Congratulations to Rob McMurren: Canada’s National Grip Sport Champion in the 93+ kg class.  Rob recently competed in Ottawa and took home the hardware.

Rob will represent Canada in the 93+ kg class at the 2015 North American Grip Sport Nationals on June 6th, 2015 in Wooster, OH.

Rob competed in the following events:

One Hand Pinch Lift:

The width of the pinch apparatus is adjustable to suit different hand sizes, but to keep it within the spirit of a pinch lift the minimum width allowed is the 2 outer steel discs and 2 rubber spacer discs, a width of 24mm. Before the event starts, you are given the opportunity to try it and find your best width. The smooth-sided, adjustable-width disc is held on a 2” thick metal rod by a pair of collars. Extra weights will be added to the outsides. The top of this is grasped with an overhand pinch grip and lifted until the end of the bar touches a horizontal bar placed at 16.5”, measured from the underside of the bar to the floor. There is no referee’s signal. You do not have to be erect upon completion. You must lower the weight under control. If the outer discs accidentally touch the bar before the bar itself, referee’s discretion will be used to judge whether the correct height was attained. Pinch gripping the discs using an unorthodox underhand grip will not be allowed. The free hand may NOT be used to brace against the opposing leg.

Rolling Thunder:

The lifter grabs the Rolling Thunder handle in approximately its center and lifts with the handle remaining approximately parallel to the ground. A thumbless grip is not permitted.

Any contact between the lifter’s hand and the non-revolving portion of the handle disqualifies the lift; and other than incidental contact, the hand or Rolling Thunder handle must not touch the body before the lift is completed—dragging the hand or handle up the leg is cause for an immediate “No lift.”

The lifter must fully straighten up (back erect, legs and hips locked out); once standing straight, the lifter must maintain control of the lift for 1 second before getting a down signal from the referee, and must then return the weight to the ground. Contact must be maintained between the lifter’s hand and the handle until the weight is resting on the floor. The referee then indicates whether the lift was passed or not.

2” v-bar:

The lifter grips the top of the vertical bar with one hand. The off-hand may not be placed in contact during any part of the attempt. The lifter must pull the vertical bar at least 2 inches off the ground and then return the vertical bar to the floor under control. If the vertical bar is not lifted 2 inches or if the vertical bar slips out of the lifter’s grip, the attempt is failed.

Silver Bullet:

The CoC Silver Bullet (with a 5-lb weight plate strapped to it) is inserted between the handles of a Captains of Crush gripper by the competitor no deeper than up to the top edge of the clear band, so that the script Captains of Crush is legible, and so that all four fingers are in contact with the CoC gripper handle (dropping the pinky completely off the end of the gripper handle is expressly prohibited).

Using one or two hands, the competitor closes the CoC No. 3 in his own time so that the two handles hold the CoC Silver Bullet in place and once this position has been achieved, and only one hand is holding the gripper shut, the referee gives the signal to start the clock.

The hand must be held with the gripper approximately vertical.

Time stops when the Silver Bullet drops from the handles or when the referee observes any opening of the gripper handle for any reason whatsoever.

Medley:

Competitors each have three minutes to complete as many feats as possible. All feats are to be completed using one hand; however competitors may switch hands whenever, and as often as they wish.

Lift a 32.5 lb Blob by the face

Lift 40 lbs with the IM Pinch Block

Lift 135 lbs with the Sorinex Anvil Trainer

Pinch 2 35s

Pinch 2 25s

Close an IM Tug #3 with Pinky Finger

Close a CoC #2.5 (parallel set)

Close a COC #1.5 (parallel set)

Reverse Rotate a 6-lb Sledge

Lift 25 lbs with the Half-penny (World of Grip)

Rear Lever a 10-lb Sledge (Coin on Head)

Lift 35 lbs with the Stub (World of Grip)

Lift 25 lbs with the MoonTop (World of Grip)

Front Lever an 8-lb Sledge (Coin on Head)

Lift a 172-lb Anvil by the Horn

Plate Curl a 35-lb Plate

Lift the Inch Dumbbell

Lift 110 lbs with a 4” (8-lb) FBBC Bomb

Lift a 45-lb Plate by the hub

Rotate 12.5 lbs with a Heavy Hammer II Leverage Bar

Palm pinch 40lbs with a piece of 2’x4’

Lift the Blob50

Pinch 4 10s

Lift a 25-lb Plate by the hub (wide/shallow)

Lift a 132-lb Clevis by the 3.3” Pin

Good luck in Ohio Rob.  If you would like more information contact us.

Tyson McMurren, CMA