Guest 115-1005574997 Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 I bought a COC #1 5 years ago and only just realised its unmarked on the bottom of the handles. is this unusual? It feels harder than the #1 Ive used at Davids and wondered if anyone can shed any light on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarBender Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 I have an ancient #1 that is unmarked. I do not remember what I paid for it but it was offered at a substantial discount due to its unusually great handle spread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 When the grippers were market-new, the handles were unidentified. Now the handles are marked, though it is the spring that makes the difference. One wonders how many handles marked #3 have been placed on #2 springs, and photos taken... Hush my mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 115-1005574997 Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 Barbender I forgot to mention the handles ARE wider than my trainer! No wonder its tough. Joe Didnt know that....very interesting and I can see it might be a problem ??? Beter not tell anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersqueeze Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 Right on, Roark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apdwler Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 Roark WOW!! I'll bet that would work with a 4!! http://www.geocities.com/fightraining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Browne Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 Shades of the "oldtime" strongman acts! eh Roark :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 Whoever suggested that the same grippers need to be passed around in a competition has the solution. In powerlifting, there was a man who brought his own barbell for competition, which no one else was allowed to TOUCH! He even had, not bodyguards. but barbell guards- friends who kept others away from his barbell. Now there is absolutely nothing suspicious about that, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersqueeze Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 To avoid the need for guards you could just "lose" your barbell or gripper after the big claims. Boy, am I ever treading on thin ice here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brian S Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 Isn't it amazing that people will go to such lengths in an effort to impress. What sad idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongmitts Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 Roark, I am a powerlifter and I have heard this same story. Is this really true? Say it ain't so......strongmitts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 It is true. And pathetic. And desperate. And sad. It also damages the sport. Of course, powerlifting has more divisions flying than a hand grenade. Once false, inflated marks have been put on the record books, whether in lifting or in hand strength, honest competitors who come along later have insurmountable goals ahead of them. Remember that one reason the press was eliminated from olympic competition was that men were pressing nearly what they could clean and jerk, which is an impossibility. The press has been gone for 30 years, and the sloppy lifts that some judges allowed are still tainting the record books. Let's keep grip honest. I have just called the fourth of my five grip-guards to fire him, but now he warns he'll write a tell-all book... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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