Ironmind® Summer 2019 You’re only as strong as your hands—build your grip and up your game Weightlifting | CrossFit | Strongman |Basetball | Tennis | Shooting | Rock climbing | Mountain biking | Obstacle course racing | Fishing | Golf Inside: Armlifting, what is it? ® CAPTAINS OF CRUSH GRIPPERS Target your training with IronMind’s specialty grippers The fastest route to the strongest grip IMTUG™ GRIPPERS Choosing an IMTUG Targeted training, 1 or 2 fingers at a time Knowledge = Power Use these IMTUGs With these CoCs No. 1411 IMTUG1 (easiest) Thumb/pinch Ring/pinkie Index/middle No. 1412 IMTUG2 IMTUG1 IMTUG1 IMTUG2 Guide or Sport No. 1413 IMTUG3 IMTUG2 IMTUG3 IMTUG4 Trainer or No. 1 IMTUG4 No. 1414 IMTUG3 IMTUG4 IMTUG5 No. 1 or No. 2 No. 1415 IMTUG5 IMTUG4 IMTUG5 IMTUG6 No. 2 or No. 3 No. 1416 IMTUG6 IMTUG5 IMTUG6 IMTUG7 No. 3 or No. 4 No. 1417 IMTUG7 (toughest) Each $22.95 (1 lb.) CAPTAINS OF CRUSH CAPTAINS OF CRUSH 4 GRIPPERS, 1 GOAL: Any 3 IMTUG grippers: No. 1412-3 (3 lb.) $56.85 ($18.95 each) GRIPPERS: WHAT THEY GRIPPERS INSTRUCTION STRONG AND HEALTHY Any 4 IMTUG grippers: No. 1412-4 (3 lb.) $75.80 ($18.95 each) ARE AND HOW TO CLOSE BOOKLET* HANDS* Any 5 IMTUG grippers: No. 1412-5 (4 lb.) $94.75 ($18.95 each) THEM 192 pp. No. 1354 (.5 lb.) $19.95 Middle and index Ring finger and Thumb fingers pinky Keep your IronMind grippers close at hand, ready to use ZENITH™ GRIPPERS LEFT-TURN GRIPPERS Silky-smooth for strength and conditioning Tailor-made for lefties and all those No. 1471 Agility (very easy) who want the mirror image of a CoC COC COIL CADDY* No. 1475 Zenith Trainer No. 1485 L-T Trainer c. 100 lb. No. 1483 (2 lb.) holds 12+ grippers on top, No. 1476 Zenith 1 No. 1486 L-T 1 c. 140 lb. 12+ IMTUGs below, 5” x 5” No. 1477 Zenith 2 No. 1487 L-T 2 c. 195 lb. $26.95 No. 1478 Zenith 3 No. 1488 L-T 3 c. 280 lb. No. 1479 Zenith 4 (very hard) Each $24.95 (1 lb.) 11 strengths for a perfect fit Each $25.95 (1 lb.) COC V-CADDY* No. 1401 Guide c. 60 lb. (novice, rehab) Brushed aluminum in two sizes: No. 1402 Sport c. 80 lb. (warm-up, conditioning) • for 5 CoC grippers, Any 3 Zenith grippers: No. 1475-3 (3 lb.) $65.85 ($21.95 each) Any 3 Left-Turn grippers: 1485-3 (3 lb.) $62.85 ($20.95 each) No. 1250 Trainer c. 100 lb. (strong guys start here) No. 1433-C-5 (.5 lb.) No. 1250.5 Point Five c. 120 lb. (bridge to the No. 1) 5” x 4” $16.95 Any 4 Zenith grippers: No. 1475-4 (4 lb.) $87.80 ($21.95 each) All 4 Left-Turn grippers: 1485-4 (4 lb.) $83.80 ($20.95 each) No. 1251 No. 1 c. 140 lb. (already gripping, start here) • No. 1433-C-10 (1 lb.) for 10 CoC grippers, Any 5 Zenith grippers: No. 1475-5 (4 lb.) $109.75 ($21.95 each) No. 1251.5 No. 1.5 c. 167.5 lb. (bridge to the No. 2) 10” x 4” $21.95 No. 1252 No. 2 c. 195 lb. (life-saving levels of grip strength) No. 1252.5 No. 2.5 c. 237.5 lb. (bridge to the No. 3) No. 1253 No. 3 c. 280 lb. (world-class, get certified) COMBO CADDY* Use these Captains of Crush Compatible grip tools to amp up your gripper output No. 1253.5 No. 3.5 c. 322.5 lb. (bridge to the No. 4) No. 1472 (1 lb.) for 8 grippers, No. 1272 No. 4 c. 365 lb. (be like Magnus Samuelsson!) 10” x 4” $24.95 Each $22.95 (1 lb.) *grippers not included Any 3 CoC grippers: No. 1250-3 (3 lb.) $56.85 ($18.95 each) Any 4 CoC grippers: No. 1250-4 (4 lb.) $75.80 ($18.95 each) COC KEY: GO-REALLY GRIP™ MACHINE Any 5 CoC grippers: No. 1250-5 (4 lb.) $94.75 ($18.95 each) MILES TO MILS CAPTAINS OF CRUSH SONG Save with IronMind gripper caddy sets and packages The perfect complement to Captains of Crush grip- CoC New Look Compass T-shirt pers: work at any weight you choose to build gorilla- Multi on white 100% preshrunk cotton Coil Caddy Set of 4 Grippers $101.95 levels of grip strength and to move from one strength Here’s a sampling— CAPTAINS OF CRUSH CRUSHED-TO-DUST! 4 GRIPPERS, 1 GOAL: CAPTAINS OF CRUSH gripper to the next. 12” Olympic loading pin (good Hanes Beefy T-shirt; short sleeves. Coil Caddy Set of 8 Grippers $181.95 GRIPPERS: WHAT THEY CUBE: UNDERSTANDING STRONG AND HEALTHY INSTRUCTION for as much weight as you can stack on it!); weighs Sizes: L (42”-44”), XL (46"-48"), check the IronMind Set of 5 CoC Grippers & Small CoC Caddy for 5 $106.95 ARE AND HOW TO GRIP STRENGTH* HANDS* BOOKLET* CLOSE THEM CAPTAINS OF CRUSH 50 lb. (Olympic plates not included.) 2XL (50”-52”), 3XL (54”-56”). Combo Caddy Set of 3 Grippers $81.95 e-store for all options. GRIPPERS ID CARD No. 1242 $289.95 + 70.00 S&H* 1233-CPS (.5 lb.) $19.95 *Download a free copy on the IronMind website *48 states; all others please request S&H quote 2 IronMind® | Summer 2019 Questions? [email protected] • 530-272-3579 • Order now! www.ironmind.com 3 It’s known worldwide . and your time on the CoC Silver Bullet Hold means something because Armlifting: Grand Prix of Grip you can compare it to the best in the world. Endurance, strength, and drama in one potent grip tool, No need for anything exotic, a pit crew or a major sponsor because staging a Grand Prix of Grip is as easy as 1 – 2 – 3 . it works as well for training as it does for competitions. In 2012, IronMind developed the Captains of Crush® (CoC) Silver Bullet Hold as both What is armlifting? a training tool and as an event for grip strength contests: visually appealing, intuitively obvious, an athlete and fan favorite, the CoC Silver Bullet Hold has become a staple in grip contests from California to Russia, and it’s a core event in major armlifting contests Armlifting was born in 2010, when a Russian arm-wrestling promoter asked IronMind’s Setting the stage for the birth of armlifting, IronMind introduced the Rolling Thunder in 1993, worldwide. Randall Strossen for permission to organize grip contests featuring the Rolling Thunder, and starting in 2000, we began holding Rolling Thunder World Championships in conjunction dubbing the competitions “armlifting.” So, armlifting is the Russian name for grip contests with Odd Haugen, who used the contest as the kickoff event for his strongman contests. Arm- Whether you think your hand is too big, too small or just right for a gripper, and that began with the Rolling Thunder and have since come to include other grip world lifting began in 2010 as a single-event competition featuring the Rolling Thunder, which has whether you can’t quite close a Captains of Crush Guide or can click a Captains of staples like the Apollon’s Axle Double Overhand Deadlift, the IronMind Hub, and the remained the cornerstone of armlifting contests ever since. Crush No. 4, the CoC Silver Bullet is perfect—so jump in and join the fun. CoC Silver Bullet Hold. Newer additions are the Little Big Horn and the IronMind Block. COC SILVER BULLET No. 1467 (.25 lb.) $16.95 . and it starts with the world-famous Rolling Thunder, the grip training tool that started the sport of armlifting. Tanner Merkle (USA) has been lighting up the grip world, and he called Thomas Larsen on the CoC Silver Bullet Hold at the for this 111 kg on his 2019 European Armlifting Championships (Vienna, Austria). third attempt at the 2019 IronMind® | ©Randall J. Strossen photo APL Armlifting World Championships—getting it started but not able IronMind® to finish the lift. IronMind® | ©Randall J. www.ironmind.com Strossen photo Crushed-to-Dust!® grip tools, educational materials, competition format, from IronMind: Grip Central Since 1988 ROLLING THUNDER® REVOLVING DEADLIFT HANDLE One of the world’s premier tests of grip strength, the Rolling Thunder is a training Crushed-to-Dust!® CUBE: tool of first choice for everyone from armwrestlers to rock climbers and will become Understanding Grip one of your favorites as well. Hook it up to a loading pin and clip (not included), Strength* for one-hand deadlifts, doing either reps or holds. 7-1/2” in length (rotating portion is 6” in length); 2-3/8”in diameter. Don’t end up in Poughkeepsie No. 1246 (3 lb.) $89.95 when you meant to go to Park City. Here’s your road NEW! ROLLING THUNDER SIMPLE map to grip gains—it’s eye- SCORING COMPETITION DISC opening, complete, effective. Competition scoring made simple Free poster! Rolling Thunder poster with our COC SILVER BULLET DISC on the Rolling Thunder: machined *Free with order or download on the IronMind website compliments with purchase of a 2.5 kg calibrated. aluminum calibrated disc. A Rolling Rolling Thunder DL Handle (No. 1246) No. 1467-DSC (6 lb.) $154.95 Thunder (No. 1246), IronMind Olympic and 15” Olympic Loading Pin and Large Want to set a world record?* It’s got to be IronMind. Loading Pin and Carabiner (No. 1314- Carabiner (No. 1314-C). Use code COC SILVER BULLET & DISC COMBO C), and this disc equal 5 kg.