Richard Sorin hauled a bunch of old, broken, and bent York dumbbells from the Columbia YMCA after completing some equipment/gym upgrades for them. Having possession of these older dumbbells eventually the broken heads of the dumbbells were getting in Richard's way as he worked on other projects. Picking these dumbbell heads up from the floor to move them wasn't too much of a challenge until Richard reached the Half 100 (What would be known today as a "Fatman Blob"/1st Generation Blob). Richard had done plate pinching for years and had even pinched 2x45lb York Deep Dish Plates together (among many other elite feats of Grip Strength), so this object not moving from the floor was somewhat of a shock. Richard went on to not only train and lift this broken dumbbell head that he titled "THE BLOB", he would increase the challenges by lifting it with less fingers, cleaning/snatching them, and adding weight to The Blob. Richard's personal best was 24lbs added to the "The Blob". The name "Fatman" was given to the original/first generation of York Roundhead Blobs due to the sides being wider and bulging out farther than the generations that followed. I'd like to thank Richard for his creativity of turning a broken dumbbell into a useful training method and historic feat of strength that is still being trained, contested, and sought after to this very day (over 40 years since his original challenge to himself.) I'd also like to thank Richard for taking the time to do a full interview with The Grip Show back in Oct. 2023. I reached out to 4 of the best Blob Lifters in our sport to discuss how they first found out about The Blob, how it challenged them, and how they have continued to evolve their training with Blobs. Jedd Johnson, Tim Butler, Jaland Worley, and Thomas Larsen join the show to give us their personal stories and experiences involving Blobs. "The Blob was not a broken dumbbell to me, it was an opportunity." -Richard Sorin https://dieselcrew.com/store/product/lift-the-blob/ The Grip Show Discount Codes: "Gripshow20" for 20% off at https://dieselcrew.com/store/shop/ "Thegripshow" for 5% off at https://www.armassassinstrengthshop.com