Recognizing Joe Kinney

[Norden]

I've noticed that the ones talking about Joe Kinney are mostly the ones relatively new to grip, while the more experienced bigger names rarely mentions him. Is this because you who've been into the grip game for a long time have a hard time believing in these superior achivements you've seen and read about regarding this man, or is it simply because it's so obvious that he's the best that you rarely mentions him? I mean, from what I've seen one can't deny that he'd easily ccs close any #4 any day back then, and he's a pretty small guy as well. I hope I'm not being blasphemous with this post, I just want to understand this subject.

[climber511]

I think it's more that the subject has been discussed so often that those of us who have been through it all before have nothing left to say.

[naturalstrength]

It depends, really! For example, if you visit the Ironmind forum, Joe Kinney is mentioned in different posts/threads about 100 times a day. They talk about him and hold in very high regards, almost a "messianic" grip god. It's really funny, and if I am having a bad day, I just visit the ironmind forum for a good laugh(sarcastically speaking of course).

On this forum we all try to move forward and not live in the past like they do on the IM forum. At least that is my take

Edited November 3, 2011 by naturalstrength

[Cannon]

I think it's more that the subject has been discussed so often that those of us who have been through it all before have nothing left to say.

Hear, hear.

[Norden]

I think it's more that the subject has been discussed so often that those of us who have been through it all before have nothing left to say.

It depends, really! For example, if you visit the Ironmind forum, Joe Kinney is mentioned in different posts/threads about 100 times a day. They talk about him and hold in very high regards, almost a "messianic" grip god. It's really funny, and if I am having a bad day, I just visit the ironmind forum for a good laugh(sarcastically speaking of course).

On this forum we all try to move forward and not live in the past like they do on the IM forum. At least that is my take

I think it's more that the subject has been discussed so often that those of us who have been through it all before have nothing left to say.

Hear, hear.

Okay, I see, I guess you're right about this. It's a great thing this forum isn't all about him and his orthodox extreme ways of training, like if that was the only way to get anywhere with grippers. No doubt he inspires me when it comes to dedication and determination, but my psyche is not strong enough to train like he did. However, enough about him, you probably think I'm a pathetic newbie for even bringing this up, I were just curious I guess.

[Cannon]

No problem Norden. I have been very curious about Joe since I got into this sport. I've tried his stuff and got hurt. So I studied it more and broke it down, assuming I had done something wrong. I scoured his original video down to single words hoping to glean answers. In the process I feel that I essentially reverse engineered his training. What I mean is that when the second video came out, almost nothing he said was news to me because all he did was confirm the conclusions I had made from studying the first video.

I do think Joe Kinney is unique. It's my belief that his style of training would work for almost nobody. But his ideas about training would work for everybody.