Sure there are worldwide benchmarks in the grip world - such as the No. 3 Captains of Crush® Gripper, the Blob, and the Rolling Thunder - but what you can squeeze hard is limited only by your imagination.


Jim Wylie pinch grips a car tire at the Peter Horne Memorial grip contest (Stafford, England). IronMind® | Photo courtesy of David Horne.

Consider the "Two Hands Pinch Lift of Weighted Car Tyre" used at today's Peter Horne Memorial grip contest - it looks like a terrific test of pinch gripping and the event was won by contest organizer David Horne, followed by Jim Wylie. David won the British Pinch Grip Championships, which consisted of a two-hands pinch lift, along with this tire lift; David Horne also won the British Hub Lifting Championships, which added weight to a 45-pound plate and had an event called the "one-hand triple hub lift." Gary Hunt won the bending portion of this contest, David Horne won the wrist strength event and then capped off the day with another win on the Rolling Thunder - pulling 96.6 kg.