Training to lift the inch dumbbell.

I have long had a goal of lifting the famous Inch dumbbell. Eponymously named after its inventor, a Scarborough born travelling strongman called Thomas Inch. Inch would travel between towns with his challenge dumbbells, the largest of which weighed a fairly modest 78kg/172 lbs, but was made all the more difficult to raise from the ground due to it handle diameter of two and three eighth inches, and a handle length of only four inches. Couple the handle dimensions with the globe shapes in which the bells were cast, and it requires the lifter to have an elite level of hand and wrist strength in order to break the dumbbell off the ground, let alone deadlift it fully.
This video is a montage of my training to lift the Inch dumbbell replica, cast by Nathan Holle. I already owned a 126lb "baby inch" also cast by Nathan, and feel of got complacent having changed my set up in order to clean the 126lb bell.
The full inch is a different prospect, and although I could break it off the ground early on, I had re establish a better start position before things got moving.
Enjoy!

[@flaminghottendons758]

A heros journey ✨️ awesome tom 👏

[@denismcmanus2566]

Congratulations, this is a massive achievement.

[@Hollegripchannel]

Excellent! Knew it wouldn’t take you long !

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Outstanding!

[@eatmovelift8253]

That's really kind of ya to say! Thankyou!

[@algernoncalydon3430]

How I trained my grip to be far more powerful than other people, saw wood by hand for fifteen years, paddle a canoe for 15,000+ miles. Both things will make one's fingers look like sausages. Allows one to pull in a two hundred pound halibut over the rail, not stop the roller, and pitch it on deck with one hand. Or grab a 250 pound animal out of the water by the scruff of it's neck, with one hand, and toss it into the canoe while still sitting in the seat. But there is even better method, the one person who did have a stronger grip, was a tree faller, cutter, for ten years. Holding that big chainsaw for that many years.

[@zemi_98]

Nice ,your gym looks super cool 💪👍

[@eatmovelift8253]

Thanks! If you're ever in the UK, it's open to the public by appointment!

[@josephhodgson1139]

great little journey caught there Tom 👊🏻

[@eatmovelift8253]

Thank Joe! Little birdy tells me you might be getting some new holle toys down under!

[@charleskoegler2284]

Incredible l am currently working on the same achievement at 60 years old with multiple injuries not easy but l never give up !!!!

[@eatmovelift8253]

That's awesome!! The only attitude to have! Do you have an inch? What are you using to train for it?

[@charleskoegler2284]

@@eatmovelift8253 Hi there ....currently l have only the hand grips that go over the bar and l am training with various sized dumbells working very slowly and carefully....Just getting over a few bad injuries so l need to go very slow and l will preval no doubt because l never give up thank you for your comment 👍

[@trrblplsy]

Beast!

[@iiinewton3390]

Fantastic!

[@eatmovelift8253]

Now to let lefty catch up and work towards a double inch deadlift! I'm on your heels!! 😉

[@iiinewton3390]

@@eatmovelift8253 You might pass me. My second inch dumbbell hasn’t arrived yet. I need to work on my left hand too. You are doing amazing

[@colmwhateveryoulike3240]

Wow nice!! Good work. Do you think you'll train the other arm too?

[@guneykoraltan]

👏👏

[@vispex3794]

Awesome

[@eatmovelift8253]

Thanks very much!

[@avasttf2]

Dope af like the gym

[@Confessions2Change]

Hey keep going you’ll get it it was made to be conquered and overcame by man one day it must obey it’s master and where I can I order sum of those !

[@jamesstewart3742]

Wrist wrench helped me go on my channel only 3 videos you see it

[@eatmovelift8253]

Yeh, great tool, I've trained with them and they are great for loading the thumb, I found nothing prepares you when you finally get hands on the inch! It was very humbling the first time I attempted! 😂😂

[@achmada9338]

The Music sooo much adrenaline. Power up

[@eatmovelift8253]

Hype hype hype!!! 😂😂🤙

[@jensejense]

I liften it first time trying *been training with fat bars for years, and a 3” Rolling handle before trying 😁 its a son of a bitch the inch dumbell

[@rodney73991]

I wasent comment have problems login in but.... wall juggling clubs. respect if what use for. why so many ? I have set green think get another set have 6. as dumbell good job. feel if try thor hammer you have greater successes. get round bord. screw pipe on it. slide plates bench down pipe on wood born start 5 pounds work way up. move all around like swing bat, golfing , split wood. hold air like bench or squatting. as add weight get harder and harder till you caint lift off ground or hammer breaks find new way work out. wasn't tell about this fact juggler. and try dumbbell thought helpful.