Joe Kinney (strongman)
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Joe Kinney | |
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| Occupation | Grip strength specialist |
| Known for | Being the first man to officially close IronMind Captains of Crush No. 4 gripper |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Joe Kinney is an American strongman, grip strength specialist and crush grip innovator from Bean Station, Tennessee.[1][2][3][4][5]
In 1998, he became the first man to officially close the IronMind Captains of Crush No.4 gripper (165.5 kg (365 lb)/ RGC 213 of pressure)[6][7] which is recognized as the pinnacle feat in world class crush grip.[8] Despite five other men (Nathan Holle, David Morton, Tommy Heslep, Magnus Samuelsson and Carl Myerscough) have managed getting certified on this gripper since then, Kinney did it in a slow and steady paced manner that has never been replicated.[1]
In 1999, he became the first man to close the IronMind Captains of Crush No.3 gripper (127 kg (280 lb)/ RGC 149 of pressure) using only two fingers.[9]
Some of Kinney's crush grip innovations include performing extra heavy negatives (severe negatives) and wrist rolling, and training with the long handled Monster gripper, floor-model gripper and 'Secret Weapon' grip machine.[8][10] He also advocated on heavy high rep squatting as a building block for hand and grip strength.[3]
Along with Randall J. Strossen and Nathan Holle, Kinney co-authored Captains of Crush Grippers: What they are and how to close them.[11]
