UK Grip Championships 2010

UK GRIP CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010

THE EVENTS

- THICK HANDLE GRIPPERS
- ONE HAND PINCH
- SLEDGE HAMMER LEVER
- AXLE DEADLIFT
- MEDLEY
- HANG BAR

DATE = To be announced, will be early next year (jan-march).
VENUE = Whey consortium gym in Gloucester.
NO ENTRANCE FEE's

EVENT RULES / DETAILS

THICK HANDLE GRIPPERS

Four grippers will be available, an easier HG400, a harder HG400, an easier HG500, and a harder HG500. This will be contested by repetition, with any number of reps on a harder gripper beating any number of reps on an easier gripper. You will have a 45 second time slot for each hand. The results of each hand will be added together for a total. The 20mm block rule will be in effect. Any setting style will be allowed.

ONE HAND PINCH

This is will be contested gripping two 10kg plates with a bar through to add weights, the lifter will have 3 attempts with each hand, the best lift from each hand will be added together for a total. The competitor must lift the weight up until it touches a bar 16.5" high, then maintain the grip whilst puting it down. Rising bar will be in effect for this event. Exact width measurement will follow.

SLEDGE HAMMER LEVER

This will be a free standing overhead lever to the face/forehead (arm straight out infront). A number of different weights will be available (upto 10.1kg), again with one rep on a heavier weight beating any number of reps on a lighter weight. Strict judging will be in effect here, some arm movement will be allowed but excessive movement of the arm will result in a failed attempt. A part of your hand must sit over the end of the handle, not doing this will result in a failed attempt. Again 45 seconds will be allocated for each arm, with the results added together for a total. The full list of weights will be announced (you will know when i know).

AXLE DEADLIFT

This will be a maximal deadlift with 3 attempts, a 2" thick bar will be used. Only double overhand grip will be allowed, hook grip, reverse grip, or mixed grip will result in a failed attempt. Any style of deadlifting will be allowed, simply lock the weight out and keep your hands on the bar when puting it down for a good lift. A rising bar will be in effect on this event.

MEDLEY

Items:

- 15kg hub lift
- 20kg hub lift
- ironmind blue nail in ironmind wraps
- ironmind red nail in leather wraps
- three 15kg two hand pinch
- three 20kg two hand pinch
- 20kg heavy grip tools blob lift
- 25kg heavy grip tools blob lift
- 125kg 2" verticle bar
- 150kg 1" verticle bar

(the ironmind nails may not be used but something similar will)

Items must be lifted to at least waist height, with the exception of verticle bar, which will be a judged 2" lift. Any style of blob lifting, and any style of bending will be allowed. The nails must be bent to no less than 2" between the ends, this will be measured after completion.

The blue and red nail (or whatever is used), along with the two hand pinch lifts, will be 2 points each, then each item lifted with one hand is 1 point, the other hand is 1 point etc so a total of 20 points are availible. You will have a 3 minute time slot to complete the medley, you can choose to do any items in any order. Lifts will not be timed, equal points means equal placings.

HANG BAR

An olympic bar will be placed freely on top of a power rack, the competitor will grasp the bar with a regular double overhand grip, and hang on for as long as possible. When either both the competitors hands slip from the bar or one of the competitors feet touch the floor, the clock will be stoped. Only one attempt for each competitor, the longest time wins.

Strongman scoring system will be in effect, so 1st place gets one point, 2nd two points, 3rd 3 etc the competitor with the least total points through the six events is the winner.

In the event of a tie, competitors will hang from a 2" fixed bar, side by side, until only one is left hanging.

The order of competitors for the first event will be determined by a random draw, then other than the two rising bar events (pinch/axle) the overall leader will go last in each event, 2nd will be second to last, 3rd we will be 3rd to last etc In the event of a points tie, a coin toss will be used to determine the order.

Most likely end up paying for some things myself with no entrance fee's but i want to give people every reason to show up, so wanted to announce this as soon as i could (i literally finilised event plans yesterday) an not have fee's to pay. The only possible fee would be if i was able to get the official ironmind axle, you would have to be a BHSA member to claim the british record. I have not had spare time or effort to sort anything out for this comp so far, so dont currently have any sponsors, but im 'hoping' to end up with a few.

As far as any details i can think of off the top of my head (have not got any of the equipment here), the plates used for the one hand pinch are golds gym standard plates, which are on the thin side, and i have took the paint off where you grip so should be decent numbers. All the plates in the medley are olympic body power plates, which you 'should' be able to find at a local gym. The 15's are pretty wide, the 20's are pretty thin. The hubs on both are wide, and tough, though i may just be terrible at hub pinch (the 15 is touch an go, an 20 nowhere near). If i cant get the ironmind nails, will most likely be fbbc stock instead, most likely replace the red with 1/4 square bar, not sure whats similar to blue, dont know much about bending (other than that im useless at it!). Rough ratings on the grippers used would be easier HG400 = 2.5-2.6, harder HG400 = 2.9-3.0, easier HG500 = maybe 4.2, harder HG500 = maybe 4.5 or more (a beast in other words). I would have liked to have something to bridge the gap between the harder 400 and easier 500, but my attempt to modify (lower the mount) one of my 400's actually made it easier! I was thinking of just doing vulcan instead but didnt want to go along the same lines as every other comp with regular size handles (i think the thicker handles are much better test of overall hand strength). Weights for sledges will hopefully be something like 6lb, 10lb, 14lb, 16lb, 20lb, 22lb.

Will have more details to follow, hopefully pics etc

Looks interesting! I don't train half of what is contested but why should that get in the way of a day out!

Looks like it will be a great comp with some nice events, I hope there are a few more entrants than for the Brits. I for one will look forward to competing.

lol999 - Me neither to be honest, ive never really trained axle other than doing some muscle snatch, done levering proabably twice in the last year, cant remember the last time i did one hand pinch without the plates being free, have done no bending for maybe a year i cant remember, hub lifts only about 5 times in my life (just tried to pick 15's up each time), hardly ever done v-bar. Only things in this ive been doing is three 20kg pinching, and thick handle grippers, though with wide set.

stew - Hopefully we get double at the least, dont want to be there 10 hours but at the end of the day the more the better, need to get the sport rolling again in the uk!

Paul, this looks good, a few interesting twists on the usual events.
The only thing with the thick handled grippers is not many people have them, so would not be able to train them. Plus you'd need to be at a reasonable standard even to get the easy 400.

I think I'm just about at the easy HG400 standard based on my closing of a #2 and getting my #3 down to about 12mm. In this sort of comp I wouldn't be even thinking about a placing just turning up and doing my best on the day.

paul - I would guess that more people have thick handle grippers (either heavy grip or bone crusher) than people that have the vulcan, but if you dont have them, an do not want to buy any (i recommend this personally, they are useful and fun regardless of this comp), im sure there will be someone not too far away that has them, i know steve, sam, an twig have them, plus you can come train on my grippers whenever i am, just pm me (this goes for everybody). If you cant close the easiest 400 then (the harder 400 is the one you tried when we trained together) thats obviously something to work on, theres plenty of time, but even if there were easier grippers that might not make any difference to the placings

didnt have time to copy/paste this from the other board yesterday..

Most likely end up paying for some things myself with no entrance fee's but i want to give people every reason to show up, so wanted to announce this as soon as i could (i literally finilised event plans yesterday) an not have fee's to pay. The only possible fee would be if i was able to get the official ironmind axle, you would have to be a BHSA member to claim the british record. I have not had spare time or effort to sort anything out for this comp so far, so dont currently have any sponsors, but im 'hoping' to end up with a few.

As far as any details i can think of off the top of my head (have not got any of the equipment here), the plates used for the one hand pinch are golds gym standard plates, which are on the thin side, and i have took the paint off where you grip so should be decent numbers. All the plates in the medley are olympic body power plates, which you 'should' be able to find at a local gym. The 15's are pretty wide, the 20's are pretty thin. The hubs on both are wide, and tough, though i may just be terrible at hub pinch (the 15 is touch an go, an 20 nowhere near). If i cant get the ironmind nails, will most likely be fbbc stock instead, most likely replace the red with 1/4 square bar, not sure whats similar to blue, dont know much about bending (other than that im useless at it!). Rough ratings on the grippers used would be easier HG400 = 2.5-2.6, harder HG400 = 2.9-3.0, easier HG500 = maybe 4.2, harder HG500 = maybe 4.5 or more (a beast in other words). I would have liked to have something to bridge the gap between the harder 400 and easier 500, but my attempt to modify (lower the mount) one of my 400's actually made it easier! I was thinking of just doing vulcan instead but didnt want to go along the same lines as every other comp with regular size handles (i think the thicker handles are much better test of overall hand strength). Weights for sledges will hopefully be something like 6lb, 10lb, 14lb, 16lb, 20lb, 22lb.

Will have more details to follow, hopefully pics etc

Sorry guys, but this contest is cancelled.

That's a real shame it didn't work out.