Jedd Johnson Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Which handle will take the title of HARDEST in the World? That's what we're going to find out in HARD TO HANDLE, the tournament to crown the hardest thick bar rolling handle in the world. This video covers all the participants, gives each ones stats, and disposals the rolling action if all the handles. So, what's your prediction? Which handle will come out on top in the HARD TO HANDLE tournament? Please leave your pick here and/or in the comments section of the video! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce1337 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Super excited to see the results! I already put my guess on the comments in the video but ill add it here too. LGC - having felt this handle and played with a few others this ones by far the toughest I also predict that you will pull around a 190# on the LGC based on your RT number. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennix Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) Laughed out loud when you did the droptest on the old ironmind handle LGC! LGC! LGC! Edited November 10, 2020 by Lennix 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) I really hope that my handle (LGC) placed well. I put the quality on first place when we construct it. Edited November 10, 2020 by Arne 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikael Siversson Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I train with the LGC handle and have done so for years. the difference between that handle and e.g. the RT is ridiculous. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_wigren Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 LGC most likely. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucasraymond Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Anything with a plastic handle so the RGT from Grip Genie or the Raptor Grip from Country Crush....chalk has zero effect on both of these, especially the Raptor as it makes it extremely slick due to being UHMW plastic. If limited to metal handles then the LGC would be my guess also. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE101 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Probably FatGripz, they end up being thicker when placed over certain diameter bars/handles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, DAVE101 said: Probably FatGripz, they end up being thicker when placed over certain diameter bars/handles. I second this! FatGripz (aka Fat Grips) really do tend to want to open up (peel away) if: your initial grip set-up is too hasty; your hand placement is off in regards to alignment with the split; your D-handle's roller diameter is too narrow your D-handle's roller diameter is too wide your D-handle roller material is slick (smooth) Edited November 12, 2020 by Ricochet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I think it’s hard to compare handles with big difference i thickness. A thicker handle is of course harder to lift. The handle diameter should be close the ”original” (IM Rolling Thunder)... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 SUPER cool idea!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 4 hours ago, Arne said: I think it’s hard to compare handles with big difference i thickness. A thicker handle is of course harder to lift. The handle diameter should be close the ”original” (IM Rolling Thunder)... All of these hands are within about 2.38 and 2.62 inches. Can't get much closer than that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) Thank you Jedd! It sounds perfect for me. Edited November 12, 2020 by Arne 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_wigren Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 On 11/11/2020 at 11:18 AM, Lucasraymond said: Anything with a plastic handle so the RGT from Grip Genie or the Raptor Grip from Country Crush....chalk has zero effect on both of these, especially the Raptor as it makes it extremely slick due to being UHMW plastic. If limited to metal handles then the LGC would be my guess also. I used to think it wouldn’t be possible to chalk the surface on the LGC with it being stainless. When I’ve lifted with the LGC I‘ve most often done it with no chalk because I’ve never had chalk stick, and then the chalk just makes a powder effect making it more slippy. But I’ve come to realize that I’m notoriously bad at chalking. I remember at the European grip championships Eirik had a handle with decent chalk on the LGC handle, so I know it’s possible. I can see how if the surface gets a solid layer of chalk on it that some of the plastic handles could pass the LGC in terms of difficulty. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucasraymond Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 8 minutes ago, David_wigren said: I used to think it wouldn’t be possible to chalk the surface on the LGC with it being stainless. When I’ve lifted with the LGC I‘ve most often done it with no chalk because I’ve never had chalk stick, and then the chalk just makes a powder effect making it more slippy. But I’ve come to realize that I’m notoriously bad at chalking. I remember at the European grip championships Eirik had a handle with decent chalk on the LGC handle, so I know it’s possible. I can see how if the surface gets a solid layer of chalk on it that some of the plastic handles could pass the LGC in terms of difficulty. I touched the LGC for a few secs and it felt much more grippy than the plastic of the country crush raptor, which feels like a finger lift with minimal ability for thumb support but i get bite on the metal surface of the LGC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 24 minutes ago, Lucasraymond said: I touched the LGC for a few secs and it felt much more grippy than the plastic of the country crush raptor, which feels like a finger lift with minimal ability for thumb support but i get bite on the metal surface of the LGC The result with the Country Crush Raptor surprised me a lot. That and the Trilobite, I thought that handle would be a lot more difficult and I didn't think the Raptor would be that difficult. I think you're right in your prediction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Looking at this thread, I think most non-Swedes are reluctant to post, as I suspect they fear the Försvarsmakten will come after them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Probably! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 57 minutes ago, Hubgeezer said: Looking at this thread, I think most non-Swedes are reluctant to post, as I suspect they fear the Försvarsmakten will come after them. With other words, nothing to fear... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 54 minutes ago, Fist of Fury said: With other words, nothing to fear... 54 minutes ago, Fist of Fury said: With other words, nothing to fear... Only for us from Sweden... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 18 hours ago, Arne said: Only for us from Sweden... Ja, rätt vad det är så trillar ett stycke JAS Gripen ner i skallen på en Joking aside, the LGC handle is super high quality. I used to own one but it gave me way too many grey hairs so I sold the torture device to someone else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 On 11/13/2020 at 5:43 AM, Fist of Fury said: The result with the Country Crush Raptor surprised me a lot. That and the Trilobite, I thought that handle would be a lot more difficult and I didn't think the Raptor would be that difficult. I think you're right in your prediction. There's much more to difficulty than the handle spinning forever on the Axle, unfortunately. I believe the current model of trilobite will be more difficult than the one I have here, but I still don't think it would touch the raptor in level of lifting challenge. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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