The Grip Show

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 aspects of grip so that he wouldn't be one dimensional and known as "just a gripper guy" In this episode Jaland becomes the 9th person ever to close The Mash Monster 7 Gripper. He literally took his official certifcation attempt mid interview! Jaland has serious grip strength and will be putting it to the test this weekend (Sept. 9th) as he travels to Heavy Hands 2023 in Virginia. Hope everyone enjoys Jaland's story and insight into training grip and why it's important to him. To check out some of his training and achievements follow him ​⁠ @dubyagrip on social media platforms.

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 Inch Bells, Lifting two 200lb Thomas Inch Bells at a bodyweight of just over 200lbs, doing some of the strictest plate curls with 45lb plates and beyond that we've seen in the grip world, and pulling impressive numbers on any bar or handle he touches. This episode contains a lot of interesting topics and insight from Adam...Hope everyone enjoys it!

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 face. Tim also has been very active on the competition side of Gripsport for the last 6-7 years and has several weight class records and he has won his weightclass of 93kg (205lbs) at Grip Nationals in 2020 and 2022.

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 on armwrestling and grip strength training.

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 Dumbbell.

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 very interesting stories and topics regarding GRIP.

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.