Luke Blackwell Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 6 minutes ago, Douglas Carney said: All I need is an Iron [Fe] Standard Gripper in the low 130s You and me both man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 Supper nice set up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted October 16 Author Share Posted October 16 14 minutes ago, John Knowlton said: Supper nice set up Thanks John! I had three single PowerBall grippers that coincidentally worked well with what came in the set. Then I added a Cobalt [Co] Standard Gripper rated at 160 to round things out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted October 16 Author Share Posted October 16 (edited) If you add enough filters...my rankings don't look half bad...hahaha Edited October 16 by Douglas Carney 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Yep not to bad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted October 18 Author Share Posted October 18 (edited) Opening and Attempting a 24kg Holle Blob 10-18-2024 After visiting John Foelber and attempting to lift one of his 24kg Holle Blobs back in July, I pretty much knew I would end up ordering one. And I did. However, a week before it arrived, I had a partial A4 pulley tear on the middle finger of my left hand. And my left hand was stronger at wide pinch than my right. So the 24kg Holle Blob sat at my house for nearly four full weeks before I finally gave in and opened it today. Thankfully my left hand felt pretty good all things considered. Musical Inspiration: "Start Me Up" by the Rolling Stones from the album "Tattoo You" released in August 1981. Edited October 18 by Douglas Carney 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 32 minutes ago, Douglas Carney said: Opening and Attempting a 24kg Holle Blob 10-18-2024 After visiting John Foelber and attempting to lift one of his 24kg Holle Blobs back in July, I pretty much knew I would end up ordering one. And I did. However, a week before it arrived, I had a partial A4 pulley tear on the middle finger of my left hand. And my left hand was stronger at wide pinch than my right. So the 24kg Holle Blob sat at my house for nearly four full weeks before I finally gave in and opened it today. Thankfully my left hand felt pretty good all things considered. Musical Inspiration: "Start Me Up" by the Rolling Stones from the album "Tattoo You" released in August 1981. Great job Doug. You showed that A4 Pulley tear who's boss. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted October 18 Author Share Posted October 18 1 minute ago, Blacksmith513 said: Great job Doug. You showed that A4 Pulley tear who's boss. Thanks Joe! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted October 22 Author Share Posted October 22 Backwards Blob Lift - Old School York Legacy Half 90 10-21-2024 Picked up (literally and figuratively) an old school York Legacy Half 90 blob for the express purpose of lifting it backwards. My current working theory is that lifting blobs backwards (so my thumb is on the more curved side) translates to stronger lifts the "regular" (conventional) way. Ideally half 90 is a stepping stone to half 105 someday. Musical Inspiration: "Down with the Sickness" by Disturbed from "The Sickness" released in March 2000. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted October 22 Author Share Posted October 22 My First Full Lift of a 24kg Holle Blob 10-21-2024 My left hand felt strong after doing some backwards York Legacy lifts, so I gave the 24kg Holle blob another go. Didn't expect this to happen so soon following my failed attempts after opening it on Friday. Yet here we are... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 Super Doug strikes again 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted October 22 Author Share Posted October 22 1 minute ago, John Knowlton said: Super Doug strikes again Thanks John! Was a good blob day today... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted Tuesday at 10:19 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 10:19 AM Honored and humbled to say that my 24kg blob lift is now "Nathan Holle Official." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted Tuesday at 10:57 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:57 AM 38 minutes ago, Douglas Carney said: Honored and humbled to say that my 24kg blob lift is now "Nathan Holle Official." Congrats Doug 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted Tuesday at 12:47 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 12:47 PM 1 hour ago, Blacksmith513 said: Congrats Doug Thanks Joe! As always, I appreciate your support and encouragement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted Thursday at 11:08 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 11:08 PM 24kg Holle Blob Plus 5lb of Magnets 10-24-2024 Not a perfect lift or lockout, but it's progress. And one day I'll be ready for the 30kg Holle Blob. Musical Inspiration: "Almost Easy" by Avenged Sevenfold from the album "Avenged Sevenfold" released in October 2007. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted Thursday at 11:11 PM Share Posted Thursday at 11:11 PM Looking good Doug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted Friday at 11:51 AM Author Share Posted Friday at 11:51 AM 12 hours ago, John Knowlton said: Looking good Doug Thanks John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted 7 hours ago Author Share Posted 7 hours ago 35lb Hub Clean and Press Attempts – Misses Are Just Warmups 10-27-2024 Today was my first ever attempts to clean and press the Marcy 35lb plate by the hub. Bit of learning curve. Trying to be explosive actually worked against being able to maintain control of the plate. Slowing down a bit helped. Musical Inspiration: "Master of Puppets" by Metallica from the album "Master of Puppets" released in March 1986. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago Hey Doug, nice work. After that first rep very controlled made it look nice and easy.. Also, super cool music. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted 4 hours ago Author Share Posted 4 hours ago 1 hour ago, John Knowlton said: Hey Doug, nice work. After that first rep very controlled made it look nice and easy.. Also, super cool music. Thanks John! I honestly had no idea what I was doing, so learning on the fly. Hub masters like @Kluv#0 make it look easy, BUT IT AIN'T! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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