Winterfest

[Eric Roussin]

I'll be co-promoting the Winterfest grip sport contest at the end of the month with David Horne, and hopefully a few others. If any promoters want to join in the fun, I encourage you to contact David as soon as possible. A few events will be contested for the first time, meaning initial world records will be set.

I will be running the contest in Ottawa and will also have armwrestling tables and a mas wrestling set-up for anyone wanting to try their hand at any of these disciplines. If you want to attend the Ottawa event, please send me a PM."

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Winterfest

Saturday 30 Nov, 2013

Events:
1. One Hand Pinch Lift
2. LeverTop – underhand
3. Two Hands Shallow Hub Key Pinch Lift
4. Two Hands Pinch Lift – Hold
5. Adjustable Thick bar – Hold

Classes: Open

Venue: Various clubs

Weigh in: Stafford 10-11am
Start: Contest at 11am.

Contest promoters:
David Horne – Stafford, England
Eric Roussin - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Entrance fees:
£10
Any promoters interested please contact me for details.

Trophies: There will be medals for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of the Open and 93k classes.

Rules:
Event 1 - One Hand Pinch Lift
This is the same as the two hands version, except it is with one hand. The loading bar can and no doubt will hit your leg at some point, this is fine. The width of the pinch apparatus is adjustable to suit different hand sizes, but to keep it within the spirit of a pinch lift the minimum width allowed is the 2 outer steel discs and 2 rubber spacer discs, a width of 24mm. Before the event starts, you will be given the opportunity to try it and find your best width. The smooth-sided, adjustable-width disc is held on a 2” thick metal rod by a pair of collars. Extra weights will be added to the outsides. The top of this is grasped with an overhand pinch grip and lifted until the end of the bar touches a horizontal bar placed at 16.5”, measured from the underside of the bar to the floor. There is no referee’s signal. You do not have to be erect upon completion. You must lower the weight under control. If the outer discs accidentally touch the bar before the bar itself, referee’s discretion will be used to judge whether the correct height was attained. Pinch gripping the discs using an unorthodox underhand grip will not be allowed.
Additional equipment rules:
1. The apparatus has to be loaded with the same number of discs on each side, in the same order, and has to weigh the same (max 1k tolerance between the total weight of the weights at the front, and weights at the rear).
2. The heaviest discs should be loaded nearest to the adjustable pinch discs themselves.
3. The spacer/collars that hold the inside adjustable discs together should be the same length.
4. The discs added should be smaller in height than the adjustable discs you grasp, so that the view of the lifter’s hands is not totally obscured, and the lift starts from the proper height.

4 attempts

Event 2 - LeverTop – underhand grip (one hand) – GripTopz
(new rules 3 Jan 2013)
This event is a test of wrist and pronator strength.

Start by kneeling down beside the apparatus.
Grasp the handle only, with one hand, in an underhand grip with the thumb side closer to the loading pin.

You have to start the lift with your elbow tip touching the thigh top as you kneel on the floor. This keeps you from dropping the elbow too low. The lift is started with the forearm approximately parallel to the floor.

The apparatus is lifted in this style until the mark (at 6.5” from the floor) reaches or goes above the horizontal bar placed at 16.5”, measured from the underside of the bar to the floor. This allows a 10” lift.

At this height, the forearm and wrist still have to be parallel to the floor, and the referee will now tell you that the height is achieved. After this you will hold the weight, with the arm parallel to the floor for 2 seconds. So the referee will say “height, one, down”. Taking two seconds from the word height to the word down. This is a strict lift. If the arm doesn’t stay parallel, or the wrist is bent backwards then it is a failed lift. The best way to referee this is to view the arm and the height bar together. The lift can also be videoed for a second look if needed.

The little steel ball has to stay balanced in its position throughout the lift till the down signal. After this the ball can fall off and the lift is still valid. Also when setting up; if the ball falls off this is not a reason for a failed lift as long as it is replaced before the actual lift commences.

If the top accidentally touches the bar before the marker itself, referee’s discretion will be used to judge whether the correct height was attained. You must lower the weight under control (hand grasping it all the way down).
Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X6lqMjJwEA

4 attempts

Event 3 - Two Hands Shallow Hub Key Pinch Lift
To keep this lift within the spirit of the lift originated by Jedd Johnson, the Hub is to be grasped with a key pinch. The hub is gripped with the thumbs inside the hub, and the Index fingers against the outside of the hub.

The apparatus is lifted until the marker jutting out at the bottom (at 3.5” from the floor) touches a horizontal bar placed at 16.5”, measured from the underside of the bar to the floor. This allows a 13” lift.
There is no referee’s signal. You do not have to be erect upon completion. You must lower the weight under control (hand grasping it all the way down). If the top accidentally touches the bar before the weight itself, referee’s discretion will be used to judge whether the correct height was attained.
You must not intentionally tilt the apparatus to gain leverage.

4 attempts

Event 4 - Two Hands Pinch Lift - Hold
The usual Two Hands Pinch Lift rules apply; except you do not have to lift the apparatus to a certain height. Timing is started from the moment the weight is lifted off the floor, and stopped when it either drops out of the hands, or it is put down. The apparatus is not allowed to touch the legs or any other bodyparts apart from the hands holding it.

The minimum time accepted in the contest is 5 seconds. All times are rounded down to the full second ie. 17.77secs, becomes 17secs.
Weights to be used are: 100k, 85k, 70k, 55k, 40k or 25k if needed.

The best way to operate this event in a contest is to go from heavy (100k) to light, and this means that someone can have an attempt at the heavier weight, and if they fail they can fall back to a lighter weight.

2 attempts

Event 5 - Adjustable Thick Bar (one hand) - Hold
The usual Adjustable Thick Bar rules apply; except you do not have to lift the apparatus to a certain height. Timing is started from the moment the weight is lifted off the floor, and stopped when it either drops out of the hands, or it is put down. The apparatus is not allowed to touch the legs or any other bodyparts apart from the hands holding it.

The minimum time accepted in the contest is 5 seconds. All times are rounded down to the full second ie. 17.77secs, becomes 17secs.
Weights to be used are: 120k, 105k, 90k, 75k, 60k or 45k if needed.

The best way to operate this event in a contest is to go from heavy (120k) to light, and this means that someone can have an attempt at the heavier weight, and if they fail they can fall back to a lighter weight.

2 attempts

[Mikael Siversson]

No WR's can be set unless this competition was first advertised in late October (IGC 30 days rule). This may have been the case though as I am banned from David's site so I can't check

Straight from the rules book (compiled by DH)

Where to announce the competition?

Contests should be advertised at least 30 days in advance of the contest date via:

David Horne’s World of Grip forum (12 month contest calendar)

http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/forum/index.php

Gripboard forum

http://www.gripboard.com

North American Grip Sport site

http://www.gripsport.org/calendar.htm

World of Grip site

http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/igc.html

Edited November 4, 2013 by Mikael Siversson

[barbe705]

looks like david announced it nov 1.

[David Horne]

Mikael really sucks the joy out of anything. It was actually listed in the calendar on the 31st, with 'various venues'. The next day I posted it in the forum under its own link.

You know, he is unbelievable, really is.

[Mikael Siversson]

David, I want things to be done by the book, nothing more and nothing less. You should know that by now.

Do I also need to mention how many of you thought I was sucking the fun out of things when I insisted on using properly weighed weights for WR's and competitions in general?

I will give you another one; what is the point of recognising World Records in events that are unilaterally invented by one person?

Edited November 4, 2013 by Wannagrip

[David Horne]

Hey Mikael goodbye!

[David Horne]

One final thing Mikael, before we never converse ever again.

Just so everyone knows.

There are many World Records available in grip right now.

IAWA (All-round weightlifting)

IronMind

My equipment has world records, and as I designed them I can do this, as can Randy at IronMind.

I'm doing it so we (promoters) have some quick events to fill events we are asked to do, when say we only have a 30 minute slot.

Anyway, these details are for everyone to know, and as for you I care less.

So goodbye Mikael!

[barbe705]

please note the date change for the Ottawa leg.

[David Horne]

Contest promoters:

David Horne – Stafford, England

Eric Roussin - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Juha Harju - Kirkkonummi, Finland

Rob Blair, London, England

[Rick Walker]

It is tough to figure out why a lot of the "veterans" of this sport that I met years ago are now far far away from this sport and are back to doing it in the dark and dingy basements and garages...