Canada Grip Sport

28/04/2025

At the Canadian Grip Sport Championships this past weekend Sebastian Pacey-Smith did something that no one has done before in competition. He did a double bodyweight deadlift on Andrew’s Axle. Double bodyweight is an impressive achievement with a regular 2” axle — to do it with a 2 3/8” axle is incredible! He weighed in at 73.5 kg and lifted a bit over 147! And the thing is, he still had a bit left in the tank: he simply ran out of attempts! Well done, Sebastian!

15/04/2025

The Canada Grip Sport site has been updated to reflect the results from this weekend’s Spring Clench. Congratulations to Tristain Hoath, Al Block, Steven Nuttgens, Shelby Jane, and Michelle Collins for setting new Canadian records!

Got strong hands? Ever wonder how strong? Grip Sport may just be the sport for you! Grip Sport is one of the world's newest strength sports and contests are now being held in Canada. The goal of...

13/04/2025

There was a fantastic turnout for yesterday's first ever GSI Regional Grip Sport Championship: Jason's Steeves Spring Clench. Congratulations to all competitors and a special shoutout to the first regional grip champs:

Steven Nuttgens - Men's 93 kg
Steve Myshrall - Men's 105 kg
Nick Del Piero - Men's 120 kg
Tristain Hoath - Men's 120+ kg and Overall Champion
Courtney Hollihan - Women's 63 kg
Shelby Janes - Women's 72+ kg and Overall Champion

Well done all!

30/03/2025

Cool video featuring Ottawa’s Yves Gravelle, grip sport’s pound-for-pound best!

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05/03/2025

A handful of Canadian competitors descended upon Columbus, Ohio, this past weekend for the Arnold Armlifting Championships. Collectively, they won four medals:

Emina Alic - Gold in the women's 55 kg
Corinne Lalonde - Gold in the women's 60 kg
Eric Roussin - Silver in the men's 90 kg
Jay Smith - Bronze in the men's 125 kg

The fun continues in the coming months with three contests on the Canadian agenda:

Port City Grip Wars on March 15th in Saint John, NB
Spring Clench/GSI Western Canada Regional Championships in Calgary, AB
Canadian National Grip Sport Championships on April 26th in Châteauguay, QC

All information, including the latest results, records, and rankings can be found on the Canada Grip Sport website.

28/10/2024

The three R's have been updated on Canada Grip Sport website: Records, Rankings, and Results.

Got strong hands? Ever wonder how strong? Grip Sport may just be the sport for you! Grip Sport is one of the world's newest strength sports and contests are now being held in Canada. The goal of...

06/10/2024

Grip sport is finally coming to Manitoba! The Iron Claw contest will be held on November 9th at Iron Age Strength in Winnipeg. Double overhand axle, freestyle hub, 2-hand Flask, and Little Big Horn. It will be a GSI sanctioned event and there are multiple divisions. Registration link below. Virtually everyone there will be competing in a grip contest for the first time, so if you’re in the area it’s a great opportunity to get your feet wet!

02/10/2024

It's King Kong month! This year, there is a record six Canadian venues in five different provinces. Here are the locations, dates, and promoters associated with each. Please reach out to the individual promoters via Messenger for specifics about their respective events (e.g. exact location, time, entry fee, etc,).

Lower Sackville, NS - October 19th - Medric Cousineau
Oromocto, NB - October 26th - Medric Cousineau
Ottawa, ON - October 26th - Eric Roussin
Waterloo, ON - October 25th or 26th (TBD) - Rob McMurren
Regina, SK - October 26th - Brad Provick
Calgary, AB - October 26th - Michelle Collins

This is the 12th annual edition of this mega contest and more than 300 athletes are expected to complete across 35 international venues. No experience is necessary to register. If you think you'd like to try out grip sport, this is a great opportunity!

04/09/2024

International results from the 2024 Armlifting World Super Series were posted yesterday. A record 12 Canadians made it to onto the podium in their respective classes/divisions:

Emina Alic - 2nd in the women's 60 kg class
Sarah Tolledo - 3rd in the women's 80 kg class
Kathy Facey - 3rd in the women's 100 kg class
Andrew Nguyen - 3rd in the men's 70 kg class
Steven Nuttgens - 2nd in the men's 90 kg class
Eric Roussin - 1st in the men's 100 kg class
Tremayne Desmarteaux - 2nd in the men's 125 kg class
Corinne Lalonde - 3rd in the women's 50+ masters class
Maxim Gervais - 1st in the 80 kg teens class
Andrey Plesak - 1st in the 80+ kg teens class
Jade Rempel-Facey - 3rd in the 80+ kg teens class
Scott Pirsak - 1st in the men's 60+ masters class

Many more Canadian athletes placed among the top 10 of their class. It was Canada's best performance to date in this international mega-contest. Congratulations to all!

Full results can be found here:

If you find an error or having missing information or are confused how to pay your missing fees, please email [email protected] and it will be fixed.

10/07/2024

Later this month I’ll be attending GripCon, a new conference dedicated to all things grip. I’ll be talking about the history of grip contests in Canada and will be setting up a number of grip challenges for people to try. The best part is that GripCon is FREE for all attendees. It all goes down at Bloc 9.81, a climbing gym in Gatineau, Quebec, on July 27 between 10am and 3pm.

08/06/2024

GSI Wrist Wrench men’s leaderboard. Lots of strong Canadians!

07/06/2024

Armlifting getting some attention in Muscle and Fitness:

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