Hello ,

 

 

First off, over the weekend, I made the trip to Ottawa, Ontario to the Canadian National Arm Wrestling Championship to officiate the Canadian National Hand Strength Challenge.  So first off, I drove all the way up in back without any accidents, so that right there, makes me damn happy!

 

Second, the event went extremely well.   I have no idea of the count of people that were introduced to the Grip Challenge events and implements, but I'd say I met around 30 people and 15 went through the challenge, so there are at least 15 more people infected with the Grip Strength Contagion.

 

I will receive a full written report from Eric Roussein, who organized the entire weekend-long arm wrestling tournament AND the Grip Challenge.

 

Third, I am happy to say that I was successful in both executing a Double Inch Dumbbell Deadlift on Sunday night as well as getting it on video to share with you.

 

 

I first did this feat this past Spring at York Barbell but did not have the camera out of my car in order to tape it because I did not expect to be able to do it.

 

I was surprised at how easily this came up, but it just goes to show if you work on something consistently, with the right effort, and stay determined, you CAN accomplish your goals.

 

This is something that has taken me years to do.  I first attempted it in June of 2005, failing miserably!

 

 

Please check out the post on the site, as I was also able to film Eric lifting it nearly to lockout for the first time ever left-handed.

 

Write-up coming soon, so stay tuned.

 

All the best in your training,

 

Jedd