The Grip Show

Carl Myerscough may very well have the most well rounded and strongest grip in the world. Carl is the only person to certify on the Ironmind Captains of Crush #4 Gripper with a credit card set. He also is the only person to close a GHP 10 Under certification standards. Carl currently holds the world record for the Ironmind Axle and tons of other lift records related to grip strength. Carl is one o...

AGP 5 is the 5th installment of the Grip Sport International sanctioned competition that took place in Cornelius, NC on 9/16/2023. Jason Otto was the main promoter for this competition. He joins us on the Grip Show to breakdown the competitions overall history and the most recent competition results.

Jedd Johnson competed in his first grip competition in 2003 and hasn't slowed down since. Jedd has been instrumental in building and keeping grip contests alive and evolving in the United States. Jedd has a long history of strength training competing primarily in strongman and Grip Sport. Aside from his decades of being an elite grip strength athlete and achieving some of the best feats of grip st...

Heavy Hands 2023 was a sanctioned grip competition hosted by Zach Mullins and Ben Helms in Charlottesville, VA on Sept. 9th. This is a full breakdown/recap of this event. Featured are the Top 3 Overall Lifters to let us know how it all went down. 1st Place-Eric Roussin, 2nd Place-Ben Helms, and 3rd place-Zach Ebel.

Jaland Worley has been training/competing in Grip for only a year but you wouldn't know that judging by his level of strength. In his first year Jaland has already accomplished many people's lifelong grip goals. Jaland is a blue belt in BJJ, enjoys chasing storms/photography, and also is very musically talented. Mostly known for his big gripper closes early on Jaland set out to improve in all aspe...

The Super Series is a two stage event that is sanctioned/hosted by Armlifting USA. It is a multi-venue competition with venues located all across the globe for athletes to test their grip strength. In this episode I sit down with veteran lifter Eric Roussin and we discuss all of the results.

This is recap of the 6th annual EOGC (East Ohio Grip Championship). This event was ran by Mike and Sara Saffell at Saffell Performance. The gym is located in Bethesda, Ohio. This competition was dual sanctioned with Armlifting USA (Stage 2 Super Series) and Grip Sport International. Jason Dingey won first place overall and Melissa Dingey won first place overall for women's division.

Adam Glass currently resides in the state of Texas. Adam has a life full of weight training/calesthenics, has served in the military, competed in BJJ and Arm Wrestling, but he is probably most well-known for his insane grip strength/feats. Some of his more notable feats include his transfers/thumbless transfers of the Thomas Inch Dumbbell, a double thumbless walk over 22ft long with two Thomas Inc...

Tim Butler has a unique story. Tim used Grip and Strength Training to overcome numerous health issues and injuries. Mixing his love of strength training with nutrition enabled Tim to go from almost 300lbs to his current bodyweight/composition. He is one of the best in the world at Vertical Bar style lifts, tearing decks of cards in anyway imaginable, and lifting some of the biggest Blobs by the fa...

Luke Raymond has done well competing in everything from Armwrestling, Armlifting, and Gripsport. Aside from being a top notch competitor for a decade, Luke holds multiple degrees and worked over 6 years as a physical therapist before opening his own business (Arm Assassin Strength Shop). Arm Assassin Strength Shop is one of the premier Strength equipment companies with a specialization and focus o...

Ben Helms has accomplished more in one year of grip training than most could hope to achieve in a lifetime. He has a deep background in strength training/study and currently works as a Substance Abuse Therapist. Some of his most notable feats of strength include a 500lb Double Overhand Axle Deadlift, he has cleaned Blobzilla, and he is the lightest person in history to clean The Thomas Inch Dumbbe...

Chaz Strange is from Philadelphia, PA. He has a long history of being involved in strength training and a strong passion for grip. He has competed in both Armlifting and Grip Sport. Some of his most notable feats of grip strength are closing a Captains of Crush 3.5 gripper and bending some big steel from multiple positions. Chaz is only getting stronger and within this podcast you will find some v...

This is an interview with Joe Hodgson from Sydney Australia. Joe has a background in rock climbing amongst many other activities that made for a smooth transition to Grip Sport and training Grip Strength Feats. Joe has several world records and weight class records in Grip Sport.

This episode is just an overall summary explaining what future episodes will cover.