Darco Posted August 26, 2005 Author Share Posted August 26, 2005 (edited) What is meant by a "lift"these days?Just breaking it off the floor?mid shin?or full deadlift? Is this just about forum members??....cause there are a lot more INCH lifters out there and a survey of smallest and biggest hands-though interesting-might be more conclusive if you included the dozens of other INCH "lifters". ← Ya, it was just for the board members per Gripboard rules, too many others to list. Edited August 26, 2005 by Darco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybersnott Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Travis Ortmayer got it about 1'' from locking out before he dropped it at the Show of Strength this year. That was the first time he had ever touched one. ← How big is Travis? Great job on the Inch... where were you at the GNC SoS?? I was there and missed meeting you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danegarreau Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Travis Ortmayer got it about 1'' from locking out before he dropped it at the Show of Strength this year. That was the first time he had ever touched one. ← How big is Travis? Great job on the Inch... where were you at the GNC SoS?? I was there and missed meeting you. ← Travis is pretty big. He's around 6' 4'', 300 pounds. As far as his hands go, I compared them to mine(mine are 7.5'') and they dwarfed them, so they are probabely around 8.25''ish. It's too bad the SoS got cancelled this year, we could of met this year. I personally saw him do One Arm DB rows with 160 pounds for reps, on a 2 3/8'' handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darco Posted December 4, 2005 Author Share Posted December 4, 2005 I searched to no avail for this: does anybody know if Brookfield or Rogers have lifted the inch ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concrete Pete Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 good point about brookfeild and rogers . i know i have watched the video of mark henry lift the inch with such ease, ive watched it too many times its amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bryan Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Bud Jeffries lifts it easily and I've seen him press it with either hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Edgin Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 "That thumb is so big you couldn't stick it in your ass!"-Monkey Paws ← Dan, I quite literally spit my lunch out reading this. Thank you for the excellent laugh!! Steve's thumb is so big it has a hand on it. Also brilliant! Yes, Mobster, I do have stumpy thumbs...I've considered thumb implants. Big Steve has to have the stumpiest thumbs but has a killer pinch. Of course, his hand looks like a ham with fingernails on it so it could just be a matter of perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Ahh but can he do strapholds with an Elite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 my hands are around 8 3/8" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermagnamon Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 damn. i wonder if Shaq's thumbs are bigger than that. Steve's thumb is 8.25" long as well, so I imagine that helps ← Ha ha. It's only 4 inches. Funny how most grip guys I have met have stumpy little thumbs. Including Clay ← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Mine are over 9. -Jedd- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burkhardmacht Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 I'll lift the Inch and my hands are 7 7/8! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bryan Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 PDA makes a nice "Inch Trainer." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimwood Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 a few years ago my brother and I witnessed Bud Jeffries in action... in my back lifting deck Bud shouldered(with two hands) an Inch replica...pressed it with his right arm(yes, it was a "press" ... no hip pop, shifting or leaning...legs were straight)...then he flips it over to his left arm and presses it also! When Bud left...my brother(certainly no stranger to lifting(he actually got kicked out of Larry Barnholth's American College of Weight-lifting (for dropping a weight and breaking a platform) the same week he got kicked out of Kent State(for doing a lot worse!)...two colleges in one week! )) said, "gosh, I thought he was just a fat guy!" Well folks, Bud is one of the strongest men anywhere...and being still a kid...just watch him...a legend in the making... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubthewonderscot Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 I love hearing these stories Kim, keep em coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Lane Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Who has lifted it with the smallest hands? Anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Kim's stories often are about what I call "foolers" - guys that are just way stronger than they "look". An example on the Inch is Cliff Keiner. A normal sized guy that totally owns the Inch either hand. Any day, any time, fresh or tired - he just walks up and lifts it to full deadlift. Impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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