The second Movement Minneapolis Grip Decathlon was Saturday, November 12 2011.
Athletes
Matt Cannon, 162 lbs
Ryan Maier, 268.2 lbs
Josh Freeman, 175 lbs
Ryan Pitts, 180.1 lbs
Brad Ellingson, 193.4 lbs
Robert Lorch, 208 lbs
Mike Nelson, 214 lbs
Ben Edwards, 200 lbs
Nick Saari, 136 lbs
David Dellanave, 195 lbs
Dustin Williams, 172.4 lbs
Kathi Burger, 146.8 lbs (women’s)
Jodie Nelson 156 lbs (women’s)
Events
Grippers, MMS
1st Ben Edwards 174 lbs
2nd Matt Cannon 158 lbs
3rd Ryan Pitts 155 lbs
4th (2 way tie) David Dellanave/ Ryan Maier 136 lbs
6th Place Dustin Williams 134 lbs
7th (5 way tie) Josh F, Brad E, Mike N, Robert L, Nick S– 84 lbs
1st Kathi Burger 64 lbs
2nd Jodie Nelson 40 lbs
DOH Axle
1 Ben E. 320 lbs
2 Ryan P. 300 lbs
3 (2 way tie) Ryan M/David D 290 lbs
5 Brad E. 260 lbs
6 Dustin W. 255 lbs
7 Matt C. 250 lbs
8 Robert L. 240 lbs
9 (2 way tie) Mike N/Nick S 225 lbs
11 Josh F 205 lbs
1 Jodie N 200 lbs
2 Kathi B 150 lbs
Two Hand Pinch
1 Ryan P 169.8 lbs
2 Matt C 165.01 lbs
3 Ryan M 160.00 lbs
4 Dustin W 154.72 lbs
5 Ben E 149.86 lbs
6 (2 way tie) David D/Brad E 132.00 lbs
8 Mike N 130.01
9 Robert L 123.2 lbs
10 Josh F 114.83 lbs
11 Nick S 103.1 lbs
1 Kathi B 113.52 lbs
2 Jodie N 92.5 lbs
Griptopz Hub Lift
1 Ben E 46.19
2 Matt C 43.02
3 Dustin W 37.51
4 David D 36.86
5 Ryan P 34.86
6 Josh F 32.61
7 Nick S 30.44
8 Robert L 27.89
9 Ryan M 27.74
10 Brad E 26.48
11 Mike N 00.00
1 Kathi B 30.11
2 Jodie N 23.5
2″ FBBC Vertical Bar
1 Ben E 250
2 Ryan Pitts 225
3 (3 way tie) Ryan M, David D, Dustin W 200
6 Matt C 195
7 (2 way tie) Robert L, Brad E 175
9 Josh F 170
10 (2 way tie) Mike N/Nick S 165
1 Kathi B 170
2 Jodie N 125
Gripper for reps with 20 mm block set. Explanation of event: 3 grippers were selected based on the average of the group. I selected an Atomgripz triple band rated 118 lbs, Atomgripz double band at 82 lbs, and a COC Trainer at 58 lbs. A 20 mm block was used for each rep. Each close with the triple was worth 5 points, each close with the double was worth 3, and each close with the trainer was worth 1. Contestants were allowed a rest time between each gripper attempt.
1 Ben E 255 points
2 Dustin W 185 points
3 (2 way tie) Matt C/David D 168 points
5 Ryan P 164 points
6 Ryan M 65 points
7 Nick S 43 points
8 Josh F 41 points
9 Brad E 34 points
10 Robert L 21 points
11 Mike N 00.00 points
1 Kathi B 28 points
2 Jodie N 00.00 points
Hang for time (2″ manila climbing ropes suspended 1 meter apart)
1 Ryan P 121 seconds
2 Matt C 91 secods
3 Nick S 88 seconds
4 Dustin W 84 seconds
5 David D 71 seconds
6 Robert L 56 seconds
7 Brad E 54 seconds
8 Josh F 43 seconds
9 Ben E 38 seconds
10 Ryan M 34 seconds
11 Mike N 00 seconds
1 Kathi B 114 seconds
2 Jodie N 26 seconds
Two hand pinch and hold for time (same event as Diesel Challenge earlier this summer)
1 Ryan M 61 seconds
2 Dustin W 56 seconds
3 Ryan P 49 seconds
4 David D 42 seconds
5 Ben E 28 seconds
6 Matt C 22 seconds
7 Brad E 20 seconds
8 Robert L 18 seconds
9 Nick S 9 seconds
10 Josh F 7 seconds
11 Mike N 00 seconds
1 Kathi B 20 seconds
2 Jodie N 7 seconds
Plateau Buster one hand lift
1 Ben E 451.81
2 Ryan P 400.6
3 David D 400
4 Robert L 375
5 Dustin W 373
6 Brad E 355
7 Ryan M 340
8 (2 way tie) Mike N/Josh F 333
10 (2 way tie) Matt C/Nick S 283
1 Kathi B 333
2 Jodie N 193
Medley (40 possible points)
1 Ben E 30
2 Ryan P 25
3 David D 21
4 Dustin W 20
5 (2 way tie) Robert L/Matt C 16
7 (2 way tie) Josh F/Brad E 11
9 Nick S 8
10/11 Mike N/Ryan M 0 points (had to leave early)
1 Kathi B 14
2 Jodie N 0
Final points (out of 1,000) along with NAGSA total (gripper+pinch+axle)
1st Place Ben Edwards 866 points —- 643.86 lbs
2nd Place Ryan J pitts 865 points —- 624.8 lbs
3rd Place Dustin Williams 792 points —- 543.72
4th place David Dellanave 758 points —- 558 lbs
5th place Matt Cannon 730 points —- 573.01 lbs
6th place Ryan Maier 632 points —- 586 lbs
7th place Robert Lorch 546 points —- 447 lbs
8th place Brad Ellingson 541 points —- 476.01 lbs
9th place Nick Saari 505 points —- 412 lbs
10th place Josh Freeman 492 points —- 403.83 lbs
11th place Mike Nelson 335 points —- 439 lbs
Women’s
1st place Kathi Burger —- 327.47 lbs
2ns Jodie Nelson —- 332.5 lbs
Additional comments
many of you know how exhausted you feel after a standard 4 / 5 event contest, can you imagine how these men and women felt going 10 events, with 3 of them being endurance events?
I am very proud of everyone who came out to compete.
CLICK HERE NOW to see the scores from the May 2011 Grip Decathlon.
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Great event Adam! There was a ton of Grip in a short amount of time. A very nice flow and super fun time! Thanks for hosting.
Super fun contest.
Congrats to Ben with the win, and especially to Dustin W for an impressive performance. I thought I was competing with Ryan Maier, and the whole time Dustin was kicking my ass in most of the events.
Thanks to TheMovementMinneapolis for the great event. I learned A TON about how grip competitions are set up and some strategy for next time.
Thanks to Ryan and StrongerGrip for the T’s and prizes!
David, I really appreciate your comments as you are someone I have looked up to as a strength athlete and movement coach/advocate for a couple years now. It was great to compete with you and I look forward to our next meeting. Every time I hang out with you guys I feel like I move to a higher level in my training. Already tonight I hit a triple with my competition axle DL and a triple at over 2x BW double overhand on a standard BB.
Seriously top notch group of individuals who showed up, the only down side is that we have to wait until March for the next contest!
The decathlon is a great setup because it displays one’s endurance in grip, but also magnifies one’s weaknesses.
I’m very glad I finally got to attend one of the Minnesota grip contests! Loved the camaraderie among all the competitors. Adam’s gym is superb and had everything necessary to build great strength and fitness.
Was impressed with everyone there for various reasons. Some because they had never done that type of contest before – yet they were jumping in with both feet. Others because their grip strength performances even in the last 6 months are shooting up – Ryan Pitts and Matt Cannon come to mind.
I will do a write-up sometime this month detailing my thoughts and observations on the entire contest. Including my first impressions of everyone I met that day at the contest.
Great job to everyone that competed!
Wish Adam had been able to compete though. He won’t mention it…but I have no doubt he would’ve taken the entire contest even injured. That’s no joke!
Thanks again for hosting the competition Adam!!
Also huge thanks to everyone that showed up to compete, as it was brand new for many!
Great to everyone there!
Not my best competition, since I was not as prepared as normal (had to prioritize some other things), but I still got a couple PRs. Bummer that I had to head out early, but that is life and not too many people make it to their 98th b’day so it something to be celebrated! Just happened to be on the same day and time.
Rock on
Mike T Nelson PhD(c)
Nice work everyone! Good times!
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