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Carlos F. Rivera Pagan Certifies on the No. 3 Captains of Crush® Gripper

by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2012 IronMind


IronMind® is proud to announce that Carlos F. Rivera Pagan has just been certified on the No. 3 Captains of Crush® Gripper, establishing his position among the grip strength elite.

Carlos F. Rivera Pagan is now certified on the No. 3 Captains of Crush® (CoC) Gripper, the first Puerto Rican to achieve this world-renowned status and another in the long line of top baseball players who use Captains of Crush® Grippers to improve their game.  IronMind® | Photo courtesy of Carlos F. Rivera Pagan.
Carlos F. Rivera Pagan is now certified on the No. 3 Captains of Crush® (CoC) Gripper, the first Puerto Rican to achieve this world-renowned status and another in the long line of top baseball players who use Captains of Crush® Grippers to improve their game.  IronMind® | Photo courtesy of Carlos F. Rivera Pagan.


The 27-year-old Carlos Rivera Pagan is a one-man talent show: his background includes being controller at the Karlan Group Corporation and vice president of Eco Green Light, Corp., he was a 13th round pick by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2000, and he is a magna cum laude graduate of Puerto Rico’s Bayamon Central University.   

Carlos Rivera Pagan told IronMind®, “I’m an active baseball player since I was 6 years old . . . I can see my improvement on my grip by watching balls fly much farther than I usually hit them.”

And grip strength he has: Carlos Rivera Pagan said that he closed the No. 2 Captains of Crush® Gripper the first time he tried and his official referee, Carlos Fernandez, said that, “After the certification on closing the #3 Gripper, he proceeded to do the same with his left hand (a few times).  It was very impressive and the audience loved it.”

IronMind® would like to say a special thanks to Carlos Fernandez and the Golden Gym for their help with this certification - we appreciate it.

Congratulations to Carlos F. Rivera Pagan: You name has been added to the official certification list for the No. 3 Captains of Crush® Gripper!

Carlos Fernandez (left) served as the official referee for Carlos F. Rivera Pagan’s certification attempt at the Golden Gym in Dorado, Puerto Rico.  IronMind® | Photo courtesy of Carlos F. Rivera Pagan.
Carlos Fernandez (left) served as the official referee for Carlos F. Rivera Pagan’s certification attempt at the Golden Gym in Dorado, Puerto Rico.  IronMind® | Photo courtesy of Carlos F. Rivera Pagan.

 



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