gripuru Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I want to know who hold the rolling thunder record and with what weight is. Also if lifting the RT is the same as lifing a thick handle dumbbell. Thanks, God bless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 "Unofficially" Josh Bigger did 291.25 on an old handle with witnesses and a video. I'm not sure what the official record is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 (edited) It seems that around 220 on a RT is when you can lift the Inch, but there are exceptions, usually people with extremely strong thumbs (AKA "pinching the inch") that don't lift that much on the RT, but can lift the inch. Tommy Heslep and Woodchuck are some good examples. Here's a pic of Tommy H. http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?act=mod...si&img=1229 Edited July 25, 2006 by Wes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdoire Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 The inch is much, much tougher than the RT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 (edited) The official World Record to the Rolling Thunder, according to IronMind's website, is Andrus Murumets, 267. It seems like it was around 5 years ago. People have done more, but they have been gym lifts. Around a year ago, the Gripboard members discussed the relationship between RT and the Inch to death. It depended on the individual, but we didn't think we had ever heard of anyone lifting less than 180 on the RT getting any air under the Inch. At the other end of the spectrum, it seemed that if someone could do 220, chances were they could get the Inch up at least half dozen inches. My best RT is 209. My best Inch lift is one-half of one inch off the floor, both sides. Big Deal. I suspect I could become the record setter for lifting the most RT without lifting the Inch. Until then, as I have said before, it is a fine doorstop. Hubgeezer Edited July 25, 2006 by Hubgeezer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I want to know who hold the rolling thunder record and with what weight is.Also if lifting the RT is the same as lifing a thick handle dumbbell. Thanks, God bless A matter of record and on a par with the Kaz and Henry post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gripuru Posted July 25, 2006 Author Share Posted July 25, 2006 (edited) I think you are criticising a lot my posts Be more gentle man Is a matter of respect Edited July 25, 2006 by gripuru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AP Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 This is a legitimate question, as we discussed it before. Also it brought out that Tommy pic that I haven't seen before, so thanks! Answer is they're pretty different, as are loadable thick dumbells are also a bit different than the solid Inch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 This is a legitimate question, as we discussed it before. Also it brought out that Tommy pic that I haven't seen before, so thanks! Answer is they're pretty different, as are loadable thick dumbells are also a bit different than the solid Inch. All one the needs to do is look at what the answer was last time. It's why we have the stickies, FAQ's and articles. More it's why there is a search function. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I think you are criticising a lot my posts Be more gentle man Is a matter of respect Two posts. Both yesterday and in one of those I was agreeing with another member. Could I ask that you look at the many 1000's of posts which have been made before. Thus you will be showing some respect for those members who have been posting for a few years by not asking the same question as one made already - perhaps several times. For example the question about the Rolling Thunder - 1) was several pages long late last year, 2) I did a sticky on it (had a PM about that article just this week). Mark Henry and Kaz have been dicussed in the context you chose many, many times on many, many forums and thus in the time it took you to type the post here you could have googled the question and seen the many replies made both here and elsewhere. A little research on your part would have given you 100's of words for a reply instead of posting - yet again - something which has been asked before (by the admission of a AP). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 This is a legitimate question, as we discussed it before. Also it brought out that Tommy pic that I haven't seen before, so thanks! Answer is they're pretty different, as are loadable thick dumbells are also a bit different than the solid Inch. I know the answer and it has already been given (by me as well as others). Images, including those of Tommy, are in the Gallery and a daily brief visit occasionally throws up a new gem that has been posted but not seen before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 This is a legitimate question, as we discussed it before. Also it brought out that Tommy pic that I haven't seen before, so thanks! Answer is they're pretty different, as are loadable thick dumbells are also a bit different than the solid Inch. What's crazy is that I think the Inch weighs more or about the same as he does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyg Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 This is a legitimate question, as we discussed it before. Also it brought out that Tommy pic that I haven't seen before, so thanks! Answer is they're pretty different, as are loadable thick dumbells are also a bit different than the solid Inch. All one the needs to do is look at what the answer was last time. It's why we have the stickies, FAQ's and articles. More it's why there is a search function. then i guess we can close up this forum and make one big FAQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 (edited) Or remove the FAQ, Stickies and articles if they aren't being looked at... It's worth mentioning that I wrote an article on the use of the RT which has been read many, many times. I could argue that I have some knowledge of the thick handled dumbbells (Inch and Millennium having been lifted) plus I am able to RECALL a lengthy discussion with several other guys here on this very site on the physics of lifting any of the three items that were mentioned. It went on for several pages (Old guy was one contributor). If people do a little research then the questions they ask become, for want of a better phrase, legit. Because they will be asking a new question or for an explanation of a point they did not understand. You might defend his right to ask but if you take the time to search for the post I am referring to you'll see that it answers the question far better than has been done here. If you disagree then why do we have a search function or any of the FAQ, Stickies and articles I mentioned previously? Is it to help with such problems? Take a look at the Mark Henry / Kaz post and see how seriously that was taken... Edited July 26, 2006 by mobsterone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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