They came, they tried, they succeeded: Congratulations to Martin Kotte for certifying on the IronMind® Red Nail™, and to Theo Burggraaff and Scott George for certifying on the No. 3 Captains of Crush® gripper.

In what amounted to a long weekend around the world, Martin Kotte kicked things off and became the first person in Germany to certify on the IronMind® Red Nail™, bending the defiant piece of steel under the watchful eye of Dr. Hermann Korte, of Choice-of-Champions fame.

Moving west the next day, to Holland, Theo Burggraaff became the first man in the Netherlands to certify on the No. 3 Captains of Crush® gripper, and it he did at the IFSA Holland National Championships with top strongman expert and promoter Marcel Mostert doing the honors as Theo's official witness. Keep traveling west, hop over the Atlantic, land on the east coast of the US the following day and that's where Scott George also slammed shut a No. 3 Captains of Crush® gripper, as no less than Steve "Inver Stone" Jeck served as Scott's official witness.

Recognizing his accomplishment, IronMind® has added Martin Kotte's name to the Red Nail™ Roster.

Congratulations, as well, to Theo Burggraaff and Scott George, whose names have been added to the No. 3 Captains of Crush® Gripper certification list, honoring their accomplishment.

Way to go guys and welcome to the club!