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NEW Grip Factory T-shirts! TORQUE! Calibrated bending steel
(All steel calibrated at 6” length, and bent to 30 degrees) Please click here for more info about the TORQUE! Challenge. High quality cotton t-shirts featuring the new Grip Factory design of our own gym here in Stafford - the original Mecca of grip! All sizes on white and orange are professionally screen-printed on Fruit of the Loom heavy cotton t-shirts; the khaki/graphite ringer t-shirts are Fruit of the Loom Classic valueweight. We have one lonely hooded sweatshirt in stock as well on heathered grey. (Picture shown below is watermarked - obviously this does not appear on the t-shirts!)
T-shirt cost: £10 pounds sterling PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU NEED TO ADD YOUR OWN SHIPPING COST ACCORDING TO LOCATION! Please use the button below to add the correct shipping cost to your cart before you checkout. Your item will not be shipped without the appropriate shipping charges paid. World's Strongest Hands 2011 T-shirts High quality cotton t-shirts featuring the new WSH 2011 design including details of all 11 locations and dates. All sizes up to XXL are professionally screen-printed on Gildan UItra Heavy t-shirts; XXXL is printed on Fruit of the Loom heavy t-shirts.
Cost: £10 pounds sterling PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU NEED TO ADD YOUR OWN SHIPPING COST ACCORDING TO LOCATION! Please use the button below to add the correct shipping cost to your cart before you checkout. Your item will not be shipped without the appropriate shipping charges paid. Gripper setting blocks - 20mm/30mm NOW IN STOCK Hard-wearing aluminium blocks for setting grippers to the correct distance. These measure 20mm along the short side and 30mm along the longer side, making them perfect for competition and training. They are 100mm long and easy to handle.
Cost: £4 pounds sterling. P&P: UK £1.50 World of Grip Legacy Trophies/Casts This is the first in a series of new life-sized cast trophies made from high quality polyurethane resin. This first cast is of David Horne's hand. It makes the perfect special trophy for a grip contest and is supplied with a silver-coloured plaque engraved with your own personal text if required (these particular ones are debuting in the Britain's and World's Strongest Hands 2011). Would also have a place in the collection of any grip enthusiast. We will expand the series with more models in future. When ordering please send us clear instructions stating exactly what text you want on the plaque. These are made to order and will be dispatched within 2 weeks of payment.
Cost: 1 trophy/cast £40 pounds sterling; set of 3 trophies/casts £100 pounds sterling Postage prices are per trophy - please email to order more than 1 for combined shipping costs. P&P: UK £3.50 Have your own Olympic & standard discs accurately calibrated & certified Get your Olympic or standard plates certified on our calibrated scales. Bring your discs to The Grip Factory Gym in Stafford and we will weigh them accurately using our brand new high-end fully calibrated scales (we are happy to do it after a contest if you're coming anyway). This is a must for competitions and also perfect for training so you know exactly what weights you're lifting. It also helps to be able to accurately balance your weights on a bar to avoid injury. Most weights sets will be easily weighed in an hour. Cost is £15 for the first hour (minimum charge); £12 per hour thereafter. Contact me to arrange details. New! GripTopz Series 1 - OUT OF STOCK The eagerly anticipated first series of GripTopz is now available and in stock. This is the historical set, including the half a penny, stub, shallow hub and rim Topz (please see below for the provenance of the events). Each Top fastens easily onto the Olympic loading pin by means of a bolt and wingnut (included). Please note that the loading pin is painted but the Topz are not; this is to ensure that every set is identical. This equipment will be used in the 2011 World's and Britain's Strongest Hands contests.
Half a Penny Stub Shallow Hub Rim Cost: A set (4 tops and 1 loading pin) is £59.99 pounds sterling. P&P: UK £14 Please enquire for all other destinations. New and limited! Personal 12-week online grip training courses with David Horne David is offering a limited number of online grip training courses this spring. This includes an email consultation, a personalised training programme and weekly email advice based on your training progress. Previous clients have been delighted with their gains and the personal approach David takes towards every individual. He will help you to tailor your grip training to progress towards your goals. Be coached by the best in the field of grip! David has won every major grip contest in Europe and has been coaching strength sports for twenty years. Cost: £120 per 12-week course for existing clients / £180 per 12-week course for new clients One-to-one training sessions at the Grip Factory with David Horne Fancy something a bit more direct and hands-on? Experience a one-to-one coaching session with David Horne at the Grip Factory in Stafford, England. We have every piece of grip kit you could imagine and more, and David has vast experience in both coaching and successful grip training. We guarantee a lot of fun and a grip education! David has won every major grip contest in Europe and has been coaching strength sports for twenty years. If you would like to purchase this as a gift please email us after purchase and we will send you a printable gift voucher by email. Cost: £30 per hour. Please email or telephone after purchase to arrange appropriate dates and times. NEW! 'there is no cannot' T-shirts Exclusive new World of Grip design screen printed onto high quality 100% cotton Fruit of the Loom t-shirts. This is a very limited print run so if you want one get it quickly! Please note that the image below is a mock-up - the items are currently at the printers and should be with us by the end of the week.
Cost: T-shirts £9.99 each PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU NEED TO ADD YOUR OWN SHIPPING COST ACCORDING TO LOCATION! Please use the button below to add the correct shipping cost to your cart before you checkout. Your item will not be shipped without the appropriate shipping charges paid. AFFILIATE PRODUCT! The Diesel Crew Nail Bending DVD - How to Bend Steel with Your Bare Hands Learn everything you need to know about bending nails and start melting steel today! Please click the link below to purchase this item. Please note that this item is an affiliate product and we do not have the DVDs in stock; you will be purchasing directly from Diesel Crew in the US.
SALE! WSH t-shirts -- save £5! We have a limited number of World's Strongest Hands 2010 t-shirts available at a great price. These make perfect gifts and stocking fillers. Normally £15 plus postage; now just £10 each! Available in white (Fruit of the Loom cotton). Limited stocks - when they're gone, they're gone!
Don't forget to add your shipping cost to your shopping cart here. Please select the correct option for your location. T-shirts will not be dispatched unless you have paid your shipping cost! These easy-to-use, one-size 'gloves' fit over the delicate web between thumb and forefinger to protect it when doing high volume pinch lifting work. This will prevent the tears and scuffed skin that can hold you back from working your pinch lift as hard or regularly as you would like.
Cost: A pair is £5.99 pounds sterling. P&P: UK £1 OUT OF STOCK
The eagerly-awaited Tombstone is the latest must-have apparatus for any grip-enthusiast's arsenal. Not only does it exactly replicate the feel and shape of the popular adjustable European pinch set-up by using the same materials and dimensions on a more economical and portable scale; it also offers you far greater versatility as a training tool, and can be used as an add-on to the Vulcan gripper (or any other nutcracker gripper, with more limited range). Coming in at nearly half the price of the original pinch apparatus, which is now widely considered the 'blue ribbon' grip event, the Tombstone is an affordable way to train effectively for a high-class competition-standard pinch lift.
Cost: £64.99 pounds sterling (Vulcan not included!) P&P: UK £12.50
Thumbscrew Training Tips video
A new grip product designed by enthusiast Bill Hays. Bill has kindly licensed us to produce his 'V-pinch developer' for the benefit of others. We think it's a great idea and are sure you will too - thanks Bill! The Thumbscrew is an innovative new device that allows you to squeeze yet more benefit from your Vulcan adjustable gripper. The two sleeves fasten easily onto the end of the handles of your Vulcan (or other nutcracker style gripper) and allow you to exercise a greater range of motion for your thumb - hugely beneficial for increasing your pinch lifting power. Can be used with your existing Vulcan spring or simply with a number of elastic bands for lighter micro-loading if this sounds a bit heavy for you. We have also commissioned a new line of lighter springs that will be available to purchase separately and will work with the Thumbscrews for a greater range of resistance. As an aside, you may want to purchase our lighter springs (Orange or White, which are 40 and 60% weaker spring than the black spring). See below. How to train with the Thumbscrews Cost: £15 pounds sterling (Vulcan not included!) NOW IN STOCK P&P: UK £2.00 OUT OF STOCK
A new grip product created and hand assembled by a grip enthusiast from England. Cool keyring, works the thumb pad with a pinch movement, use as a stress squeezer, hang off your gym locker key, suitcase handle or personalise any piece of equipment like a gym bag. Atomgripz helps promote grip and shows the world you're a grip guy or strong man with the unique key-ring. Atomgripz will be a cool conversation point amongst "non-gripsters". Now available with professionally anodised coloured handles. Cost: P&P: UK £1.45 Muscles & Medals - A History of Weights, Barbells and Dumbbells in the UK
First edition 2009. Numbered and signed. Cost: £11.99 pounds sterling P&P: UK £2.00 Strength Prov'd Thomas Topham, Strongman of Islington Third impression of this popular historical book, first published in 2001. A concise and accurate account of the life of Thomas Topham, derived mostly from contemporary sources. Find out the truth about his family, his many strength exhibitions, feats of strength, and finally his extraordinary demise. Includes a bibliography of 140 titles, which is an essential aid for any would-be researcher. 32 pages, spiral bound, A4 size. It will come signed by the authors upon request. Cost: £9.99 pounds sterling P&P: UK £1 The Lock and Load Our newest training device has been designed especially for armwrestlers, and is set to prove itself the must-have tool for any serious puller. It is a versatile piece of equipment that requires minimal set-up and space and will not only build the strength of your lock but also that of your hand, wrist and forearm. You can get an idea of the range of exercises it is possible to perform using the Lock and Load from watching our video below (please note that the handles used, bar, caribiners and chain are not included). The length of chain and carabiner we use is 138.5cm (54.5") from inside carabiner to inside carabiner. The Lock and Load is available in two versions, as below: A. This is the complete Lock and Load which you will need to attach to a backboard (we used an offcut of wood - see pic and video) and then clamp or fasten to the legs of your armwrestling table. The top circular plate moves to numerous different positions to enable you to train from different angles. The pivot sleeve takes the end of an Olympic bar (please get in touch for a quote if you require the Lock and Load made for a 1" training bar), and the set also includes a hook attachment for the furthest end of the bar to attach it to a chain or rope.
B. This slightly cheaper version of the Lock and Load is designed for those of you who have a permanent armwrestling table set-up, and a strong floor to bolt the apparatus to. It can be affixed to the floor (fixings not included) and you can attain the different angles by rotating your table around the Lock and Load. Again, it is designed to take an Olympic bar and includes the hook attachment.
Version A - screwed onto a piece of wood (110cm long) and clamped to the legs of the armwrestling table (below):
The hook attachment (below):
MADE TO ORDER - PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR DELIVERY SCHEDULE Cost: Version A P&P: Version B P&P: This invaluable little tool is a necessity for every armwrestler's training arsenal - if you ever find yourself mis-matched with your training partner and in need of someone of more equal strength, then the Hand Harness is the best way to get yourself a really good workout. Simply hook a caribiner (not included) into the smaller loop and tie resistance bands, Woody bands or even old tyre inner tubes onto a fixed object (as you can see, we used the struts of our table). Hook the ends of the bands onto your caribiner and slip the larger loop over your hand, and hey presto! Your resistance is significantly increased without restricting your hand movements. Set up as usual and pull away! Made from heavy duty polyproylene webbing. Will suit a large hand up to 9" around the knuckles; can be custom made if you require a very large size.
Cost: £4.99 pounds sterling P&P: UK £1.00
The Ultimate Forearm Builder! If you want to pack on some size on your forearm, get stronger or faster wrists, or need to rehab or even prehab this area, then this tool is for you. An unbelievable smooth, useful and innovative tool, the OrbiGrip is soon going to be known around the strength world. Obviously it has massive value to all strength athletes, but it would also be a must-have training tool for sports like tennis, badminton, squash, climbing, martial arts and golf. Different ideas with the OrbiGrip. 1. You can do it with your arm out at the side, not supported. Production history [If you happen to drop your OrbiGrip and the spinning arm’s angle moves, this is easy to sort. Undo the two bolts slightly, and with someone holding the arm level in place, just fasten the bolts back up again. It’s a 30 second job, and easy to do with a helper.]
Armwrestling supremo Neil Pickup using the Orbigrip. Cost: £49.99 pounds sterling P&P: UK £8 Throwing Ring for Strongman and Highland Games A sturdy ring made from solid steel. Get ready for this year’s Highland Games and Strongman events. Suitable for both weight for height and for distance. Handle can be attached to the weights by either thick rope or chain and by a carabiner (as pictured). The weight pictured here is 28lb (being thrown by Nick McKinless in training) but you can load the weight to your requirements. Please be sure when buying chain/carabiner for the ring that you get one that is strong enough for the weight that you will be throwing (easily found in your local DIY/hardware store). Great tool for strongman and strength fitness training.
MADE TO ORDER - PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR DELIVERY SCHEDULE Cost: £14 pounds sterling each. P&P: UK £3 1994 and 1995 British Grip Championships on DVD In 1991 David Horne promoted the British Grip Championships (the very first grip contest), which also is the longest running grip competition on the planet. These DVDs are copied from the original VHS tapes, which were taken on old video recorders. As you would expect the video quality is not great and it is in an unedited format. However, these DVDs are a rare and invaluable insight into the very early days of the sport of grip, and feature some very impressive lifts done by the sport's pioneers. Amongst the competitors are Steve Sherwood; David Horne; Steve Angell; Chris Moore; John Moore; David Elmer; Frank Allen; Barry Anderson and Bob Howe. Top lifts include: 60kg One Hand Pinch Lift (David Horne); 203kg One Hand Vertical Bar Lift with hook (David Horne); 80kg Middle Fingers Clean and Press (Bob Howe); 110kg Two Hands Pinch Lift (DH); 242.5kg Table Top Wrist Curl (DH); 180kg Middle Fingers Hacklift (DH). Full results here 1994 and 1995. 1994 – 1. David Horne – 2. David Elmer – 3. Chris Moore (18 competitors) Running time: 1994 – 33 minutes, 1995 - 85 minutes £6 for one dvd + shipping (UK £1.50; Europe £2.00; USA/other £2.50) £10 for both dvds + shipping (UK £1.50; Europe £2.00; USA/other £2.50) The Vulcan Hand Gripper The next ones will be blue, so if you wish to purchase in the meantime you will go on a list and the Vulcan sent out to you when we receive them - thank you! The Vulcan hand gripper is a fantastic new training device that is designed to allow your gripper crushing prowess to progress slowly and steadily from strength to strength without having to buy more and more grippers - it will take you from the lightest rehab training right up to the heaviest gripper close all in one package! The lightest setting is easier than the Trainer and the heaviest is harder than the equivalent of a #4. Adjustable nutcracker-style gripper with smooth action (no skew) solid steel handles and numerous settings (11 notches each side - see picture). The new laser-cut model (V2) has now been introduced (July 2011). These are beautifully made with a very smooth action and are powder coated for a durable finish.
The first batch of the grippers are marked with a 1 on the handle end to indicate that they are from the first batch ever produced. Production history -New-style laser-cut V2 Vulcans (introduced July 2011). -'Neurogripper' batch produced Aug 2009. Aluminium gripper specifically designed for stroke victims and manufactured for the Arni Trust. Arni Trust and company sticker affixed. Sold with 3 bands. UPDATE 18/12/07 - Today my 18 month old daughter Lucy had a go with the Vulcan Hand Gripper. You ask how? Well very simply really, I took the spring off and replaced it with a rubber band and hey presto a gripper for a baby! So she now can play, as that's what she's doing, with the same gripper I will be using to advance to close a #4. Also with this rubber band idea, you can micro load even more. Rather than just moving the spring up one notch, which is a small increase anyway, you could just add an elastic band! Certifications, rules & training tips
Cost: (includes one spring) £49.99 pounds sterling PLEASE NOTE - Now supplied with black spring. If you would prefer to have an orange spring supplied with your V2 please contact us at the time of ordering. P&P: UK £6.50 A modified version of the Vulcan hand-gripper designed for beyond-the-range and heavy-set training with one extended and one ground-down handle. Originally devised by Bill Hayes. Can be supplied with spring colour of your request (from instock springs). Please note that at this time the modified Vulcans are made to order so will take longer to ship than instock products. If you do not require the handle ground down, please state in an email.
CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK. Cost: £57.99 pounds sterling. Wheel/tyre Converter for an Olympic Bar A pair of these converters will give you a fantastic piece of new training equipment for a great price. Each one can be bolted onto most sizes of car wheel* (we bought our wheels for £5 from the local scrapyard), and consists of a sleeve that will fit snuggly over the end of an Olympic or 2" axle bar, providing you with perfectly upright, bouncing rubber discs. They look impressive too! Great for strongman training, weightlifting - or for any situation where you need to deaden the noise of your deadlifts. *70mm between the 4 square studs is needed, and with at least a 2 inch centre hole in the wheel (see pics). Also available in custom sizing to fit the wheels you are using (ie. Land Rover 5 stud wheels). All I need with the order is a wax rubbing of the wheel hub, including the centre hole and stud holes where the bolts will go. Available to suit 2" axle/Olympic bar or 1" exercise bar (see photo below). Please specify which you want when ordering. Cost is the same for both.
MADE TO ORDER - PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR DELIVERY SCHEDULE Cost: A pair is £35 pounds sterling. P&P: UK £8.50 We use these on an Olympic bar, 2" axle bar, and also on the Pinch apparatus (see photo below) as they keep the inside discs very tight.
MADE TO ORDER - PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR DELIVERY SCHEDULE Cost: A pair is £17.50 pounds sterling. P&P: UK £5 This is a very cheap way of training your thick bar, and making it very challenging to boot! When I'm using mine, I spray some WD40 on the end of the Olympic bar, and then wipe the excess off. This is where the Slippery Eel handle goes (see photo below), and boy does it spin! I find it a lot harder than the Rolling Thunder, as the spin is faster. The great thing about it is every time you use it you can spray and clean the bar/handle which will keep it spinning as fast. I know it's a piece of pvc piping, but to purchase the minimum length from most hardware shops will be far more expensive. Diameter is 56mm, 2.2".
Cost: £1.50 pounds sterling each. P&P: UK £1.50 David Horne’s Wrist Developer - BACK IN STOCK!
This is a revolutionary new piece of equipment that will save you a fortune in bending steel and massively improve your reverse bending technique. Mimics the motion of a reverse bend and provides the opportunity for volume training without the expense of multiple pieces of steel. It is for Reverse bending style only, and not manufactured for the double overhand or underhand styles. Production history £49.99 + shipping All orders placed now will be dispatched when the new batch comes in. PLEASE NOTE - Now supplied with black spring. If you would prefer to have an orange spring supplied with your wrist developer please contact us at the time of ordering. P&P: UK £6.00 Springs for the Vulcan Hand Gripper and the Wrist Developer Heavy Springs 1. 'CROM' - the god of springs! (chrome spring). This is about three levels stronger than the Dipped black, Gold, Black or Red/Black, and is supplied with the new V2 Grippers. 2. Wasp coloured (Black with a yellow stripe). This is about one level stronger than the Gold, Black or Red/Black, and is supplied with Batch 9 - of the Vulcan Hand Grippers. These springs are specially manufactured for these machines. (Pictured below) These springs are no longer available. 3. Dipped black (silver with one end dipped in black metal paint). These are equivalent to the Gold, Black or Red/Black spring and have been newly coloured to identify them for use in the World's Strongest Hands 2011. 4. Gold. This is about a 10% stronger spring than the Red spring. [The Gold spring is from a batch of 103 springs run off at the same time. These springs were used at the 2010 W.O.G. World's Strongest Hands contests]. These springs are no longer available. 4. Black. This is about a 10% stronger spring than the Red spring, and is supplied with Batch 6, of the Vulcan Hand Grippers, and later the Vulcan V2's. 4. Red/Black. This is about a 10% stronger spring than the Red spring, and was supplied with Batch 3 and 4 of the Vulcan Hand Grippers. These springs are no longer available. 5. Red. These springs were supplied with Batch 1, 2 and 5 of the Vulcan Hand Grippers. These springs are no longer available. Training springs Yellow. This is a 10% weaker spring than the red spring. These springs are no longer available. Blue. This is a 20% weaker spring than the red spring. These springs are no longer available. Orange. This is a 40% weaker spring than the black spring. White. This is a 60% weaker spring than the black spring.
Cost: £9.99 pounds sterling each PLEASE NOTE: ONLY 'CROM' [3 left], AND BLACK SPRINGS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. ORANGE AND WHITE SPRINGS STOCK - DUE FEB 7TH. P&P: UK £1.50 for one spring. Please specify spring colour required in the text box on checkout. Adjustable Pinch Lift Apparatus (Discs only) PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH SUPPLIERS, WE ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO OFFER THESE. I invented this back in 2004 so that an adjustable pinch lift could be used in the European contests, and so that all hand sizes would be catered for. This was achieved by having hard rubber discs as the inside spacer discs to alter the width of the steel outer discs. These steel outer discs gave the same feel and look of a plated Pinch Lift. It is cheaper for you to use your own 2" thick bar (ours is 30" long) and collars you already have. See the new world record two hands pinch lift of 115kg (253.5lb) by David Horne set on 5th April 2008 at the Peter Horne Memorial Contest.
MADE TO ORDER - PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR DELIVERY SCHEDULE Cost: A set (2 x 6mm steel discs, 4 x 10mm rubber spacer discs and 2 x 6mm rubber spacer discs) is £156 pounds sterling. P&P: UK £25 courier Adjustable Pinch Lift Loading Bar and a pair of T-Bar Collars I've been asked for these, so here they are. The official 30" long bar and collars which will keep the discs very tightly together (see picture and video above of the official apparatus in action). Cost: £30 pounds sterling. P&P: UK £13 courier A sturdy triangular base with smooth steel 1” handle. Get ready for this year’s British Grip Championship. Handle can be attached to a loading pin by a carabiner.
MADE TO ORDER - PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR DELIVERY SCHEDULE Cost: £20 pounds sterling P&P: UK £5.50 Exact Dinnie Rings replicas and loading pins These are a MUST if you are contemplating going to Potarch to attempt to lift the two Dinnie Stones. You will tread the path that many strongmen have taken, including me twice. The first time I lifted them was in 1998 and I used a similar set-up, this was good, but not perfect like these. These have been designed using the exact measurements that I took from the Dinnie Stones when I went up to Scotland a few years ago and lifted them, and a small rectangular attachment has been welded to the bottom of the ring, with a weld that is designed to withstand thousands of kilos of pressure. The rectangle has a hole in the centre onto which the loading pins of the exact height are attached by a wing-nut bolt. See about the Dinnie stones here. See my training here.
Photos by Alan Wyne, taken on his recent visit to Potarch MADE TO ORDER - PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR DELIVERY SCHEDULE Cost: A full set (everything pictured) is £65 pounds sterling. P&P: UK £11 New stock coming in this week! This new stock is 1.3mm thick and very good quality. Ideal for an inside wrap (for double-wrapping) or only wrap. I use one wrap for snapping bars, and a pair for bending bars.
Cost: £3.50 pounds sterling a pair, or £6 pounds for 2 pairs. P&P: UK - Pair £1.00. 2 pairs £1.50. OUT OF STOCK Get the edge on your grip training with our high quality loose chalk (magnesium carbonate). It will make all the difference to your pinch and gripper work. Perfect for grip training, weightlifting, strongman events, climbing, armwrestling and more. 200g bag: £4.99 pounds sterling Please contact for international shipping rates These hand warmers are heated up in the microwave (about 30 secs) and will keep, or even get your hands warm and ready for your grip session. The warmer my hands are the better my pinch lift is - I mean it! I wear gloves in between sets and exercises but these are a great kick start to your session, especially in winter!
Cost: £3.00 pounds sterling a pair P&P: UK £1.80
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