Grip Day in the garage today and it was also New Build day. I’ve been wanting a thicker diameter “Thor’s Hammer” loading pin for some time now and I was inspired by God’s of Grip for the second two pieces. They make great implements…but I just don’t have the funds to buy all the things that I want, so I just build what I see that I like. -1.9” diameter Thor’s Hammer Loadable Pin -1” Mini-Pinch Block -2” diameter Finger Tip Trainer (“Just the Tips”)

I had a slight stroke of luck this weekend and found a bent 100 pound cap barbell single dumbbell. I have wanted a gen 1 York 100 blob for the longest time and am waiting to find a good deal in the wild. But this popped up and I couldnt not go grab it for $80. After a few minutes of cutting I'm only into each 100 blob for $40 compared to what would be at least $1,000 for a pair of legit York 100 blobs. I cannot wait to get to work with them and to have 1 for each hand!!! I'm not promising any videos of these leaving the ground anytime soon. But the work to do so will be going down!

May I introduce: “Little Dicky” and “Skate or Die”. I put together these two little pieces this week and had a chance to mess around with them yesterday. One is a section of handle from a piece of an old junky rowing machine, the other, a wheel from my first ever skateboard. The textures and sizes make for unique challenges with being plastic and urethane respectively. Was able to pull 100lbs And 60lbs

Now that my Thomas Inch Dumbell Trainer has arrived from Gods of Grip, it finally was introduced to my custom made Thomas Inch loadable handle. The trainer weighs in at 7.4 to 7.5 pounds on my Accutek 440lb scale. My custom handle weighs 33.XX lbs when I last had it on the scale. My handle is definitely longer and heavier duty than this hollow steel trainer. But the biggest problem with my handle is that it didn't give the exact twist of the wrist effect I have learned about from my research on the Thomas Inch. As well as finally getting to put my hands on a real 172lb Thomad Inch. It all got me thinking. The custom handle is a fantastic piece to train with. Even though I love it, it was still on my mind that it might not be the perfect piece to only train with moving forward. So after a lot of back and forth, I decided to get the new trainer. I am hoping that I will be able to get it into the routine very soon. I definitely want to get both of them loaded up at the same time and really feel the difference to see what weights I can pull off the floor. To be continued...

Finally, After all the back and forth with customs, the terrible communication and lack of help from Gods Of Grip, my Thomas Inch Dumbell Trainer is finally here! The box looks like it went through war and was so poorly packaged with less than desirable materials. The box itself is the lighest duty cardboard I have ever seen. All the padding was popped and crushed. It did pretty much nothing. The box is in such bad shape I'm not sure if trainer is slightly bent or not due to how funky it is already supposed to look. I cannot wait to try this piece out, but it will be the only thing I every buy from Gods of Grip. After spending sooooo much on shipping and the hassle of not getting any help this was a massive disappointment and experience. @John Griffith