Clay Edgin Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 (edited) http://www.naturalstrength.com/history/gripstrength.html Some feats are older, and some are done by more contemporary grip masters such as David Horne. An interesting read! One thing that did stick out in my head was Goerner's deadlift using two fingers from each hand. He pulled 595lbs - didn't Dave Ostlund pull 615 or 635 recently in this manner? Edited June 6, 2004 by ClayEdgin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 (edited) One thing that did stick out in my head was Goerner's deadlift using two fingers from each hand. He pulled 595lbs - didn't Dave Ostlund pull 615 or 635 recently in this manner? He sure did (615)! One thing I haven't heard answered is whether or not Goerner used his thumbs on that lift. We did use thumbs for Grip Bash V, by the way. Edited June 6, 2004 by EricMilfeld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mANVIL Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Eric, I just checked my copy of Goerner the Mighty and it has a picture of his 595lbs deadlift with 2 fingers. Its a black and white picture and not extremely clear but it does appear he is using his thumbs in the lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Okay, thanks! I've always wondered about that. That would make David Ostlund's feat all the more amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SqeezeMasterFlash Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 It certainly was amazing to watch. Even more so if he's bested Goerner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Loaf Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 how much can dave ostlund do on a regular deadlift? MEAT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ostlund Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 I have done a 660 regular dead, but that was in January. I have been training thick bar deads since then. I want to get started in the next few weeks on reg bar deads again. Gordon said he will video my next 4-finger dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stCoC Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Correction....The lift by Goerner was done with two fingers each hand using no thumb. I was lucky enough to get 552 in the early 90's in this manner. RS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 (edited) Here is the picture: Left hand looks like the thumb is down...? http://www.americanpowerliftevolution.net/...ernerPage2.html Edited June 8, 2004 by smitty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianders1 Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 I was lucky enough to get 552 in the early 90's in this manner. RS Getting within 43.5lbs of any of Goerner's lifts is impressive in my book, especially considering what a genetic anomaly he was. Then again, that picture of you looks awfully similar to Goerner's maybe you two really are related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danegarreau Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Yea the supinated hand's thumb is definately down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 It appears that the feats, or some of them in GTM cannot be elsewhere verified, and in some cases are incorrect. We have a thread called 'Goerner's birthday' ongoing at ironhistory.com for anyone interested in extreme details. Gherardo Bonini has been checking European sources to determine what was written about Goerner during Goerner's time. Some surprises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagual Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 How can you tell? It might aswell be a normal grip - the image is pretty fuzzy. An interesting thing is that the article states that lift beeing only a "demonstration" lift, and nowhere near his max. I wonder what his weight was when he did his regular 830 lbs deadlift... he looked pretty slender in the pictures... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stCoC Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 One lift that I did get (on a bet for a free trip) resulted in pulling on a 2 inch diam. smooth bar in the same 2 finger thumbless manner 530. This was done while standing on a raised block consisting of 2 pieces of 3/4 plywood with a number of sideways 2x4 board spacers (5 inches total height) This was done in the late 80's. RS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SqeezeMasterFlash Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 That's quite an impressive lift! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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