savagewood Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 Well for those of you who read my other thread you know I was nervous about getting certified. As it turned out I had nothing to worry about. Today Mike Gentry the S&C coach for Virginia Tech witnessed my close. True to what everyone told me the adrenaline rush made everything easier. First I slammed my 3 closed right handed so hard I thought I had brought the wrong gripper. After that I did something I had never done before and closed it left handed which also seemed rather easy at the time. Coach Gentry was a super nice guy. After congratulating me he let me play with his grippers. His were older models with metal handles instead of aluminum and they were heavier. He said he wasn't sure but he thought they were 5-6 years old. His #3 was a great deal harder than mine but I managed to close it on the first try. My winning streak came to a close when I tried his #4 and just barely got it to parallel. After that I got to walk around and lust after the VT weight room which was full of monster power racks, lifting platforms,and Eleiko bumpers. All in all it was a great day and I just wanted to say THANKS to everyone on this board who gave me advice especially the KTA'ers. Now I just have to get my pictures developed and I should be good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKE HALEY RILEY CLOE Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 Savagewood, job well done! Look forward to seeing you in the next Milo. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David Fralick Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bballdad Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Congrats Savagewood!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Congrats!! Going to update Sub-title now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinslater Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Congrads on the certification! go after the elite! Austin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybersnott Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Congratulations savagewood!! See, ya got all bent out of shape for nothing!! I knew you could do it!! BTW, what's your real name? (so we'll know who to look for in MILO). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Steve Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Savagewood C.O.C. ! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Strength and Adrenaline. An unbeatable combination. A BIG congratulations on your official Captain of Crush status, Savagewood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmmicklabs Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Congrats SavageWood. Looks like you got certified by the same guy that certified Dave Morton. Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Walker Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Congrats! Rick Walker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bport Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Congrats! Sounds like a fun time too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMMERHEAD Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagewood Posted September 2, 2003 Author Share Posted September 2, 2003 My real name is Terry Amos. Yeah tmmicklabs that was the same guy who certified Dave. He told me Dave and myself were the only 2 people he had ever seen close a #3. Speaking of Dave,he contacted me recently and we are planning to get together to train some day soon. If there are any people on this board in the southern Virginia/northern North Carolina area who would like to join in it would be great to meet some fellow gripsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Congrats Savagewood, hopefully it'll make it to December's edition otherwise we'll see you in the next one!!! Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bseedot Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Congrats, Terry! BC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golgotha Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Awsome! That's re-assuring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaury Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Congrats Savagewood ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2strong Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Congratulations ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gripmaster316 Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Well Done!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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