Captains of Crush® No. 2 Gripper Certification:
Who's Who
Official certification list for the No. 2 Captains of Crush® gripper

2011
- Adriane Blewitt (USA)
2013
- Amy Wattles (USA)
- Elizabeth Horne (UK)
Zydrunas Savickas using Strong-Enough Lifting Straps on the max deadlift at the 2013 World’s Strongest Man (Sanya, China). Randall Strossen photo.
Short and Sweet
Sew-Easy
Strong-Enough
Blue Twos
Black & Fourth
Hafthor Julius Bjornsson in mid-flight with an IronMind Tough-As-Nails Sandbag at the World’s Strongest Man contest. Randall Strossen photo.
Large Tough-As-Nails IronMind Gym Bag
IronMind Tough-As-Nails Sandbags
Mini Tough-As-Nails IronMind Gym Bag
Hafthor Julius Bjornsson (Iceland) suited up in the Draft Horse Pulling Harness on the Truck Pull at the 2014 World’s Strongest man contest. Randall Strossen photo.
1998 World’s Strongest Man winner and CoC4 ’04 Magnus Samuelsson works his legs using the SUPER SQUATS Hip Belt. Photo courtesy of Magnus Samuelsson.
Apollon’s Axle stars in WSM (World’s Strongest Man)
Vulcan Racks System III: squat, dip, chin
Captains of Crush T-shirt
Good Old Basic Shorts
LRT Workout T-Shirt
Lift More Than You Can T-Shirt
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Captains of Crush Grippers
What They Are and How to Close Them
2011
2013
Get certified: Rules for Closing and Certification.
Captains of Crush song by Laing - play it here.
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Find out more about hand strength and training with our Captains of Crush grippers; and take a look at John Brookfield's Grip Tips, for over 60 grip training exercises.