Wow what a day!
Today was the third Movement Minneapolis Grip Decathlon and what an amazing contest this was!
We had 22 competitors between the two events. 5 for the 4 event contest and 17 for the 10 event.
The contest events again: Grippers Left and Right hand. 2 hand pinch. Axle deadlift. One hand deadlift. One hand pinch. plateau buster lift. Griptopz rim lift. Griptopz hub lift. Silver bullet hold. A 37 item medley.
The competitors:
Jodie Nelson, Anh Thai, Kathi Burger, Matt Cannon, James Neidlinger, Jacob Eggleton, Dave Sandel, Ryan Pitts, Joel Davies, Josh Freeman Kody Burns, Joe Tebbe, Joe Goodin, Robert Lorch, Adam Glass, Mike Nelson, Joe Tunker, James Dunlap, Ryan Maier, Tyler Staples, Matt Brouse, Dave Schaal, Chris Mathison.
The day was smooth. Everyone arrived on time and had plenty of time for warm ups. We broke out in to three platforms. The 83kg and below was grouped, the 93kg & 105 kg grouped, and the 120 & 120+ grouped.
Things got off a fantastic start with Grippers. Scoring was done Left + Right.
Adam T Glass L 173 lbs GHP 8 / R 183 COC 3.5 – 355 lbs, 1st.
Kody Burns L 152 lbs COC 3 / 167 lbs BB Elite – 319 lbs 2nd.
Chris Mathison L 136 GHP 6 / 180 RB 300 – 316 lbs 3nd.
Matt Cannon L 148 lbs GNC 250 / 158 lbs COC 3 (world record body weight close in contest)- 306 lbs 4th.
Ryan Pitts L 148 GNC 250 / 155 COC 3 – 303 lbs 5th.
Matt Brouse L 139 lbs BB GM / 160 GNC 300 – 299 lbs 6th.
Ryan Maier L 136 lbs GHP 6 / R 155 COC 3 (first time closing a #3) – 291 lbs 7th
Joe Yunker L 116 lbs HG 250 / 118 COC 2 – 234 lbs 8th.
Joe Goodin L 112 GHP 5 / 114 COC 2 – 226 lbs 9th.
Joel Davies L 84 lbs COC 1 / 116 lbs HG 250 – 200 lbs 10th.
Jacob Eggleton L 84 lbs COC 1 / R 114 lbs COC 2 – 198 lbs 11th.
Josh Freeman / James Dunlap / Kathi Burger / Joe Tebbe L & R 84 lbs COC 1 – 168 lbs 15th.
Robert Lorch L 82 Atomgripz double / R 84 lbs COC 1 – 166 lbs 15th
Mike Nelson L 58 lbs COC T / 84 lbs COC 1 – 142 lbs 16th
James Neidlinger L 0 lbs *broke hand* R 84 lbs COC 1 – 84 lbs 17th.
Two Hand Pinch (with weight class in brackets)
Adam T Glass (105 kg) 243.41 lbs / 110.41 kg (World Record 105kg class) 1st.
Kody Burns (93 kg) 194.35 lbs / 88.15 kg 2nd.
Chris Mathison (120+ kg) 191.79 lbs / 86.99 kg 3rd.
Matt Brouse (120 kg+) 186.29 lbs / 84.5 kg 4th.
Joe Goodin (105 kg) 167.31 lbs / 75.89 kg 5th.
Matt Cannon (66 kg) 166.25 lbs / 75.41 kg (World Record 66/73kg class) 6th
Ryan Pitts (83 kg) 161.34 lbs / 73.18 kg 7th.
Joel Davies (83 kg) 155.2 lbs / 70.39 kg 8th.
Ryan Maier (120 kg) 154.4 lbs / 70.03 kg 9th.
James Dunleap (120 kg) 150.77 lbs / 68.33 kg 10th.
Joe Yunker (120 kg) 145.32 lbs / 65.91 kg 11th.
Joe Tebbe (105 kg Masters) 142.48 lbs / 64.62 kg 12th.
Mike Nelson (105 kg)/ Robert Lorch (105 kg)137.3 lbs / 62.27 kg 14th.
Jacob Eggleton (83 kg) 132.00 / 59.87 kg
Josh Freeman (83 kg) 126.21 lbs / 57.24 kg 15th.
Kathi Burger (Women’s 72 kg) 116.3 lbs / 52.75 kg 16th.
James Neidlinger (74 kg) 105.95 / 48.05 kg *lifted with a cast on left hand* 17th.
Overhand Axle Deadlift
Adam T Glass (105 kg) 433.69 lbs / 196.72 kg 1st.
Matt Brouse (120 + kg) 403.61 lbs / 183.07 kg 2nd.
Chris Mathison (120 + kg) 352.93 kg / 160.08 kg 3rd.
Kody Burns (93kg) 349.37 lbs / 158.47 kg 4th.
Joel Davies (83 kg) 332.86 lbs / 150.98 kg 5th.
Joe Goodin (105 kg) 329.32 lbs / 149.37 kg 6th.
Ryan Pitts (83 kg) 323.61 lbs / 146.78 kg 7th.
Ryan Maier (120 + kg) 322.2 lbs / 146.14 kg 8th.
Joe Yunker (120 kg) 281.37 lbs / 127.62 kg 9th.
Robert Lorch (105 kg) 277 lbs / 125.64kg 10th.
Jacob Eggleton (83 kg) 264.47 lbs / 119.96 kg 11th.
James Dunleap (120 kg) 261.21 lbs / 118.48 kg 12th.
Matt Cannon (66 kg) 252.46 lbs / 114.51 kg 13th.
Mike Nelson & (105 kg) 251.24 lbs / 113.96 kg 14th.
Josh Freeman (83 kg) 235.5 lbs / 106.82 kg 15th
Kathi Burger (women’s 72 kg) 203.2 lbs / 92.17 kg 16th.
James Neidlinger (74 kg) 163.06 lbs / 73.96 kg 17th.
3 event total for North American Grip Sport Association (NAGSA) (best gripper+ 2 hand pinch + axle)
Adam Glass (105kg) 859.1 lbs
Matt Brouse (120 + kg) 749.29 lbs
Chris Mathison (120 + kg) 724.72 lbs
Kody Burns (93 kg) 710.72 lbs
Ryan Pitts (83 kg) 639.95 lbs
Ryan Maier (120 kg) 631.6 lbs
Joe Goodin (105 kg) 610.63 lbs
Joel Davies (83 kg) 604.06 lbs
Matt Cannon (66 kg) 576.71 lbs
Joe Yunker (120 kg) 544.69 lbs
Robert Lorch (105 kg) 498.3 lbs
Jacob Eggleton (83 kg) 510.47 lbs
James Dunleap (120 kg) 495.98 lbs
Joe Tebbe (105 kg) 477.72 lbs
Mike Nelson (105 kg) 472.54 lbs
Josh Freeman (83 kg) 443.71 lbs
Kathi Burger (women’s 72 kg) 403.5 lbs
James Neidlinger (74 kg) 353.01 lbs
One Hand Pinch lift (L+R)
Adam Glass (105 kg) 100.53 / 100.53 – 201.06 lbs (World record L+R total 105/120 kg class, WR 1 HP 120 kg class) 1st
Chris Mathison (120 + kg) 90.41 / 95.39 – 185.8 lbs 2nd
Kody Burns (93 kg) 84.01 / 84.01 – 168.02 lbs 3rd.
Ryan Pitts (83 kg) & Joel Davies (83 kg) 72.62 / 72.62 – 145.24 lbs 5th.
Matt Cannon (66 kg) 75.07 / 70.11 – 145.18 lbs 6th. (world record 1 HP 66 kg class)
Joe Goodin (105 kg) 72.52 / 72.52 – 145.04 7th.
Ryan Maier (120 kg) 70.56 / 70.56 – 141.12 lbs 8th.
Jacob Eggleton (83 kg) 60.22 / 65.29 125.51 lbs 9th.
James Dunleap (120 kg) 60.55 / 60.55 – 121.1 lbs 10th.
Joe Tebbe (105 kg) 58.30 / 58.30 – 116.6 lbs 11th.
Mike Nelson (105 kg) 52.88 / 52.88 – 105.76 lbs 12th.
Robert Lorch (105 kg) 52.03 / 52.03 – 104.06 lbs 13th.
Matt Brouse (120 + kg) 90.41 / 0 – 90.41 lbs 14th.
James Neidlinger (74 kg) & Josh Freeman (83 kg) 56.98 lbs / 0 – 58.98 lbs 16th.
Kathi Burger (women’s 72 kg) 0 / 0 17th.
One Hand Axle Lift left + Right
Adam Glass 213.98 / 209.08 – 423.06 lbs 1st.
Kody Burns 173.9 / 173.9 – 347.8 lbs 2nd.
Matt Brouse 173.43 / 173.43 – 346.86 lbs 3nd.
Chris Mathison 163.12 / 173.43 – 336.55 lbs 4rd.
Joe Goodin 163.92 / 163.92 – 327.84 lbs 5th.
Joel Davies 149.59 / 159.5 – 309.09 6th.
Ryan Pitts 159.5 / 139.79 – 299.29 7th.
Ryan Maier 142.96 / 142.96 – 285.92 lbs 8th.
Jacob Eggleton 129.78 / 129.78 – 259.56 lbs 9th.
Joe Tebbe 128.93 / 128.93 – 257.86 lbs 10th.
Joe Yunker 122.91 / 132.93 – 255.84 lbs 11th.
Matt Cannon 124.77 / 124.77 – 249.54 lbs 12th.
Mike Nelson 114.08 / 123.96 – 238.04 lbs 13th
Josh Freeman 116.42 / 105.75 – 222.17 lbs 14th
Kathi Burger 105.75 / 105.75 – 211.5 lbs 15th
James Dunleap 0 / 122.91 – 122.91 lbs 16th.
James Neidlinger 0 / 111.03 – 111.03 17th.
Plateau Buster Lift
Adam Glass 558.84 lbs 1st.
Matt Brouse 422.57 lbs 2nd.
Ryan Pitts 416.36 lbs 3rd.
Joe Goodin / Kody Burns 402.93 lbs 5th.
Ryan Maier / Chris Mathison 402.57 lbs 7th.
Josh Freeman 353.77 lbs 8th.
Robert Lorch 351.7 lbs 9th.
Joe Yunker / James Dunleap 331.64 lbs 11th.
Joe Tebbe / Mike Nelson 312.06 lbs 13th.
Joel Davies / Jacob Eggleton 311.46 lbs 15th.
James Neidlinger / Kathi Burger 271.5 lbs 17th.
Griptopz Hub Lift
Adam Glass (105kg) 48.34 lbs / 21.92 kg 1st.
Matt Cannon (66 kg) 47.03 lbs / 21.33 kg 2nd. (World Record 66/74 kg class)
Matt Brouse (120 + kg)/ Chris Mathison (120 + kg) 45.89 lbs / 20.81 kg 4th.
Ryan Maier / James Dunleap (120 kg) 40.8 lbs / 18.5 kg 6th.
Joe Yunker (120 kg) 35.87 lbs / 16.27 kg 7th.
Kody Burns (93 kg) 33.8 lbs / 15.33 kg 8th.
Josh Freeman (83 kg) 33.45 lbs / 15.17 kg 9th.
Jacob Eggleton (83 kg) 32.07 lbs / 14.52 kg 10th.
James Neidlinger / Ryan Pitts (83 kg) / Kathi Burger (Women’s 72 kg) 30.52 lbs / 13.84 kg 13th. (World record women’s 72 kg)
Joe Tebbe / Mike Nelson (105 kg) 25.91 lbs / 11.75 kg 15th.
Joel Davies (83 kg) 24.21 / 10.98 kg 16th.
Joe Goodin (105 kg) 0 17th.
Griptoz Rim Lift
Adam Glass (105 kg) 241.07 lbs / 109.34 kg 1st. (World Record 105/120/120+ class)Matt Brouse (120 + kg) 223.11 lbs / 101.2 kg 2nd.
Chris Mathison (120 + kg) 188.9 lbs / 86.13 kg 3rd.
Kody Burns (93 kg) 166.18 lbs / 75.37 kg 4th.
Ryan Pitts (83 kg) 150 lbs / 69.03 kg 5th.
Matt Cannon (66 kg) 144.78 lbs / 65.67 kg 6th. (World Record 66/74kg class)
Ryan Maier (120 + kg) 143.33 lbs / 65.01 kg 7th.
James Neidlinger / Jacob Eggleton (83 kg) 139.93 lbs / 63.47 kg 9th.
Joe Goodin / Robert Lorch (105 kg) 139.21 lbs / 63.14 kg 11th.
Josh Freeman / Joel Davies (83 kg) 134.97 lbs / 61.22 kg 13th.
Joe Yunker (120 kg) 133.33 lbs / 60.47 kg 14th.
Mike Nelson (105 kg) 121.42 lbs / 55.07 kg 15th.
James Dunleap (120 kg) 118.06 lbs / 53.55 kg 16th.
Kathi Burger (women’s 72 kg) 114.11 lbs / 51.75 kg 17th. (World record women’s 72/84/84+ class)
Ironmind Silver Bullet
* note: contestants could choose a COC 1, COC 2, COC 3 for the hold. A heavier gripper beats a weaker one.
Kody Burns (3) 33.2 seconds 1st.
Adam Glass / Chris Mathison (3) 27.9 seconds 3rd.
Matt Cannon (3) 13.59 seconds 4th.
Ryan Maier / Matt Brouse (3) 7 seconds 6th.
Joe Goodin (2) 17 seconds 7th.
Joe Yunker (2) 9 seconds 8th.
Josh Feeeman (2) 7.22 seconds 9th.
James Neidlinger (1) 28.62 seconds 11th.
Jacob Eggleton (1) 28.31 seconds 12th.
Mike Nelson (1) 17 seconds 13th.
Robert Lorch (1) 14 seconds 14th.
Joe Tebbe (1) 12 seconds 15th.
James Dunleap (1) 6 seconds 16th.
Kathi Burger (1) 5.44 seconds 17th.
Medley (37 total items)
Adam Glass 37 1st.
Matt Brouse 35 2nd.
Chris Mathison 29 3rd.
Kody Burns 27 4th.
Ryan Pitts 23 5th.
Joel Davies / Joe Godin 22 7th.
Matt Cannon 21 8th.
Ryan Maier / Joe Yunker 20 10th.
Jacob Eggleton 18 11th.
James Dunleap 17 12th.
Josh Feeman / Joe Tebbe 13 15th.
Kathi Burger 11 16th.
Mike Nelson 0 17th.
Final placings (out of 1,000 total points)
83kg Class
1 Ryan Pitts 722 points
2 Matt Cannon 699 points
3 Joel Davies 572 points
4 Jacob Eggleton 532 points
5 Josh Freeman 520 points
6 Kathi Burger 382 points
7 James Neidlinger 362
105 kg Class
1 Kody Burns 800 points
2 Joe Goodin 613 points
3 Joe Tebbe 483 points
4 Robert Lorch 458 points
5 Mike Nelson 428 points
Open Class
1 Adam Glass 998 points
2 Chris Mathison 843 points
3 Matt Brouse 831 points
4 Ryan Maier 720 points
5 Joe Yunker 589 points
6 James Dunleap 499 points
The short Form Contest
4 Events held. The IM Silver Bullet, the one hand pinch with the Strongergrip pinch block, overhand deadlift with the Manus Grips, and a three item medley.
1 Tyler Staples 200 points
2 Dave Sandel 181 points
3 Dave Schaal 153 points
4 Jodie Nelson 111 points
5 Ahn Thai 92 points
The Ironmind Crushed to Dust Challenge
- Adam Glass
- Matt Brouse
Some things I would like to share.
We have several people close the COC 3 for the first time at this contest. Matt Cannon set a new mark for the sport with an above body weight gripper close, which has never been done before. There were a number of world records set, I will confirm what is what after the record keepers give me the final placings.
Matt Brouse broke 400 lbs barrier with the DO Axle, a tremendous achievement.
This was Kody, James D, Joe Y, Ahn T, and Joel’s first contest. Great job to each one of you for showing up and seeing what you got.
On the topic of Kody Burns, what an amazing performance for your first contest! I am extremely impressed with the numbers you hit. I believe you have massive potential to one day be the very top man in your weight class. I hope this experience gives you the motivation to go home and dig in on your training. See you at Nationals.
Kathi – great job hanging with the men today in your lifting!
Most important: THANK YOU to Irina and Nick, Emily, Tiffney, Jeanette, Lyndsy, Jodie, and Mark for helping with the score keeping and execution of the meet. There is no way it would have gone down without you guys!
Thank You to our sponsors
Ironmind, Strongergrip, Gripper Super Store, Manus, Chris Rice, Matt Cannon, Andrew Durniat, Gerry Schiela, and Daniel Reinard. Your endorsement and equipment contributions were very much appreciated!

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