anwnate Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 This came up in another thread. I don't know if this information has been compiled in one place before...feel free to tell me. Whomever has walked away from a CCS Cert. attempt (successful or no), if you have had that #3 rated, would you share... Year, Rater, RGC, (Gripster) The majority of grippers have been rated by Jedd, Chris, Eric and Matt (CPW). While you are welcome to add a RGC rating outside of those, it'll probably mean more to compare apples to apples. Seeing how there is less than 100 (successful) certs since the CCS came into play (and not all are on the GB, or active, or had it rated)...this probably won't be statistically significant. I think we'd be super lucky to get 20 names. Maybe we will learn something...maybe not. Thanks for participating. I'll start it off. 2014, CPW, 149, (Nathaniel Brous) Note: Matt immediately rated it at 153. After oiling it and closing it 30 (?) times, it rated 149. 6 Quote Current Goal: Train consistently...consistently. "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." - Stephen King "Grip-ology is the study of pressure and time. That's all it takes really...pressure...and time. That, and a big goddamn poster." - "Red" "The most productive and the most difficult thing about grip training is waiting until your body is ready to train again." - me "We're not here to put another tool in your tool box. We're here to clean out your garage." - Adam T. Glass "Nearly all the satisfaction comes from battling and overcoming your opponent. Having them simply yield to you...leaves little to savor". - me "Get disappointed go smash them tomorrow! What right do they have to make you feel like crap all week?" - Jason Steeves "maybe you just lack natural awesomeness?" - Brent Barbe "We've got to preach the grip gospel." - Jared Goguen
Chez Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 (edited) I like the idea 2012, Chris Rice, 153, (Cesare Ricchezza) Edited January 14, 2016 by Chez 2 Quote "A lot of men train to be pretty, I train to be the strongest man in the world, then again I'm already pretty." -Magnus Samuelsson "You don't have to be fat to be strong!" - Svend Karlsen "I know it doesn't just come from playing with yourself" - Svend Karlsen talking to Magnus Samuelsson about closing the COC #4. "Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath" - Wilt Chamberlain "No Roids. Just Rage!"
Cannon Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 I rated Adam Glass' CCS cert gripper shortly after his cert and it was 155. That was with no oil and no reps other than cert attempts so not great data in my opinion but we were interested in "what it was like out of the package". In general, the more data we can get, I would just expect the number to move closer and closer to average of rated #3s by any specifiic person. 1 Quote
Squeezus Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 2015, Jared Goguen, 149, (Gil Goodman) Not sure if Jared repped it out before he rated it. I also rated it and came out with 150. It currently resides in a frame on my wall. 3 Quote 2020 Goals: Red Nail 3/11/20 (bent under cert conditions, still waiting to be assigned judge for cert) Bastard 3/21/20, Golden Bastard 4/25/20 MM5 MM3 & MM4 Offhand
John McCarter Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 I can only guess what my #3 came out to. But I'm assuming it would be about 153-155 lb, that's excluding oil being used and reps. The only person who can inform us of the rating is Mighty Joe since I sent him my certification #3 to be in his Grip Museum. 1 Quote "You have to want it more than anything else in your whole life...you gotta want it that bad." - Slim "The Hammer Man" Farman
David Mitti Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 Awesome thread to bring back up Nate! Another question I was wondering too was what people were closing right before the cert that let them know they were ready.?.? 1 Quote Goals CCS w/#2.5 @131# MM0 Cert w/#3 @143# Euro 2HP 200#
Squeezus Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 Awesome thread to bring back up Nate! Another question I was wondering too was what people were closing right before the cert that let them know they were ready.?.? I was getting close to CCSing my 166 HG350 when I certed. My #3's rated around 150 were no problem to CCS pretty much any time of day. 2 Quote 2020 Goals: Red Nail 3/11/20 (bent under cert conditions, still waiting to be assigned judge for cert) Bastard 3/21/20, Golden Bastard 4/25/20 MM5 MM3 & MM4 Offhand
John McCarter Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 Awesome thread to bring back up Nate! Another question I was wondering too was what people were closing right before the cert that let them know they were ready.?.? I was closing grippers around high 160's 2 Quote "You have to want it more than anything else in your whole life...you gotta want it that bad." - Slim "The Hammer Man" Farman
anwnate Posted January 14, 2016 Author Posted January 14, 2016 My top end mms was 171ish. My CCS was 159-160. 1 Quote Current Goal: Train consistently...consistently. "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." - Stephen King "Grip-ology is the study of pressure and time. That's all it takes really...pressure...and time. That, and a big goddamn poster." - "Red" "The most productive and the most difficult thing about grip training is waiting until your body is ready to train again." - me "We're not here to put another tool in your tool box. We're here to clean out your garage." - Adam T. Glass "Nearly all the satisfaction comes from battling and overcoming your opponent. Having them simply yield to you...leaves little to savor". - me "Get disappointed go smash them tomorrow! What right do they have to make you feel like crap all week?" - Jason Steeves "maybe you just lack natural awesomeness?" - Brent Barbe "We've got to preach the grip gospel." - Jared Goguen
Chez Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 (edited) I would have to look back at my log to see what I was closing right before my certification. I know I was doing multiple #3 CCS singles in each workout though. Just don't remember how many and with what gripper. My MMS was well above #3 level so I just focused on CCS closes leading up the cert to make sure that cert width felt automatic so I didn't fumble the set come cert day. Edited January 14, 2016 by Chez 3 Quote "A lot of men train to be pretty, I train to be the strongest man in the world, then again I'm already pretty." -Magnus Samuelsson "You don't have to be fat to be strong!" - Svend Karlsen "I know it doesn't just come from playing with yourself" - Svend Karlsen talking to Magnus Samuelsson about closing the COC #4. "Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath" - Wilt Chamberlain "No Roids. Just Rage!"
Matthew Hunt Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 2015, Jared Goguen, 149, (Gil Goodman) Not sure if Jared repped it out before he rated it. I also rated it and came out with 150. It currently resides in a frame on my wall. Best idea, shadow box it... awesome dude. I would have to look back at my log to see what I was closing right before my certification. I know I was doing multiple #3 CCS singles in each workout though. Just don't remember how many and with what gripper. My MMS was well above #3 level so I just focused on CCS closes leading up the cert to make sure that cert width felt automatic so I didn't fumble the set come cert day. Interested in that information for sure. 3 Quote Certs: MM0 & MM1 (#70 - 4/20/2011) 2018 Goals: Stop being a pussy
Geralt Posted January 15, 2016 Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) Heh. Watch these two cert videos. First is from the man who certified on the MM7 long time later, but in that period he repped his #3 ccs in training. Second is also a strong guy, but something tells me there is some difference in those grippers. Btw it's two guys certing in that vid, both repping it ccs. Not taking anything away from their certs, these guys rock, just watch their training vids. On topic, Vano wrote to me that he had a gripper with very big width and it came out around 159 lbs when he had it rated. Of course, rating systems vary also, but it shows he had a tough gripper. I think he was well prepared for his cert, so I would rule him out being not enough recovered or something like that. Edited January 15, 2016 by Geralt 2 Quote Started training June 2008 MM level 1 Ghp7 GSS certified Some videos.... http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_y-TPakQE6zfc18qWgZW7Q
Cannon Posted January 15, 2016 Posted January 15, 2016 I never knew Vano had the "fiddler crab" thing going. That right arm Quote
Geralt Posted January 15, 2016 Posted January 15, 2016 I never knew Vano had the "fiddler crab" thing going. That right arm Quite a sick pump, yes, lol Quote Started training June 2008 MM level 1 Ghp7 GSS certified Some videos.... http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_y-TPakQE6zfc18qWgZW7Q
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