Ben Edwards
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Congrats to everyone that lifted! Looks like some good numbers all around. I too enjoy seeing the kid’s involvement and enjoy sharing it with my daughter Josie. She did her first grip contest in October and loved it. Socially distanced, masked, and all.
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson
I sent him a letter a few weeks before he passed. I met him at the Dino Gym and was very impressed with his strength and of course had heard a few great stories of his deadlifting prowess. RIP Wilbur.
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson
I would love to see Mary McConnaughey and Kevin Fulton compete again. There are others that would be fun to see again from years past. Matt Graham is one of the strongest grip guys I’ve ever seen in person. He would be a blast to have at the Grip Champs.
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson
Eric, I saw in your latest blog entry that you said Lift for Leroy is less than 2 weeks away. It’s 4 days away, right? So what you said is correct, but the wording made me worry that maybe I’ve got the wrong Saturday marked down for the postal and record day.
I’m not doing any of the postal lifts. But I will be a dedicated loader for all of the postal competitors.
The record day lifts I will be doing are the Fulton Deadlift Ciavattone Grip and Middle Fingers Deadlift. And that (MFDL) only if you have a grippy, sharp bar like the one Al uses at the Dino Gym for MFDL contest time. I plan on taking 2 attempts per lift, pass or fail.
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson
Happy belated birthday Laverne! I SO wanted to be there that day, but had to work last-minute OT instead. My gag gift idea was a single Fat Gripz on a cane. Really disappointed I didn’t get to set a few records and present Laverne with the gift. I didn’t have a roast prepared, solely because he is so nice I couldn’t even be mean to him in jest.
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson
Congrats Chad! Impressive Ben!!
Thanks, John! It was nice to meet you and a pleasure to see you do some big lifting! I really wanted to channel some of my mojo on the middle fingers deadlift for the index fingers deadlift…didn’t turn out that way though.
Nice meeting you too! Impressive lifting. But you tore some skin did you? webbing? *shiver*
Yeah, I tore a flap of skin off on the left index finger where it meets the palm. I drove to a gas station after we were done and bought super glue to get it back in place. It’s actually a nasty little tear because I bump it all day long at work or really doing anything that involves the hands.
Your final lift on 230 pounds made me legit jealous because it looked like you had a lot more in you! And in your not-delicate hands (unlike mine).
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson
Congrats Chad! Impressive Ben!!
Thanks, John! It was nice to meet you and a pleasure to see you do some big lifting! I really wanted to channel some of my mojo on the middle fingers deadlift for the index fingers deadlift…didn’t turn out that way though.
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson
Geez Ben, I can’t believe I missed that! It has now been corrected in the blog.
I’m feeling really bad now, especially since that slip up and about forgetting you during the awards presentation after the grip meet!
Thanks, Al! It probably sounds petty to point out 5 pounds difference. But that extra 5 pounds hurt even more, lol. Don’t feel bad about the slip up, I had a great time and am frankly impressed it doesn’t happen more often in comps I’ve been to over the years.
If it makes you feel better, remember that I misloaded (Chad caught it right away) on the FIRST EVENT of the contest Saturday – haha! So I have no room to criticize anyone about details.
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson
I’ll be there!
Great! Look forward to seeing you there again, Chad.
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson
Thanks for the heads-up on those, Lance! I’ve heard of both series, but didn’t know they were on Netflix right now. I’ll be watching them this weekend if I do things right.
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson
It’ll be good to see you again, Denny! Hope you can make it out.
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson
Nice to see you on the forum, Jeff! Would love to meet you at a USAWA contest in the future. Good luck on the healing, buddy. I have been there (Judo throws, etc.) and it takes some time to heal. I healed pretty fast when I was 25. Not so much at 42 though, lol.
Always enjoy reading John McKean’s writing!
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson
Dang, Al! I want to know the secret too! I don’t even drink, but I can sure BUY some drinks for you.
ET, maybe you should give overloads a try? Use two hands to lift a heavier weight (go conservative, like 5 to 10 pounds more at first) than what you can do with one hand and then “hold” the weight at lockout until it either drops out of your hands or ride it back to the ground before it rips out of your hand. I did a short stint of these with 1″ vbar about 11 years ago and it helped me hit some huge numbers that year.
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson
I am a savant when it comes to the vertical bar done with “standard” grip contest rules (not USAWA rules). There is much more technique involved on the vertical bar done with non-USAWA rules. I think there is a bit of carryover, but realistically, it would be better to just always train USAWA rules if that is the only vertical bar rules you will ever do. I just mentioned the standard grip contest rules vertical bar in case you are ever interested in competing in a non-USAWA grip contest. They both have pros and cons, of course.
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson
Is there a trick to the V-bar, or do I just suck at it?
You just suck at it…
Just kidding! Do you have an issue with stopping the rotation of the bar when you lift it? Or does the bar just seem to be glued to the floor at a weight you feel like you should be able to lift?
If stopping the rotation is a problem, you need to start in a “fully pronated” grip. This is what I refer to it as. No supination whatsoever.
If the bar just feels glued to the floor, that is more of a problem with just getting more grip strength.
One “tip” that might help is to try a different method of gripping the bar than what you’re currently doing. If you currently actively try to crush the bar when you grip it – try the opposite in your next workout. I don’t actively crush the bar at all. I rely on friction to keep the bar as glued to my palm as possible. I am sure that in reality I AM actually crushing the bar. But when I actively try to crush the bar my numbers suffer immediately. I do the same thing for Axle pulls – only “cup” the bar in a Kung Fu grip and don’t even focus at all on crushing the bar. Just “holding” the bar.
Does this make sense?
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson
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