Cannon Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Somehow, today, a photo which I didn't know existed surfaced like a humpback whale breaching out of calm water. The photo is literally of the moment I learned about grippers. This moment changed my life in so many ways. When I start to add it all up--the training, the pain, the mistakes, the bleeding, the planning, the GripBoard, the years, the competitions, Cannon PowerWorks--it's a tidal wave of retrospect.I've told the story of "how I got into grip" countless times, and previously on this board. Here is a link:http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?showtopic=29246&p=394324 I went to Dave Draper's Iron Online Bash in Santa Cruz in 2005. Two of the guys I met there were Greg Griffen and Wicked Willie. Greg had brought some grippers poolside one night and Wicked Willie was doing an impromptu grip clinic. Everyone was giving it a go so I did too. I got the #1 closed and took the #2 down far enough to get an "atta boy" from the group. It felt good and the thought of grip training lingered for about 6 mos. Then in June of 2006 I finally bought some grippers from Ironmind. I was a good 1/4" from the #2 to start. Registered here around the same time and got some ideas and training really took off! I'm so thankful my wife came across this photo. It's a priceless moment to me and such a surprise it even exists. You can view the photo on the CPW Facebook page. >>Facebook Link<< 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Very cool pic on Facebook Matt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IROC-Z Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Matt, I think I may have told you this before, but that picture is one of the main reasons I got back into training grippers. It couldn't have been too long after that picture was taken, that you went to visit Warren Tetting and then you posted a really nice review of your visit with him. One day I was browsing Dave Draper's site and I happened to read that post about your visit with Warren, so I immediately went out and purchased some new grippers. Prior to that, I hadn't touched a hand gripper since high school. It's all your fault that I'm now addicted to grippers!!!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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