GNC Grip Gauntlet
Date Champion Weight Location
2012 ( May 22 ) Mark Felix 332 lb 2012 Bodypower Expo , Birmingham
2008 ( January 18 ) Mark Felix 301 lb Mohegan Sun Grand Prix 2008
2006 ( August 1 ) Laine Snook 274.2 lb Pullum Sports , Luton
2003 ( June 16 ) Andrus Murumets 267 lb IFSA All Strength Challenge , Winnipeg , Manitoba
2003 ( June ) Magnus Samuelsson 262 lb IFSA/GNC Pro Performance Strongman Challenge , Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas
2001 ( May 31 ) Jan Bartl 258.5 lb 2001 Beauty and the Beast Strongman Contest Honolulu , Hawaii
2000 ( May ) Jan Bartl 265.4 lb 2000 Beauty and the Beast Strongman Contest Honolulu , Hawaii
Rolling Thunder -- Men 's World Record
The GNC Grip Gauntlet (officially the GNC Pro Performance Grip Gauntlet) is a strength athletics contest that tests the grip strength of competing individuals over three disciplines, each designed to test one of the three recognised facets of hand strength: crushing; pinching; and supporting. It was developed by Wade and Brad Gillingham and became an internationally recognised contest featured at some of the world's most prominent strength athletics events and expos, including the Arnold Strongman Classic and the various WSM Super Series Grand Prixs. The last time the GNC Grip Gauntlet was run in a competitive format was the 2010 Arnold Classic. Since that time the challenge has changed to an informal challenge with no official results maintained. Prizes are still awarded for successful completion of the challenge.