IronMind is extending the Crushed-to-Dust! Challenge to all comers as a way to standardize and measure grip prowess in a well-rounded group of tests. To meet the challenge and be certified, you must do all three of the following in an official contest according to the rules*:

close a No. 2 Captains of Crush Gripper
lift 45 lb. on a Hub-style Pinch Gripper
lift 200 lb. on the Rolling Thunder DL Handle

How can you participate? Find a Crushed-to-Dust! Challenge and jump in-if you meet the challenge, you will be added to our list of certified CTD Masters and you'll receive a certificate and a T-shirt proving to the world that you're a grip force to be reckoned with.

Contest organizers and promoters: if you wish to hold a Crushed-to-Dust! Challenge along with your strongman, Highland Games, armwrestling, or other contest; at your booth at an expo; or in conjunction with a strength fest at a local fair or festival, please contact us at sales@ironmind.com. We'll provide the information and support you need to put on the CTD Challenge. It's easy, it's fun, and it adds a new dimension to your event-and anyone can enter!

Rules and guidelines are available in PDF format via e-mail request-or you can download them from our website at www.ironmind.com.

Here's everyting you need to train for the Crushed-to-Dust! Challenge in one package:

1 - No. 1252 - No. 2 Captains of Crush Gripper
1 - No. 1244 - Hub-style Pinch Gripper
1 - No. 1246 - Rolling Thunder DL Handle

No. 2 Captains of Crush Gripper: Master the No. 2 if winning or losing--or living or dying--might depend on your grip strength. When you get to the No. 2, you're in the realm of extraordinary grip strength, exactly what you need if your life, or someone else's, depends on how strong your hands are.

Known around the world as the gold standard for building and testing hand strength, Captains of Crush Grippers are the single most important grip strength tool you can choose--for the quickest gains in grip strength and hand health.

What's special about Captains of Crush Grippers?

perfect fit with CoC compatible grip tools for maximum progress in minimum time
knurled aircraft-grade aluminum handles, pioneered by CoC Grippers in 1995
proprietary GR8 springs, only on CoC Grippers and IMTUGs
a 20-year history of product development and refinement
precision manufacturing for gold standard performance, feel, and appearance
made in the USA
no-surprise geometry: you can count on the consistency and precision of Captains of Crush Grippers
11 strengths for a perfect fit
certification on the top-tier CoCs

Hub-style Pinch Gripper: We're not joshing about senior citizen Karl Norberg hauling up York 45s by the hub as a warm-up. Here's your way to build up your pinch grip in this tradition: hit 50 lb. and you're doing great; hit 75 and beyond and we want to hear from you. 2-7/8" diameter gripping surface.

Rolling Thunder DL Handle: Since the early part of the 20th century the thick-handled one-hand deadlift is an archetypal test of grip strength. Not just a favorite among the world's leading strongmen and gripsters, the Rolling Thunder is a tool of first choice for everyone from armwrestlers to rock climbers. 7-1/2" in length (rotating portion is 6" in length); 2-3/8" in diameter.

No. 1252-CTD (5 lb.) gripper, hub, and deadlift handle $109.95

Note: If you need a loading pin and clip, please see item Nos. 1313-C and 1314-C.