Cannon Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Adam Glass's grip decathlon is finished and it was AWESOME. http://www.adamtglass.com/movement-minneapolis-grip-sport-decathlon/ Final placing for the Advanced Class was: 1. Adam Glass 2. Chris Mathison 3. Ryan Pitts 4. Matt Cannon There will be footage of almost every lift eventually! No time for a recap right now, but congratulations to Adam on the win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 Ryan and I were neck-and-neck for 3rd place through most of the comp, only separated by 5 points after 9 events, and he smoked me in the medley. Ryan is a cool guy. He owns the StrongerGrip website. Good work Ryan! MORE TO COME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malice Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Congrats Adam! Good job Matt, I've been watching your blog and prep for this! Looking forward to the write up on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 This comp exceeded my expectations. It ran smoothly; all 10 events took about 6 hours. That was 4 people in the Advanced Class, about 7 in Open Class, and about 5 in Women's Class. Thanks to a few good tips, I was well-prepared with food and some other things that came in handy. It was very comfortable to be there. The Movement is like the gym of gyms. Simple, full of iron, everything you need and nothing you don't, cool. Great contest setting. There were two sleepy bulldogs watching the show. For a while I thought it was one really active bulldog until I saw them together. Right when I arrived Adam gave me the option to compete in the Advanced Class. I hadn't technically qualified because I didn't have the required 275 axle lift. I considered the offer briefly, and then took it. So the Advanced Class was Adam Glass, Chris Mathison, Ryan Pitts, and me. Chris I knew; he's been up to my house once before and he's MM2 at the GripBoard. Ryan I had not met, but he owns Stronger Grip which is cool. All these guys were encouraging and supportive through the whole comp. Often all them giving tips on form or recommendations for openers, etc. Ryan and I were extremely well-matched and while we didn't challenge Adam and Chris very often, we certainly challenged each other at every event. After 9 events, Ryan and I were only separated by about 5 points. Some of the numbers put up by Adam and Chris were staggering. I weighed in at 161. I don't know what Ryan was at, but he looked to have 20 or so on me. Adam and Chris are biiiig dudes. The Open Class and the Women's Class were well attended. Lots of folks who don't necessarily train grip, but maybe rock climb, or work out at The Movement. They were all very willing to try our "crazy" sport. The whole day had a contagious attitude of "Yeah, I'll try that!" I was so impressed with the women who attended. V-bar, rim lift, coin lift, everything, they did it all. Even in the medley they methodically attempted each and every item. Awesome. Overall it was a great time. I'll make another post about the results. I'm kicking myself because I forgot to take a picture of the leader board before I left. Hopefully the numbers will get posted somewhere. Thanks to Adam and The Movement for hosting. Great contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaz Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Man.. that sounds like a great time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Great job and congrats on an excellent performance Matt! Look forward to seeing all the numbers too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Overall I placed 4th in the Advanced Class. I am EXTREMELY happy with my performance. I'm not 100% sure, but I believe my scores would have won the Open Class had I competed there, but I don't think I would have recorded the lifts that I did if I hadn't been pushed by Ryan, Chris, and Adam. Fourth, a.k.a. last, was a huge victory for me in the Advanced Class. Here are some notes on each event. I apologize again that I don't have the scores in front of me so this is all from memory right now. 1. Grippers I took 3rd with a 149 #3 close, which I absolutely killed. I had two misses with a 154 GM, the second was razor thin. Grippers was the only even all day where I am disappointed with my performance. I should have got that 154. Oh well, cause I didn't see 3rd place many other times. Adam and Chris both got a 179 Elite. Ryan got 142. 2. 2HP Great set-up, plates were seasoned, very grippy. I opened at 142, got 152 and then missed 162. I got 162 off the ground and lost it on the way up. Almost! I really wanted the bodyweight lift. Ryan tied me at 152 and I think Chris went high 180s and Adam just over 200-something. 3. Double Overhand Axle This was a solid, smooth bar. But the grip was definitely better than my black iron pipe. I didn't think this was a good lift for me and I have not trained it much. But I pulled a 50# PR! 200 was my best in training. I got 250 today. I opened way low--160, then 190, then 225, then 250. All pretty easy lifts. I definitely could have gone higher, but at the time I was out of attempts and didn't want to press my luck with injury since I'm not too experienced at this lift. This alone could have cost me 3rd place. Ryan pulled 285 to my 250. Good points for him. Chris pulled high 300-something and Adam had a sick lift at 403 or thereabouts. 4. 2" V-bar Another 3rd place for me. I opened at 205 and then got 215. Ryan got the 205 but then jumped to 225 I think and stalled out. So he was stuck with his opener. The grip on the bar was good, but it turns out easier than my homemade bar. That tripped me up so I didn't take a 3rd attempt because it bothered my wrist. I was happy with 215! I don't remember Adam and Chris's numbers. 5. GripTopz Coin Lift This was my best showing all day. I tied Chris for 2nd place with a 30# lift. I think Ryan lifted 25 and Adam won with 37.5. Fun lift. 6. One-hand dead lift, plateau buster The implement was made by Ryan at Stronger Grip. It was kind of a suitcase handle with horizontal bars hanging below for weight. Lots of weight. I had no idea on this one so I took recommendations from Adam. I can't remember where I started, but I ended just over 300. Ryan was right in the same place. Chris lifted 400-something and Adam cleared 500 lbs. Not a typo. I think he lifted 550-ish. Insane. Again, some of the numbers I can't remember exactly and hopefully the results will get posted on Adam's blog or elsewhere. I'll type more on the last four events when I have time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 I wanted to add that Adam and Chris were both crazy strong on grippers. Chris said he has not really been training grippers much or at all, I can't remember which. But he sure had a lot of closing power. Chris was wishing he would have made a bigger jump and tried a 180-something gripper on his 4th attempt. The 179 close for both Adam and Chris was pinned shut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andurniat Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Nice work guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IROC-Z Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Congrats guys. Sounds like it was a great contest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benedikt Farsmann Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Congrats. It's nice to see some new events. Especially the coin lift seems to be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Here are some notes on the remaining events, 1-6 are above: 7. Middle finger deadlift on the double bastard This lift was more fun than I thought it would be. There is blinding pain during the lift, and assuming your finger doesn't rip right off, the pain goes away shortly after the lift. Adam was the only one who had done the lift so he recommended we open at 100lbs. Chris might have opened higher. Ryan and I worked our way up to 164 by the third attempt. I tried to just sell the farm and steal third place by jumping 30lbs for the fourth attempt and I got 194. But Ryan had the last attempt and he added 5lbs to my lift. Dang! I am almost certain I could have lifted over 200 yesterday so I am going to start training this lift. Adam got a low 200 and Chris ran away with this one at 230 I think. 8. Rim lift The lift was less fun than I thought it would be. I opened at 100 and worked up to either 140 or 150 and that felt like it was going to rip my fingers off. Ryan was right around there too, Chris took 2nd, and I think Adam lifted 200-ish for the win. 9. 2x45s for reps in 1min, two hands pinch This was a forearm blaster. Ryan volunteered to go first with this one and he got 34 reps. I just wanted to beat him by one, but the best I could do is tie; I got 34 as well. Chris and Adam tied at 39. Chris says, "That probably just cut my medley in half." But there was a lot of rest before the medley and as you'll see, he did just fine. 10. Medley. I will try and remember all the items and their weights and who got what. There were 29 possible points. Adam and Chris tied at 28, Ryan got 19.5, and I got 15: 80-ish 1" v-bar >>> Everyone 45 hub >>> Chris and Adam. 90-ish 2" v-bar >>> Everyone 13# rear sledge lever >>> Adam, Chris, Ryan 8# front sledge lever >>> Everyone. I was surprised to get this. 25-ish pound steel disk pinch >>> Everyone 40-ish pound steel disk pinch >>> Everyone 72.5# 1HP >>> Chris and Adam 10lbs hub >>> Everyone 25lbs hub >>> Everyone 100# thick handle dumbbell >>> Adam, Chris 180 Rolling thunder >>> Adam, Chris 2x35s pinch >>> Adam, Chris. This the last item I tried and I TOTALLY ripped both my thumbs. Very nasty tears. These will take a while to heal. 30# GripTopz stub >>> Everyone. 47.5 Blob >>> Adam, Chris Legacy 50 blob >>> Adam, Chris. Blob50 >>> Adam, Chris Wrist Developer at some setting >>> Adam, Chris, Ryan. I missed this. Dinnie Rings lift, I think 400# >>> Everyone Light Blob trainer >>> Everyone 35# block weight >>> Everyone smaller block weight >>> Everyone thin 25# plate curl >>> Everyone 33# plate curl (fatter and smaller diameter) >>> Everyone, I was surprised to get this one too. I had to grunt it out. 33# plate curl (thinner and bigger diameter) >>> This was Chris's only miss. Adam got this one. small kettlebell by the bottom >>> Everyone larger kettlebell by the bottom >>> Chris got this one, but Adam missed. 56lb kettlebell bottoms-up lift >>> Adam, Chris, Ryan Deadlift two 3" dumbbells with 105# on each >>> Adam, Chris. I think Ryan got 1/2pt for lift one alone. Again I want to thank these guys. I sure got pumped up for this. I hit some huge PRs and I'm sure half of that was because they were cheering me on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdfk20 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 looks like an awesome comp! Great events! Well done to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Here's Adam's medley. Bad a$$. http://youtu.be/GqqLvFGD04Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Eaton Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Nice selection of events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpmmkrahling Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Great line up of events. Congrats to all who competed and to Adam for the win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sher Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 (edited) Love it when comments like "500 pounds...not a typo" and "more fun than I thought it would be...there is blinding pain" show up in result posts! Sounds like it was a blast. Congrats to Adam on the win and comp! Edited May 16, 2011 by xengym Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Awesome stuff guys. Great work. Nice contest Adam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTGlass Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 FULL SCORES Advanced class 1st place Adam Glass. 987 points. THP- 222 , gripper- 179, Axle - 407.5, V Bar - 305, PBDL - 563 lbs, rim - 200, coin - 37.5, finger lift - 204, repetition pinch - 39 reps, medley 28 out of 29. 2nd place Chris Mathison. 889 points. THP - 182 lbs, gripper - 179, axle - 350, V Bar - 250, PBDL - 423, rim - 170, coin - 30, finger lift - 234, repetition pinch - 39 reps, medley 28 out of 29. 3rd place Ryan Pitts. 736 points. THP - 152, gripper - 142, axle - 285, V Bar - 205, PBDL - 383, rim - 150, coin - 25, finger lift - 199, repetition pinch - 34, medley 19.5 out of 29. 4th place Matt Cannon. 714 points. THP - 152, gripper - 149, axle - 250, V Bar - 215, PBDL - 323, rim - 140, coin - 30, finger lift - 194, repetition pinch - 34, medley 15 out of 29. <strong>Open Class:</strong> 1st place Will Williams. 957 points. THP - 165, gripper - 114, axle - 320, V Bar - 165, PBDL - 363, rim - 155, Coin - 25, finger lift - 175, repetition pinch - 26, medley 18 out of 29. 2nd place David Dellanave. 893 points. THP - 127, gripper - 116, axle - 285, V Bar - 190, PBDL - 333, rim - 155, coin - 20, finger lift - 144, repetition pinch - 30, medley 17 out of 29. 3rd place Jesse Bond. 856 points. THP - 130, gripper - 119, axle - 270, V Bar - 220, PBDL - 343, rim - 125, coin - 25, finger lift - 94, repetition pinch - 21, medley 17 out of 29. 4th place Joe Tebbe. 793 points. THP - 127, gripper - 84, axle - 260, V Bar - 190, PBDL - 343, rim - 125, coin - 22.5, finger lift - 124, repetition pinch - 16, medley 16 out of 29. 5th place Brad Ellingson. 775 points. THP - 117, gripper - 89, axle - 275, V Bar - 165, PBDL - 353, rim - 130, coin - 17.5, finger lift - 134, repetition pinch - 24, medley 11 out of 29. 6th place Mike Nelson. 723 points. THP - 117, gripper - 70, axle - 215, V Bar - 180, PBDL - 323, rim - 130, coin - 22.5, finger lift - 94, repetition pinch - 20, medley 11 out of 29. 7th place Mark Trammel. 371 points. THP - 100, gripper - 54, axle - 275, V Bar - 200, PBDL - 323, rim - 0, coin - 0, finger lift - 0, repetition pinch - 0, medley 0. 8th Cliff Hanson. 345 points. THP - 107, gripper - 84, axle - 205, V Bar - 150, PBDL - 283, rim - 0, coin - 0, finger lift - 0, repetition pinch - 0, medley 0. 9th place Kevin Hayden. 221 points. THP - 97, gripper - 54, axle - 185, V Bar - 130, PBDL - 0, rim - 0, coin - 0, repetition pinch - 0, medley -0. <strong>Womens Class:</strong> 1st place Kathi Burger. 884 points. THP - 105.5, gripper - 84, axle - 185, V Bar - 160, PBDL - 290, rim - 0, coin - 12.5, finger lift - 95, medley 8.5 out of 29. 2nd place Sam Trammel. 645 points. THP - 70.5, gripper - 0, axle - 175, V bar - 125, PBDL - 230, rim - 95, coin - 10, finger lift - 70, medley 0. 3rd place Erika Mundinger. 477 points. THP 0, gripper - 0, axle - 125, V Bar - 100, PBDL - 150, rim - 75, coin - 10, finger lift - 80, medley 4.5 out of 29. 4th place Sarah Gruber. 413 points. THP - 60.5, gripper - 0, axle - 95, V Bar - 80, PBDL - 125, rim - 70, coin - 8.5, finger lift - 55, medley 1 out of 29. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 Here are my lifts. THANK YOU SO MUCH to Adam for filming and uploading these videos! 142 BBSM 149 #3 142# 2HP 152# 2HP 165# AXLE DEAD (I had no idea where to open.) 195# AXLE DEAD 225# AXLE DEAD 250# AXLE DEAD 205# 2" V-BAR (Also got 215# but no video.) 253# PLATEAU BUSTER 283# PLATEAU BUSTER 323# PLATEAU BUSTER 149# MIDDLE FINGER LIFT 194# MIDDLE FINGER LIFT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Very nice video Matt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbe705 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Adam, I'll get the 2hp list updated tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Some very nice lifting - congratulations to everyone who had the courage to step onto the platform! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTGlass Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Adam, I'll get the 2hp list updated tomorrow. Thanks Brent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.