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THINK A TEEN COULD BE A 3.5 CERTIFIER? THINK NO MORE!


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Amazing work by Ivan... I believe he has tremendous potential to close the #4 while still being in his teens! Congratulations @Ivan Cuk, incredible performance! ;)

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Congrats! Been here a long time. This speed in progress and fact that you are not Strongman sized makes this extremely rare and impressive. 

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Nice work man!

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1 hour ago, JDC James said:

At the rate he's progressing, I think Ivan could be the first to cert the #4 under the new rules!

Carl def will take the cake for that.

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Great effort for what you achieved. Stay healthy and get up to the #4.

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Amazing. Well done!

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19 minutes ago, Maiche 25 said:

Extremely impressive Ivan! Did you attempt certification when you don't have a 3.5 coc with more than 171 rgc to train?

Didn't have more than 178 to do so when I closed it felt easy enough I thought even I get 184 or something could still close it.

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I feel like this is one of the most impressive closes I’ve seen in 15 years of watching grip videos. Holy cow. Astonishing power and control. Great work, Ivan. Inspiring! 

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18 years old!! If he keeps training the #4 with CCS is definitely within reach for him!!

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On 5/26/2021 at 6:57 AM, Cannon said:

I feel like this is one of the most impressive closes I’ve seen in 15 years of watching grip videos. Holy cow. Astonishing power and control. Great work, Ivan. Inspiring! 

It is definitely for me!  He has that #4 and will be the first to certify with the credit card set if I am correct?

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19 hours ago, Wannagrip said:

It is definitely for me!  He has that #4 and will be the first to certify with the credit card set if I am correct?

You are correct, no one has Certified on the #4 with the credit card set since that rule went into effect in March, 2004. 

At first, i did not believe it to be a foregone conclusion that it is a matter of time before Ivan Certs on the #4. Except in the case of Ivan, he has what NO previous 3.5 Certifier has, and it is a proven scientific fact. He has TIME.

 Not everyone on this Forum remembers Dale Harder, an active member here by the Gripboard name of Oldtimer. Dale was a retired math teacher who wrote a number of self-published unique books on strength, strength history, and was a big time follower of track and field/athletics and other such matters. He used to publish a newsletter called Strength & Speed, and was good friends with Richard Sorin. I wrote a half dozen articles for Strength & Speed from 2005- 2007, but I lost track of Dale a few years back. Dale was born somewhere around 1935/36 if my memory is correct. He wrote in one of his books that the Insurance Industry had done extensive studies on Hand Strength over the years, due to the many lawsuits/litigation matters regarding the loss of one’s use of the hands. These studies were not based on the anecdotal observations of people like Gripboard members, or Iron Game Enthusiasts. It was serious scientific  data regarding hand strength. The studies’ conclusion was that Grip Strength IMPROVED UNTIL AGE 32, leveled off at 42, and gradually decreased after that. Of course, many on this forum have noticed that their grip strength did not begin decreasing until well after that, and we have our own theories as to why. But,  I suspect the millions of dollars invested in studies to pay out billions of dollars for the use of the hands has significant scientific merit, so it would seem to me that Ivan has at least 14 years to move from the strength necessary to Certifying on the 3.5 to Certifying on the #4.

TIME, as The Rolling Stones sang in 1964, is on Ivan’s side. Yes it is. Time is on his side.

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1 hour ago, Hubgeezer said:

You are correct, no one has Certified on the #4 with the credit card set since that rule went into effect in March, 2004. 

At first, i did not believe it to be a foregone conclusion that it is a matter of time before Ivan Certs on the #4. Except in the case of Ivan, he has what NO previous 3.5 Certifier has, and it is a proven scientific fact. He has TIME.

 Not everyone on this Forum remembers Dale Harder, an active member here by the Gripboard name of Oldtimer. Dale was a retired math teacher who wrote a number of self-published unique books on strength, strength history, and was a big time follower of track and field/athletics and other such matters. He used to publish a newsletter called Strength & Speed, and was good friends with Richard Sorin. I wrote a half dozen articles for Strength & Speed from 2005- 2007, but I lost track of Dale a few years back. Dale was born somewhere around 1935/36 if my memory is correct. He wrote in one of his books that the Insurance Industry had done extensive studies on Hand Strength over the years, due to the many lawsuits/litigation matters regarding the loss of one’s use of the hands. These studies were not based on the anecdotal observations of people like Gripboard members, or Iron Game Enthusiasts. It was serious scientific  data regarding hand strength. The studies’ conclusion was that Grip Strength IMPROVED UNTIL AGE 32, leveled off at 42, and gradually decreased after that. Of course, many on this forum have noticed that their grip strength did not begin decreasing until well after that, and we have our own theories as to why. But,  I suspect the millions of dollars invested in studies to pay out billions of dollars for the use of the hands has significant scientific merit, so it would seem to me that Ivan has at least 14 years to move from the strength necessary to Certifying on the 3.5 to Certifying on the #4.

TIME, as The Rolling Stones sang in 1964, is on Ivan’s side. Yes it is. Time is on his side.

The fact he got to the 3.5 close at 18 like he did and the fact that there is no way his testosterone is at it's peak already is another thing in his favor.

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4 hours ago, Wannagrip said:

The fact he got to the 3.5 close at 18 like he did and the fact that there is no way his testosterone is at it's peak already is another thing in his favor.

Oh yeah, nowhere near...

My prediction, and like every single other person to date has been wrong so far, is that the next three consecutive Number 4 Cert guys are going to be, all within the next three years: Carl M, Ivan, and Mr. Anderson.

i intentionally omitted one name just to see if anyone is reading this.

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29 minutes ago, Hubgeezer said:

Oh yeah, nowhere near...

My prediction, and like every single other person to date has been wrong so far, is that the next three consecutive Number 4 Cert guys are going to be, all within the next three years: Carl M, Ivan, and Mr. Anderson.

i intentionally omitted one name just to see if anyone is reading this.

Shamey?

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59 minutes ago, Cannon said:

Shamey?

Oh yeah.  BEAST.  Scary grip strength!

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Also, Shamey is already probably the best gripper guy of all time taking into account BOTH hands. Thoughts?

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21 minutes ago, Wannagrip said:

Also, Shamey is already probably the best gripper guy of all time taking into account BOTH hands. Thoughts?

For sure he is amazingly strong I aspire to have his strength.

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1 hour ago, Hubgeezer said:

Oh yeah, nowhere near...

My prediction, and like every single other person to date has been wrong so far, is that the next three consecutive Number 4 Cert guys are going to be, all within the next three years: Carl M, Ivan, and Mr. Anderson.

i intentionally omitted one name just to see if anyone is reading this.

I believe back then Jonathan Vogt was a top contender for certing on the 4 and was very young as well. Did he get injured or something seems like he just disappeared. 

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