The International King Kong Grip Challenge is the largest Grip Sport Competition in the world. For the second year in a row, the competition has included 40+ venues across the world featuring the sport's best athletes. Eric Roussin joins The Grip Show to breakdown this year's results and biggest highlights. Thank you to all promoters and lifters who participated and put their strength and skill to the test!

It has been over 3 years since The Grip Show debuted its first episode interviewing Joe Hodgson. This is a progress report and other stats regarding the show's evolution in its 3+ years serving the Grip Community.

Not only do Mike and Sara Saffell have about a decade of Grip Sport competitions under their belts, but they also have hosted the Eastern Ohio Grip Challenge 8 out of the last 9 years. This year the 8th EOGC served as the Midwest Regional Championship for GSI. This event was held at their private training facility Saffell Performance in Bethesda, Ohio. Tune in give it a listen!

A walk down memory lane with two of the best to ever do it. Adam and Jedd discuss first meeting each other, competing over the years, as well as some stories and opinions that can only be found on The Grip Show... Enjoy!

All of the GSI Regional Championships have reached their conclusion for this year's Competition Season. Eric Roussin joins the show to give us the details on regional growth, as well as touching on some of the updated North American Rankings list as we head into the final months of 2026. Be sure to check this episode out and start preparing to close the year out strong!

The Mt. Rushmore Grip Series continues in a big way with Jedd Johnson and Adam Glass teaming up to give us their selections (and a lot of grip history.)

AGP 6: Bob Sundin Memorial was held in Hickory, NC at the Used Gym Store. The event was held to raise money for Bob's family and the events selected were traditional Grip Sport lifts that Bob excelled at, including many records and top lifts throughout his weightclass. The crew not only breaks down the competition but shares some stories of training with Bob, and the origins of AGP comps and some Charlotte Pick Up Artist history.

The Central Canada Regional Championships were held in Ottawa this year. This competition had the largest turnout of all Regional Championships this year with 46 total competitors. About 40% of the competitors were currently ranked in the top 10 in North America in their respective weight classes. Joining the show to give us all the details are Rachel Hartviksen (Host/Grip Sport Athlete) of Nemesis Grips and Andy Gagnon (Current GSI Silver Bullet world record holder and is coming off of a 3rd place Overall finish at the 2026 North American Championships.)