ox3782 Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Great Job Teemu that is an awesome accomplishment!!! Brendan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thearm95 Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Congratulations Teemu, no doubt you're an inspiration to many after that supreme effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deer Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Awesome close!!! You destroyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule92 Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 (edited) AMAZING job Teemu!!!! Congrats man that's a great accomplishment :rock Edited October 11, 2007 by vikingsrule92 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Grats Teemu - well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorn Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumpster Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Congratulations! You've joined the elite group at the top of the crushing grip world. You'll get nothing but respect and admiration from the grip community for this achievement (especially since this is under the new rules). Hope you keep at it and try for a shot at the #4 sometime in the future. I'd like to cert on the #3 someday as well, so your success is motivation for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booyah!!! Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Super Job Teemu!!! Very inspiring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeGrip Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Awesome Job Teemu! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teemu I Posted October 12, 2007 Author Share Posted October 12, 2007 Thanks everyone! I do hope this will atleast encourage someone to work hard towards that goal, seeing that you don't need bigger than average hands to accomplish this. Personally I don't like the hand size discussion, but I've seen many get discouraged because "they can't wrap their pinky around the handle", so I had to comment on that. Never give up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelegraphKey Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunny Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Congrats Teemu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bonzi Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 (edited) Teemu I, Great accomplishment. The Ironmind article mentioned a couple of things that I would like to ask you about. First, it mentioned Suomi. Is that the national language of Finland or does it refer to something else? Second, you mentioned that you do not have to have huge forearms to close monster grippers. Could you give your forearm and hand sizes so that people that are not blessed genetically with huge forearms will be even more inspired by your accomplishment. Onward and upward. Once again the Scandinavians and strength seem to be at another level. What would you attribute that to? Genetics, determination, smart training techniques, etc.? Edited October 13, 2007 by Bonzi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bonzi Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 I finally saw the video. You played with that gripper. It looked like you were doing negatives with it. If there has ever been an unquestionable close, that had to be it. You also looked like you had a national audience and presentation taking place at the same time. Additional pressure, all. Very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menace3000 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 congratulations. On to the #4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdfk20 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Well done Teemu, you really deserve this title, captain of crush! Hopefully i'll get there sometime next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koura Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Teemu I,Great accomplishment. The Ironmind article mentioned a couple of things that I would like to ask you about. First, it mentioned Suomi. Is that the national language of Finland or does it refer to something else? Second, you mentioned that you do not have to have huge forearms to close monster grippers. Could you give your forearm and hand sizes so that people that are not blessed genetically with huge forearms will be even more inspired by your accomplishment. Onward and upward. Once again the Scandinavians and strength seem to be at another level. What would you attribute that to? Genetics, determination, smart training techniques, etc.? I can answer couple of those. Yes, Our national languages are finnish and swedish. Another level.. ermm.. I think the main reason is that determination and strong minds. All of you know how tough this mentally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teemu I Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 (edited) Teemu I,Great accomplishment. The Ironmind article mentioned a couple of things that I would like to ask you about. First, it mentioned Suomi. Is that the national language of Finland or does it refer to something else? Second, you mentioned that you do not have to have huge forearms to close monster grippers. Could you give your forearm and hand sizes so that people that are not blessed genetically with huge forearms will be even more inspired by your accomplishment. Onward and upward. Once again the Scandinavians and strength seem to be at another level. What would you attribute that to? Genetics, determination, smart training techniques, etc.? Thank you! Suomi just means Finland in finnish language. I find it somewhat irrelevant to discuss about the excact hand and forearm measurements, because strength in general comes more down to nervous system vs. muscular size. While muscular hypertrophy is beneficial to any strength sport it is often overlooked when talking about grip strength. Relatively muscular forearms can be developed if that is desirable. I don't understand why anyone would want to worry about their genetics, it's not time that is well spent. My forearms are small as can be seen on the video, I'm not too big othervise either and my hands look girly! But I don't care. I've experienced some muscular growth in my forearms as an indirect result of the intense grip training but I probably do need to pack some meat to my forearms in the future for better grip strength gains. The "secret" of the Finns, if there is such thing, is determination and mindset for hard, long-term work that is passed on from one generation to the next. It is something that's deep in our culture. But it is something that can be learned, it's not anything that lies in the genetics, so any guy from any culture can develop that mindset, it's not that some people are born to be more hard working or determined than others. In strength training, it all comes down to person's ability to work hard systematically and progressively long enough. If you don't see results the reason most likely comes back to you, you have to keep asking yourself are you working hard enough and you have to be honest about it to yourself. Forget about the genetics, forget about the new, supposed to be better-routines and just concentrate on hard, progressive work on the basics long enough (instead of trying this and trying that for too short periods of time) and you can expect to see the results. Thanks again, everyone! Edited October 14, 2007 by Teemu I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StalwartSentinel Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Here's the news.Here's the video again. Never give up! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teemu I Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 Thanks Mat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerHouse Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 How did that #3 compare to the others you've tried? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teemu I Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 How did that #3 compare to the others you've tried? My estimate of that #3 is that it's quite close to average or maybe just slighly above. I will get that cert gripper calibrated soon, I'll have a better idea then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikael Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Congratulations! I hope to do it too someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tfriend Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 didnt you cert on this like a year ago? i remmber seeing the video? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teemu I Posted October 15, 2007 Author Share Posted October 15, 2007 didnt you cert on this like a year ago? i remmber seeing the video? You remember right, I did, but it was rejected then because it was still unclear if you have to use a gripper out of the package or not. This time it was all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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