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Throwback to 2010. The 'Mighty Mitt's grip competition sharing the strongman stage. I'm doing a Farmers Walk with an Inch (172lbs and a thick handle) dumbbell in each hand
 
Mobster said:
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Throwback to 2010. The 'Mighty Mitt's grip competition sharing the strongman stage. I'm doing a Farmers Walk with an Inch (172lbs and a thick handle) dumbbell in each hand
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Bros, you got the video of that? You just walk around with those heavy weights or is it a gripping competition?
 
toddthelineman said:
Was this in Indianapolis?!
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No. As far as I know ALL US Arnold Classics ever have been in Columbus, Ohio. The rest (Brazil, UK, etc) are elsewhere. That said we drove in both days from the next state where a buddy and his family lived.
 
Mobster said:
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Throwback to 2010. The 'Mighty Mitt's grip competition sharing the strongman stage. I'm doing a Farmers Walk with an Inch (172lbs and a thick handle) dumbbell in each hand
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that's really good, Mobster. It looks like that you are a legit competitor.
 
Mobster said:
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Throwback to 2010. The 'Mighty Mitt's grip competition sharing the strongman stage. I'm doing a Farmers Walk with an Inch (172lbs and a thick handle) dumbbell in each hand
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way to go Mobster, you are an absolute champion. You gotta love the glasses too to focus.
 
Nice! Be nice to always have that memory. Not many people can say they competed at the Arnold
 
Ulter said:
that's really good, Mobster. It looks like that you are a legit competitor.
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Was. It's only personal challenges now. Plus I don't wanna be a 'good masters competitor' vs winning the whole damn thing. One of my last best was in either 2012 or 2013. I competed against and, among others, beat two athletes who'd been national standard (and way bigger than me) strongmen. That was, I think, 'Britain's Most Powerful Hands 2012' (I'll see if I can find photo or two) a I also won the 'Grip Tour of Britain' when it was held in Leeds and beat Andy Bolton (1st 1000lb deadlift record holder) both times. After that the fire to win went.

At this event I was top 7 in the world. Prior to that I'd been top 4. But also I'd won 4 British and two European championships.

It helps me, when posting, to KNOW from actual experience, just what it's like to compete to a world class level. Regardless of the sport. The desire, drive and even obsession is very similar.
 
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ROIDDERS said:
way to go Mobster, you are an absolute champion. You gotta love the glasses too to focus.
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Legit glasses but worn to create a 'look'. I legit got hired cos I had that 'look' plus I could do sh*t lol
 
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Your top 3 (I won). Second biggest crowd. The Arnold was 2,000-4,000 people. This was a part of a beer and band festival and we were all in the main tent. Around 2,000 as we finished.
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Man, the guy in the middle is a hog. He won't let you in for a picture. Why didn't you tell him to move over a couple inches so you could fit yourself too?
 
2Thick said:
Man, the guy in the middle is a hog. He won't let you in for a picture. Why didn't you tell him to move over a couple inches so you could fit yourself too?
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Cos I won and he didn't lol.
 
Mobster said:
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Your top 3 (I won). Second biggest crowd. The Arnold was 2,000-4,000 people. This was a part of a beer and band festival and we were all in the main tent. Around 2,000 as we finished.
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love this power team you have :D @Mobster big beer drinking after I bet lol :P
 
LevButlerov said:
love this power team you have :D @Mobster big beer drinking after I bet lol :P
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You bet. I actually paid for 2 beers as the scores were totaled as I was that confident I'd won. Had one then and one right after lol. Then 2 more Guinness with a steak dinner
 
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This is around 2001-2002. I'm probably 260lbs here vs Mark Henry being between 395 and 405. More pics of him lifting my Millennium Dumbbell later. Gym has just closed down (Matrix Gym Lower Sydenham). Mark came to my place with a driver. He was in the UK on a promotional tour
 
Mobster said:
You bet. I actually paid for 2 beers as the scores were totaled as I was that confident I'd won. Had one then and one right after lol. Then 2 more Guinness with a steak dinner
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2 beers for the win :D
 
2Thick said:
yeah people do react differently. It's amazing, everyone's personalities.
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The issue with Martin Fitzwater this past Arnold weekend is an example of someone NOT handling a loss well. I lost one year by less than 3 points. Pissed me off. Not to lose. But by so small a margin. Soooo fkin close. Came back and beat the same rival by just under 21 points. BOOM!
 
Mobster said:
Was. It's only personal challenges now. Plus I don't wanna be a 'good masters competitor' vs winning the whole damn thing. One of my last best was in either 2012 or 2013. I competed against and, among others, beat two athletes who'd been national standard (and way bigger than me) strongmen. That was, I think, 'Britain's Most Powerful Hands 2012' (I'll see if I can find photo or two) a I also won the 'Grip Tour of Britain' when it was held in Leeds and beat Andy Bolton (1st 1000lb deadlift record holder) both times. After that the fire to win went.

At this event I was top 7 in the world. Prior to that I'd been top 4. But also I'd won 4 British and two European championships.

It helps me, when posting, to KNOW from actual experience, just what it's like to compete to a world class level. Regardless of the sport. The desire, drive and even obsession is very similar.
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Once a competitor, always a competitor.
 
ceo said:
Bros, I mean videos of you doing it.
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Yes. On YouTube. Search for Mighty Mitts 2010.

For example - You can see me in a few of these shots (scroll down the page): https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Mighty+Mitts+2010

Or under my real world name: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=steve+gardener+grip

Or here (a few grip lifts but mostly big lifts and a little nature): https://www.instagram.com/stevemobstergardener/ For example my 1014lb Hatfield Squat:
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Mobster said:
The issue with Martin Fitzwater this past Arnold weekend is an example of someone NOT handling a loss well. I lost one year by less than 3 points. Pissed me off. Not to lose. But by so small a margin. Soooo fkin close. Came back and beat the same rival by just under 21 points. BOOM!
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some people can't handle things not going your way.
 
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