Roark Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 About a century ago there was a minimum diameter for lifting bars: 7/8"- a bar in a contest could not be less, at least in England. So, men with extremely small hands could be at a disadvantage. In modern two hands pinch contests, why does it matter how wide the plate to be pinched is? If one man finds himself more able at pinching a slice of metal that is 1/8" wide, and another man finds 2" a better feel and success- why does it matter? If a competitor has his choice he will use what he is best at. So long as both sides of the metal (does not have to be a barbell plate) are parallel to each other with no rim or other help, then each man can have his choice. Now, before the cries of promoters' problems with so much equipment and set-up time are hurled at me, consider this: A grip wheel: Imagine a piece of metal the size of a 45 lb plate in diamater, but sized like a piece of pie- one section 1/4" wide, another 1/2", and so on, so the lifter simply spins the plates until he grabs the marked size he wants. Of course, not every size could be accomdated, but it could be worked out that the common steps up to 2" could be welded onto the wheel. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Joe - this is already being done and has been for a few years now in Grip Contests. David Horne of England came up with two smooth steel plates with different thicknesses of rubber inserts that can be added or subtracted to adjust the thickness of the setup - a pipe goes through the center to allow plates to be loaded. The event is called the Euro or Two Hand Pinch setup and has been extremely well received as a piece of competition equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 Joe - this is already being done and has been for a few years now in Grip Contests. David Horne of England came up with two smooth steel plates with different thicknesses of rubber inserts that can be added or subtracted to adjust the thickness of the setup - a pipe goes through the center to allow plates to be loaded. The event is called the Euro or Two Hand Pinch setup and has been extremely well received as a piece of competition equipment. Shows how I am not current with the grip world! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Joe, you just lost two cool points off your score card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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