“Led by John Machnik, fresh off of a 5th place finish at the Arnold Classic Armlifting Championships, California's Strongest Hands 2019 is going to be on April 6th at The Training Hall in Newbury Park, California,” Riccardo Magni told IronMind.

The events include these grip-strength staples:

• Rolling Thunder
• Captains of Crush (CoC) Silver Bullet Hold
• IronMind Hub

The Rolling Thunder is the longest-standing, continually-running world championships event in grip, and its strength-world stature is such that the Rolling Thunder is what launched armlifting.

The IronMind Hub was developed in 1990 as a way to simulate and standardize the classic test of pinch gripping strength by lifting an old-style York 45-lb. plate by pinch gripping its hub.

IronMind developed the CoC Silver Bullet in 2012 to solve the conventional problems of using grippers in competitions, and Armlifting USA’S Clay Edgin (CoC3 ’03, Red Nail ’04, CTD ‘12) has called it, “One of the most popular and technical events in the sport today.”

Even if you’re not a grip-strength specialist, if you’re into climbing, OCR, CrossFit, weightlifting, or in law enforcement, the military or public safety, it all starts with your hands—it’s fun to compete, so jump in and let’s see who has California’s Strongest Hands!

For full contest details, follow this link, and here's the entry form. Have questions? Email Riccardo Magni.

Riccardo Magni and Odd Haugen are running the contest, but don't count out the chance that they may jump in for an event or two.

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