Guest 115-1005574997 Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 David Horne is holding an endurance grip contest at his home tomorrow and i was just wondering whos going? Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Horne Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 Well there will be: Ian Marsland Paul Marsland Faheem Chauhan Jim Wylie Marc Wylie Elizabeth Talbot Jason Horne Scott Essery Richard Scott I think that's it. Martin Whittred's only just got out of hospital and will not be there. I got out of hospital last week, and will be referee and recorder. See ya tomorrow. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baldy Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 Best wishes to all of you. Since it is endurance, I guess "hang on as long as possible" is the exhortation of the day. I hope you guys take some pictures for the grip gallery here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 Dave Don't forget about Louis Wilson, Louis' friend Ed, David Pugh and a work colleague of Marc's. See you tomorrow. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 Hospital!? What happened? Geez David, severed tendons, wrecked back, wassup!!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Horne Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 Well with Oliver Horne in that will be 14 in all. The thumb ligament and back injuries were done two years ago. I was in hospital for 3 days last week. I got taken to the emergency on Monday from work with a very sore stomach and feeling quite poorly. They thought it was my appendix, but after tests and monitering it seems to have been a swollen lymph gland right beside the appendix. Anyway, they discharged me, and told me to come back if it flares up again. I feel somewhat better, but not right, so lets hope it carries on quietening down with the medicine, and rest. What fun! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Horne Posted January 26, 2002 Share Posted January 26, 2002 It's been and gone. Category A weights were as follows: Event 1: 2 Hand Pinch Hold: 80k Event 2: 2" Bar Hold (overhand grip behind back): 120k Event 3: Table Top Wrist Curl Hold: 140k Event 4: Rim Hold: 120k Event 5: 1 Hand 2" Vertical Bar Hold: 80k Category B weights: 2 Hand Pinch Hold: 50k 2" Bar Hold (overhand grip behind back): 80k Table Top Wrist Curl Hold: 90k Rim Hold: 80k 1 Hand 2" Vertical Bar Hold: 50k Results in seconds: Category A 1st Jim Wylie: 14, 38, 23, 16, 27, total, 118 Category B 1st Jason Horne: 44, 49, 72, 33, 35, total, 233 2nd Ed Hommers: 30, 39, 59, 41, 61, total, 230 3rd Richard Scott: 33, 29, 66, 42, 35, total, 205 4th Faheem Chauhan: 39, 52, 15, 25, 60, total, 191 5th Elizabeth Talbot: 35, 22, 81, 7, 28, total, 173 6th Marc Wylie: 41, 60, 30, 0, 14, total 145 (injured on 3rd event) 7th Louis Wilson: 27, 22, 49, 1, 28, total 127 8th Ian Marsland: 16, 29, 2, 25, 34, total 106 9th Paul Paterson: 29, 31, 3, 8, 24, total 95 10th Paul Marsland: 30, 19, 24, 2, 19, total 94 11th Ian Farish: 9, 33, 0, 0, 1, total 43 No allowances for gender, age or bodyweight were given in this contest. Well done to all competitors, David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baldy Posted January 27, 2002 Share Posted January 27, 2002 Great numbers to all competitors and we wish Marc a speedy recovery. David, thanks for posting the results. Also thanks for showing me that I have got to start working on wrist curls sometime, judging by the events and weights you chose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 115-1005574997 Posted January 28, 2002 Share Posted January 28, 2002 Everyone did remarkably well, most of who didnt do much in the way of specific lifting and Ed was a dark horse who i hope has been bitten by the lifting bug! Its important to realise no allowances for gender, age or bodyweight were given in this contest. Jason is still only 15 years of age and Eliz came an excellent 5th. Id like to say a big thanks to David, from everyone, for his hospitality in allowing us all to trample around his house, cover his gym in chalk dust, drink his tea and organise another fantasic competition. Thanks again Dave! If the photos come out ok, ill let you all know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A Marsland Posted January 28, 2002 Share Posted January 28, 2002 Yeah, Thanks Dave it's always great to meet everyone and get some inspiration for future events ( plus my forearms are still very sore after the wrist curl hold......ouch). Going to start training my grip again in earnest for the British Championships. Highlights of the day for me have to be Dave closing a PDA calibrated gripper at (if my memory serves) me 525 lbs!!! Nice one Dave Also Elizabeths wrist curl hold of 82 seconds it only looked hard at about 70 seconds.........awesome!! I for one was humbled and inspired. Thanks again everyone for making us feel so welcome and see you all soon. Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted January 28, 2002 Share Posted January 28, 2002 baldy, thanks for the well wishing....Just got to take it easy for a few weeks (and then work on the wrist curls) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Horne Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 It was the 520 lb gripper from PDA. I also closed the 475lb gripper inverted style. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A Marsland Posted January 30, 2002 Share Posted January 30, 2002 Yeah Dave, but you had to use chalk to close the 520 lb gripper. I mean what a wimp!! :p Only kidding it was AWESOME. Any ideas on what lifts may be in this years Brit's? Cheers Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Horne Posted January 31, 2002 Share Posted January 31, 2002 They will be sorted real soon. By the way, on Tuesday night I got the 520 to within 2mm inverted. Then I mashed the #3 inverted and held it for an easy 10 secs. This inverted gripper training is certainly paying off. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminator Posted January 31, 2002 Share Posted January 31, 2002 Do they have cameras in England? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Horne Posted January 31, 2002 Share Posted January 31, 2002 Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marso2 Posted January 31, 2002 Share Posted January 31, 2002 David ... stop it .. you're scaring me .. I mentioned it in another post but I'll say it again .. seeing you MASH that 520 gripper was jaw dropping .. has that 525 arrived yet? Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Silverback Posted January 31, 2002 Share Posted January 31, 2002 WANTED: Chauffeur to work for several weeks transporting weary gorilla. Must also be prepared to wipe said beasts arse having lost use of both forearms during grip endurance event. Seriously, did anyone else suffer after the wrist curl? The soreness didn't kick in until 24hrs later but it's burning now. On behalf of myself (Louis) and Ed, cheers to David Horne for organising & hosting the recent endurance event. Aside from competing it's always a pleasure to peruse such a fine & extensive collection of grippers. (I also happened to witness the inverted closure on the 475lb gripper which rounded the day off nicely). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted January 31, 2002 Share Posted January 31, 2002 Elizabeth, At first I thought I had clicked into the Liar's Club (where I am most suited) but then the reality hit that you had held that wrist curl for well over a minute, and almost a minute and a half. NOW, I AM going to the Liar's club- it's the only place I can compete with you! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth talbot Posted January 31, 2002 Share Posted January 31, 2002 Hi all, Joe: thanks for your kind words: wrist curls are my forte and i enjoy them very much (probably because of this!). It was good to see so many people turn up, and especially the new guys, who are the ones that will carry on the sport in years to come when the likes of David, Joe Roark and Richard Sorin are no longer able to make the grip legends live on. I feel that we shouldn't forget Jason Horne's amazing performance: a 15 year old, who, with no age or bodyweight allowance, placed 1st above 9 fully grown-men and me! I learnt not too many months ago that Jason has far too much potential for me, and after an injury that set me back about 4 months in lifting off the floor, I finally realised that I could no longer keep up with him. He is amazingly strong and growing by the day: if he harnesses this, it won't be too long before his Dad's running! Jim Wylie also lifted out of his skin, and although he was the only on ein his category, his times should be recognised as far above those that most men can attain, particualrly when they have only trained their grip for a matter of months. Marc deserved better I felt, and I was gutted for him. He should have been at least third, to his credit. But, on the day, he wasn't and so my congratulations to all those who surpassed their own standards and attended to give it a go. Look forward to seeing every one at the next event, Elizabeth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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