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Extremely easy...so you'd be able to easily replicate it. Do it again but show everyone the spring and the connection of the spring to the handles before and after the close. You hid the spring from view. Why? Is it because it would be identified as a fraud or altered gripper? No need to order another one from Ironmind. Use the same one you used here.
It's not a certification. It is conducted with a number of violations of the rules. First, Carl was not in the frame for a whole minute, the image was static, there were no sounds. So you can stop the video, replace the gripper with a weak one, and do a video splicing. Secondly, he closed his hand with the gripper for 7 seconds, which is forbidden by the rules, and thirdly, he did not show a clear closing of the gripper handles.
There's a different video/short of Carl closing the No 4 gripper from his account. From watching that I do think that he has the ability to close it fully.
I question how he went from a 3.5 to the 4 in the same year! Ivan Cuk, who I think is amazing, went from a 3 to 3.5 pretty fast, but hasn’t got to the 4 in 3 years!
The answer is pretty straightforward and simple Dmitry > Ivan. He is in the league of his own, Carl is tough but not as tough as he is. It's a misconception that he went from 3.5 to 4 the same year, he was already strong at that point and he had a good surrounding of people who helped him to learn how to use his strength to the max. Instead of doubts and lots of negativity from the close minded sceptics a lot of guys are looking forward to see what he will achieve in the future and what are his real limits. Check his yt page and see it for yourself and make your own opinion based on the facts that he had already provided and keeps showing his next level performances consistently.
It's a bit fishy. I was trying to confirm if he had a legit COC gripper by looking at the colour of the spring and the thickness, but he concealed the spring from camera. So I think this is what is fishy
4. The athlete must start from a dead hang position with fully-extended arms, and not swing or kip or use their legs for assistance during the attempt. The athlete's chin must go higher than the top edge of the Rolling Thunder® handle, and then he or she can return to the dead hang position with a controlled descent. The athlete does as many repetitions as he or she can-there is no time limit. 01:21 Very, VERY impressed that you followed the rules! ! ! Way to go, Tammy!
Nice close. Im sure you can do it. But the gripper left the video screen completely for a few seconds at the 2:18 mark. That is an automatic fail if you follow the Ironmind rules correctly. I know from experience. Another surprising certification they approved. Should be a no lift. Do it again properly so know body can question it. No disrespect at all.
Okay. Thanks for the clarification. I did something similar on my 3.5 attempt and it was rejected. Then I injured my forearm. Working back up to do the 3.5 again now. Good work.
I bought myself a grip dynamometer last year to do some testing. There is no give on those machines. A very solid squeeze. I was warmed up as well. I wanted to beat my high score and really went hard. Ended up with a small tear in my forearm. Set me back a ways. I was ready to certify on the 3.5 at that point. Been working back up to it again , after 7-8 months of recovery work. My Advice: grip dynamometer. Not worth it.
