The Natural Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86itfgBBQFo What's the record on this anyway? Stay tuned for a Blob plus 15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alawadhi Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 (edited) Again EASY lift for a heavy weight The recond to my knowlege (sp?) is with Wade. Blob plus 25 pounds. Edited April 13, 2008 by Alawadhi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerHouse Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 (edited) I believe it is blob+25lbs is the record by Wade Gillingham. http://www.jackalsgym.com/athletes%5Cwg_topgrip.pdf Edit: Alawadhi beat me to it. Edited April 13, 2008 by PowerHouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdfk20 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Great lift, look forward to seeing how much weight you are able to lift in the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big nasty Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Looked easy very nice !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odin Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Very strong lift! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gripthis! Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 looks like he got it easily! good lift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B. Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 (edited) Nice lift. Hey brother where you from? I noticed your shirt Belanger Power sport on the vid. That happens to be my last name. Are you a Belanger also. Edited April 14, 2008 by Steve B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Most impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 Nice lift.Hey brother where you from? I noticed your shirt Belanger Power sport on the vid. That happens to be my last name. Are you a Belanger also. Hey man, I'm a Hubbard, not a Belanger. Belanger Sports sponsored the very first WABDL powerlifting meet I ever did, in northwest Florida in 2001. And somehow I STILL have that old T-shirt. It should have fallen to pieces long ago, as much as I have worn it. Just too sentimental about it to stop wearing it. Thanks for the kind word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stCoC Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Great job! Am I correctly assuming it is an original blob? I am thinking of rolling out the original for a open all comers contest during our June open house. Weights will be added as in the you tube vid and a prize will be offered for the top lift. As I have said before the Original is a "bear" and even Tex and during Chads Grip gauntlet try were both stopped by a upright pinch ( amazingly, they both have made it lying on face) If anyone wants to be truly king of "The Blob".............it sits right here with all the "bragging rights" attached!RS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acorn Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Richard, the blob is a York in this lift that I have. It is not one of the very rounded sided ones like your original one though. - Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stCoC Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Acorn, Thanks for the info and the honesty! Still, a great lift and on a YORK !!!! Congrats!!! I would truly appreciate for you if ever in the area to be given a try and get your valued input on the exact object that started the Blob craze and be given all the credit your efforts brought!! RS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Great job! Am I correctly assuming it is an original blob? I am thinking of rolling out the original for a open all comers contest during our June open house. Weights will be added as in the you tube vid and a prize will be offered for the top lift. As I have said before the Original is a "bear" and even Tex and during Chads Grip gauntlet try were both stopped by a upright pinch ( amazingly, they both have made it lying on face) If anyone wants to be truly king of "The Blob".............it sits right here with all the "bragging rights" attached!RS I would like to see Scott George's blob next to the original during this showdown and see whether the Fatman or the Super guns down more gripsters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 Great job! Am I correctly assuming it is an original blob? I am thinking of rolling out the original for a open all comers contest during our June open house. Weights will be added as in the you tube vid and a prize will be offered for the top lift. As I have said before the Original is a "bear" and even Tex and during Chads Grip gauntlet try were both stopped by a upright pinch ( amazingly, they both have made it lying on face) If anyone wants to be truly king of "The Blob".............it sits right here with all the "bragging rights" attached!RS I confess I don't know all the minutiae of this sport. I just go over to my friend Aaron's house once a week and play around, and whatever type of blob he has (a York), I call that a "blob" and everyone else does too. Whether or not it's a real, original blob is something others would have to tell you. But I'm more than willing to give it a shot at some point. Come June I don't know what I'll be capable of--most likely blob plus 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stCoC Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 This here blob plus 20 .....................................it would be the best grip thing I have seen in many many years. I would gladly cover some side bets on that one. Wade Gillingham is truly the best I ever have personally seen. But as he agrees some of the old ones are very very tough. I would even bring the original to the Arnolds next year for him or you to try with extra weight and truly reign supreme with the success. If you are that strong and confident I am excited and hope the O Blob and you can meet to set new level of excellence.RS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 This here blob plus 20 .....................................it would be the best grip thing I have seen in many many years. I would gladly cover some side bets on that one. Wade Gillingham is truly the best I ever have personally seen. But as he agrees some of the old ones are very very tough. I would even bring the original to the Arnolds next year for him or you to try with extra weight and truly reign supreme with the success. If you are that strong and confident I am excited and hope the O Blob and you can meet to set new level of excellence.RS Yeah, I love for people on this board to have fun with this, so if you guys really want to see that, I'll focus more on it than on other feats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie B. Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Natural, That would be "Super Cool" Best of luck!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stCoC Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Natural, How close do you live to Columbia SC?RS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 This here blob plus 20 .....................................it would be the best grip thing I have seen in many many years. I would gladly cover some side bets on that one. Wade Gillingham is truly the best I ever have personally seen. But as he agrees some of the old ones are very very tough. I would even bring the original to the Arnolds next year for him or you to try with extra weight and truly reign supreme with the success. If you are that strong and confident I am excited and hope the O Blob and you can meet to set new level of excellence.RS Yeah, I love for people on this board to have fun with this, so if you guys really want to see that, I'll focus more on it than on other feats. Would love to see you get it. Just some friendly advice: I'd count on lifting at least 30-32.5# on Aaron's York to pull 20# on an old school one, assuming Aaron's is 50 and not 52.5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 Natural, How close do you live to Columbia SC?RS Right now I'm in Tucson but I spend the summers in Alabama and Georgia. I used to even have a hang-out in Charleston, SC, right next to Sullivan Island (mainly because of the girls! ) So I'm really close to you during the summers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 That is sick!! Good job man!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stCoC Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Natural, Great! We are all looking to see what you got! You are welcome here at the compound! I will start feeding the O Blob so it can be heavier for you! RS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 As I have said before the Original is a "bear" and even Tex and during Chads Grip gauntlet try were both stopped by a upright pinch ( amazingly, they both have made it lying on face) If anyone wants to be truly king of "The Blob".............it sits right here with all the "bragging rights" attached!RS Thanks for the invite to the compound! Sounds like a fun field trip. But I have a question. In the quote above, you said that Tex and Chad picked it up by the face but could not pick it up in the normal way. I've curled a blob by the face ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW7MJW6ExDY ) and I was under the impression that this is, generally speaking, a MUCH harder thing to do than a normal "upright" lift. So is the O-Blob special in that the by-the-face lift is actually easier, generally speaking, than an upright lift? If so, then the shape of it must be very different than what I have in mind. Would you happen to have a picture on file? Thanks, Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 (edited) "But I have a question. In the quote above, you said that Tex and Chad picked it up by the face but could not pick it up in the normal way. I've curled a blob by the face ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW7MJW6ExDY ) and I was under the impression that this is, generally speaking, a MUCH harder thing to do than a normal "upright" lift. So is the O-Blob special in that the by-the-face lift is actually easier, generally speaking, than an upright lift? If so, then the shape of it must be very different than what I have in mind. Would you happen to have a picture on file? Thanks, Rex" REX you are the real deal!! Edited April 16, 2008 by bigmatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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