British Grip comps 2014

British Grip Comps.
I'll put them here.

The 2nd Iron Grip Endurance Challenge

Saturday 11 Jan, 2014

Events:
1. Two Hands Pinch Lift – Hold
2. Adjustable Thick bar – Hold
3. Half a Penny – Hold
4. LeverTop (Underhand) – Hold

Classes: Open

Venue: Various clubs

Weigh in: Stafford 10-11am
Start: Contest at 11am.

Contest promoters:
David Horne – Stafford, England
Rob Blair, London, England
Juha Harju - Kirkkonummi, Finland

Entrance fees: £10
Any promoters interested please contact me for details.

Trophies: There will be medals for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of the Open

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Hands across the Sea

Saturday 8 Feb, 2014

Events:
1. Two Hands Pinch Lift
2. Stub – Hold
3. IronMind Gripper #4, 3 or 2 – Silver Bullet

Stafford event. Inch Dumbbell (Thumbless grip) – Hold
[78k Inch dumbbell, 54k Inch dumbbell, or 40k Rolling Thunder]

Classes: Open

Venue: Various clubs

Weigh in: Stafford 10-11am
Start: Contest at 11am.

Contest promoters:
David Horne – Stafford, England
Juha Harju - Kirkkonummi, Finland

Entrance fees: £10
Any promoters interested please contact me for details.

Trophies: There will be medals for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of the Open

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Thumbs Up! - pinch contest and workshop.

Saturday 8 Mar, 2014

Events:
1. Two Hands Pinch Lift
2. Half a Penny
3. Shallow Hub
4. Two Hands Pinch Lift – Hold
5. MoonTop – Hold
There will be a Pinch Training Workshop after the contest, with all the training tips that I have been implementing recently.

Classes: Open

Venue: "Grip Factory", Stafford.

Weigh in: Stafford 10-11am
Start: Contest at 11am.

Promoter: David Horne

Entrance fees:
£15 paid in advance for contest, meal and workshop prior to 15 Feb. £20 after this date.
To compete please send the payment through paypal to world_of_grip@ntlworld.com

Trophies: There will be medals for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of the Open.

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Grip Tour of Britain - Journey #2 – Tarleton

Tarleton contest
Saturday 15 March, 2014

Events:
1. One Hand Vulcan V2 Gripper - 20mm block close
2. Half a Penny
3. LeverTop – underhand grip
4. Pickaxe Lever to Front – Hold

Classes: Open and 93k classes.

Venue:
Preston Panthers A/W Gym,
97 Blackgate Lane,
Tarleton,
Nr. Preston,
Lancashire,
PR46UT

Weigh in: 10-11am
Start: Contest at 11am.

Promoter: Keith Taylor and David Horne

Entrance fee: £15

Trophies: There will be medals for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each class

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Grip Tour of Britain #2 - Lancaster - CANCELLED

Sunday 16 March, 2014

Events:
1. One Hand Vulcan V2 Gripper - 20mm block close
2. Half a Penny – Hold
3. Wrist Developer
4. Adjustable Thick bar – Hold

Classes:
Open and 83k classes.

Venue:
Muscle Factory Gym,
Unit 10a,
Lune Industrial Estate,
Lancaster,
Lancashire,
LA1 5SQ

Weigh in: 10-11am
Start: Contest at 11am.

Promoter:
Leslie Willis and David Horne

Entrance fee:
£15

Trophies:
There will be medals for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each class.

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The 5th Britain’s Strongest Hands 2014

Saturday 5 April, 2014

Events:
1. One Hand Vulcan V2 Gripper - 20mm block close
2. Half a Penny
3. Two Hands Pinch Lift – Hold
4. Adjustable Thick bar – Hold
5. LeverTop – underhand – Hold

Classes Open and 83k classes

Following the BSH
The 5th British Hub Lifting Champs events
1. IronMind Hub
2. Shallow Hub
3. Triple Hub

Venue: "Grip Factory", Stafford.

Weigh in: 9-11am
Start: 11 am

Promoter: David Horne and Richie Bevan.

Entrance fees:
BSH - £15 paid in advance prior to 5 March. £20 after this date.
To compete please send the payment through paypal to  world_of_grip@ntlworld.com  
British Hub - £5 entry fee

Trophies: There will be trophies for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of the Open and 83k classes.

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On the 1st May, 2004 the British Grip Champs was the first contest worldwide to use the new Adjustable Pinch Lift apparatus. Now it is 10 year's on!

Adjustable Pinch - 10 year's Anniversary

Saturday 3 May, 2014

Events:
1. Two Hands Pinch Lift
2. Two Hands Pinch Lift – Hold
3. Stub – Hold

Classes: Open

Venue: Various clubs

Weigh in: Stafford 9-11am
Start: Contest at 11am.

Contest promoters:
David Horne – Stafford, England
Jon Umpherville - Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada
Jedd Johnson - Horseheads, NY, USA
Juha Harju - Kirkkonummi, Finland

Entrance fees: £10
Any promoters interested please contact me for details.

Trophies: There will be medals for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of the Open

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The 22nd British Grip Championships

Saturday 24 May, 2014

Events:
1. Two Hands Pinch Lift
2. Stub Lift
3. Wrist Developer WD2
4. Adjustable Thick bar – Hold
5. Silver Bullet

Classes: Open and Division 2

Venue: "Grip Factory", Stafford.

Weigh in: Stafford 9-11am
Start: Contest at 11am.

Promoter: David Horne

Entrance fees:
£15 paid in advance prior to 24 April. £20 after this date.
To compete please send the payment through paypal to  world_of_grip@ntlworld.com  

Trophies: There will be trophies for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of the Open and Division 2 classes.

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Grip Tour of Britain #3 – North Wales

Criccieth Challenge Day

Saturday 12 July, 2014

Events:
1. Half a Penny – Hold
2. Shallow Hub – Hold
3. PickAxe Lever to Rear – Hold

Classes: Open and First-timers

Venue: Criccieth Memorial Hall, High Street, Criccieth, LL52 0HB, Wales.

Weigh in: 10am till the event starts.
Start: About 11am.

Promoter: David Horne and the Criccieth Memorial Hall.

Entrance fees: Free to enter.

Trophies: There will be medals for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each class

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Also between the 5th to 11th there will be events at
Beaumaris, Wales
Brynsiencyn, Wales
Menai Bridge, Wales
Llanfairfechan, Wales

These events are outside so are weather dependant. Contact me via the forum or facebook near the time to get details.

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Strongest Hands at World Alternative Games 2014

Sunday 10 August, 2014

Events:
First-timers (3 events)
1. Half a Penny – Hold
2. Shallow Hub – Hold
3. PickAxe Lever to Rear – Hold

Women (3 events)
1. Half a Penny – Hold
2. Two Hands Pinch Lift – Hold
3. PickAxe Lever to Rear – Hold

Pro Men Open class (5 events)
1. Stub Lift
2. Two Hands Pinch Lift – Hold
3. Adjustable Thick bar – Hold
4. PickAxe Lever to Rear – Hold
5. Braced snapping Steel Bar

Pro Men 93k class (5 events)
Same as Pro Men Open.

Classes: Pro Men Open and 83k, Women and First-timers classes.

Venue:
World Alternative Games,
Llanwrtyd Wells,
Wales

Weigh in: TBC
Start: Contest at TBC
Promoter: World Alternative Games and David Horne
Entrance fee: TBC
Trophies: There will be medals for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each class

2014 grip events updated

Looking good David

Cheers mate. Plenty of different things to go at, and also we are spreading around the regions too.

New contests added, and events decided too.

Lancaster event added for the tour on March 16th.
This is the gym that you saw Graham Hicks training at in last year's World's Strongest Man contest on telly.

British contests on IronMind, and pic of Elizabeth Hub Lifting.

http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2014/Jan/British_Hub_Lifting_Grip_Championships_Strongest_Hands.html

updated

The events have been selected for the World Alternative Games in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales (see below); easier ones for the First-timers, and tough events, including Steel bar snapping, for the Pro men. This should be a good spectator event, and the athletes can sign the snapped steel pieces at the end and give them to the spectators, which could be well received. We added an 83k class for the Pro’s which will be good for the smaller men.

Events:
First-timers (3 events)
1. Half a Penny – Hold
2. Shallow Hub – Hold
3. PickAxe Lever to Rear – Hold

Women (3 events)
1. Half a Penny – Hold
2. Two Hands Pinch Lift – Hold
3. PickAxe Lever to Rear – Hold

Pro Men Open class (5 events)
1. Stub Lift
2. Two Hands Pinch Lift – Hold
3. Adjustable Thick bar – Hold
4. PickAxe Lever to Rear – Hold
5. Braced snapping Steel Bar

Pro Men 83k class (5 events)
Same as Pro Men Open.

Classes: Pro Men Open and 83k, Women and First-timers classes.

Full list of all the events at the World Alternative Games 2014 over the two weeks.
http://www.worldalternativegames.co.uk/events/

Lancaster event on Mar 16 is cancelled.
One event change at Keith's contest on March 15. Looking forward to refereeing this event. See you all there.

Grip Tour of Britain - Journey #4 - Bacup
(Grip contest at the Rossendale Rampage 8 Armwrestling event)

Saturday 22 November, 2014

Events: Tri-Grip Challenge #4
[Three holds in any order, with a maximum of 60 sec rest between each attempt – Half a Penny, Shallow Hub and Pickaxe Lever to Rear = Total time
Weights:
Standard A = Half a Penny Hold = 14k, Shallow Hub Hold = 21k, Pickaxe Lever to Rear Hold = 5.6k
Standard B = Half a Penny Hold = 10k, Shallow Hub Hold = 15k, Pickaxe Lever to Rear Hold = 4k
Standard C = Half a Penny Hold = 6k, Shallow Hub Hold = 9k, Pickaxe Lever to Rear Hold = 2.4k
On standard A & B a minimum of 20 secs total must be achieved, any time is valid on Standard C.

2 attempts allowed on each challenge if you wish.

Classes: Open

Venue:
Pioneer Health & Fitness Studio
Riverside Business Park
Rockliffe Road
Bacup
Lancashire
OL13 9QY

Start: 1pm

Promoters:
David Horne & Nick Hall

Entrance fees: £10

Trophies: There will be medals for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd