Hello DIESELS.

This Fall it is time to BLOW UP the Grip Sport participation in North America and especially within the continental United States.

Starting in August is the Annual Worlds Strongest Hands Series 2011.

Starting August 13th, 2011, there will be contests going on all over the world at essentially the same time using the same exact events and tools in order to crown the overall champion.

The head promoter in all of this is David Horne. He has sent the equipment to all of the promoters and now we are just waiting for the drop of the hat to get underway.

I will be running my legs of the WSH II here in Bradford County Pennsylvania, and I welcome all to attend and give it a try.

Admission into the contest is only $15, and you can pay all the fees at once for a total of $40 as well.

In addition to the overall standings that will be tabulated as we march through each stage of the series, we are also throwing around the idea of having Regional Champions here in the United States. There will be one Regional Champion at all the venues, which look something like this:

• Arizona: Southwest Region

• Michigan: Great Lakes Region
• Minnesota: North Region
• Ohio: Central Region
• Pennsylvania: Northeast Region
• Texas: Gulf States Region

If you are interested in attending, live in one of the areas, and would like to attend, then please go to the Grip Sport Promoters Page and find the contact information for your Local Grip Sport Regional Promoters.

EVENTS

If you are wondering about the specific events for each leg, here is the information…

• Two Hands Pinch on the adjustable European apparatus
• Vulcan Gripper from a 20 and 30 mm set position
• Hub Lift
• Penny Pinch
• Stub Lift

***Each leg will feature the two hands pinch, the gripper, and two grip top events***

Below is a picture of the Grip Topz…

From the top left and going clockwise, is the Penny Pinch, Rim Lift (not being contested), Stub Lift and the Hub Lift. All of these items attach to a loading pin and must be lifted so that a marker on the loading pin touches the height marker set at 16.5 inches off the ground (the same one used for the Two hands Pinch event) and then set back down under control.

World’s Strongest Hands 2011 Schedule

Leg 1 will be 13 August 2011
Events will be Vulcan with 20mm set, 4 attempts. Two hand pinch deadlift, 4 attempts. Half penny pinch lift, 4 attempts. Shallow hub lift, 4 attempts.

Leg 2 will be 10 September 2011
Events will be Vulcan with 30mm block set, 4 attempts. Two hand pinch deadlift, 4 attempts. stub lift, 4 attempts. Half penny pinch lift, 4 attempts.

Leg 3 will be 8 October 2011
Events will be Vulcan with 20mm block set, 4 attempts. Two hand pinch deadlift, 4 attempts. Shallow Hub lift, 4 attempts. Stub lift, 4 attempts.

One thing that was added this year is a could of new Divisions. In total, there will be 3 classes. Check them out…

• Mens open
• Mens light weight (82.5 kg / 181.5 lbs and under)
• Womens open

The events this year could potentially be the most non-hand-size-dependent events ever and here is why…

• The Vulcan Gripper is being done with a set – none of this no-set stuff that caters to the large-handed
• The Penny Pinch is extremely narrow – again no hand-size favoring
• The Hub Lift is actually, in my opinion, something that is easier for smaller-handed individuals
• The Stub Lift, is, again, very narrow
• The Two Hands Pinch is fully adjustable, so you can use the size that fits best in your hand

These events are going to make this series very very interesting. I am expecting some upsets to take place across the nation and around the globe. In fact, I have been trying to train my ass off on this narrow stuff because I SUCK AT IT!!

So essentially, you could show up here and hand me my ass on three separate occasions because I am just that damn bad at these events.

BUT I am competing anyway, because I love it!

The Biggest Call-Outs Grip Sport Has Ever Seen

So, these are some of the guys I am looking forward to seeing here at my place for all three legs of the WSH Series, that came up last year for one or more legs.

• EJ “Hematoma” Livesey – Member of TheGripAuthority.com – He has been emailing me about this for months, chomping at the bit
• “Mayhem” Mike Puchalski – Another member of TheGripAuthority.com who has been working very hard on Grip and Strongman in the last year and making awesome improvements
• Kevin “The Great One” Greto – Showed promise and dtons of interest when he was up here last year. Showing much improvement in the Grip Strength Challenges
• Rick Walker – As far as I am concerned, this guys is the Father of East Coast Grip Strength. Ran Battle for Grip Supremacy in 2003, my first Grip Competition. Just got major surgery in the Spring and is now repping out 375 in the deadlift and pulling 550 with ease, so he is on the mend. His wife, Cheri, is also very strong and could do well in the World Rankings against the best here in the United States and abroad.
• Mike Rinderle – Rindo has proven the long-held myth wrong that you will lose Grip Strength if all you do is bend. After more than a year of next-to-no grip training and all bending (non-braced, braced, short, long, horse shoes, etc), he grabbed a 3.5 and was a couple millimeters from closing it and had an awesome showing at Nationals.
• John Mannino – This brute continues to bend and scroll stuff week in and week out. He is no longer doing Strongman competitions, so he needs some form of competition in his life. This guy lifted the Inch Dumbbell first time he saw it and hasn’t done a Grip Competition since 2005, as far as I know. Tons of talent that needs to be put into action.
• John Eaton – Lifted the Inch, Blob, and multiple loose pinch combinations, all by applying technique modifications and very little dedicated training. Again, tons of talent being wasted. Very knowledgable guy who could help many new gripsters learn, but refuses to dedicate himself. Also has a small posse of Grip Partners in his area of Upstate New York that could come with him to compete, as well as an older daughter Kelly who has competed in Grip before and a younger daughter Erika, who I am sure by now has done more Grip Training in the last year than her dad. The only question is how much ribbing it will take to get John Easton to compete???
• Dan Cenidoza – Good friend of mine for years and fellow RKC. We have battled at Strongman in the past and he could never muster the last bit of strength to take his Maryland’s Strongest Man title from me while I was still competing. He has hung his hat on the fact that he beat me in my first ever Grip Contest, which was an all out technicality.
• Tommy Heslep – Professional Strongman Performer with a sick, sick grip. This guy has serious potential as well. Could possibly take the World Title in the lighter Division if he steps up to the challenge. Once claimed he’d be the first man to Pinch 300-lbs on the Euro Pinch. I’d like to see that one, in person, here at my gym!
• Eli Thomas – I used to train alongside Eli many times per week, kicking his ass time and again, and rubbing his face into the dirt. He got a stable job, started training his ass off and now he kicks my ass every time we meet. Never trains grip and always beats me on any Pure Support event we try. Guarateed he can still close low-end 3.5′s today, if I handed him one. He needs to get his butt down here, do the contest, and then drink beers and eat brahts afterwards because it’s been too damn long since the last time we did that.
• Brad Martin – This dude is another long-time training partner of mine. Might just be the lightest and smallest-handed individual to ever lift the Blob, which i am sure he could stroll into the gym today, chalk up and lift again. With some dieting (dude is freakin’ beefy) he could do EXTREMELY well in this series, and I would not doubt him to set a world record on the Hub Lift. Dude hubs like no other man I have ever trained with. I don’t think I have ever drunk a cold beer with this son of a gun since he turned 21 and that is as much my fault as it is his.
• Joe and Pat Hashey – From Synergy Athletics, these guys love Grip. Joe’s workload and family keeps him from being able to visit as much and the same for me. His brother, Pat, has actually tied me in Grip lifts on a couple of occasions. I think both of these guys could do very well. These guys also train and work with a bunch of crazy bastards who will try anything in their training and generally out-lift my ass in all body lifts, so they have the strength engines to build the power with, they just need to refine, practice and put it all in action
• Matt Hunt – This guy trained his ass off with me at my gym over the winter. After I showed him some technique stuff on Grippers, he went from struggling to close a #3 to closing #3.5′s. This young Grip aficionado has the skill, potential, and drive to kick all of our asses. I really hope he chooses to make the trips this Fall.
• Parris Janusek – Dude lives in PA, less than three hours away and never has been to my house despite multiple personal invites. Always has some lame excuse. However, he was able to go to Mike Rinderle’s competition with ease and excuse free in 2009. Great talent. Snatches the damn Blob. Pinches 100-kg +. Needs to get his ass up here.
• Steve McGranahan – Came up to my contest in 2004, but has not competed in Grip since 2004 as far as I know. It would be great if his appearance scheule would open up for him to make his way up from his place. His YouTube Channel blows up with every video he posts, it would be a great platform for the sport of Grip.
• James “Shrug” Smith – Phenomenal talent from the mid-2000′s who has vanished off the face of the Earth. Another Pennsylvania guy who should be able to make the trip no problem. I am sure he still has enough base strength left in the tank to do well, even without a lot of special training!
• King Joe’s Gym – A bit more than an hour from my house is a gym called King Joe’s Gym with a lot of old-school lifters in it. These guys would be great additions to the PA Grip COmmunity and I hope they know they have are being watched by NAPALM!
• “The Irish Anvil” Tom Kelly – Tom is a student of Slim the Hammerman and has been to my house many times. He is one of the few performing strongmen who I have seen actually give Grip Contest lifts a try. He’s a great dude and has a strong set of mitts. The word is that he got a taste of competition at the Beast in the East Bending competition in May. I’d love to see him get involved in “the Series.”

And this is the last person I am laying out the challenge to, to either come to my place to compete in my Regional Stages, or to travel to the one nearest you…

YOU.

You my DIESEL friend, need to start making plans, start setting aside the money, start studying bus routes and finding the K.O.A.’s (Kampgrounds of America) from your place to mine in order to take part in this awesome series of contests.

If you have any questions, leave a comment below or email me.

This is your chance to be great.

All the best,

Jedd

Hello DIESELS!

The North American Grip Sport National Championship is in the books. It is amazing how months and months of preparation culminates in one day of chaos and then is just over in the blink of an eye, but what an amazing competition it was!

This year, the competition was held in Crooksville, Ohio. For the past few years, I have held it here in Bradford County, either at the Edge in Towanda or here in my garage in Wyalusing. This year, I changed the venue as a way to make it easier for the competitors to get there and attend this awesome showdown, and it made a huge difference this year, nearly doubling the crowd from 2009 and more than doubling the turnout from 2010.

Aside from the change of venus, there were a few other things that were changed or added in order to enhance the contest and make it more appealing for the competitors to attend.

DIVISIONS

Last Fall, I came up with several Divisions based on past performance and experience level in Grip. For instance, for anyone who totaled 800-lbs between Rated Grippers, Axle Deadlift, and Two Hand Pinch, they were given “Elite” status. This was patterned after the title of Elite used in Powerlifting, and it also was chosen to give a pat on the back to EliteFTS which is a company who has supported us here at Diesel Crew greatly over the years.

By separating the Elite competitors out of the main group of athletes, the “Open” division, it enabled much of the core group of Open competitors to battle it out more intensely. Most sports have classes such as this and I feel it was a good move. It can be intimidating to go against a guy like Andrew Durniat who already has a National Championship win under his belt in your first contest, and it can get frustrating having to go against guys like him for years and years, so I am glad everything went well with these Divisions.

Also, this year, I implemented a Novice Class at Nationals. These would be competitors in their first year of competition. Many questioned why I would let Novices compete at Nationals if they haven’t really “proven themselves worthy” to be at this level of competition, but I went with it anyway, because when it comes to grip competitions, there is no better way to improve than to actually compete and between Nationals, Gripmas, the Texas comps, Michigan, and the Arizona comps, there is no better level of competition out there.

One other controversial decision I made this year was allowing Wild Card events in the Weekly Diesel Grip Challenge to give people an actual chance to go to Nationals. This year, we had four people qualify for Nationals in this manner. Only one of them was able to make it to the competition, which was disappointing, but each competitor that couldn’t make it certainly had good reasons to miss it.

So, what we ended up with was a group of 3 competitors in the Elite category – Andrew Durniat, Adam Glass, and me, Jedd Johnson. In the Open category, we had Mike Rinderle (D.C.), Brent Barbe (Pittsburgh), Chris Rice (Crooksville, OH), Tim Struse (Tuscon, AZ), Nick Rosendaul (Columbus, OH), Matt Cannon (Minneapolis), and Josh Dale (St. Louis). Most of this group are perennial competitors at Nationals or Gripmas. Tim Struse actually put on his own competition this year in AZ. Matt Cannon is fairly new to the Grip Sport scene, and may actually be considered a Novice by competitive experience, but he chose to waive that status, which is an option for any Novice competitor (you just can’t go back to Novice after competing Open).

In the Novice class at Nationals, we had Malcolm Majesky (Wooster, OH), Matt Massaro (Wooster, OH), Austin Acree (Minneapolis, MN) and Daniel Reinard, who flew in from Los Angeles, Cali.

Not a single person that competed in the Novice class could be ashamed of their performance. Each one of them put up numbers that were deserving of Open status, and I expect most of them will compete as Opens upon their next opportunity to compete.

Also, I wanted to point out, that you can’t just sign up for Nationals and compete. You have to meet qualification standards. There are many different standards that were implemented this year, and they range from breaking established contest records, to certifying as Captains of Crush, Mash Monsters, or Red Nail Benders, to lifting certain numbers on designated recognized Grip Sport Lifts, and even for attaining certain feats of strength in a Grip Sport medley.

So without going into too much detail, each and every person at Nationals earned their spot in one way or another.

EVENTS

This year the events were similar to other comps and also at the same time a bit different from normal competitions. The first two events, Grippers and Two Hands Pinch are almost always the first two events in any Grip Sport contest, but after that, things got a little different. The third event was the Medley, which involves lifting and loading many items, just like a medley in a Strongman comp. This year it was put third instead of the normal last place because the fourth event, the Wrist Roller, would have wreaked havoc on Medley strength, and the Medley is one of the funnest events in a contest, so I did not want to hinder people’s performance. The final event was the Stronger Grip Plateau Buster. A One-Hand Deadlift, I placed it last because of its ability to tear calluses and I didn’;t want anyone’s performance in later events hindered because of it.

GRIPPERS

The way we contest Grippers in Grip Contests is we set the gripper handles to parallel with the off hand. This is done not as a way to cheat the feat, but as a way to give everyone a fair chance on them, regardless of hand size. In addition, because of the requirement to check the set depth with a 20-mm block in the World’s Strongest Hands Series, we also swiped that very same block through the handles at Nationals. To my knowledge, having to hold the gripper in the set, swipe the block, and then close it down affected no one adversely. In fact, I know that Andrew closed a gripper rated at roughly 9-lbs heavier than what he closed last year at Nationals. Tim Struse closed this same 191-rated gripper and nearly got a 195, which is unbelievable. I actually closed the same gripper this year as I did last year, 182-lbs, so the block set did not hinder me, either, and I tied with Adam Glass.

TWO HANDS PINCH

This event has been held at the Nationals / Global Grip Challenge (former name of my contest) since its inception in 2005. It uses an adjustable apparatus that I actually show you how to build in Home Made Strength II – Grip Strength Edition. Because it is adjustable, each athlete can compete at any width he chooses, whereas prior to 2005, normally two 45-lb plates would be used, which would really make it hard on smaller handed individuals.

I was extremely happy with my performance in this event, as I moved up my number as the World Record Holder. In November 2010, I pushed my mark to 262 and at nationals I moved it to 264, also trying 271, breaking it off the ground.

Shot #1 by Melissa Rinderle:

Shot #2 by Darrin Shallman:

My back was pretty badly injured, so I was very reserved in my celebration, but I can tell you for sure that I was ecstatic beyond belief when I lifting the implement to the crossbar at 16.5 inches, nearly pulling it to lockout, before setting it back down under control.

Another highlight was that Adam Glass got 240-lbs on his best attempt. This event still has proven to be a challenge for Andrew to master, essentially the only Grip event known to the world that he has had trouble on. In total, 7 competitors lifted over 200-lbs, and there were also a couple of Bodyweight+ Pinchers, notably Adam, Daniel, and Cannon. Awesome stuff.

MEDLEY

The Medley at Nationals was the biggest one ever, totaling over 50 items and allowing for nearly 70 points. As I always like to introduce new aspects into the medley, this year I instituted a Power Stairs portion and a High Box portion. The Power Stairs were built by my good friend Sean Dockery and was roughly 4 feet high with four steps and you had to start by picking the implement up from the ground and touching it on each step until reaching the top, permitting four points for each of four items.

The High Box was a nearly 5-foot box that required you to either high pull or clean and press the implement in order to load it. I was not happy having the Medley be just a pick-it-up-and-set-it-down event this year, and after all, it is Nationals and I wanted to raise the bar as far as athleticism is concerned.

Durniat cleaned house here, getting in the mid-50′s for points. I got the high 40′s. My back held me back somewhat, but in the end, I was just simply out-dueled in all-round strength and endurance. Bottom Line.

WRIST ROLLER

The next event was the Wrist Roller pulling weighted Sled, an event I invented for last year’s Nationals. Since that competition in 2010, the Wrist Roller Pull or Lift has been used in about 4 or 5 competitions, each promoter putting his own “spin” on it.

This year, Andrew was kind enough to bring his entire Wrist Roller set-up and assemble it. His is a 2-inch wrist roller. Mine is 3.5 inches. His set-up was WAY harder than mine. I feel I was prepared very well for this event, however, I made a very bad tactical move by taking the chalk off my hands before the event. This was very sophomoric of me, as for smooth steel and plastic grips I always leave a light layer of chalk, but I failed to do so this time and it hurt me bad. I gave up considerable points here, points which I really needed going into the last event…

Mike Rinderle on the Wrist Roller

PLATEAU BUSTER

In deciding the support event for Nationals, I really wanted to choose something that was pure support grip and not something that was larger and would be an advantage for larger-handed individuals. For instance, Rolling Thunder is a class Grip Contest event, but because the implement is so large, it is much easier for larger handed individuals. In all actuality, things like Rolling Thunder are NOT SUPPORT GRIP. In truth, this is another test of strength all together that is known as Open Hand, because most can not get a full wrap around the handle. True support grip is where the fingers support the load statically and are aided synergistically by the thumbs. In order to accomplish this, the handle must be narrow.

There are many events that are contested with a narrow handle, but the Plateau Buster is one of the best for ease of loading, and as we found out, for judging too. We went to lockout on this one, as defined by an erect posture with hips and knees locked. The shoulder is nearly impossible to lockout with a one-hand lift. This lift also proved to be easier to judge and would probably make more sense than, say, vertical bar lifts, where the range of motion is only two inches, and also One Hand Deadlifts using Powerlifting bars which make judging the height of the bar in comparison to the knee a challenge and a pull to lockout impossible, as you would end up pulling the bar into your crotch in the straddle position.

Unfortunately for me, my back was so messed up that I could not muster a pull with 260-lbs. Going into the comp, my best training pull was 430, and I would have needed ALL of that in order to keep a number 2 spot. At this point, Andrew had beaten me on three of the four events so beating him would have meant getting my Voo Doo Doll out and jabbing it with needles in addition to injecting it with the plague. I did not want to go there because I have a lot of respect for Andrew and his abilities. So I sat down next to Doc, who was judging and I kept score and watched my National title get snatched away by Durniat and broken by Glass.

Despite the result, I do not have one single regret about Nationals. In fact, as I told my newsletter subscribers, I am proud of myself for not pushing through the pain on the last event and potentially doing damage to myself for months to come.

RECOGNITION

My hat goes off to Andrew for another convincing win and to Adam who has shown us that by finding a program and protocol that works for you, you can accomplish tremendous things in this sport.

I also want to throw out a salute to Brent Barbe, who for the second year in a row finished in second place. This guy does not mess around and he came into Nationals in less than optimal training status, experiencing an injury about a month before the comp.

In addition, I want to say thanks to Chris Rice, his wife Teresa, and his two sons for all they did to help me run the competition. Huge thanks as well to Sean Dockery who judged the entire day, taking a tremendous load off my shoulders. Thanks to all the competitors who helped manage weights during the medley. Props to Mary Anne McKeague who did all of the loading on the Pinch as well as much of it for the PB. Big recognition to Brendon from Durniat Strength who helped with loading as well, and also to Darrin Shallman, weekly submitter of Grip Challenge videos who drove 5 hours to watch the comp and who also helped out a great deal in organizing the weights in the medley.

And also, thanks to all of you who have supported me for so many years and sent me emails and Facebook posts of congrats when you heard I broke the record again.

Yep, another National Championship is in the books, and it was an effort of many to be so successful, that is for sure!

SPONSORS

Guys, please check out the unbelievable list of sponsors that sent money, gift certificates, prizes, etc to the competition. I was able to award something to every single competitor this year due to the outstanding participation of these companies. Please check them out at this link and support those who support us: 2011 Grip Sport Championship Sponsors.

All the best in your training!

Jedd

Here is my new World Record Lift in the Two Hands Pinch at Grip Nationals this past weekend.

Shot by Mike / Melissa Rinderle:

Shot by Darrin Shallman

There will be more on the contest soon! Check back for the write-up!

Jedd

P.S. If you want to see how I train on the Two Hands Pinch, check out the documentary I shot in 2009 when I broke it for the first time. The Road to the Record: How I Broke the Record in the Two Hands Pinch

Last week’s Grip Strength Challenge for the Wild Card Spot at Nationals was the Medley. What’s a Medley, you might ask?

Medley
from Wictionary.com

medley (plural medleys)
1. (now rare, archaic) Combat, fighting; a battle. [from 14th c.]
2. A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things. [from 17th c.]

As you can see from the definitions above, the Medley is like Grip Strength Combat, testing a variety of disciplines and finding the most well-rounded Gripster.

In order to find the most well rounded Grip Athlete, last week, the Medley was used. Below is the list of feats to be attempted in the medley and the point value for each feat:

Smooth Sides Out Pinch
2-25′s – 1 point
2-35′s – 1 point
2-45′s – 2 points

Hex DB Lift
30 – 1 point
40 – 1 point
50 – 2 points

8-lb Sledge 30″ Handle
Nose Lever – 1 point
Slim Lever – 1 point
Deadlift with coin – 2 points

Grippers with Blocks
1 – 1 point
2 – 1 point
3 – 2 points

Hubs
25 – 1 point
35 – 1 point
45 – 2 points
(You can add weight to a lighter plate to get the heavier plate

Towel Pull-ups
1 rep – 1 point
2 reps – 2 points
3 reps – 3 points

BW or Heavier Straddle Deadlift
1 rep – 1 points
2 reps – 2 points
3 reps – 3 points

The key to winning a medley is being well-rounded so that you can perform a variety of feats and challenges covering all disciplines. You never know what will be in a medley at an actual competition. It is also important to use your time wisely and not leave points “on the table.” One of the biggest errors is to not attempt easy lifts. Also, if you are a One Armed Bandit and can only lift things with your strong hand, you will tire out, so you have to be good with both hands.

Here are the submissions:

Mike Turpin

10 Points

Mike sent in the most humorous submission yet again this week. Bastard. I now have to use my compressed air to blow the snot out of my keyboard from those plate curls at the end. Comic genius.

Mike got the #1, Nose Lever, 25′s Pinch, 30 and 40 Hexes, 25 and 35 Hub and all three Towel Pullups! Great job. Keep working that wide pinch and your grippers and you are going to do well brother.

Scott Goguen

12 Points

Scott got the 25′s Pinch, 35′s Pinch, the 30 and 40 Hex, the 25 Hub, Nose Lever, all three Towel Pull-ups and all three BW One Hand Deads. I did not count the BB Gripper because it had to be a #1 for this challenge. First submission all year and he did a fine job!

Scott, on that Slim Lever, don’t leave any part of the handle hanging outside your hand. It makes it way harder! Looking forward to more submissions – great intensity!

Paul Tompkins

13 Points

Paul did great, getting the #1, Slim Lever, Nose Lever, 25′s, and 35′s pinch, 30, 40 and 50 Hex Lift, and the 25, 35, and 45 Hubs. Not sure if you got the #2. it looked close but I didn’t hear a click so i could not pass it. Still, a fantastic showing. Great job!

Jason Steeves – WINNER!

14 Points

Jason got the #1, #2 and came close on the #3 but I could not tell for sure so I did not pass it. He got the Slim Lever, Nose Lever, and pinched the 25′s and 35′s. He was able to lift the 30 and 40 Hex and hub the 25, 35, and 45. Plus he got all three Towel Pull-ups. Great job brother. You are qualified for Nationals. It’s time to make flight plans and get your passport ready!

This week’s feet will be a One Hand Deadlift, and I hope to have the video ready and posted on the site by tomorrow.

Thanks for all the great submissions. Looking forward to hundreds more.

Jedd

DIESELS!!!

It is time to get your medley on for this week’s Grip Strength Challenge…

I will be gone most of the weekend, so please feel free to attempt the medley and submit videos right up until Sunday at 5 PM!!!

Scoring for the Various Medley Items

Smooth Sides Out Pinch
2-25′s – 1 point
2-35′s – 1 point
2-45′s – 2 points

Hex DB Lift
30 – 1 point
40 – 1 point
50 – 2 points

8-lb Sledge 30″ Handle
Nose Lever – 1 point
Slim Lever – 1 point
Deadlift with coin – 2 points

Grippers with Blocks
1 – 1 point
2 – 1 point
3 – 2 points

Hubs
25 – 1 point
35 – 1 point
45 – 2 points
(You can add weight to a lighter plate to get the heavier plate

Towel Pull-ups
1 rep – 1 point
2 reps – 2 points
3 reps – 3 points

BW or Heavier Straddle Deadlift
1 rep – 1 points
2 reps – 2 points
3 reps – 3 points

Here are a few videos of myself giving my own medley a try. I can tell you this for sure – this is a small medley but 3 minutes is still a very short time to get even this small amount of stuff done, so don’t stumble through it. Try to get through it as quickly as possible.

Attempt #1

Score: 12 Points

Attempt #2

Score: 20 Points

Attempt #3

Score: 18 Points

TIPS: Make sure to get the easy stuff. Don’t leave points on the platform. A few times I did not remember the easier feats and it cost me points. Also if you have someone who can watch your time, ask them to help you because I had more time than I thought on the last attempt and could have closed the #1 and #2, which would have added two more points to my score and gotten me 20 points again.

Alright DIESELS, get ON it! And get your video uploaded. Remember you can submit until Sunday at 5 PM!

Thanks and all the best!

Jedd