tmmicklabs Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 Just wondering if anyone owns one or has ever squeezed one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Walker Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 Yes-I own one. It is currently at my brothers house in NY. He wanted to borrow it to take it to work (hes a mechanic) and shut some guys up that think they are bad. It is a monster- Rick Walker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emsquared Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 I should be getting mine in the mail on Friday, I don't think I will even budge it but it is a great novelty item for the time being Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffPeterson Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 I was at Warren's the inventor and maker of the world class. I had him slide the handles up, then down then I had him bring the handles in with a vise. No matter what he did I couldn't budge it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik_F Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 I can close my WC with 2 hands with a little help from the thighs. But its not easy. The first couple of times I tried it I couldnt do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaury Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Hi Patrik ! Have you decided to get certified ? Amaury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik_F Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Hello! No, Im not really anxious to get certified. I had thought of working towards the #4 instead. A #3 isnt really a big deal anymore. Lately however I have had some health problems that have disturbed all of my training for more than a month. I can still close a #3 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaury Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 A #3 isnt really a big deal anymore Yes i think i get what you mean. Two comments though: 1] It depends on the #3 (some are really hard...) 2] It no big deal on the grip board, but it's still a big deal for the average untrained man Good luck with the #4 ! Amaury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik_F Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Yeah, a #3 close is very impressive to the untrained but it is achievable by almost any man I believe with the right training. I couldnt close the #2 when I first tried it, even a #1 was pretty hard, but I closed the #3 within 6 months after being able to close the #2. I have never had a natural grip as far as I am concerned, my hands are not large either. I was attending a local Strongman competition 1.5 years ago with about 25 competitors in it and I was LAST in the deadlift hold which is a grip event. I have two #3s, one is pretty narrow and easier, the other is wide and considerably harder. I have closed both with my right hand. I have also been about 1/8 inch away from closing my Elite which is far harder than the #3s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Yeah, a #3 close is very impressive to the untrained but it is achievable by almost any man I believe with the right training. I don't believe just anyone can close one. Most people don't have the discipline if they are are on the average side to close one. Most, using normal training techniques, would never get there. With the right stuff, it can still take years. We tend to take grip strength levels for granted here on the GripBoard. This is not an ordinary place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Does this mean we're all as great as Sybersnott?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Walker Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 I agree Wannagrip! Patrick-I once had the same attitude. But-I then looked at the list of #3 closers and it DOES read like a who's who of strength. Guys like Sorin and Brookfield, Stanless Steel and Jese Marunde, Magnus, the Gillinghams, Bob Jodin, and the Holle brothers. Not to mention guys like Heath, Pat, Jacobs, Heslep, Piche, and James. The list is incrediable. Heck-the world's strongest squatter is on it-Brent Mikesell. If men like this thought it was worth getting certified-I certainly did as well. Look at it this way-some men will train 6 years without closing it. Some will train 6 months. Consider yourself lucky-you have good genetics. Use those genetics to go after the #4. Rick Walker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 It gets better - I'm now as great as Sir Snott and part of the who's who of strength'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 It gets better - I'm now as great as Sir Snott and part of the who's who of strength'. This board just wouldn't be the same without both you and Snott Mobster. You both bring your own unique perspectives and characters to the GripBoard. Diversity at it's best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminator Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Not to mention guys like Heath, Pat, Jacobs, Heslep, Piche, and James. Who's this Piche character?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Am I my only fan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 I kinda like ya, but are you in the grip 'who's who'?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Yes I am in the senior section just ahead of Roark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Piche was the son born to Apollon. He is now very aged, but retains the DNA which allows incredible hand strength from Papa Uni. Women are drawn to his rugged features; men find the stories he tells of his father enthralling. He can actually clasp his hands (as in prayer), and then, using only the little finger from each hand, smash the #3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 I think we shouldn't get confused between who HAS closed a #3 and who CAN close a #3. As far as I'm concerned Patrik is at least partially right - most people would probably be able to close a #3 with "correct" training (whatever that might be). Of course, the certifying conditions are harder than simply closing one once - you need to do it in front of witnesses, probably on another gripper etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 OldGuy, You aren't 'just' ahead of me- you are so far ahead I see only your outline in the distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik_F Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Yeah, you are probably right. It does take a special person to close a #3. I know I am special in the way that I train with weights, not many people to deadlifts, squats and grip work etc. What I meant was that anyone who has a strong will and confidence to close a #3 and is really interested in grip strength have a good chance of doing it i believe. A thing that discouraged me when I first started to aim for the #3 gripper was that certification list. It was hard for me to picture my own name up there with all those great STRONG men, some of the strongest in the world. For a long while I had serious doubts that I would ever close the #3. I thought that my grip strength would come slowly with my overall body size and power. Without the gripboard I still would have believed that. Rick Walker: Yeah, I probably do have good genetics but it wasnt obvious to me when I first started. And grippers is probably where my strength lies. Its true about the certification list, there are some big names there. But I doubt Magnus Samuelsson would have bothered to certify if he came across a #3 today instead of in 1998. He was the 20th person to certify, now there are too many men on the list to make it impressive. Ofcourse Im not Magnus Samuelsson and I would be honoured to be on the same list as those guys who are certified. It just hasnt been my top priority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 OldGuy,You aren't 'just' ahead of me- you are so far ahead I see only your outline in the distance. Thats' cos ur eyesight is going he he Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heman1 Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 It's all in perspective-anyone who can close a #3 is damn strong as far as I'm concerned, and it does matter how large that list gets. Right now I can't even manage 5 reps with either hand for the #1. but I'll tell you what, all of you guys are inspiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminator Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 He was the 20th person to certify, now there are too many men on the list to make it impressive. Your attitude sucks plain and simple if you believe that. You just diminished the accomplishments of a lot of people who busted their ass to get on this list, and those who still aspire to get there. If you don't want to certify that's fine and dandy, just keep stupid comments like that to yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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