# This guy is an absolute physical monster!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 23, 2009, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guy-is-an-absolute-physical-monster/487018 "2009-02-23T05:05:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guy-is-an-absolute-physical-monster/487018/1 "2009-02-23T05:05:12Z")

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I’m sitting here with two [COC grippers #2 and # 3 in my lap](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captains_of_Crush_Grippers). I can barely close the #2 and the #3 belongs on the under-body of a truck as a leaf spring not as exercise equipment. This [video is awesome and disheartening](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfRfNJnNtok) at the same time in that even if you think you have a good grip there are people out there who light years beyond you. I feel like a little baby girl watching him close the insane level #4 gripper like that.

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> IronMind’s original grippers, introduced in 1990, came in three levels of increasing difficulty: No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, with the No. 3 being the most difficult to close. They continue to define the core of the Captains of Crush product line. In 1992, IronMind introduced the Trainer, a gripper somewhat easier to close than the No. 1. In 1994, IronMind released its most difficult gripper, the No. 4, a gripper that to date only five people have closed under official conditions. (See: Certification). IronMind introduced two new models in 2004 that were easier to close than the Trainer: the Guide and the Sport. The company released three “bridge grippers” in 2006 – No. 1.5, No. 2.5 and No 3.5 – bringing the total number of gripper models it sells to 10.[28]

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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guy-is-an-absolute-physical-monster/487018/2 "2009-02-23T05:16:10Z")

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I know there’s some guy out there who’s pinch-gripped the #1 shut (i.e., closed it with his thumb and forefinger), but I’m not sure that there’s a video.

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**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guy-is-an-absolute-physical-monster/487018/3 "2009-02-23T05:44:24Z")

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> [@astro](#):
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> I’m sitting here with two COC grippers #2 and # 3 in my lap.

I can’t believe I’m the only one who read that phonetically. :eek: TMI, dude, TMI.