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[b]Quote from 61pwcc on January 20, 2013, 16:10[/b]
So, Timo, do you Snatch with a DO grip? Speaking of DO, I think Goerner could do a Middle Finger Deadlift in DO style with 308lbs!! Have you tried this??
I think you’re smart to train the middle finger lifts with reps….makes sense.

Haven’t been doing snatches so far, but now after Gold Cup i started to learn hook grip with regular DL, and it’s really going forward.

What i’ve been trying DO style middle finger deadlift, i would say i can do only half of reverse grip with high revolving bar, of course if bar is a bit stiff then more than half.

Never heard how Hermann Goerner did his 308# middle finger deadlift, if DO massive!! if reverse just warm up lift for him. But i’ve seen old picture about his 595# four finger deadlift, which is greatest strength feat of history in my view.

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[b]Quote from 61pwcc on January 19, 2013, 19:23[/b]
The name is James Fuller and am humbled by you repping out with my MAX on the middle finger Deadlift. Can you hook grip a 2″ bar?

Nice to know you James.

I like reps in my training, a bit safer way to do workload.

I can slightly hook 2″ bar, but never tried to lift with hook, because in grip comps i’ve been, only DO DL was allowed, and i don’t have 2″ bar at gym, never had chance to really test it. Next time when i’ll meet axle, for sure i will take a shot with hook.

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[b]Quote from 61pwcc on January 19, 2013, 08:13[/b]
Simply amazing stuff Timo. How tall are you? By the way your middle finger Deadlift video is unreal!![url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=c5gEAM7C2JM[/url]

Thanks 🙂

i’m 186cm guess 6′ 1″

Definitely ‘big MFDL’ is one of my goals, i was doing that set when visiting my friend at last august, he had brand new IWF set, a bit easier to lift comparing my gym set. Btw, what’s your name? Your username doesn’t really tell 🙂

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[b]Quote from chadul79 on January 19, 2013, 06:59[/b]
That is extremely impressive Timo! Holy cow. And where are your shoes!

Thanks Chad,

i decided to leave shoes inside and add small disc to my belt 🙂 Actually it was quite warm at Jan 1st, 36F exactly steel wasn’t in ice 🙂 I didn’t find any good spot from gym, so i decide to do it outdoors.

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Thanks guys 🙂

that was done without wire, not sure about this 😆

Outdoor is better than indoor 🙂

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Great speech sir,

Timo

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[b]Quote from JWCIII on January 4, 2013, 10:39[/b]
Kind of a funny comment from a single guy! HAHAHAHA

Best of 2013 so far 😀 😀

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[b]Quote from dinoman on November 12, 2012, 10:04[/b]
Timo – I really enjoyed getting to meet you. You are a gifted strength athlete as well as a great guy to hang out with. Hopefully you will continue to stay very active in IAWA. It is exciting to see expansion of the countries involved in the IAWA. Al

You too Al,

was great to meet you. Active as possible, at the moment i feel i could compete in UK once in a year, hopefully one day later i will able to come to Kansas. I was taken about you guys would like to come Finland, just my issue is small village with no hotels etc. also i would need bars, axle and discs etc. i think platform is easiest to do. Who knows maybe one day? Would be great to see also other nations in IAWA, i believe lot of great lifters is out there.

Btw, did you get any pic with me and Inver Stone? My wife told me no way you didn’t lift that, after seeing it in YouTube 🙂

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[b]Quote from chadul79 on November 11, 2012, 13:32[/b]
We made it Timo. Glad you made it out there with us. Those finger deads were unreal. You need a club, so we can have a meet in Finland!

Thanks Chad,

certainly our basement club in my village is way too small 🙂

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[b]Quote from chadul79 on November 11, 2012, 07:20[/b]
Anyone watch this video?
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE5DnJXFcyw&feature=youtu.be[/url]

I truly don’t think that if they are lifted on the dirt/gravel like we did that they are at risk. We had no reason to think reps weren’t OK> If you look at the dinnie site, they list everyones reps, even if they’re using straps. I think Peter feels strongly about the reps and tried to make a strong statement to discourage anyone else from trying. I think if that was his intention, it was the wrong way to go about it.

Looks like you’re back at home guys, hopefully you had good journey.
Specially you and Mark did very good job with Dinnies!
And thanks for driving me there to lift only one on time 🙂
That was great safari, also i enjoyed thru the weekend, great IAWA hospitality, i would say.

Thanks to all.

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It’s been a time since my last post, but i have new training numbers to share.

I was visiting my friend at saturday and he had Leoko IWF set with 28mm bar, i think only our swedish friends Eleiko can produce better than that (London olympics 2012)

Difference with my 29mm IPF bar was almost +10% for other fingers, except index fingers as usual.

I managed some good numbers, even my long term Little fingers DL goal over my BW. It was 209lbs at 206lbs, certainly was happy about that!!

Then i had plans to do set of Middle fingers DL with 319lbs, but my friend we’re joking about his 330lbs ‘gym record’ He told me can’t leave before lifting more than that, then we loaded 341lbs / 155kg for reps, managed four reps. After seeing vid looks my lower back and fingers are exactly same level of strength.

Don’t know linking yet, but 19Kamau79 is my Youtube channel, hope vids are inspiring.

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Congrats to all,

some very impressive numbers right there!

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[b]Quote from Adam Glass on May 1, 2012, 21:55[/b]
[quote][b]Quote from Timo Lauttamus on May 1, 2012, 00:52[/b]
[quote][b]Quote from Adam Glass on May 1, 2012, 00:24[/b]
Wow those are some big lifts on the records. Is this event done with a mixed grip or a double overhand grip?

Easy Q, i can give an answer, it’s mixed grip for those recs.

Last year David Horne organize one contest in UK. They had middle fingers DL with overhand grip event. If i remember right Nick won it, he managed something a bit over 200lbs.

Obviously high revolving bar is very hard to lift with overhand grip. Using mixed grip knurling helps a bit, but revolving is not issue.

Adam, you should try this stuff, you could like it?

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Timo

I will give it a go this week. My new favorite lift is a Jefferson with the Ironmind Eagle loops, here is a 320.4 kg lift tonight http://youtu.be/YtWrGhLZql0%5B/quote%5D

I watched your vid of Jefferson, looks perfect training for Dinnie Stones. Must be painful to use whole hand and eagle loops!!

My personal opinion with finger deads is to do lot of warm ups. Of course skin tearing is happening even in warm ups, but i see it’s a bit safer that way.

Timo

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[b]Quote from Adam Glass on May 1, 2012, 00:24[/b]
Wow those are some big lifts on the records. Is this event done with a mixed grip or a double overhand grip?

Easy Q, i can give an answer, it’s mixed grip for those recs.

Last year David Horne organize one contest in UK. They had middle fingers DL with overhand grip event. If i remember right Nick won it, he managed something a bit over 200lbs.

Obviously high revolving bar is very hard to lift with overhand grip. Using mixed grip knurling helps a bit, but revolving is not issue.

Adam, you should try this stuff, you could like it?

Timo

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[b]Quote from dinoman on April 29, 2012, 17:17[/b]
Timo, I watched your YouTube video of your index fingers deadlift. HUGE LIFT!!! You are well within the rules of the IAWA in the video (plus you held the weight at the top WAY beyond what is required!!). As easy as that looked, you should be over 300# very soon.

I also watched your video of the weighted chair split. You have amazing flexibility. Have you ever tried the Van Dam Lift??? Al

Thanks Al,

we have one Ironmind approved referee (Kimmo Kokko) in Finland who is judging Apollon axle lifts and RT lifts. He has very strict line, no over second lasting hold on top = no lift. Actually did my hold because him. Another IM referee (Jyrki Rantanen) he is judging totally different way, sometimes even without locking on top!! We’ve been having lot of discussion on our national forum, how to judge these lifts.

I think USAWA and IAWA are having long history of judging all kind of deadlifts. I believe it’s never too easy, but experience of years makes it a bit easier.

At the moment i do sets and reps in my finger training, so i will save 300lbs Index fingers DL for later. I always use reps to build ‘foundation’ for heavier lifts.

I checked video of Rob Van Dam lift. Of course i can do Van Dam lift, but not with additional 166lbs like he does 😛 it was very impressive feat of Rob Van Dam.

Timo

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