# This woman's grip is stronger than mine - Closes Captains of Crush gripper # 2! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 30, 2012, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-womans-grip-is-stronger-than-mine-closes-captains-of-crush-gripper-2/626779 "2012-06-30T05:25:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-womans-grip-is-stronger-than-mine-closes-captains-of-crush-gripper-2/626779/1 "2012-06-30T05:25:44Z")
She closed the Captains of Crush # 2 gripper! I can get to 1/4 inch but I can’t put the handles together. [Here she is in action!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhSBRngePTM) [Here she is shot putting](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUGrzgIQBw8) [Interview here](http://www.dieselcrew.com/adriane-blewitt-interview) ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-womans-grip-is-stronger-than-mine-closes-captains-of-crush-gripper-2/626779/2 "2012-06-30T16:20:16Z")
Wow. That’s seriously impressive. I can get the handles to parallel, but that’s it so far. Edit: For those who aren’t familiar, the #2 takes about 195 psi to close. Your typical grocery store hand grippers take about 10-20 psi. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-womans-grip-is-stronger-than-mine-closes-captains-of-crush-gripper-2/626779/3 "2012-06-30T16:40:24Z")
Very impressive, plus she’s totally hot. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-womans-grip-is-stronger-than-mine-closes-captains-of-crush-gripper-2/626779/4 "2012-06-30T16:45:34Z")
Out of respect, I refuse to post a handjob joke. ---
**Author:** ![Satellite\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Satellite\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satellite_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-womans-grip-is-stronger-than-mine-closes-captains-of-crush-gripper-2/626779/5 "2012-06-30T17:20:22Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Out of respect, I refuse to post a handjob joke. You show greater restraint than at least one commenter of that first video… ---
**Author:** ![Faruiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Faruiza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faruiza)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-womans-grip-is-stronger-than-mine-closes-captains-of-crush-gripper-2/626779/6 "2012-06-30T23:38:42Z")
What’s that credit card thing all about? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-womans-grip-is-stronger-than-mine-closes-captains-of-crush-gripper-2/626779/7 "2012-06-30T23:58:02Z")
> [@Faruiza](#): > > What’s that credit card thing all about? I wondered the same thing so I looked it up. In order to be certified, you have to start from a “legal starting position” which is first closing it to the width of a credit card. I have no idea why that is supposed to be important. > **[Captains of Crush Grippers | Certification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captains_of_Crush_Grippers#Certification)** > > No. 3: In 1991, IronMind created a certification program to recognize people who closed the Captains of Crush No. 3 Gripper under official conditions. This certification has become the universal benchmark of world-class grip strength. Richard Sorin was the first person certified when he closed the No. 3 in 1991. John Brookfield was the second person IronMind certified when he closed the No. 3 in 1992. Since then, more than 288 people around the world have been officially certified as clos No. 3.5... ---
**Author:** ![Faruiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Faruiza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faruiza)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-womans-grip-is-stronger-than-mine-closes-captains-of-crush-gripper-2/626779/8 "2012-07-01T00:42:33Z")
I see. Huh! Those gripper things are always too big for my hands, so I’ll never be a crusher. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-womans-grip-is-stronger-than-mine-closes-captains-of-crush-gripper-2/626779/9 "2012-07-02T20:56:22Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Out of respect, I refuse to post a handjob joke. She’d kill you. ---
**Author:** ![L.mo5rg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f475e1/32.png) [@L.mo5rg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/L.mo5rg)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-womans-grip-is-stronger-than-mine-closes-captains-of-crush-gripper-2/626779/10 "2012-07-03T00:33:38Z")
I was soo happy when I closed the #2 considering I couldn’t even close the trainer when I started off. Sadly though I have no idea where to get certified in the UK ☹ Interesting and only slightly related there was a [strikemate pad](http://www.strike-research.org/?p=p_data) at a martial arts show I went to and an 11 year old girl got 3/4 of my score (I got 20,000 she got 15,000) and she beat a lot of the other guys there too. She’s more than a head shorter than me, and not very (visibly) built. My only consolation is that she was [Amber kitchen](http://breatheunity.com/profile/amber-kitchen), daughter of [the female muay thai champion.](http://www.juliekitchen.com/) ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-womans-grip-is-stronger-than-mine-closes-captains-of-crush-gripper-2/626779/11 "2012-07-03T01:11:41Z")
> [@L.mo5rg](#): > > I was soo happy when I closed the #2 considering I couldn’t even close the trainer when I started off. Sadly though I have no idea where to get certified in the UK ☹ If you’re a woman, contact them and they’ll set something up for you. If you’re not, get cracking on the #3.