The event was in Colorado Springs and drew athletes from across the state of Colorado and Wyoming. My drive from Denver was just over an hour.
The event would include:
- Max Gripper Close (Various rated brands)
- Two Hand Napalm Nightmare Saxon Blocks (Arm Assassin Strength Shop)
- Apollon's Axle (Ironmind)
- Shallow Mini-Inch Pinch (Arm Assassin Strength Shop)
- 2" Vertical Bar (Fat Bastard Barbell Company)
On the grippers, I opened with a comfortable 66 RGC on a CPW adjustable gripper. My second attempt at 77 was good also. I also closed 83 pounds to go 3 for 3. I was beyond excited. I have grippers at 71 and 92 RGC at home and have not been able to span that gap. PR! This event was tough as a spectator. It was hard to see if the gripper was closed and harder still to appreciate the technique, focus and strength to close grippers above 150 RGC.
Next was the Napalm Nightmare. I opened way to light at 75 pounds. I wanted to get a feel for the implement. I then made lifts at 91, 116, 126, and 136 before missing 146. My plan is usually to get 2 warm-ups and then 3 legitimate attempt (5 total). In this case I failed the 6th attempt, but felt good about the effort. PR! This event has records ranked on gripsport.org.
Next on deck was the Apollon's Axle. I have trained with thick bars before, but never a proper 2" barbell. Typically, I have used a 1.9" painted pipe. The seasoning was good, but less grippy than I had hoped. I opened at what I thought was a reasonable 151 and followed that with 180, 200, 226, 241 and 251 before missing 261 (7 total attempts). I was very pleased with this result as it approached the 253 pound mark I set with a Fulton Bar. PR! This event was probably the most exciting for spectators. It also has the most impressive records having been contested since 1994 with Carl Myerscough and Lyudmila Galduchenko taking the top spots at 237.5kg and 137.9kg respectively.
Fourth up was the Mini Inch Pinch. I had fortunately trained with this exact implement at home and matched my performance in the basement making 20, 25 and 28 pounds before missing 30.5 pounds. This was the only case where I made the appropriate number of attempts (4). This implement is relatively new and there are fewer records on gripsport.org. The listed records were very much challenged by Dub's Grip Classic.
The final event was the 2" FBBC Vertical Bar. This was a mere 2" lift and the implement was very well seasoned. I opened at 103 and followed that with 133, 153, 168, and 189 before failing 204 pounds. I got greedy wanting to break 200 pounds, but felt good about the effort. PR! This is another one on gripsport.org with records going back several years.
The athletes were the usual suspects from King Kong and Rolling Hills and included Kelsie Sherman, Sarah Chappelow, Colton Storm, Jeremy Everding, Jaland Worley (host), Jesse Hagendorn, Jonathan Hamrick, Steve Millard and myself. Newcomers included Kayla and Haley Witt (junior), Shelby Delp, Clint Cook, Brandon Barratt and Konrad Sherman.
I am curious to see the official scores when they are posted. Sarah set some overall women's world records and several athletes set weight class records.
While scores were being tabulated the sponsor prizes were awarded including a gripper set from Cannon Power Works and gift cards and posters from IronMind. A gift from Nemesis Grips was given to our junior lifter who was crushing it all day on the platform. The final set of gifts from Arm Assassin Strength Shop will be announced post competition. An interesting teaser was from Michael Thomas, who donated $50 to the winner (in this case second place as Jaland was not accepting prizes) on the mini inch pinch.
Gripsport.org/lists: 93kg
- Max Gripper Close (Various rated brands)
- Two Hand Napalm Nightmare Saxon Blocks (Arm Assassin Strength Shop) - 136 lbs (15th)
- Apollon's Axle (Ironmind) - 251 lbs (outside top 25)
- Shallow Mini-Inch Pinch (Arm Assassin Strength Shop) - 28 lbs (2nd)
- 2" Vertical Bar (Fat Bastard Barbell Company) - 189 lbs (outside top 25)
Final Results
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