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SAT & SUN, JANUARY 28-29
GNC #753
Come by the GNC Booth 852-753 for nutrition, supplement, exercise and healthy lifestyle advice. Wade "The Grip" Gillingham will be signing Autographs Friday and Saturday. Come test your might against one of the strongest men in the world, and current 35 time Grip Gauntlet World Champion at the GNC Grip Gauntlet. Winners will receive a $50 Gift card. (Non professional Strong men receive award)
ATHLETE INFO:
Wade Gillingham Highlights Professional Strong Man 13 Years
· 2000-2010 era and 2010-present era, Grip Hall of Fame member
· 33 professional exhibitions and appearances
· Lifting and competing at the highest levels of powerlifting, strongman, and grip competitions for 25 years
· 2010 Mighty Mitts professional grip competition on the Arnold main stage, 4th place
· 1999-2002 - 10 professional strongman contests including a 1st, 2nd, and 2-3rds
· 1997 USAPL National Powerlifting contest, 3rd place
· 1996 MN State Bench Press Champion
· The first person to ever complete the GNC Grip Gauntlet in it's original
"heavy" format (#3 Gripper, 212lbs Rolling Thunder, 50lbs Blob)
· First person in the world to pinch grip to a full standing position 3-35 pound
plates flat side out
· First person in the world to pinch grip to a full standing position 6-10 pound
standard Olympic plates
· First person in the world to clean and press a 50 pound BLOB, toss a BLOB from hand to hand, and farmer's walk with a BLOB in each hand and a BLOB in one hand and an Inch DB in the other.
· First person in the world to pass the BLOB around their back (current best is
18 revolutions)
· Unofficial world record in BLOB plus weight (current best is total weight of
81.5 pounds)
· Current best farmer's walk with two inch dumbbells is 49.5 feet from the floor and 66 feet from a bench.
· Walked with the Jowett Anvil (173lbs), 17.5 feet.
· 35 time Grip Gauntlet Winner
· Deadlifted the "Sorin's Monster" 500 pound circus barbell, double overhand.
· Current best Rolling Thunder lift of 277 pounds in competition.
· No-set closed a #3 Ironmind Gripper and Credit-Card-Set a new #3.5
Ironmind Gripper as per the current certification rules
http://www.jackalsgym.com/athletes/wg_results.pdf
http://www.jackalsgym.com/athletes/wg_topgrip.pdf
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