate @Chez @John McCarter @Mike Rinderle. Obviously anyone can weigh in, I just tagged some people who came to mind. The MM2 has stopped a lot of people seeings as how there are 117 MM1 and only 62 MM2. Best of strength! Thanks! I am ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riccardomagni Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Kluv#0 said: Since Iam the oldest to ever cert on MM2 (51 years 8 months) I will chime in. First of all, Riccardo you will do it. The sweep is much harder than MM1 and roughly 162-164 ish gripper. Best of luck Iam pulling for you! Thank you, Michael!! I am feeling very good. Definitely my strongest ever on grippers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riccardomagni Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Chez said: Yep. Set and sweep are harder then the MM1 cause the MM1 has an unusually soft spongy set and sweep so hit it hard right out the gate and make sure to properly warm up. You got this! Kill it! Thank you! I will be ready. It certainly helps to have rehearsed the whole process on the MM1. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McCarter Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 If you are closing a gripper close to the 170 range, you'll get it no problem. Attack the gripper fast after you set the handles. Chalk the hands and make sure nothing slips during the setting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riccardomagni Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 14 hours ago, John McCarter said: If you are closing a gripper close to the 170 range, you'll get it no problem. Attack the gripper fast after you set the handles. Chalk the hands and make sure nothing slips during the setting. Thanks for the tips! I was a little nervous during the MM1 attempts. I definitely have practiced the process extensively. I feel ready! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Flesher Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 You've got this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 CRUSH IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riccardomagni Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 21 hours ago, Tom Flesher said: You've got this! Thanks Tom! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riccardomagni Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 21 hours ago, Wannagrip said: CRUSH IT! Thanks Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Riccardo missed closing it and therefore did not submit for judging. He'll get it next time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Riccardo suffered a stroke on about July 13 or 14. He thankfully is recovering well as of July 17. The date of the stroke (and recovering well update) are approximate guesses based on Facebook postings. Our best wishes to him and his family for a smooth and quick recovery. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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