The Grip Show

The Alpha Grip Competition was hosted by Nate Phillips in Newark, OH. It featured a mix of veteran lifters with some newer lifters. The events contested were Double Overhand Axle (Rogue), 3" Saxon Bar (Armassassin Strength Shop), Rogue Anvil, and the Ironmind Rolling Thunder. The overall winner was Jason Dingey with Cliff Kiener coming in 2nd Place. Tune in for more competition details!

Aggy St-Jacques Set a new record for Ironmind by completing 20 Strict Pull Ups while hanging from two Rolling Thunder Handles. The previous record was 15reps held by Tammy McClure. Aggy managed to knock this amazing feat of strength out prior to competing in the King Kong Grip Challenge. She went on to win the women's 63kg weight class and placed 13th Overall out of 80 women's competitors in the Open weight category. Aggy gives us some info about her climbing background, her training, and her thoughts about the sport moving forward.

With almost all of 2024's biggest competitions wrapped up Eric Roussin joins The Grip Show to cover his updated North American Rankings. The rankings can be found on the Canada Grip Sport website. Congrats to all the talented lifted who have competed this year and earned their place in these rankings. Discount Codes: Gripshow20 for 20% off at https://dieselcrew.com/store/shop/ Thegripshow for 5% off at https://www.armassassinstrengthshop.com

The World's Strongest Grip Competition will be held in conjunction with The Odd Haugen Strength Classic at the LA Fit Expo on Jan. 25/26th 2025. Odd and Will sit down to discuss the numerous strength competitions that will be held that weekend. There will be Pro and Amateur Strongman, MAS Wrestling, and The World's Strongest Grip competitions all happening in a couple day span. Will and Odd take the time to explain these competitons, the events, sponsors, and details for competing. This is a great opportunity for any strength athlete and The Grip Show wishes all those competing the best of luck. Links below contain info for registering or signing up for these events. https://westcoastarmsports.com/online-appointments https://www.oddehaugen.com/2025-odd-haugen-all-american-strength-challenge/ https://www.oddehaugen.com/2025-all-american-mas-wrestling-championship/

For her 4th time Sarah Chappelow has earned the title "Queen Kong Of Grip" winning the Women's overall division. She joins the show with the 2nd Place overall finisher Tammy McClure. They discuss various topics regarding their lifts, hosting venues for other people, predicting next year's implements, and future plans for competing. Congrats to Sarah and Tammy for another year of great King Kong performances. Discount Codes: Gripshow20 for 20% off at https://dieselcrew.com/store/shop/ Thegripshow for 5% off at https://www.armassassinstrengthshop.com

Coming off of an impressive performance at last year's King Kong Grip Challenge by placing 3rd Overall.... Carter Colleaux returned this year with consistent and amazing lifts that earned him the title "KING KONG OF GRIP" over 242 other lifters. In this King Kong focused interview Carter shares how he found out about the sport, discusses his training background, and talks about his performance at the competition. Congrats Carter! Discount Codes: Gripshow20 for 20% off at https://dieselcrew.com/store/shop/ Thegripshow for 5% off at https://www.armassassinstrengthshop.com

The 12th Annual King Kong Grip Challenge has wrapped up. It's the World's Biggest Multi-venue Grip Competition in the world with over 33+ venues hosting and a total of 373 individual competitors lifting this year. The Men's overall winner was Carter Colleaux and the Women's overall winner was Sarah Chappelow. The man behind this competition is Eric Roussin and he joins the show as we cover all the weight class winners, top lifts, and other important details surrounding this amazing competition.

Ivan Cuk is a fast rising star in the world of Grip. He was known early on for his elite level gripper closes but Ivan has solidified himself as a world class competitor as well in the last couple of years. He's medaled in his last two appearances for Armlifting USA at the Arnold Classic in the 100kg weight class (taking 1st place in 2024.) In this interview Ivan discusses his introduction to the sport, training philosophy/programming, favorite competitions, people cheating certifications, and much more! We are excited to see what the future holds for Ivan as he's already at a world class level and only 22years old!

Armlifting USA held their 2024 World Championship in Las Vegas at the Olympia Fitness Expo. The three events contested were the 2" Saxon Deadlift, Rogue Anvil, and 2" Raptor Medley. Some of the world's strongest grips and most experienced athletes took to the platform to battle it out for their places on the podium. Joining this recap show are Eric Roussin (1st Place 100kg class) and Jaland Worley (2nd Place 125kg class). Enjoy!

In this episode of The Grip Show Eric Roussin and Adam Glass team up to tackle various topics related to the sport including: Weight classes/weight cuts, competition preparation, training methods, which grip disciplines are the most impressive and much more.