Mike Burke is in for the IronMind Record Breakers
by Randall J. Strossen, IronMind Enterprises, Inc. © 2013
Alexey Tyukalov and Rich Williams might have some of the very strongest hands in the world, but they won’t be able to coast at the upcoming IronMind Record Breakers— because Mike Burke has just tossed his hat into the ring, too.
Wondering if you’ll ever close a Captains of Crush No. 3 gripper?
Wondering if you’ll ever close a Captains of Crush No. 3 gripper? Mike Burke held the CoC Silver Bullet for a whopping 53.97 seconds, for a new world record. Burke produced a sensational performance in the Visegrip Viking contest at the 2013 LA FitExp and he’ll be at IronMind Record Breakers at the NorCal FitExpo, facing the two men whose world records he broke in Los Angeles earlier this year—Alexey Tykulov and Rich Williams. IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.
Odd Haugen, known for putting on the world’s top tier grip contests, set a high water mark at the LA FitExpo in January and few would have thought that contest could ever be outdone, but Haugen’s lineup for the NorCal FitExpo is poised to make LA look like a warmup.
Mike Burke was so dominant as he crushed his competition along with world records that his middle name might have been Mayhem, but he didn’t have to deal with Tyukalov or Williams, the men whose world records he broke in the CoC Silver Bullet Hold and the Apollon’s Axle Double Overhand Deadlift, respectively.
Now, for the first time in the world, Haugen will be presenting all three champions on one stage, going head to head on the best known and most widely established tests of grip strength.
After demolishing the world record on the IronMind Apollon’s Axle Deadlift not once, but twice, Mike Burke pulled 240 kg to knee height, signaling where he’s planning to go with this lift. In June, Burke will square off with the man whose world record he broke on this lift, the mighty Rich Williams. IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.
###
The IronMind Forum: discuss this article, talk strength, get help with your training.
You can also follow IronMind on Twitter.