Zach Jacobs: World Record Hub Lift

It springs from one of the most classic of all feats of grip strength—lifting up a barbell plate by pinch gripping its hub—and this past weekend Zach Jacobs hauled up 80.2 lb. on the IronMind Hub in a lift that was reviewed and approved by IronMind as the standing world record.

World Record: Zach Jacobs lifts 80.2 lb. on the IronMind Hub for a new world record in one of the most classic of all feats of grip strength.  IronMind® | Yori Skutt photo.

World Record: Zach Jacobs lifts 80.2 lb. on the IronMind Hub for a new world record in one of the most classic of all feats of grip strength.  IronMind® | Yori Skutt photo.



Gripster Eric Milfeld first told IronMind about Zach’s big performance over the weekend when he got my attention in a big way with an email that had the subject line: World Hub Record?

Since then, we have been asking questions, getting answers and reviewing the lift’s documentation.

Happily, this call was easy to make because at each turn, we got the answers and saw the evidence required for a good lift.

Congratulations Zach Jacobs and many thanks to Eric Milfeld, as well as Yori Skutt, for providing the conditions needed for IronMind to recognize Zach’s success.

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