New Gripper on the block

[twig]

Today I had new member coombsfh round for a grip session, he's 19 and new to grip, having bought the HG's up to 300 and COC's up to #3 in September when he came to Manchester to go to Uni, he's a fit chap with a background in climbing and so far had closed all his grippers, with no knowledge of technique/setting up to, and including his COC2.5.

We had a nice chap and then we got down to it, I showed him the basic different techniques for each event and then let him rip:

First time ever pinching he got a 30lb blob, a 41.25lb legacy blob and a 44lb scale weight, he pinched a 6" wide 15lb concrete block, with a 5Kg plate added (total weight 26lbs)

Pinched 3 5Kg plates to full deadlift, broke 4 off the ground and fully deadlifted 4 plates with a 5lb bar through them.

He got the baby inch to full deadlift, with only a very slight tilt.

Inch trainer handle (made by Climber511) he worked up to, and got air under 68.5Kg (150.7lbs)

First time ever bending he got a yellow so fast I missed the bend, got a blue to under 2" (closer to an inch) in 8 SECONDS! And seriously worried a Red. All done "folding" style. I've given him a set of leather pads and some steel for him to practice on.

And finally, just for fun we went outside and did some kettlebell flips, he got a 21Kg bell flipped and caught on his 3rd attempt.

He has well and truely caught the grip bug, and I fear for the next installment of his student loan, cos the way he was talking when he left, it's going to be divided equally between Stan Pike and Randy Strossen!

And the best part of all is, now I have someone to train with I'm gonna get him stronger and he's going to get me fitter.

[Steve Gardener]

Good. All we need is him signed up and we're away

[twig]

Hasn't he signed up yet? I'll get right on it.

[davidhorne]

Good stuff

[Steve Gardener]

twig said:

Hasn't he signed up yet? I'll get right on it.

He may well have under his real name. I use real names on the records.

[twig]

His real name isn't THAT cryptic if you know his handle, you would have guessed it's him!

[Steve Gardener]

I don't know either - give me the real deal.

[twig]

Fred Coombs

[Steve Gardener]

He's not a member - sign him up

[twig]

Fred came round again yesterday, he furthered his repetoire with a 75Kg Rolling thunder lift (again, first time he'd ever seen one) worked up to 109Kgs on the vbar.

He smoked a few more nails,by my calculating, he slips twice and still manages the blue in 6 secs.

He also did a bottom up press witha 21Kg Kettlebell (which I'm going to weight with lead shot for the next time he comes) multiple pinch lifts, including a PDA blobette which has been loaded to 46lbs (N.B. the paint on this thing is slippier than a greased whippet, I'm 95% certain if he found a blob with a decent seasoning of chalk and dead skin, he'd get it).

The guy really is a grip prodigy, and his enthusiasm has reawakened mine.

Has he signed up, yet? I've told him how, and I know he's joined the forum.

[Steve Gardener]

Not yet. But not for trying. Because of problems with our paypal account.

[twig]

Send him my copy of your gripperbook when he does!