amaury Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 IM seems on the right track if i understood all the blabla well. cool ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Walker Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 IronMind was right in there with everyone else on this, especially because we first introduced the idea of crushing, pinching and supporting grip in 1991 and this concept – now widely accepted and repeated - has been the basis of most modern grip contests. Strossen invented crushing, pinching, and supporting grip. Give me a fu*king break. I hope Strossen's mole on the board, and we all know there is one, runs and tells him what the best grip athletes in the world think about his joke contest. Rick Walker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom of Iowa2 Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Update:http://www.ironmind.com/morenews.php?id=775#775 OHHH...now I get it. That clears everything up. I see that crush-pinch-and supportive grip were invented.......... at the same time Al Gore invented the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Edgin Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Rick, not to defend Strossen, but he is not the one putting on the contest. A promoter in Canada is. After he got my feedback on what I thought of the contest events, he said that Ironmind really has no say in what events are being contested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Walker Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 IronMind was right in there with everyone else on this, especially because we first introduced the idea of crushing, pinching and supporting grip in 1991 and this concept – now widely accepted and repeated - has been the basis of most modern grip contests.Clay-It was the whole because we first introduced the idea of crushing, pinching and supporting grip in 1991 and this concept – now widely accepted and repeated - has been the basis of most modern grip contests. that pissed me off.Rick Walker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Edgin Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Gotcha. That rubbed me the wrong way too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foggymountainmuscle Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Instead of inventing, I'd say it's more like "Hey, train your grip all sorts of ways and buy our stuff so you can." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Mike Roy is in charge of the contest according to IM. Is this the same guy that did the rim lift/plate pinch lift that a lot of people thought was fake. The guy had his own webpage and had long hair and was supposed to be quite the card tearer. I think the guys name was Mike the Destroyer. I tried a search for the thread but couldn't find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 http://www.mikedestroyer.com/english/demo.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Looks like we need to email Randall again and maybe translate Mikes site as well - I'd love to see a 885 trapeze lift ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Is he competing in this contest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 So is Mike Roy, Mike the Destroyer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darco Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 (edited) Yes, and Mob it's a 585 # rim shrug. Does anybody know if he ever managed to tear his 1000 deck's of cards at the arnold ? Jad, me and my small hands like your signature. Edited July 8, 2004 by Darco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Gillingham Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 IronMind was right in there with everyone else on this, especially because we first introduced the idea of crushing, pinching and supporting grip in 1991 and this concept – now widely accepted and repeated - has been the basis of most modern grip contests. I think what Randy meant was that Ironmind introduced the categories of pinching, supporting, and crushing grip strength, not that they invented it. I personally didn't diferentiate between the different types of grip until I read it in their catalog several years ago - did any of you? Now this categorization forms the basis for all of our grip training programs so it seems very commonplace and maybe that is why you guys are getting "rubbed the wrong way". I really doubt Randy has a mole on this board - I don't think he gives a crap either way what people say on here. As for Mike Roy, from what I understand he is competing. The bending and tearing events completely cater to his strengths. The other off the wall stuff makes me wonder if the events are part of his show. This is not a fair contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMunger Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 Ricockulous. Randy should maybe be a bit fussier in what he gets associated with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybersnott Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 Why don't they run it like an old-fashioned weightlifting contest? You have, let's say 14 different events. On the day of the contest, all events are put in a hat and say only 8 random are picked. You then pick one as a possible tie-breaker (if need be). That way the playing field is level and all competitors have an equal chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 http://www.mikedestroyer.com/english/demo.htm He sells his own line of supplements off his site. Its obvious the weight gainer works pretty good. I'm not one to talk though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Edgin Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 Well, this is disappointing. A possibly tailored contest to fit one person who will be considered to have the "World's Strongest Grip" although there are others who might blow him away in several other areas of grip. The REAL World's Strongest Grip contest is taking place in Pennsylvania on September 18th. Who wins that means more to me than who wins the WSG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 (edited) Only a pathetic peace of sh t would set up a contest to his strengths as Mike Roy is doing. If he had any respect for himself he wouldn't be doing this. This is truely PATHETIC. Edited July 13, 2004 by patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Dockery Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 check out the "World's Strongest Grip Forum" http://pub32.bravenet.com/forum/2731681791/show/315612 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonV Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 (edited) Last 10 Posts [ In reverse order ]Sean Dockery Posted on Jul 15 2004, 03:25 PM check out the "World's Strongest Grip Forum" How long do you think it will be before the three guys on that forum run out of things to discuss? Edited July 15, 2004 by GordonV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 My reply: Yep, I'd love the money (there is money right??) and the title 'world's strongest grip' but I have never seen or competed in an event so one-sided as this. What a bizarre mix of movements which favour Mike Roy above anything and everyone else. I am amazed and disappointed that Ironmind have seen fit to promote this competition. Even Randall changed the wording to (BS mind) about how they introduced the three facets of grip strength. If Mikeroy and those around him are big enough they will get themselves over to the gripboard which has more Captains of Crush than anywhere else and where there have been many, many online competitions, championships and now European and international competitions all using the same rules and equipment and similar lifts and events. To call this world class competitionis wrong in so many ways least of all by having only events which Mikeroy likes and is (it has to be said) among the best at. It's like me having an event with just the Inch dumbbell, Millennium dumbbell, grippers and Rolling Thunder. Email: steve@gripperbook.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjcocn Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Some guy on that other board said .. Big name are scare about the contest Here is my 0.02 I don't profess to know all about the guys on this gripboard, but when I think about big names in the grip world I think about the guys here, and I am damn sure that they aren't scared of any grip contest that is out there now or may be out there in the future. Skeptical at the format and structure, maybe. Scared? No way! Keep the change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Horne Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 I felt up for this contest even though I thought the events were a bit wierd, even for a grip comp. But with the way it has panned out so that it is Mike Roy's exhibition really, it sucks big time! So I doubt this will be my swan song as I thought, but the European champs in August will instead. I'll just have to visit Canada another time. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warrior Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 some things change about the contest: http://pub32.bravenet.com/forum/2731681791/show/315612 See the personal adress of the destroyer: mikedestroyer@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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