Matt Van Weele Posted April 6, 2004 Posted April 6, 2004 Does anyone feel it's possible to 2 hands pinch 2 100 pound plates? Has anyone ever been close to doing it or tried it before? Quote Real Name: Keyser Söze When the One Great Scorer Comes To mark against your name, He writes not whether you won or lost, But how you played the game. You have a gift Roy but it's not enough.
Rob Vigeant Posted April 6, 2004 Posted April 6, 2004 Does anyone feel it's possible to 2 hands pinch 2 100 pound plates? Has anyone ever been close to doing it or tried it before? How wide is it? Quote Rob (midget) Vigeant
Matt Van Weele Posted April 6, 2004 Author Posted April 6, 2004 I would guess 2 100's together would be 3 to 3.5 inches. Not exactly sure though. Quote Real Name: Keyser Söze When the One Great Scorer Comes To mark against your name, He writes not whether you won or lost, But how you played the game. You have a gift Roy but it's not enough.
SqeezeMasterFlash Posted April 6, 2004 Posted April 6, 2004 I would say it's definitely doable. I've seen the pic of Richard Sorin deadlifting a 4" wide 100 lb anvil pinched across the top. I think if someone trained for it 2 100's could be accomplished. Quote Dwell not upon your weariness, for your strength shall be according to the measure of your desire. Jeff Ford
Sybersnott Posted April 6, 2004 Posted April 6, 2004 I've seen the pic of Richard Sorin deadlifting a 4" wide 100 lb anvil pinched across the top. There is a BIG difference between a 100 pound pinch lift and a 200 pound!! First of all, those kind of plates are hard to find. Some gyms might have them, but don't count on it. 45#er's are usually the norm. Quote "I have always been strong. I can only imagine what it is like to be weak" - Arthur Saxon "Success cannot be guaranteed. There are no safe battles" - Sir Winston Churchill
Rob Vigeant Posted April 6, 2004 Posted April 6, 2004 I would guess 2 100's together would be 3 to 3.5 inches. Not exactly sure though. I think Rob W could do it now fairly easy. Also Wade Quote Rob (midget) Vigeant
EricMilfeld Posted April 6, 2004 Posted April 6, 2004 I think this is very possible for some of the guys on this board. This would be an awesome feat to train for. Quote
Clay Edgin Posted April 6, 2004 Posted April 6, 2004 (edited) Sure, it's entirely possible. Several guys at Rick's BFGS contest lifted over 200lbs in the two hand pinch although they were using 45's to grip onto. My 100lb plates are 2" across, so together they are appx 4" thick. I can think of a handful of guys that are capable of such a feat right now, and another few that would be able to do it by year end if they tailored their training to reach this goal. Edited April 6, 2004 by ClayEdgin Quote
Matt Van Weele Posted April 6, 2004 Author Posted April 6, 2004 There is a BIG difference between a 100 pound pinch lift and a 200 pound!! Yeah the big difference is 2 hands and not one. Quote Real Name: Keyser Söze When the One Great Scorer Comes To mark against your name, He writes not whether you won or lost, But how you played the game. You have a gift Roy but it's not enough.
Chuckie B. Posted April 6, 2004 Posted April 6, 2004 Guys, I looking in my gripboard crystal ball and I see... a new section in records and stats it's... Two #100 Plate Pinch. Only chalk allowed, must be to a full deadlift...you know the rest. Now everybody going to have to get two York #100 plates. Quote "Live long, stay strong" - C.F.B.
Adam Black Posted April 7, 2004 Posted April 7, 2004 It's absolutely possible. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some members of this board could do it already. I was at at Gary Browns place 2 weeks ago and had the same thought when I saw his pair of 100's. Now you mention it, perhaps there is something in the air... Quote
Rick Walker Posted April 7, 2004 Posted April 7, 2004 I have a pair of 100s. They are Standard brand and are a little over 4 inches together. I have never tried to 2-hand pinch them, though I certainly think it is possible by some of the freaks here! I would be more impressed with someone hubbing them as the hubs are good and deep.... Rick Walker Quote "I ain't afraid to die anymore...I've done it already."
Rob Vigeant Posted April 7, 2004 Posted April 7, 2004 !I would be more impressed with someone hubbing them as the hubs are good and deep.... Rick Walker Rick how deep are they? Quote Rob (midget) Vigeant
SqeezeMasterFlash Posted April 7, 2004 Posted April 7, 2004 I'm a bit skeptical about lifting a 100 by the hub, but 10 years ago that's what people said about the #4. Quote Dwell not upon your weariness, for your strength shall be according to the measure of your desire. Jeff Ford
Matt Van Weele Posted April 7, 2004 Author Posted April 7, 2004 I think with some serious training Rob W and Wade would stand a good chance. I guess both have put up huge weights on IM's hub. I would think the 100's hubs flair out at the bottom making it harder then IM's version. Quote Real Name: Keyser Söze When the One Great Scorer Comes To mark against your name, He writes not whether you won or lost, But how you played the game. You have a gift Roy but it's not enough.
Tom of Iowa2 Posted April 7, 2004 Posted April 7, 2004 2x100's at the gym are 5 inches exactly. STANDARD BARBELL brand.Watch you toes. It would be a very visual feat and something the public would relate to. Anybody thats had to unload hundreds off the squat bar or off a leg press would be impressed. A Good idea. How about?two hand 3 X45's?That is 3 5/8" Quote "i am not here to talk about the past" Mark McGwire "he's got a neck like a stack of dimes" Classy Freddie Blassy, KING of MEN "WHEN A FINGER POINTS AT THE MOON,THE IMBECILE LOOKS AT THE FINGER"
Bearcat 74 Posted April 7, 2004 Posted April 7, 2004 How about?two hand 3 X45's?That is 3 5/8" I've seen Scott Clayton do it. No doubts Wade or Big Rob could do it either. Quote Real Name: Heath Sexton Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
bseedot Posted April 7, 2004 Posted April 7, 2004 I also think that it's possible, depending on the plates that are used. My 100s are each about 2.5" thick, which would make the feat very difficult. BC. Quote The cure for boredom is curiousity. There is no cure for curiousity.
odin Posted April 7, 2004 Posted April 7, 2004 2x100's at the gym are 5 inches exactly.STANDARD BARBELL brand.Watch you toes. We have the same STANDARD BARBELL plates at my gym sitting near the leg press. I think the best I can hope for at this point is a partner assisted negative, but I am curious how it feels compared to a one-handed negative with two 45's. They have that slimy gray (hammertone?) paint; I'd prefer the rougher black finish for pinching. I'd bet Wade and a few others can do it with little or no specific training. Quote Spoiler Bob Sundin 5'11 and 162 lbs. https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC7AZdUkf0aEDB3ET4UhU3Bg/videos
Clay Edgin Posted April 7, 2004 Posted April 7, 2004 To expound on something Odin said about training with them, I suppose someone could easily train for this feat on their own by pinching the two plates at the 9 and 3 o'clock positions and then slowly working both hands up to 12 o'clock as they get stronger. Quote
showlarson Posted April 7, 2004 Posted April 7, 2004 The 100's I've seen would be very, very difficult to lift in a plate pinch. Most of the 45's in the gym i work out in are the thick ivanko ones and THEY are tough to get. Much tougher than the thinner ones most gyms have. This is one feat more than any other I've heard of on the gripboard that I would have to see to believe! Quote Shane Larson "Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional."
odin Posted April 8, 2004 Posted April 8, 2004 That sounds like a great idea Clay, very creative. Quote Spoiler Bob Sundin 5'11 and 162 lbs. https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC7AZdUkf0aEDB3ET4UhU3Bg/videos
foggymountainmuscle Posted April 8, 2004 Posted April 8, 2004 Two 50Kg plates, what about that? I can't name a company that makes them anymore but they're out there and since 2 100s sounds so doable, why not 2 50Kgs? Quote Real Name: Michael Rogowski "The Glory of God is man fully alive." -Irenaeus "The Lord is a warrior." Exodus 15:3
showlarson Posted April 8, 2004 Posted April 8, 2004 Before anyone busts me out for comment I had above i better explain that I was guilty of not reading the whole post. For some reason I had it in my head that everyone meant plate pinching w/ one hand. I think a two hand plate pinch w/100's is very possible. Sorry for the confusion. Quote Shane Larson "Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional."
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