Shanks Family

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  • December 6, 2021 at 5:58 pm #37834
    Thom Van Vleck
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      Thanks, Al for the mental trip to Ireland to meet the Shanks family. Really enjoyed that story. Stevie and his Dad are top notch, not just a lifters but as men. I hope to meet Jack someday!

      Thom Van Vleck
      Jackson Weightlifting Club
      Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

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      • December 8, 2021 at 4:15 pm #37843
        KCSTRONGMAN
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          Never met Jack, but Stevie was quite a character!
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          I'm the lyrical Jesse James

        • December 10, 2021 at 8:43 am #37852
          Al Myers
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            I always like to compare hand size when meeting other lifters, especially guys with super strong grips. I consider myself to have an average size hand. Most of the really good grip guys have a much larger hand than myself. Stevie and me have the exact same size hands, but when I met Jack I immediately noticed how large his hands were. His fingers 1/2-3/4″ longer than mine. But what makes the BEST hook grippers are the ones with extra long thumbs and Jack’s thumbs were VERY LONG in proportion to his fingers. There’s NO WAY he was going to lose his grip on the rings.

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