Grepm.m Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Does anyone know how many people have cleaned and pressed an inch dumbbell? I know that Mark Henry did it (Source). But was he the first? I think Thomas Inch himself could clean it. Rich Williams in 2011 (Source) Mike Burke in 2014 (Source) Laine Snook has done it, couldn’t find source right now. Hugo Girard and Ryan Green have done it Source. Nathan Holle has done it. Couldn’t find video of it, but I trust him. Jedd Johnson has done it. (Source) Jesse Pynnönen in 2019. (Source) This attempt from Mark Jeanes might count. (Source) Ben Helms did it last year (Source) That’s 11. Here’s Brian Shaw picking up one in each hand and chest pressing them. (Source) Anyone else? 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featsofalex Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Mr. “Thick bar IS grip” himself Ben Aqualina! https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9sNTgMMH6n/?igsh=MWhpZGx0cGN6d2Jkbw== 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kluv#0 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 (edited) David Shamey! Edited August 26 by Kluv#0 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grepm.m Posted August 26 Author Share Posted August 26 (edited) 1 hour ago, Grepm.m said: Juha Harju in 2014 (Source) It has come to my knowledge that the man in the video is Mike Burke, not Juha Harju. I’d like to edit the post, but I don’t know if that’s possible. Sorry! Edited August 26 by Grepm.m Change of word 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorOfCrush Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 1 hour ago, Grepm.m said: Ben Helms did it last year (Source) In Crocs! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 A Canadian beast named Ryan Green has done it. I have NOT Cleaned and Pressed the Inch. I have Cleaned it and I have Pressed it after getting it to the shoulder, but never Cleaned and Pressed it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Here's Ryan Green, below. A lot of people aren't aware of his lift, because it is so old. Depending on how precise we want to get with the requirements. He may be the only person ever to do it with actual proof of a "clean" clean and legit strict press. The reason I say this is because in many cases the lifter either contacts his body elsewhere (belly for instance) and then Push Presses the bell overhead. When I get this feat, it will be with a Push Press or Jerk, like I have always moved the bell to the overhead lockout position. I would feel bad to be classified in the same list as Ryan Green who literally Strict Pressed that bell overhead. Ben Helms has cleaned the Inch more times than anyone alive that has provided video footage, and the vast majority of his cleans were done with no other body contact. I'm not sure how many times he's Push Pressed it, but I'm guessing several. In the end, it's splitting hairs, I know, but I'm just throwing it out there, because I can tell you for a fact that if the bell snags on your belly, it helps the bell flip over. This happened a couple times in this past weekends session. Flipping the bell over is one of the toughest parts of the lift. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 1 hour ago, Grepm.m said: Does anyone know how many people have cleaned and pressed an inch dumbbell? I know that Mark Henry did it (Source). But was he the first? I think Thomas Inch himself could clean it. Rich Williams in 2011 (Source) Mike Burke in 2014 (Source) Laine Snook has done it, couldn’t find source right now. Hugo Girard and Ryan Green have done it Source. Nathan Holle has done it. Couldn’t find video of it, but I trust him. Jedd Johnson has done it. (Source) Jesse Pynnönen in 2019. (Source) This attempt from Mark Jeanes might count. (Source) Ben Helms did it last year (Source) That’s 11. Here’s Brian Shaw picking up one in each hand and chest pressing them. (Source) Anyone else? I change Juha to Mike Burke Rich Williams should be listed for consideration. I'll put my video of him doing it below. I'm just now noticing Ryan Green is already listed. My bad, I did not see his name before. I was unaware Hugo Girard had done it. Is there any documentation of this besides video? I was unaware of Nathan Holle too. Jesse has some body contact on the video I saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorOfCrush Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 3 minutes ago, Jedd Johnson said: Here's Ryan Green, below. A lot of people aren't aware of his lift, because it is so old. Depending on how precise we want to get with the requirements. He may be the only person ever to do it with actual proof of a "clean" clean and legit strict press. The reason I say this is because in many cases the lifter either contacts his body elsewhere (belly for instance) and then Push Presses the bell overhead. When I get this feat, it will be with a Push Press or Jerk, like I have always moved the bell to the overhead lockout position. I would feel bad to be classified in the same list as Ryan Green who literally Strict Pressed that bell overhead. Ben Helms has cleaned the Inch more times than anyone alive that has provided video footage, and the vast majority of his cleans were done with no other body contact. I'm not sure how many times he's Push Pressed it, but I'm guessing several. In the end, it's splitting hairs, I know, but I'm just throwing it out there, because I can tell you for a fact that if the bell snags on your belly, it helps the bell flip over. This happened a couple times in this past weekends session. Flipping the bell over is one of the toughest parts of the lift. That is some obscene pressing strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 1 hour ago, Kluv#0 said: David Shamey! Are we requiring an actual Inch Replica. I'm not sure what that is, but it's not a globe dumbbell. So tough to compile this list, accurately, indeed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grepm.m Posted August 26 Author Share Posted August 26 10 minutes ago, Jedd Johnson said: I change Juha to Mike Burke Rich Williams should be listed for consideration. I'll put my video of him doing it below. I'm just now noticing Ryan Green is already listed. My bad, I did not see his name before. I was unaware Hugo Girard had done it. Is there any documentation of this besides video? I was unaware of Nathan Holle too. Jesse has some body contact on the video I saw. Thank you for filling in and editing! Feel free to make an independent post on this topic that can be updated when someone else accomplishes the clean. I’m awaiting my own inch dumbbell from Nathan Holle, and I hope to be able to achieve this some day. It would be interesting to see a complete list over the people who’ve done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kluv#0 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Jedd Johnson said: Are we requiring an actual Inch Replica. I'm not sure what that is, but it's not a globe dumbbell. So tough to compile this list, accurately, indeed! Edited August 26 by Kluv#0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 1 hour ago, Jedd Johnson said: A Canadian beast named Ryan Green has done it. I have NOT Cleaned and Pressed the Inch. I have Cleaned it and I have Pressed it after getting it to the shoulder, but never Cleaned and Pressed it. Yet Jedd - you have not done it YET. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 15 hours ago, climber511 said: Yet Jedd - you have not done it YET. Correct 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 17 hours ago, Kluv#0 said: Magnificent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 17 hours ago, Grepm.m said: Thank you for filling in and editing! Feel free to make an independent post on this topic that can be updated when someone else accomplishes the clean. I’m awaiting my own inch dumbbell from Nathan Holle, and I hope to be able to achieve this some day. It would be interesting to see a complete list over the people who’ve done it. I'm not sure I have the time or attention span to keep this list on the Gripboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Great thread. Hope to see more and more people clean and press it. Once the bell is to shoulder height. what is the limiting factor? Grip, strength or technique? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king crusher Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 I wonder if anyone has cleaned and pressed the millennium dumbbell? 229lbs. I know Dan Harrison pressed one but not one arm cleaned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Climber028 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Many more people can do the press, the clean is the hard part. Strongman regularly one arm press dumbbells over 250lbs but these are all 2 handed cleans 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grepm.m Posted August 27 Author Share Posted August 27 The circus dumbbells from Rogue have thicker handles than the Inch and Millenium. Pressing them isn’t the issue for strongmen. But as mentioned above, they use two hands to get it to the shoulder position. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mywor Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 (edited) My first Cleans were done with my "lightest" Thomas Inch thats around 77kg. It's the one I'm using on the linked video. After that i've cleaned my other 2 as well. I've done Clean & Push Press with my 79kg Inch dumbbell I have also cleaned my Gripmonster Inch that is the hardest 77-80kg Inch I own. Bought it from Juha Harju many years ago. This one Hafthor attempted to deadlift back in 2016 unsuccessfully, which is cool part of its history. Edited August 28 by Mywor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 On 8/26/2024 at 1:39 PM, Grepm.m said: Does anyone know how many people have cleaned and pressed an inch dumbbell? I know that Mark Henry did it (Source). But was he the first? I think Thomas Inch himself could clean it. Rich Williams in 2011 (Source) Mike Burke in 2014 (Source) Laine Snook has done it, couldn’t find source right now. Hugo Girard and Ryan Green have done it Source. Nathan Holle has done it. Couldn’t find video of it, but I trust him. Jedd Johnson has done it. (Source) Jesse Pynnönen in 2019. (Source) This attempt from Mark Jeanes might count. (Source) Ben Helms did it last year (Source) That’s 11. Here’s Brian Shaw picking up one in each hand and chest pressing them. (Source) Anyone else? That Mark Jeanes feat definitely shouldn't count. Way too much body contact and even a leg kick to move it upwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 On 8/26/2024 at 1:56 PM, featsofalex said: Mr. “Thick bar IS grip” himself Ben Aqualina! https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9sNTgMMH6n/?igsh=MWhpZGx0cGN6d2Jkbw== This got past me. Never saw that video before. Super impressive high pull directly to the shoulder/neck area. CRAZY! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grepm.m Posted August 30 Author Share Posted August 30 Nathan Holle has added a list of people who’ve cleaned an Inch dumbbell to his website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grepm.m Posted August 30 Author Share Posted August 30 2 minutes ago, Grepm.m said: Nathan Holle has added a list of people who’ve cleaned an Inch dumbbell to his website According to Holle’s list, Carl Myerscough has cleaned an Inch. I assumed he had when I made my list, but I couldn’t find a source, so I left it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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