Swiss Grip Comp Ii

[the swiss]

The results of the comp:

Overall:

1. David Hurzeler (74kg) 48.9 pnts

2. Amaury Macaire (71kg) 46.6

3. Yoann Brigante (83kg) 37.1

4. Gilles Cruchaud (78kg) 36.7

5. Eric Detoisien (80kg) 35.5

6. Gregory (95kg) 34.4

7. Jose Casasampera (80kg) 31.4

8. Ruben (80kg) 27

9. Vincent Launay (71kg) 24.3

10.Boris Verdin (95kg) 24.1

Grippers

1. David-Amaury #3 10pnts

3. Yoann filed #2 6

4. Eric #2 5

5. Boris-Gilles-Ruben-Jose #1 3

9. Gregory-Vincent T 1

Two Hands Pinch

1. Gregory 78kg 10pnts

2. David 72 9.2

3. Amaury 69.5 8.9

4. Eric 67 8.9

5. Jose-Gilles-Vincent 64.5 8.2

8. Boris 62 7.9

9. Ruben 61 7.8

10.Yoann 57 7.3

Rim Lift

1. David 137kg 10pnts

2. Ruben 122 8.8

3. Amaury-Yoann-Gilles 117 8.5

6. Gregory 112 8.1

7. Boris-Vincent-Jose 107 7.7

10.Eric 92 6.6

One Hand Lift

1. David 216kg 10pnts

2. Amaury 200 9.2

3. Gregory-Gilles-Yoann-Eric 180 8.3

7. Vincent-Ruben 160 7.4

9. Jose-Boris 120 5.5

Bending

1. Amaury 212.5kg 10pnts

2. David 206 9.7

3. Gilles 190 8.7

4. Gregory-Jose-Yoann-Eric 150 7

8. Boris-Ruben-Vincent 0 0

The highlights:

- Impressive One hand lift by Amaury with 200kg on his second try with the handle

- great pr for me in that lift with 216kg and 220 coming off the floor, but my hand

ripped open

- Good effort by Yoann also who initially did not want to compete because of a recent injury but finally couldn't resist and set out a good performance.

- Gregory was also a very impressive pincher, apparently thanks to his job where he gets to carry cement blocks in a pinch grip very often.

A great day, some blood, some PRs, crappy bending strength, and to top it off, some campus boarding and a raclette!!

can't wait till next time!

[nils]

Gratulations to some nice results.

Also I have to comment the size of the swiss!

Small guys taking control of the swiss grip arena!

[The Mac]

Congratulations to all - those are very impressive lifts.

[gazza]

Excellent comp,excellent results,more so when you take in the bodyweight of

david and Amaury

[David Horne]

Well done!

See you in Sweden.

David

[Mikael Siversson]

Yes, well done.

Do you feel that the bending results for you and Amaury were down because of fatigue from all the other lifting?

[the swiss]

THanks!

Mikael: yes, definitely!! it was a good test bending after all this, specially after the one hand lifting which takes a lot more out of people than it first seems

[amaury]

Mikael : we were quite tired after the previous events

As for me i tried to bend the 247.5kgs bar at first. I gave a very good kink in it and got exhausted trying to finish it. After that struggle i was only good for a 212.5kgs bar

[EricMilfeld]

Congratulations to all!

Very nice lifting David and Amaury!

[OldGuy]

What was the setup for the onehand lift. What kind of handle was used?

[the swiss]

the Horne handle used (same as for the next british comp and europeans).

height of handle can be adjusted by the lifter, and the weight needs only be lifted 5cm.

[OldGuy]

the Horne handle used (same as for the next british comp and europeans).

height of handle can be adjusted by the lifter, and the weight needs only be lifted 5cm.

Thanks. Were any pics taken of the events?

[amaury]

John, here are some pics taken by a swiss competitor (José), there will be others :

http://fr.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cacaho...lbum?.dir=/efb5

[Clay Edgin]

The guy in that first picture has some freakishly long fingers!

[OldGuy]

Excellent pics thanks!

[amaury]

Thanks guys.

Clay: in fact the guy in the first pic (Yoann) has not very long hands but he has very thin fingers and small wrists. His hands are under 8" since they are shorter than mine (we compared them).

On the other hand that guy has monkey paws :

http://fr.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cacaho...5&.dnm=5a10.jpg

His hands are large and long, i suspect them to be in the 9" range (he is very tall).

[terminator]

Well done guys!

[amaury]

Thanks Pat !

[the swiss]

yes this time having large hands was a disadvantage, for a change.

specially with the rim lift, which we can see with Eric's performance on the rim lift (Eric being the guy with the huge hands).

[The Mac]

NIce Pics - thanls for putting them up!

[bseedot]

Great job to everyone! Looks like a fun contest.

BC.

[3Crusher]

David,

What kind of implement was used for the one hand lift? It looked very odd shaped in the pictures. How far did it have to be lifted off the ground? What was the diameter of the handle used, and was it knurled? How long did the weight have to be held off the ground? Thanks.

Steve

[amaury]

We used the Horne handle (same used for the next british comp and europeans). It is not knurled and David will correct me if i'm wrong but i think it has a 1" diameter.

There must be a pic somewhere in the grip gallery.

The weight had to be lifted 5cm off the ground, as judged by the referees (me and David alternatively), the standard to be met was therefore a certain height but not a certain time.

I hope that it answers your questions Steve,

Amaury.