Manchester Grip Comp

[twig]

I'm thinking the 3rd Saturday in January. Does this suit? I'll lay on food, drink and toys, Y'all need to bring yourselves. Who's in? PM me here or on the GB.

If I can clear this with Steve and David, it'll be under the aegis of the BHSA, so if you haven't already subscribed, do so, or do so on the day.

[davidhorne]

Sounds fun - give me a bell if you need any advice.

David

[twig]

Ok: date is 26th January, starts 1 P.M. events are as follows:

grippers My grippers, rated as I rate them, No Set allowed; Heaviest gripper closed wins.

vbar LGC vbar, last man standing, all plates will have been rated on a Post Office (TM) scale

Rolling Thunder Last man standing

blob/pinch medley 5 items to same height;Fastest time wins

David Horne Bending machine REVERSE STYLE Hardest spring, on easiest seting 2 mins for reps (it has to touch the guard for a rep to count).

After the event I'll put on a tea (Chloe will bake) £3 entry fee after the event ALL my toys will be available to those that want to try.

[perthpower]

Looking good Twig. All the best with comp.

[Pete Kerr]

Hey twig, this looks like a fun comp, i may well come up even though its a bit of a mission, though my lifts for Vbar and RT will only be token lifts to score min points. Ill let you know nearer the time if im a definate yes. Would be cool just to meet you and have a go with all your grip equipment.

[davidhorne]

Neil,
Looks a well thought out contest, with some new ideas - bravo!

Oh and it'll be fun too!

David

[Paul Wood]

Twig, sounds good! will it be one hand only?
Are you injured Pete? I thought you were pretty good at vbar.

[Pete Kerr]

Hmm thanks ive done some pretty good lifts in the past, but after the british grip champs i had this injury that flared up again and i dont want that to happen, so wont be taking any risks.

[twig]

I hadn't thought about the 1 hand thing, I guess with this being my first comp it'll be one hand only to make it easier for me, I want to enjoy myself without having to worry about the numbers too much, if I have subsequent comps, they'll be 2 hand.

Pete, if you're coming, do you want me to make the start time later? It'll give you time to get here.

[twig]

Deadline for entries is the 12th Jan.

[twig]

After discussion with Jason today, I've decided to change the bending machine to a weaver stick event, this is because my wrist is showing no sign of improving and I wouldn't be able to compete if we used the bending machine. I hope nobody finds this too much of an upset.

Although I still think the bending machine is a good idea for an event.

[perthpower]

All the best everyone, have a great time.

"BIG AL"

[Steve Gardener]

Indeed - we want results!!

[twig]

Well, that¡¦s that over, and I don¡¦t know about everyone else, but I had FUN!

All events except the medley are 3 attempts, rising bar, last man standing

1st event was grippers: we worked up through #1.5, #2, PDA 262, #2.5, RB210, #3, HG350 and # 3.5. All no set, although the 2.5, the 3 and the 262 were hose-clamped to CC width.

1st Paul S (#3)
2nd Fred (RB210)
3rd Twig (#2.5)
4th Maxwell (PDA 262)
5th Paul W (#2)
6th Jason (#1.5)

Paul S still had loads left in the tank on grippers, I was happy to get the 2.5 but frustrated because I¡¦ve got that 210 before (it¡¦s my hardest 210; about a 2.9), Jason¡¦s had that #2 in training as well, but it wasn¡¦t there on the day.

2nd event: LGC vbar rising bar

1st Paul S 135Kg
2nd Jason 125Kg
3rd Fred and Paul W 120Kg
5th Maxwell 110Kg
6th Twig 80Kg

P*ssed off with that, cos I¡¦ve pulled over a hundred in training, but it¡¦s results that count so¡K

3rd event: Rolling Thunder

1st Paul S 80Kg
2nd Jason, Maxwell and Fred 75Kg
5th Paul W and Twig 70Kg

I was so d**n close on 75 with my 3rd attempt, but as I locked out it spun out my hand, no controlled descent=no lift.

4th event: Weaver stick

1st Paul S and Fred 5Kg
3rd Jason and Maxwell 4.5Kg
5th Paul W 3Kg
6th Twig 2.5Kg

Jesus, Mary and Joseph! I never DREAMED it would be like that! I¡¦d never even seen a Weaver used before so I had no idea of how hard it was, I¡¦ll definitely be using this again. Fred oh so nearly took this event from Paul, his lift was as close to being legal as it could be, it just missed by a fraction.

5th event: Pinch Loading medley, 6 objects to be lifted on to a platform 15¡¨ high (well, I say platform, it¡¦s a sofa!) same hand to be used in order: 30lb blob (with 1Kg attached), 27lb concrete block (6¡¨ span), 20Kg scale weight, 39Kg kerbstone (5¡¨ by 36¡¨; 2-hand pinch), 37.5Kg legacy blob, Blob.

1st Paul S 5 items in 9.61 seconds (he got the Blob up eventually but had to switch hands to do it so it wasn¡¦t counted)
2nd Maxwell 5 in 11.16s
3rd Twig 5 in 12.31s
4th Paul W 5 in 15.59s
5th Fred 5 in 28.15s
6th Jason 3 in 5.66s

Both Fred and Jason had terrible trouble with the kerbstone, it is a fearsome beastie to be sure, but I¡¦m convinced it can be done 1-handed and will be working towards this goal.

Results
1st Paul S 30 points
2nd Fred 21 points
3rd Maxwell 18 points
4th Jason 15 points
5th Paul W 13 points
6th Twig 12 points

So my first grip comp¡¦s over, and I came last! ƒº Oh well, there¡¦s only one place to go from here, I¡¦m just going to train like crazy and then go to the Peter Horne Memorial event, after all, I can¡¦t do any worse that I did today, can I?

Afterwards we had tea and cakes and just played with some grip toys, Paul S got the inch several times, but only while he had one of the globes braced with his free hand, he¡¦s not that far though, he¡¦ll get it soon.

The big story is Fred and the Blob, this is the first time he¡¦s even seen it, he hadn¡¦t really even heard of it before and he got it to full deadlift, uk.youtube.com/watch?v=J8kYlYu88h4 Big Big thanks to Gazza for loaning it, and to Maxwell for bringing, Gazza, Mate, I told you he¡¦d do it.

Mark my words Fred and Paul S are people to watch, consider especially that Fred has only been gripping for 4 months, and most of that has only been grippers and powerball!

[twig]

P.s. my arm really hurts now!