Löddeköpinge Grip Challenge Vi Results

[Guest Mikael Siversson]

1. Kalle Lane (123kg) 27p.

2. Mattias Mattisson (>130kg) 26p.

3. Mikael Siversson (84kg) 25p.

4. Joakim Palmqvist (123kg) 17.5p.

5. Håkan Petschler (128kg) 17p.

6. Arne Persson (113kg) 16.5p.

7. Sebastian Bengtsson (90kg) 12p.

8. Stefan Ljungberg (93kg) 11p.

9. Martin Arildsson (126kg) 9p.

10. Henrik Bylund (105kg) 4p.

Grippers (IM #2 rated at 2.00; IM #2 r.a. 2.28; IM #2 r.a. 2.45; PDA 359 ip r.a. 2.62; IM #3 r.a. 2.80; IM #3 r.a. 3.00; PDA 437 ip r.a. 3.25)

1. Mikael Siversson 6.00 (3.00 righty-3.00 lefty)

2. Mattias Mattisson 5.80 (3.00-2.80)

3. Joakim Palmqvist 5.62 (3.00-2.62)

4. Kalle Lane 5.60 (2.80-2.80)

5. Håkan Petschler 5.42 (2.80-2.62)

6. Martin Arildsson 5.24 (2.62-2.62)

6. Stefan Ljungberg 5.24 (2.62-2.62)

8. Arne Persson 4.62 (2.62-2.00)

9. Sebastian Bengtsson 2.00 (2.00-0)

10. Henrik Bylund 0.00

One hand pinch (two Eleiko 15 kg plates set up; width 69 mm, minimum weight 32 kg)

1. Kalle Lane 80 kg (39.5 righty-40.5 lefty)

2. Mikael Siversson 79.5 kg (41-38.5)

3. Mattias Mattisson 72 kg (34-38)

4. Håkan Petschler 71.5 kg (36.5-35)

5. Arne Persson 66 kg (33-33)

6. Sebastian Bengtsson 33.5 kg (33.5-0)

7. Stefan Ljungberg 32 kg (32-0)

8. Martin Arildsson 0 kg

8. Henrik Bylund 0 kg

8. Joakim Palmqvist 0 kg

Rolling Thunder

1. Kalle Lane 190 kg (98 kg righty-92 kg lefty)

2. Mattias Mattisson 188 kg (98-90)

3. Joakim Palmqvist 167 kg (90-77)

3. Arne Persson 167 kg (87-80)

5. Mikael Siversson 164 kg (82-82)

6. Sebastian Bengtsson 157 kg (80-77)

7. Håkan Petschler 147 kg (77-70)

8. Martin Arildsson 140 kg (70-70)

8. Stefan Ljungberg 140 kg (73-67)

10. Henrik Bylund 128 kg (65-63)

[Arne]

It was Mattias Mattissons first grip competition ever. He was a very close to the 1 st place.

[Tom of Iowa2]

cool contest!did you get some pics?

congratualtions.

[amaury]

There's a #2 r.a 2.45 and a #3 r.a 2.80 !!

Gosh there must not be a big difference between them (if your rates are appropriate)...

I'll definitely have to buy other #3s to find the good one to certify with...

Having said that, well done Mickael !!

Far and away the lightest guy you managed a very close third place :stuart

Relieved to note that's it's not necessary to be 100kgs to close the #3 (The Swiss is another example, he is even lightier ).

Congrats !

[terminator]

Mikael, well done! Thanks for showing that us "little guys" can hang with the monsters.

[the swiss]

I think Satohisa Nakada is the lightest COC.

(65kg ?)

Mattias Mattisson seems to be another high potential gripster. Sweden definitely in the top 3 grip countries!

this board is getting rather depressing with all these mutants suddenly coming out! on the other hand, it is quite motivating to see the grip interest rising.

I think the grip standards will explode in the next few years.

Anyway, congrats to all the comp participants!

david

Edited December 11, 2002 by the swiss

[Guest Mikael Siversson]

Thank you all for your kind remarks. As we "little guys" all know, we have to work very hard to keep up with the giants, but it can be done with sheer determination. Starting next year, we will add two more event to make it a complete forearm competition, namely the one inch vertical bar lift and the one hand table top wrist curl. Like Heath I have the wrist strength of a two year old so I have to work very hard on this one. I tried the vertical bar lift with our new one inch bar last Monday and I think I will be competitive in this lift. Having a quarterly competition is a great way of improving ones strength as there is no time to get slack with the training.

Amuray: The #2 rated at 2.45 (a relative rating system outlined on Nick's site) is the hardest #2 (early batch of double stamped ones) out of 10 tested, whereas the 2.80 #3 is the easiest #3 out of about 10 tested. The 3.00 #3 is probably close to an average #3, whereas the 3.25 PDA 437 is probably equal to a hard, but not super hard #3. One rep with the 2.80 #3 equals four full reps with the 2.45 #2.

Mattias has huge potential (he can deadlift 365 kg). He was thinking of getting a RT himself to train with.

[amaury]

Thanks for the precision Mikael (1 rep #3 vs 4 reps #2...yep there are some variations within the #2s and the #3s. )!

Terminator, cm'on what's your weight ?? you just can't be light : you've already got 30lbs in the forearms... :stuart and i know your body strength is not far from matching your grip strength so...

[Adam Black]

One of the many aspects of grip strength that intrigues me is that you don't have to be a monster to excel. From the photos that I've seen of members on this board, several of them who are advanced grip men are not behemoths. I wouldn't say I am little at 6'2 210, but I am certainly no giant. Of course I have quite a ways to go as far as grip strength is concerned. But it's really the journey that I enjoy.