the swiss Posted May 20, 2003 Share Posted May 20, 2003 (edited) The comp was a success. Despite the strikes in France, the terrible weather forecast, there were 8 of us, and the rain didn't show up too much. for the results, what we did was give a ranking for each event and the general ranking was given by the sum of the rankings of the 5 events. General Ranking 1. D Hurzeler 2. Kowok 3. A. Macaire 4. J. Varnava 5ex. E. Detoisien 5ex. JM Olive 7. Pos 8. F. Proudhon In detail gripper: 1. D Hurzeler 2 different #3 both hands 2. A. Macaire #2 both hands 3ex Kowok filed down #1 both hands 3ex J Varnava 3ex E Detoisien 6. Pos filed down #1 right and #1 left 7ex. F. Proudhon filed down #1 right and T left 7ex. JM Olive to note: Amaury was pretty close on my #3. I tried two of his #3. closed one. the other one was WAY harder (I was about 8mm from closing it!?!) One or two others (JMO for instance) were very close with #2. A little more technique and it's there for sure. two hands pinch (kilos): 1. DH 80 2. Kowok 75 3. AM 70 4ex. JV 67 4ex. ED 67 6. JMO 65 7. Pos 55 8. FP 30 weights do not include pinch apparatus (~3kg) Impressive performance by Kowok, who had never pinched before. This guy also bent the blue nail, with little training. Very naturally strong guy. nails 1ex AM Ironmind blue nail 1ex DH 1ex Kowok 4 ex JMO 6,5 * 180 mm 4ex Pos 6ex JV 6ex ED 8 FP 5,5*140 the blue nails were bent easily. we didn't try to cut them down, instead tried to bend a 7.5*180mm. we only kinked it, so we stayed with this result. thick bar DL to knee height (forearm not allowed to touch plates). 1 DH 65R 55L 2 AM 55R 45L 3ex Kowok 49R 49L 3ex ED 5 JMO 49R 47L 6ex JV 45R 47L 6ex Pos 47R 45L 8 FP 43R 43L I don't know the exact size of the bar (Amaury can surely help). What we basically did was start from 40kg and add more and more weight. More or less, everyone tried the weights as long as they could still lift. So, many tried all in all. this event really FRIED my forearms (first time for me). I am now really motivated to try and make myself one. Fresh I think Amaury could probably have got 60kg. With a little training, I'm also confident I can reach the 70-75 range. Farmers 1 JMO 2 DH 3 JV 4 Kowok 5 FP 6 Pos 7 ED 8 AM Here, because of the equipment limitations, we used 52kg dumbbells and walked for distance (not time). So it really was an endurance test. Also, order (here chosen randomly) really played a role. Kowok, for instance, could really have done better IMO. I hope the comp will make some of these guys want to train their grip more. Some really good potentials IMO. Great comp, we had a really good time. for those who have never tried it, COMPETE. it's such a great motivation. david some pics: (more to come later) pics Edited May 20, 2003 by the swiss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted May 20, 2003 Share Posted May 20, 2003 Great report!! Why the faded out face in the pics? A Master Criminal?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Horne Posted May 20, 2003 Share Posted May 20, 2003 Well done to all who competed. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted May 20, 2003 Share Posted May 20, 2003 Yes, very nice competition. Looks like you all had a great time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted May 20, 2003 Share Posted May 20, 2003 Sounds like you all had a realy great time and made some new grip friends,which is always cool.Anyway well done to everyone. David(SWISS)Please pm or email me on hgnasher@aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bseedot Posted May 20, 2003 Share Posted May 20, 2003 Great job guys! Looks like it was a fun time. BC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminator Posted May 20, 2003 Share Posted May 20, 2003 Nice job! David, were the 7.5mm X 180mm actual nails or round bar? That's an interesting dimension of steel.....sure would love to try some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the swiss Posted May 20, 2003 Author Share Posted May 20, 2003 yes it was great meeting up! the thick bar was the 2.5' ironmind knurled device. terminator those were actual nails. hard ones. from what I have tried, they are seemingly made of harder steel than the IM blue nails. I have never tried a red nail, so I don't know how they compare. my best with these ones is a 8mm kink, so maybe I'm not too far off. you'd probably play with them though. david Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2strong Posted May 20, 2003 Share Posted May 20, 2003 Well done... Looks like a nice competition ! PS. I like your T-Shirt ( I'm Norwegian ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaury Posted May 20, 2003 Share Posted May 20, 2003 I don't know the exact size of the bar (Amaury can surely help). It was indeed a 2.5" handle from Ironmind. David has been very impressive all through the comp, so was Kowok. I'll have to work on my left hand's endurance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted May 20, 2003 Share Posted May 20, 2003 Looked like a great competition and you were able to do the events outside which I imagine makes it a more enjoyable experience. Way to go guys!!! Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul valpreda Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Sounds like a very fun time! Who put this competition together and who selected the events? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emsquared Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Sounds like it was a great contest congrats to all. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the swiss Posted May 21, 2003 Author Share Posted May 21, 2003 (edited) Correction, the nails we tried were actually 7mm thick, not 7.5mm. quite hard anyway. Paul, the idea came when Amaury and I decided to meet. We quickly decided to organize a small comp, and decided on some events. Fabrice Proudhon then helped a lot with the final arrangements. david ps: the pic page has been updated. pps: Amaury, I was really suprised that you didn't come in second. You really need to train your left hand, hadn't it been for your result on the farmers walk, you'd have made it easy!! ppps: Kowok has some real talent. 75kg on the pinch apparatus with what looked like bad technique... plus some great bending (the only event where he seemingly made some kind of effort!). But Jerome/Jean-Marc are not far behind and looked motivated! looking forwad to next time! Edited May 21, 2003 by the swiss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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