climber511 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 (edited) In 2006 I “nearly” pinched bodyweight on the Euro Pinch at the National Grip Championship Event held at Sorinex. http://www.ironmind.com/news/Rice-Nearly-Pinches-Bodyweight/ Wednesday – August 19, 2015 – on my 67th birthday I will attempt to lift bodyweight on my Euro pinch 67 times throughout the day (we’ll see how long it takes). I do intend to “cheat” and tape my thumbs – as I am sure the skin will tear before I finish (if I do). Hopefully this will answer the question of “does hand strength have to diminish in old age”? Can one actually get stronger hands in your “senior years”? Well here’s my 67th birthday story. I know most people go to the show – get together with family – eat a big meal etc on their birthday – and all that happened over the weekend. I guess I’m a little weird and want something different. I usually set myself some kind of physical challenge to try on the day – this year it was to do 67 repetitions with my bodyweight on the David Horne Euro pinch that is used in grip strength competitions. I weighed in this morning at 190.6# - so I loaded the Euro to 191.2# - as close as I could get (wanted to be over, not under). I did the first rep at 9:50AM. The first 5 reps were hard as my hands were warming up. From there to 30 reps things felt really good – I started pushing the rest periods and missed rep 37 – 46 - and 47. At 50 I put up the crossbar that is used in competition as I was no longer able to fully dead lift each rep and wanted to be sure all reps were good ones. I was really starting to fall apart in the mid 50s and had to repeat several repetitions in the 60s. At 12:32 I finished up rep 67. My hands ache with a deep down kind of throbbing – but no skin issues at all. I really need to give a plug to “Goat Tape” – this stuff is great. I have tried regular adhesive tape for pinch with not very good results. I have NO skin tears after 3 hours of Euro pinch – and that’s amazing!!! Tape does make the lifts a little harder than bare skin but for something like this – skin protection is critical. Challenge complete. Edited August 19, 2015 by climber511 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mitti Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Happy Birthday Chris!! Very cool challenge and a huge congrats on completing it!! Awesome to see that in ones older years the hands can still be very powerful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svr Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Happy Birthday and thanks for sharing that. That is 12,810 lbs total - Euro-pinched. Strong! Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Happy birthday, Chris and great pinching! I'm 57 so it's good to read of your exploits so I know that there may yet be some hope for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Scibelli Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Great job Chris! Happy b-day! What do you have planned for next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royz Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Happy birthday! And awesome challenge. Most people half your age wouldn't be able to do that. I know i couldn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 I remember when we thought 56-57 was pushing the limit on this stuff. That sounds young now, doesn't it Chris? Congratulations on your challenge today, and congratulations on a Happy Birthday! You are the leader of a dedicated few in discovering just what can be done at 55, 60, 65, and beyond. With David Horne and Steve Gardener and Odin now in their 50s, it won't just be an outlier (or two or three or four) like you Richard, Slim, Dennis, and Atom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slazbob Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Happy Birthday, Chris! Great lifting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anwnate Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Happy Birthday! Very cool challenge. BTW...love the Diesel Crew write up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Cabrera Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Awesomeness! My little brother turns 14 today, i have to show him this! Happy Birthday Chris! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 I remember when we thought 56-57 was pushing the limit on this stuff. That sounds young now, doesn't it Chris? Congratulations on your challenge today, and congratulations on a Happy Birthday! You are the leader of a dedicated few in discovering just what can be done at 55, 60, 65, and beyond. With David Horne and Steve Gardener and Odin now in their 50s, it won't just be an outlier (or two or three or four) like you Richard, Slim, Dennis, and Atom. Don't forget to include yourself in this group Mike - you still aiming for the M #3 cert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwwm Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Damn!!! Very nice Chris!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alawadhi Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Very well done and happy birthday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Pizzo Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Happy Birthday Chris, and congratulations on an incredible feat of grip strength regardless of age! Also, really enjoyed the Diesel Crew article as well, always a pleasure to read your stuff sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durrs Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 This sounds like an awesome birthday congrats on this accomplishment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tja Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Happy birthday and congrats on the awesome feat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Happy Birthday Chris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ Livesey Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Super impressive. Happy b-day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greppstark Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Happy birthday and awesome work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 A huge thumbs up! Happy Birthday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stCoC Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 At 57 ,16 years after I first certified on the# 3 I re-certed again . I was able to close the #3 until about 62. I am weak now. Time for the good old boys of 2003-2005 to test their mettle again. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Happy birthday Chris. You continue to inspire me, great feat of strength and will! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jörg Keilbach Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Happy birthday!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greppstark Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 At 57 ,16 years after I first certified on the# 3 I re-certed again . I was able to close the #3 until about 62. I am weak now. Time for the good old boys of 2003-2005 to test their mettle again. I remember seeing that video on YouTube but can't seem to find it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Belated greetings. To answer the question - Odd Haugen lol. I'm 51 and got a world record the weekend before last so I sure hope so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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