burkhardmacht Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 Today Florian and I were hanging around with armwrestling buddy Dirk Schenker during a little armwrestling contest. On the parking lot at the competition location Dirk gave the Inch a try, his first contact with this infamous grip item. He lifted it two times with absolutely amazing ease - no tilt. He is the first German that lifted the Inch to a full deadlift I guess. Dirk Schenker Inch DB DL Quote "[...], this is a brutish-looking cast iron globe dumbbell with the short, fat handle that, formost people, ensures that it will never leave the ground. Grab this legend and lift it if You can. [...]" Videos: 2xBlob50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpkgojFAilI Blob50+3x10kg plates/20kg Hub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1sOP4jf0CQ
DAN PRAYDIS Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 looked like an easy lift for him Quote JUST BECAUSE ITS NOT ALIVE * DOESN'T MEAN ITS DEAD
GetAGrip87 Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 Awesome lift, looked easy for him! Quote Scott Harris Jr. 5'6" 150lbs. My Training Has Completely Switched Gears! 2012 Goals: ... Get Back to 154's 143's for Nationals???
Wes Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 Awesome strength! Quote There is a natural order. The way things are meant to be. An order that says the good guys always win, that you die when it's your time or when you have it coming, that the ending is always happy-if only for someone else.
Mikael Siversson Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 Perhaps the best Inch lift I have seen. I am not surprised though as this lift in particular should suit armwrestlers considering their wrist strength. When Arne Persson and I have tested the grip strength of bodybuilders and powerlifters they typically also do best in thickbar lifting. Quote
Jedd Johnson Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 Great lift, but better than Sward's double inch farmer's walk? -Jedd- Quote The GOLD STANDARD Feat in Plate Pinching: 2x45s Pinch Get Your Copy Here: How to Pinch 2x45s Ebook Diesel Crew Store: http://www.dieselcrew.com/store/shop
Sybersnott Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 Didn't Hermann Goerner lift the Inch? If so, it would make HIM the 1st German to do so.... Quote "I have always been strong. I can only imagine what it is like to be weak" - Arthur Saxon "Success cannot be guaranteed. There are no safe battles" - Sir Winston Churchill
Niels Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 No problem for big Dirk Schenker. Looked very easy Quote
gazza Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 Dirk Nice and an easy lift for you Burkhard not to take anything away from Dirk but has Heinz Ollech(spelling)not tried the inch. Quote "There he goes. One of gods own prototypes. A high powered mutant of some kind never ever considered for mass production.Too weird to live and too rare to die."
burkhardmacht Posted July 8, 2006 Author Posted July 8, 2006 DirkNice and an easy lift for you Burkhard not to take anything away from Dirk but has Heinz Ollech(spelling)not tried the inch. Heinz told me that he tried the Inch and he can't lift it to a full deadlift - only to mid shin. Quote "[...], this is a brutish-looking cast iron globe dumbbell with the short, fat handle that, formost people, ensures that it will never leave the ground. Grab this legend and lift it if You can. [...]" Videos: 2xBlob50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpkgojFAilI Blob50+3x10kg plates/20kg Hub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1sOP4jf0CQ
gazza Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 Burkhard Thanks for the reply and as i said not taking anything away from Dirks fantastic lift,it just surprises me that he is the 1st German with a full deadlift of the inch as there are a lot of big strong Germans not only in Strongman comps,but in track and field etc. This is a very worthy feat anyway but to be the 1st in your country adds extra cudos Quote "There he goes. One of gods own prototypes. A high powered mutant of some kind never ever considered for mass production.Too weird to live and too rare to die."
burkhardmacht Posted July 8, 2006 Author Posted July 8, 2006 BurkhardThanks for the reply and as i said not taking anything away from Dirks fantastic lift,it just surprises me that he is the 1st German with a full deadlift of the inch as there are a lot of big strong Germans not only in Strongman comps,but in track and field etc. This is a very worthy feat anyway but to be the 1st in your country adds extra cudos Yes, I think the main problem is that there are only a few Inch DBs available in Germany. Quote "[...], this is a brutish-looking cast iron globe dumbbell with the short, fat handle that, formost people, ensures that it will never leave the ground. Grab this legend and lift it if You can. [...]" Videos: 2xBlob50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpkgojFAilI Blob50+3x10kg plates/20kg Hub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1sOP4jf0CQ
Florian Kellersmann Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 (edited) Back at home and back in the gripboard... The two lifts of Dirk were a grip highlight for me. An awesome display of hand and forearm strength :bow Edited July 9, 2006 by Florian Kellersmann Quote ARMS ARE FOR ARMWRESTLING "Always give your workouts cool names to fire you up!" - Devon Larratt
OldGuy Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 Cleanest Inch lift I have seen a video of! Quote Not afraid to ruffle feathers!
Chuckie B. Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 Dirk, Great Inch Lift !!! Quote "Live long, stay strong" - C.F.B.
burkhardmacht Posted July 9, 2006 Author Posted July 9, 2006 The selfconfidence of my Inch DB is broken now - it sits in my training room and does not make any faces on me now! Quote "[...], this is a brutish-looking cast iron globe dumbbell with the short, fat handle that, formost people, ensures that it will never leave the ground. Grab this legend and lift it if You can. [...]" Videos: 2xBlob50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpkgojFAilI Blob50+3x10kg plates/20kg Hub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1sOP4jf0CQ
royceman Posted July 10, 2006 Posted July 10, 2006 Insane, i half expected him to start curling it........ Quote
burkhardmacht Posted July 10, 2006 Author Posted July 10, 2006 Insane, i half expected him to start curling it........ Yes, indeed. Next time he will try to curl it! He is quite confident that he can do it. Quote "[...], this is a brutish-looking cast iron globe dumbbell with the short, fat handle that, formost people, ensures that it will never leave the ground. Grab this legend and lift it if You can. [...]" Videos: 2xBlob50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpkgojFAilI Blob50+3x10kg plates/20kg Hub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1sOP4jf0CQ
burkhardmacht Posted September 9, 2007 Author Posted September 9, 2007 On my search for Inch lifters I had the chance to watch this last night: very light person action - read the video description! Quote "[...], this is a brutish-looking cast iron globe dumbbell with the short, fat handle that, formost people, ensures that it will never leave the ground. Grab this legend and lift it if You can. [...]" Videos: 2xBlob50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpkgojFAilI Blob50+3x10kg plates/20kg Hub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1sOP4jf0CQ
Florian Kellersmann Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 On my search for Inch lifters I had the chance to watch this last night:very light person action - read the video description! This is Matthias Schlitte. He's a beast, you know it, when you shake his paw Quote ARMS ARE FOR ARMWRESTLING "Always give your workouts cool names to fire you up!" - Devon Larratt
burkhardmacht Posted September 9, 2007 Author Posted September 9, 2007 On my search for Inch lifters I had the chance to watch this last night:very light person action - read the video description! This is Matthias Schlitte. He's a beast, you know it, when you shake his paw His hand-forearm-torso combinaton is more than unbelieveable... Quote "[...], this is a brutish-looking cast iron globe dumbbell with the short, fat handle that, formost people, ensures that it will never leave the ground. Grab this legend and lift it if You can. [...]" Videos: 2xBlob50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpkgojFAilI Blob50+3x10kg plates/20kg Hub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1sOP4jf0CQ
odin Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Burkhard, did you notice in your research how many have lifted the Inch who weigh less than the DB itself? Quote Spoiler Bob Sundin 5'11 and 162 lbs. https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC7AZdUkf0aEDB3ET4UhU3Bg/videos
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