Colorado Grip Champs Roll Call

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  • February 10, 2025 at 11:23 am #41943
    Ben Edwards
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      I’ll be there! Who else is competing? Dan Wagman and RJ Jackson are both in Colorado, and I think are pretty close to the contest location. So hopefully they’ll both be there.

      I was originally planning to take a bus there. But a few days ago I decided to drive my Mach-E and have the “adventure” (lol) of planning charging stops along the way. But I think it will be amusing and I may just go for a short run every time I stop for charging along the way.

      Looking forward to getting to spend some time with Sanjiv before and after the contest too.

      "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson

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      • February 10, 2025 at 2:24 pm #41944
        Denny Habecker
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          I am planning to be there.

        • February 10, 2025 at 6:35 pm #41945
          Sanjiv Gupta
          Participant

            Wow, this is get is getting exciting. I was afraid that it would just be Kim, Jarrod, Nisha and myself. Then Ben reached out and I took a sigh of relief. With Denny throwing down, this is going to become a fun championship. If we get a few more people, I will be thrilled to find a larger venue.

          • March 10, 2025 at 5:01 pm #42010
            Sanjiv Gupta
            Participant

              For those who may be wondering about implements:

              Pinch Grip, Strict – Will use 1980’s York Plates
              Deadlift, Inch DB – Will used Nemesis Grips loadable Inch dumbbell handle
              Vertical Bar, 1 Bar, 2″ – Will use custom height Fat Bastard Barbell Company Final Form V-bar
              Hack Lift Fulton Bar – Will use IronMind Apollon’s Axle

              Hope everybody’s training is going well.

            • March 11, 2025 at 8:57 am #42011
              Ben Edwards
              Participant

                I looked up the Nemesis loadable Inch handle. It is very impressive in appearance. They have the offset handle too, which I don’t think you’re referring to. The one I think you’re talking about is the one that you screw the bolts into. It looks super slick. Does it take chalk? Or is it better to use the old “water trick?” – where you wet your hands and then rub them vigorously together until they get tacky and then immediately grab the bar to lift while your hand is still super tacky.

                I have never seen the FBBC Final Form vbar in person. But it is another grip implement that I thought about buying over the years. Same general question about chalk – does it hold chalk? Or are tacky hands best on it?

                "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson

              • March 11, 2025 at 9:28 am #42012
                Sanjiv Gupta
                Participant

                  The Nemesis grips “fat dumbbells” have a full 2.5″ diameter and take standard axle bar collars. I do not see this size on their website anymore. The handles take chalk very well and I expect records to be broken.

                  The FBBC Final Form V-Bar does not take chalk as well as it is unfinished steel. In a few more years with some seasoning I think that will improve. Expect your lifts to be lower than they would be with 1.9″ pipe or other painted implements.

                • March 28, 2025 at 2:50 pm #42055
                  Ben Edwards
                  Participant

                    5 weeks until the contest! Unrelated to the grip events, but will you have the Bavarian Deadlift setup available if I want to see what it feels like?

                    "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson

                  • March 28, 2025 at 5:26 pm #42056
                    Sanjiv Gupta
                    Participant

                      I could set up the Bavarian Deadlift for you. My set up is a little sketchy as I set up 12 inch plyo boxes on stall mats. The loading pin and 1″ handle is safe enough, but as you go heavy in a sumo stance elevated on blocks that are not bolted to the floor you can see the potential for hamstring/groin injuries if anything shifts.

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