Grip Contest and Armwrestling Practice

[Eric Roussin]

On February 23rd 2013, I will be hosting a grip contest and a big armwrestling practice at my place in Ottawa.

The grip contest is part of the 1st GripTopz Championships, which is an international contest held in at least six different countries on the same day (Canada, USA, England, Finland, Russia, Portugal). This way, competitors get to compare their performance with those competing in different parts of the world. I am the only Canadian promoter taking part. The contest consists of six different events, with four attempts for each.

Events:
1. Adjustable Thick Bar (one hand)
2. Half a Penny (one hand)
3. LeverTop – underhand (one hand)
4. Shallow Hub (one hand)
5. HorneTop (one hand)
6. Stub Lift (one hand)

Classes:
Open, Women’s and 74k class.

For a picture of this equipment, click on the following link and scroll down to see the different GripTopz:

www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/shop.html

Some of the smaller details still need to be ironed out, but I wanted to throw the date out there for those who may be interested in this sort of thing. The grip contest will be followed by a big armwrestling practice. I’ll have at least three tables running. Anyone in attendance will also be able to try any of the various pieces of grip equipment I have (the Inch Dumbbell, various blobs, anvils, sledgehammers, grippers, v-bars, an axle, etc…)

The grip contest will likely run between 11am and 2pm, and the armwrestling practice will run from 2pm to approximately 5pm. Pizza and pop will be served.

Everyone is invited, but I would like to know ahead of time if you will be coming – send me a PM or shoot me an email at [e-mail] .

Location: Eric’s house, 6151 Voyageur Drive, Ottawa (Orleans)

[Eric Roussin]

I’ve decided to add a separate 20-item grip medley to the day’s activities. Following the GripTopz Championships, interested competitors will have 200 seconds to complete as many of the following 20 feats as possible (exact line-up may change):

COC #2.5
Little Big Horn – 130 lbs
Rolling Thunder – 175 lbs
DO Axle – 283 lbs
MoonTop – 25 lbs
Ironmind Hub – 40 lbs
Vulcan Hand Gripper
IM Tug #3 with Pinky Finger
8 lb Slim Lever
10 lb Sledge Rear Lever
Pinch 2 35s
Blob50
Ironmind Pinch Block – 40 lbs
124 lb Anvil by the Face
8 lb Bomb – 125 lbs
2” V-Bar – 200 lbs
2x4 Palm Pinch – 40 lbs
Rim Lift – 200 lbs
172 lb Anvil by the Horn
Inch Dumbbell

The tie-breaker will be a 33lb Blob hold for time.

I will not be charging an entry fee for the GripTopz Championships, as there will be no awards. However, I will be giving trophies for the top three results in the medley, and there will be a $5 cost to compete in that portion. Competitors can choose to compete in one event or the other, or both.

Schedule:

Weigh-ins, warm-ups – 9:30 am to 10:30 am
GripTopz Championships – 11 am to 2 pm
Medley – 2 pm to 2:30 pm
Armwrestling Practice – Officially from 2 pm to 5 pm, but the tables will be open as of 11 am for those not competing in the grip contests

Once again, the event is open to everyone, but if you plan on competing in the GripTopz Championships, please let me know ahead of contest day.

So far, interest has already been expressed by members of Team Almighty, the Buckhorn Arms, the Belleville Armwrestling Club, Team Meta Hook, and the Ottawa High Hookers. It should be a kick ass day.

Questions? Please ask away.

[Bilal Kreidieh]

That second portion sounds awesome Eric!

[Evan Keller]

Hey Eric, I'm still interested but I think I'm going to do the medley only as there are many new feats for me and I want to give them a try without being hindered by doing the grip topz first. Realistically I'll likely cave and do it all lol. Anyway, I look forward to te meet

[Eric Roussin]

Evan - If you're coming, I would definitely recommend you do both grip events. Almost all competitors will be trying the GripTopz for the first time, and I will be providing pointers. I think competing in the first event would have minimal effect on your performance in the medley. The GripTopz event will be spread out over a couple of hours, and there will be a short gap before the medley starts.

[Evan Keller]

Right on Eric, Ill see you in February

[Eric Roussin]

I've decided to a few more things to the medley, just for fun. The time limit will increase to 4 minutes.

100-lb Plate Lift (by the rim using a key grip)
Reverse Rotation with Heavy Hammer II
Pinch 4 10s
Silver Bullet Lift (COC #3)
35 lb Shallow Hub Plate Lift

[Eric Roussin]

This event is less than two weeks away. Looks like Ontario, Quebec, New York, and possibly Pennsylvania will be represented. A great way to spend a Saturday!

[Stefan Straub]

Eric, may I be so bold to make a suggestion for another event? Bending, It is pretty easy if you have bolt cutters or know someone with them. You and I can split the cost of a couple 36"x1/4" stocks CRS. Let me know!!

[Eric Roussin]

I'm not equipped for this, but by all means feel free to bring some stuff to bend and we'll have some fun.

[Eric Roussin]

Just a reminder: anyone planning to compete in the first grip event, please arrive by 10:30am.

[Eric Roussin]

It was a fun time in Ottawa yesterday, with 20+ people in attendance for a day of grip, armwrestling, and comraderie. Thank you to all the High Hookers who made it out, as well as to those who travelled long distances to attend: Stefan Straub, Jake Charles, Hugh Brodie, and Marc Turgeon.

The results from the International GripTopz Championships have now been compiled. Here are the results:

Open Class results (46 competitors)

1 Eric Roussin – (101.6k, age 35) – 20pt
2 Ivan Beritashvili – (92.4k, age 24) – 21.5pt
3 Sandro Eusébio – (124.9k, age 37) – 25pt
4 David Thornton – (99.79k, age 49) – 30pt
5 Bob Van Genugten – (93.3k, 38) – 46.5pt
6 Pasi Mehtälä – (124k, age 39) – 55pt
7 Alexey Pritula – (104k, 22) – 59.5pt
8 Matti Harju – (92.6, 33) – 67pt
9 Chris Lowe - (148k, age 26) – 80pt
10 Richie Bevan – (111.3k, 27) – 86.5pt

11 Alexandr Asinovsky – (111.3k, 34) – 92pt
12 Petri Partanen – (92k, 35) – 95.5pt
13 Harri Peltomaa – (109.6k, 29) – 96.5pt
14 Taneli Levo – (73.4k, 26) – 97.5pt
14 Markku Levo – (91.8k, 50) – 97.5pt
16 Andrew Pantke – (102.62k, 28) – 102pt
17 Pavel Hatuntsev – (136.3k, 27) – 103.5pt
18 Teemu Koivunen – (98.5k, 34) – 119pt
19 Nuno Couto – (93.9k, 24) – 120.5pt
20 Rick Blanchard – (89.81k, 55) – 126pt
21 Vitaliy Andreev – (77.5k, 19) – 132.5pt
22 Dmitriy Motorin – (73.4k, 31) – 136pt
23 André Cardoso – (101.7k, 28) – 139.5pt
24 Stefan Straub – (78.01k, 25) – 145.5pt
25 Darrin Shallman – (71.66k, 27) – 157.5pt
26 Philippe Lauzon – (85.72k, 31) – 158pt
27 Elizabeth Horne – (78.7k, 29/Female) – 159.5pt
28 Ivan Silantiev – (104.6k, 19) – 162.5pt
29 Tomas Valverde – (89.1k, 25) – 168pt
30 Marc Turgeon – (145.15k, 41) – 171pt
31 Alexandr Ivannikov – (79.1k, 29) – 182pt
32 Vladimir Abrikosov – (79.9k, 25) – 188pt
33 Fábio Maranhão – (77.4k, 22) – 193pt
34 Sergey Sankov – (104.2k, 19) – 193.5pt
35 Jake Charles – (87.99k, 18) – 202pt
36 Denis Shmarev – (112.5k, 37) – 206pt
37 Susana Ferreira – (77.3k, 19/Female) – 207.5pt
38 Jeremy Chapman – (98.65k, 26) – 215.5pt
39 Gary Chapman – (114.53k, 66) – 222pt
40 Jason Mischke – (147.41k, 38) – 222.5pt
41 Oleg Borisov – (93.5k, 27) – 223pt
42 Pedro Camacho – (70.5k, 24) – 227.5pt
43 Christopher Chapman – (100.24k, 27) – 229.5pt
44 Yvonne Häkkinen – (81.3k, 33/Female) – 232pt
45 Nuno Meireles – (65.3k, 37) – 233pt
46 Max Malyukov – (100.1k, 24) – 237.5pt

Women’s results (3 competitors)

1 Elizabeth Horne – 8pt
2 Susana Ferreira – 12pt
3 Yvonne Häkkinen – 16pt

Men’s 74k Class results (5 competitors)

1 Taneli Levo – 8pt
2 Dmitriy Motorin – 14pt (on countback)
3 Darrin Shallman – 14pt
4 Pedro Camacho – 26.5pt
5 Nuno Meireles – 27.5pt

Event 1 – Adjustable Thick Bar

1 Chris Lowe – 135.64k
2 Eric Roussin - 131.81k
3 Ivan Beritashvili – 130.81k
4 Harri Peltomaa – 130.13k
5 Pasi Mehtälä – 127.92k
6 David Thornton - 125.49k
7 Alexey Pritula – 123.2k
7 Alexandr Asinovsky – 123.2k
9 Sandro Eusébio - 121.3k
10 Marc Turgeon - 120.19k
11 Pavel Hatuntsev – 118.21k
12 Matti Harju – 118.16k
13 Bob Van Genugten - 115.3k
14 Richie Bevan – 113.03k
15 Teemu Koivunen – 110.6k
16 Vitaliy Andreev - 108.41k
16 Vladimir Abrikosov – 108.41k
18 André Cardoso - 108.26k
19 Petri Partanen – 100.11k
20 Stefan Straub - 99.95k
21 Nuno Couto - 98.26k
22 Andrew Pantke - 96.76k
23 Taneli Levo – 95.68k (74k)
24 Rick Blanchard - 95.3k
24 Philippe Lauzon - 95.3k
26 Markku Levo – 93.18k
27 Elizabeth Horne – 92.18k (Female)
28 Jake Charles - 91.93k
29 Darrin Shallman - 89.81k (74k)
30 Dmitriy Motorin – 88.3k (74k)
30 Alexandr Ivannikov – 88.3k
30 Ivan Silantiev – 88.3k
33 Tomas Valverde – 83.12k
34 Jason Mischke- 82.86k
35 Sergey Sankov – 80.57k
36 Oleg Borisov – 78.08k
37 Fábio Maranhão - 73.26k
37 Susana Ferreira - 73.26k (Female)
39 Yvonne Häkkinen – 73.08k (Female)
40 Max Malyukov – 72.96k
40 Denis Shmarev – 72.96k
42 Nuno Meireles - 63.26k (74k)
42 Pedro Camacho - 63.26k (74k)
44 Jeremy Chapman - NL
44 Gary Chapman - NL
44 Christopher Chapman - NL

Event 2 – Half a Penny ‘Key style’

1 Eric Roussin - 18.19k
2 David Thornton - 17.9k
3 Pasi Mehtälä – 17.26k
4 Sandro Eusébio - 16.55k
5 Ivan Beritashvili – 16.54k
6 Chris Lowe – 16.14k
7 Bob Van Genugten - 16.05k
8 Taneli Levo – 15.3k (74k)
9 Richie Bevan – 15.14k
10 André Cardoso - 14.3k
11 Matti Harju – 14.24k
11 Petri Partanen – 14.24k
11 Markku Levo – 14.24k
14 Alexey Pritula – 14.06k
14 Vladimir Abrikosov – 14.06k
16 Ivan Silantiev – 13.79k
17 Andrew Pantke - 13.35k
18 Nuno Couto – 13k
19 Pavel Hatuntsev – 12.3k
19 Dmitriy Motorin – 12.3k (74k)
21 Harri Peltomaa – 12.22k
22 Rick Blanchard - 11.39k
22 Philippe Lauzon - 11.39k
24 Oleg Borisov – 11.3k
24 Max Malyukov – 11.3k
26 Tomas Valverde – 11.22k
27 Alexandr Ivannikov – 10.29k
27 Vitaliy Andreev - 10.29k
27 Denis Shmarev – 10.29k
30 Darrin Shallman - 10.08k (74k)
31 Jake Charles - 9.63k
32 Sergey Sankov – 9.45k
33 Fábio Maranhão - 9.3k
33 Susana Ferreira - 9.3k (Female)
35 Jason Mischke - 9.07k
35 Stefan Straub - 9.07k
37 Nuno Meireles - 8.3k (74k)
38 Yvonne Häkkinen – 8.28k (Female)
39 Pedro Camacho - 7.3k (74k)
40 Teemu Koivunen – NL
40 Elizabeth Horne – NL (Female)
40 Alexandr Asinovsky – NL
40 Marc Turgeon - NL
40 Jeremy Chapman – NL
40 Gary Chapman – NL
40 Christopher Chapman – NL

Event 3 – LeverTop – Underhand grip

1 Eric Roussin - 37.93k
2 Sandro Eusébio - 37.1k
3 David Thornton - 33.08k
4 Ivan Beritashvili – 31.72k
4 Dmitriy Motorin – 31.72k (74k)
4 Ivan Silantiev – 31.72k
7 Bob Van Genugten - 29.6k
8 Nuno Couto - 28.1k
9 Alexandr Asinovsky – 27.99k
9 Vitaliy Andreev - 27.99k
11 Philippe Lauzon - 27.73k
11 Stefan Straub - 27.73k
11 Rick Blanchard - 27.73k
14 Andrew Pantke - 27.31k
15 Pavel Hatuntsev – 26.73k
16 Alexey Pritula – 24.24k
17 Richie Bevan – 23.72k
18 Harri Peltomaa – 22.94k
19 Gary Chapman - 22.76k
20 Teemu Koivunen – 22.64k
21 Elizabeth Horne – 22.22k (Female)
22 Markku Levo – 22.18k
23 Fábio Maranhão - 22.1k
24 Vladimir Abrikosov – 21.75k
24 Alexandr Ivannikov – 21.75k
26 Matti Harju – 21.18k
27 Petri Partanen – 20.66k
28 Jeremy Chapman - 20.37k
28 Darrin Shallman - 20.37k (74k)
30 Pasi Mehtälä – 19.66k
31 Jake Charles - 18.65k
31 Jason Mischke - 18.65k
33 Taneli Levo – 18.4k (74k)
34 Nuno Meireles - 18.1k (74k)
35 Denis Shmarev – 18k
36 Susana Ferreira - 17.35k (Female)
37 Chris Lowe – 17.22k
38 André Cardoso - 17.1k
39 Sergey Sankov – 16.73k
39 Oleg Borisov – 16.73k
39 Max Malyukov – 16.73k
42 Tomas Valverde – 14.66k
43 Pedro Camacho - 14.1k (74k)
44 Yvonne Häkkinen – 8.1k (Female)
45 Marc Turgeon – NL
45 Christopher Chapman - NL

Event 4 – Shallow Hub

1 Ivan Beritashvili – 29.18k
1 Alexey Pritula – 29.18k
3 Sandro Eusébio - 28.75k
4 Pasi Mehtälä – 28.14k
5 Petri Partanen – 25k
5 Bob Van Genugten – 25k
7 Richie Bevan – 24.21k
8 Alexandr Asinovsky – 24.19k
9 Taneli Levo – 23.7k (74k)
9 Matti Harju – 23.7k
11 Pavel Hatuntsev – 22.94k
12 Eric Roussin - 22.77k
13 David Thornton - 22.71k
14 Teemu Koivunen – 22.66k
15 Chris Lowe – 21.95k
16 Harri Peltomaa – 21.42k
16 Markku Levo – 21.42k
18 Andrew Pantke - 20.31k
19 Tomas Valverde – 18.64k
20 Darrin Shallman - 18.56k (74k)
21 Marc Turgeon - 18.25k
21 Stefan Straub - 18.25k
23 Ivan Silantiev – 17.93 k
24 Elizabeth Horne – 17.91k (Female)
25 Nuno Couto - 17.5k
25 André Cardoso - 17.5k
27 Dmitriy Motorin – 16.81k (74k)
28 Rick Blanchard - 16.05k
29 Pedro Camacho - 15.5k (74k)
30 Vitaliy Andreev – 15.45k
30 Alexandr Ivannikov – 15.45k
32 Nuno Meireles – 15k (74k)
33 Fábio Maranhão - 14.5k
34 Sergey Sankov – 14.2k
34 Oleg Borisov – 14.2k
34 Denis Shmarev – 14.2k
37 Susana Ferreira - 13.75k (Female)
37 Philippe Lauzon - 13.75k
39 Jeremy Chapman - 13.45k
40 Yvonne Häkkinen – 11.66k (Female)
41 Jason Mischke - 11.43k
41 Jake Charles - 11.43k
43 Gary Chapman - 11.18k
44 Max Malyukov – NL
44 Vladimir Abrikosov – NL
44 Christopher Chapman - NL

Event 5 – HorneTop

1 Matti Harju – 82.74k
2 Eric Roussin - 80.12k
3 Sandro Eusébio - 77.6k
4 Ivan Beritashvili – 77.47k
5 David Thornton - 75.87k
6 Bob Van Genugten - 72.6k
7 Alexandr Asinovsky – 72.35k
8 Pasi Mehtälä – 67.74k
9 Alexey Pritula – 67.35k
10 Petri Partanen – 66.24k
11 Taneli Levo – 65.24k (74k)
12 Chris Lowe – 65.14k
13 Vitaliy Andreev – 63.62k
14 Teemu Koivunen – 62.74k
14 Markku Levo – 62.74k
16 Sergey Sankov – 62.37k
16 Pavel Hatuntsev – 62.37k
18 Rick Blanchard - 62.36k
19 Harri Peltomaa – 60.22k
20 Darrin Shallman - 60.1k (74k)
20 Andrew Pantke - 60.1k
20 Jeremy Chapman - 60.1k
23 Elizabeth Horne – 60.04k (Female)
23 Richie Bevan – 60.04k
23 Philippe Lauzon - 60.04k
23 Marc Turgeon - 60.04k
27 Dmitriy Motorin – 59.84k (74k)
28 Christopher Chapman - 57.86k
29 André Cardoso - 57.6k
30 Stefan Straub - 55.69k
31 Gary Chapman - 53.28k
32 Nuno Couto - 52.6k
33 Alexandr Ivannikov – 52.37k
34 Fábio Maranhão - 49.6k
35 Tomas Valverde – 47.72k
36 Pedro Camacho - 47.6k (74k)
37 Denis Shmarev – 42.37k
38 Yvonne Häkkinen – 42.25k (Female)
39 Susana Ferreira - 37.6k (Female)
40 Jason Mischke - 30.07k
41 Jake Charles - NL
41 Nuno Meireles – NL (74k)
41 Oleg Borisov – NL
41 Max Malyukov – NL
41 Ivan Silantiev – NL
41 Vladimir Abrikosov – NL

Event 6 – Stub

1 David Thornton - 22k
2 Eric Roussin - 21.89k
3 Ivan Beritashvili – 21.56k
4 Sandro Eusébio - 20.3k
5 Pasi Mehtälä – 19.84k
6 Markku Levo – 18.56k
6 Matti Harju – 18.56k
8 Bob Van Genugten - 18.3k
9 Chris Lowe – 18.23k
10 Andrew Pantke - 17.9k
11 Alexey Pritula – 17.83k
12 Teemu Koivunen – 17.52k
12 Taneli Levo – 17.52k (74k)
12 Tomas Valverde – 17.52k
15 Richie Bevan – 17.06k
16 Nuno Couto - 16.55k
17 Alexandr Asinovsky – 16.54k
18 Harri Peltomaa – 16.29k
19 André Cardoso - 15.8k
20 Elizabeth Horne – 15.76k (Female)
21 Rick Blanchard - 15.4k
22 Petri Partanen – 15.04k
23 Christopher Chapman - 13.92k
24 Susana Ferreira - 13.55k (Female)
25 Marc Turgeon - 13.14k
25 Jake Charles - 13.14k
25 Stefan Straub - 13.14k
25 Dmitriy Motorin – 13.14k (74k)
29 Darrin Shallman - 12.88k (74k)
30 Denis Shmarev – 12.81k
30 Pavel Hatuntsev – 12.81k
32 Fábio Maranhão - 12.3k
33 Yvonne Häkkinen – 12.28k (Female)
34 Vitaliy Andreev – 11.9k
34 Alexandr Ivannikov – 11.9k
34 Sergey Sankov – 11.9k
37 Philippe Lauzon - 11.43k
38 Pedro Camacho - 11.3k (74k)
39 Jeremy Chapman - 11.08k
40 Jason Mischke - 9.14k
41 Gary Chapman - 8.85k
42 Nuno Meireles – NL (74k)
42 Oleg Borisov – NL
42 Max Malyukov – NL
42 Vladimir Abrikosov – NL
42 Ivan Silantiev – NL


Unfortunately, Marc Turgeon was a bit too aggressive on his opening weights and he didn't register a lift in two of the six events. Otherwise, I'm certain he would have finished in the top 10.

As for the 25-item grip medley held afterwards, here are the results:

1 - Eric Roussin - 23 feats
2 - Marc Turgeon - 14 feats (won the tie-breaker)
3 - Stefan Straub - 14 feats (lost the tie-breaker)
4 - Devon Larratt - 13 feats
5 - Ian Carnegie - 9 feats
6 - Rick Blanchard - 8 feats
7 - Philippe Lauzon - 5 feats

Here's a video of my medley run:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYSoKOYVaeI&list=HL1361713742

[John Milne]

thats awesome

Congratulations Eric

[Hugh Brodie]

Nice! Our guys put up some good numbers!

[Evan Keller]

Great work Eric. And a good job to all the OAA members. Impressive numbers. I hope to make the next one.