Bill Piche Posted March 10, 2002 Share Posted March 10, 2002 Click here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Say Posted March 10, 2002 Share Posted March 10, 2002 How big were John Grunn Marx's dbs? I know they were something like 140lbs & had handles wrapped in foil so they'd be silky smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted March 10, 2002 Share Posted March 10, 2002 Marx's famous db's were 132 and 143 lbs; each had a handle diamter of 2.75", and as you mentioned, Nathan, each handle was wrapped in loose foil to confound the effort. So depending on how thick the foil of his day was, say 1/8" thick? then the bells were up to 3" diameter. Also, on a barbell with 2.75" diameter Marx was able to one hand snatch 154! Imagine the force in that! A modern can of soda is approx 2.5" in diameter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baldy Posted March 10, 2002 Share Posted March 10, 2002 That is just huge. Way to go Jesse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted March 10, 2002 Author Share Posted March 10, 2002 I posted a link on the Diesel Power Forum and they deleted the post saying they were cracking down on using full names and the other crud. If anyone has been there and read what goes, that's pretty funny. I probably post the first real decent post in days besides bickering, flaming, and other crap and they delete it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted March 11, 2002 Author Share Posted March 11, 2002 Sorry, but I had to remove the photos. Apparently there was some misunderstanding as JV Askem told me to remove them when I thought he gave permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted March 11, 2002 Share Posted March 11, 2002 Wannagrip, This post of the Jesse photos is my fault. I received them with an email from someone whom I thought had permission for the photos to be posted here. Turns out that was not the case. I have apologized to JV, and now apologize to the grip board guys for the whole turn of events. I thought it was okay and it was not. Wannagrip was trusting me as I had trusted the person who sent me the photos. Buck stops with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baldy Posted March 11, 2002 Share Posted March 11, 2002 For those that missed it, know that it was huge and you will not see many people doing it. I would be very pleased getting that much weight overhead on my IDB, much less a bulky, long 3" OD bar. Again, way to go Jesse! Thanks to those who tried to give us the pics, that stinks about the misunderstanding. Glad I saw that before it went away, I will think about it next time I start to wus out early on my IDB overhead work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gripintime Posted March 11, 2002 Share Posted March 11, 2002 Gentlemen, I have been in contact with JV Askem. There was a misunderstanding regarding the posting of the photos of Jesse. Joe Roark and I exchanged e-mails regarding this. JV Askem runs a web site called 'The Cable Guy'. The photos are his property. His web site is pretty good for strength enthusiasts. He even has a seperate section for grip. JV has been working with Jesse for a couple of years and is very good friends with him. JV has a link to the GripPage on his site. However, he has tried to go on the Grip Board to explain the mix up but he couldn't log in. He sent the links below to me and we agreed that I would put up this post and links for him. Sorry for misunderstanding. These links will take you to sections on his site dedicated to Thick Bar Lifting and in there you will find the photos of Jesse with 140lb, 3" dumbbell overhead lift. Below is a 'cut/paste' of the e-mail recieved this morning. Hope I posted this correctly. CLICK > <http://www.olympus.net/personal/cablebar/GRIPX.htm> CLICK > <http://www.olympus.net/personal/cablebar/THICK2.htm> CLICK > <http://www.olympus.net/personal/cablebar/index.htm> Thank you. Best Regards, JVA and Gripintime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gripintime Posted March 11, 2002 Share Posted March 11, 2002 By the way, I was also the one who originally sent the pictures to Joe after exchanging e-mails with JV Askem. The misunderstanding over these begins and ends with me. Sorry for problems that I may have caused the administrators. I thought that I had the original OK to share these with the GripPage community. Please use the above links to view them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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