Sonny Barry bending a 5/8″ x 43″ round steel bar at the 2009 Olde Time Strongman and Barbell dinner
Sonny Barry recently contacted me and asked me to help him get the word out about his contest he is holding in Philadelphia in January.
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Dan Cenidoza squeezing a gripper at GGC 2005
If you’ve been around the Diesel site for the last few years then you have seen us mention our good buddy, Dan Cenidoza, from BeMoreTraining.com. I have competed against Dan in several strongman contests, and trained with him countless times.
After a lay-off of a few years, Dan recently got back into nail and bolt bending. He really worked hard on improving his technique and shortly after coming back he was murdering Grade 5 bolts and even managed to get through a Grade 8.
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If you have any questions regarding this year’s Diesel Grip Contest, please post them here in the comments section! As questions are asked, I will update this post, so make sure you ask about anything you are unclear about.
At the beginning of the year, I announed GGC’s date for August 29th, 2009.
Now that Chad’s excellent Grip contest is out of the way, it is time to prepare for Nationals.
The events are all the same as last year with one sizable change and a few minor changes.
1. Grippers
– Parallel set only – Credit Card set is out!!!!
– Tons of calibrated grippers will be used
2. Two Hands Pinch
– No changes here. Same as always. Multiple widths, depending on athlete preference.
3. Axle
– Double Overhand only
– Sumo is allowed.
4. Medley
– We will not do the mystery event this year. I know it was popular, but I feel it ended up too hard for the smaller handed individuals.
– All items will be announced.
– Some people may end up bringing things to use, but they will still be announced.
– Items will include Blob, Inch, Levering, Bending, Tearing, Loose Pinch, Block Weights, Rolling Thunder. Weights will be manageable for smaller handed individuals.
5. Weaver Stick (instead of bending)
– I want to include a wrist event
– I don’t want to include any bending
– Weaver Stick looks cool and is fairly easy to judge.
– It was a lot of fun at Gripmas
Entry fee is $50 and we are doing it at my house.
You must qualify for Nationals in one of three ways:
Qualification Chance 1: Athletes shall qualify for Nationals if they finish top 3 in a US Hand Strength sanctioned contest announced on the Gripboard between September 2008 and August 2009.
Qualification Chance 2: Athletes can also qualify for Nationals by completing 3 of the following feats during 2008-2009 competition:
Qualification Chance 3: Complete any one of the following Wild Card feats:
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I think that’s about it. Post below here, if you have questions.
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All the best in your training,
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