Sal Sabatino made his debut in Grip Sport by winning Maryland's Strongest Hands 2025 beating several veteran competitors. 2025 was a great year for Sal as he competed often, going toe to toe with some of the sport's best lifters. He continued to get stronger and improve with each performance climbing up the ranks and finishing the year in the Men's Overall Top Ten (7th) for the North American Rankings. Sal has a competitive background in Strongman, Arm Wrestling, and is a certified closer of the CoC 3 (Captains Of Crush 3). Sal joins the show to give us more info on his background leading into the sport and his plans for the future.The Grip Show Discount Codes:“Gripshow20" for 20% off at https://dieselcrew.com/store/shop/"Thegripshow" for 5% off at https://www.armassassinstrengthshop.com

This episode is a list of all past Overall King Kong Grip Challenge winners with some extra information regarding King Kong History.

Eric Roussin joins the show once again to announce this year's King Kong Grip Challenge Event Lineup! The International King Kong Grip Challenge is the biggest and longest running multi-venue Grip Sport competition in the world. We hope to see you competing at a venue near you! Best of luck in your training and best of luck to all organizers and promoters!