Alexey Tyukalov

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Alexey Tyukalov
Born (1978-11-09) November 9, 1978 (age 46)
NationalityRussian
OccupationGrip strength specialist
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)

Alexey 'Tank' Tyukalov (born 9 November 1978) is a Russian strongman and grip strength specialist. [1] [2] [3]

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During his childhood Tyukalov excelled in Boxing but gradually moved to grip strength training after realizing his prodigious hand strength. In 1998, he moved to Finland to study Economics, however pursued grip training during his leisure time. [4]

In 2012, he officially closed the IronMind Captains of Crush No.3 gripper (127 kg (280 lb)/ RGC 149 of pressure) [4] which is recognized as the gold standard in world class crush grip, and in the same year, broke Juha Harju's world record in the 'Captains of Crush - Silver Bullet Hold' with the No.3 gripper with a time of 52.49 seconds. [5]

In his first Armlifting competition '2013 Visegrip Viking', following a fierce battle against Mike Burke, he managed to establish the all time world record in the IronMind Rolling Thunder with the new and improved, version 3 [6] and placed overall second behind Burke in the full competition. Ensuing years, Tyukalov won the Visegrip Viking 3 consecutive times in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

In 2018, Tyukalov broke the IronMind Rolling Thunder Pull-up world record with a bodyweight plus attached weight of 155.5 kg (343 lb) and continued to break the world record another four more times by 2020. [7] In 2023, Tyukalov became the first man to get certified on the IronMind Crushed-to-Dust 'Plus' challenge. [8]

Personal records

→ By 2012, Mark Felix held the Rolling Thunder world record with V2 at 146.7 kg (323 lb), and Tyukalov broke it with 150.5 kg (332 lb) during 2013 A1 Grand Prix held in Moscow, by becoming the first man to officially break the 150k barrier. However, V2 was discontinued from this point onwards because it was observed that just like with V1, the expected rotation of the handle was not happening anymore at these weights. All V1 and V2 records were nullified and V3 was introduced. [10]
Please see: Progression of the Rolling Thunder world record.
→ the thickness of this Axle is 2" (50.8mm)
→ first man to achieve this feat, and to-date, one of only two men to achieve it alongwith Nikita Yurkovets (2024)

World championships

References

  1. ↑ "ALEXEY TYUKALOV (Russia)". www.strengthresults.com. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  2. ↑ Strossen, Randall J. (January 31, 2023). "Alexey Tyukalov: California Update". www.ironmind.com.
  3. ↑ "Grip Hall of Fame, 2010s, Tyukalov, Alexey (Russia)". David Horne for www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Strossen, Randall J. (August 1, 2012). "Alexey Tyukalov Certifies on the Captains of Crush No. 3 Gripper". IronMind Enterprises, Inc.
  5. ↑ Strossen, Randall J. (January 27, 2019). "The CoC® Silver Bullet Hold: Rules & World Records". IronMind Enterprises, Inc.
  6. ↑ "VISEGRIP VIKING 2013 SAN JOSE MEN". www.strengthresults.com. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ Strossen, Randall J. (October 26, 2024). "Rolling Thunder® Pull-up Rules and World Records". IronMind Enterprises, Inc.
  8. ↑ Strossen, Randall J. (September 4, 2023). "Alexey Tyukalov Certifies on the Crushed-To-Dust! Plus Challenge". IronMind Enterprises, Inc.
  9. ↑ "STRENGTH RECORD, Section 14 - Grip". www.strengthrecord.com. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ Strossen, Randall J. (April 27, 2021). "Rolling Thunder®: One-hand deadlift rules and world records". IronMind Enterprises, Inc.
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