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After a night at a hotel in Stockholm the team stopped to pick up some pre-ordered food for Guy. He's in contest prep and he filled up the van with 4 coolers containing 5 days worth of food. With a packed van the team got ready to spend some time on the road towards Copenhagen, Denmark.

Southbound on the highway they made a couple of pit stops and visited some local sights.

After 8 hours Iron World Tour arrived Copenhagen and the was able to check in at their downtown Copenhagen hotel, grab a quick meal, and head to Loaded Gym dedicated to fit in a workout despite it being 10:30 PM.

A big part of Saturday will be spent at Loaded Gym and it is going to be one of those days to remember when Guy, Shaun and Branch all have arm training on the agenda. Will we see YOU there?

My Van Is Loaded With…

Saturday was spent in Copenhagen. The team visited Loaded Gym for training and mingle and also got a chance to see some of the city.

Loaded Gym is owned by long time GASP friend Stellan Bossen. The gym has been open for 5 years and it recently expanded. Stellan is also, as of 9 years back, the promoter of the fitness and bodybuilding show Loaded Cup. Loaded Cup is one of the biggest amateur competitions in the Nordics.

We took a moment to talk to Stellan and get some thoughts from him:

"If something is black or white it is really good. I have never liked the grey parts. Either you fuckin' like it or your don't. I was talking to a guy the other day and he asked me "What's your plan B?" and I looked at him and said what? I don't have a plan B. I only have plan A. I have never been all about making money, that's not black and white, I am not all about making money. If I don't like it and feel it, I don't do it. The gym (Loaded Gym) I like. It gives me joy. I like seeing people coming to the gym dropping 30 kilos or getting bigger arms or a six pack and getting joy out of it. That's what I like. I like to see people having joy and having fun. If I want to promote another contest (like Loaded Cup) it has to be the best show again. Either you do it all-out or you don't. You like it or you don't. There you go again NO COMPROMISE." -Stellan Bossen

All Out at Loaded

No, this is the fun part of the trip. Again, we are bouncing from city to city, visiting different gyms, meeting different fans. This is the thing I love about this travel. So no, its not a pain in the ass."

The team woke up and left Copenhagen, crossed the bridge to Sweden and headed to Malmö to meet up with pro bodybuilder 

They had a serious chow session at a Middle Eastern restaurant where they had the works brought to the table. The food was everything from starters that consisted of hummus and tabbouleh, to Branch's Masgouf (large fresh water fish), Shauns chicken and rice wrap, and MJ's beef and chicken platter.

 the owner of Muscle Zone to get a tour of his facility.

The Iron World Tour had a meet and greet with all the members at Muscle Zone which also included a pose down with 

After the Muscle Zone visit the team drove to Halmstad to check in at the hotel for the night and prepare for training at Gladius Gym.

At Gladius Gym the GASP CEO Michael Johansson interviewed Karl Svärd, one of the two owners. The other owner is Alex Svärd, Karls brother. Michael wanted to catch what the motivations were to conceive this epic place to train and cater to serious minded individuals. The Svärd brothers wanted Gladius Gym to be a polar opposite to the big box gyms and have its identity based on personal service, as well as being free from unnecessary rules (there are no written rules to be found anywhere in the gym).

Road Trip Getting Brutal?

"We've had an absolutely amazing day and evening at Iron Works Gothenburg! Social belonging, family, friendship, food and all out workouts cranking up the volume. These were the big themes today and our stop at Iron works was one of the highlights of our journey!" - Michael Johansson, GASP CEO

The team made it to Gothenburg Sunday evening knowing that Monday would be a full day at Iron Works Gym with new and old GASP friends like 

. Besides training, the team also got a few meals in together.

"I told you, when you're tired, and don't feel like training, that's when you have the best workouts. Just show up, we've got you."

Branch Warren, Guy Cisternino and Shaun Clarida blasted back at Iron Works Gothenburg in true No Compromise fashion.

Referring to how we deliver the video to you all Branch Warren comments: 

"Don't edit too much. No voice over. Just let it run raw. Raw lifting! That's what will get them wanting to tear it up."

Stay tuned for the raw and real video from todays' back workout!

Raw Lifting

After a full day in Gothenburg yesterday the team prepared for their road trip towards Stockholm. Before taking off they met up with Christofer Nober for some quick Gothenburg sightseeing.

Branch Warren drove the car to Stockholm, and Nick Del Toro took the opportunity to edit some videos in the back. Check out Branch, Guy and Shawns back training video from at Iron Works 

Back On The Road

London, Copenhagen, Malmö, Halmstad, and now Stockholm! The IWT is hitting the gas and redlining it these next 3 days in Stockholm.

Today they hit up the GASP warehouse in Tyresö and got equipped after a hard and heavy tour this far. Shaun Clarida was given the proper warehouse tour by logistics manager Bjorn Westlund and they get to see some original products with new innovations as well as GASP best selling and most poplar items.

They also went by the Stockholm offices and spent some time with the design department discussing GASP apparel.

Next up its another leg day but this time at one of Stockholm's premier hardcore gyms equipped with some of the best equipment among which are a variety of leg pieces. Shaun and Guy go head to head this round while Branch goes solo on shoulders. Needless to say Branch is bouncing back really fast with strength and size post shoulder and biceps surgery. You all liked the REAL and RAW back session in Gothenburg so stay tuned for Shaun Clairdas chest workout in Halmstad and this leg day at Gymmet in the usual #NOCOMPROMISE fashion!

Warehouse Shopping

Last day at Gymmet in Stockholm and Guy, Shaun, and Branch throws down a proper chest day.

Guy is preparing for his comeback post surgery and Shaun is continuing his growing phase with his first full year preparing for the Olympia in September. Branch is looking like his “ol' swole self” and is preparing to continue the Iron World Tour with a few stops stateside as well as internationally.

"This is an opportunity of a lifetime. If you would have told me when I was in college that i would be a professional athlete, on the Olympia stage and travel the world doing what I love, I wouldn’t have believed it. As I progress and grow in bodybuilding so does the scale of my adventure. This week was crazy awesome visiting so many gyms and meeting so many fans. I can’t wait and I want to continue to do this on another level as I come closer to winning the Olympia!"

Proper Chest Day

Having meetings between our design department and getting input from and measurements of those who actually wear our clothes the most is an important part of the daily work when designing GASP. Guy and Branch contributed with a lot of experience and ideas in todays' meeting.

They also paid a visit to Traningsspecialisten, a GASP reseller since more than 20 years back.

The IWT is finishing this week off in Stockholm with an arm workout at Delta gym, but the Iron World Tour continues 24/7 365 days a year worldwide! Stay hungry, stay ready, and stay tuned!

24/7 365 Days Per Year

The GASP Iron World Tour continues to travel the world meeting people, seeing places, and connecting with others who have passion for the iron sport.

Time for some Monday motivation! We're in China and we have the strongest man in the country with us, Yue Yang AKA the Beast From The East! He has been a strongman champ in China for several years, and he has competed in multiple international meets. Most important, he's been dying to become a GASP ambassador for a long time.

Furthermore, the Beijing police powerlifting team who is going to participate in the 2019 World Police and Fire Games in Chengdu, China, is training at the Beast’s gym (shown in the picture, the Beast himself in center). And Josh Bryant (GASP Ambassador in the USA) is leading the FWPD team to do that meet in China.

The Beast From The East

Leave home, fly 9+ hours, land, eat, train. The epitome of "hit the ground running". All work hard play hard when traveling the globe and finding the best training atmospheres, food and iron culture around the world (this time in Europe). Branch Warren and Guy Cisternino REALLY hit the ground running when kicking off our Iron World Tour 2019. Stay tuned for what's next. Iron World Tour is on and won't stop!

Kings Gym: Branch & Guy Train Shoulders

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Let's talk about Wrist Wraps, in particular the GASP Wrist Wraps and explain the difference with some guidance on our various models.

We’ve been making wrist wraps since 1996 and its started with our other brand Better Bodies. The first GASP Wrist Wrap came out in 2004 and we named it the Hardcore Wrist Wrap. It became an instant success with the classic black and yellow color. This is one of the bestselling wrist wraps in the world and It’s definitely a GASP Icon Product that you recognize across the gyms.

Our testing is always ambitious to be on a “next level” and with that it involves the best athletes in the iron game. Part of their responsibility with us is to test the products and make sure that we evolve and improve and perfect over time. It's through this extensive testing with trial and error, different Velcro patches and reinforcement of the thumb loops we turned the Hardcore Wrist Wrap into what it is today.

This is a 13 inch wrist wrap. We recommend it for someone who wants to wear the wrist wrap through the entire workout. When we came up with this product most other wrist wraps that was available for competitive bench pressing was really long with a ton of elastic in them so they were really hard and uncomfortable. We decided to make our version a little more user friendly to be more of an all-around version. So if you’re someone that wants to have wrist support but you don’t necessarily need a cast on your hand this would be the best choice. It can be used throughout the whole workout and easy tighten it, loosen it. It comes with a thumb loop like all wrist wraps and for those of you who don’t know, the best advice is to wrap it around the thumb and then pick your desired tightness, and when you’re ready for the set you just pull it off your thumb. Our black on black version of the Hardcore Wrist Wraps do the same thing but have a more discreet appearance.

After the Hardcore Wrist Wraps we developed the Branch 18” Wrist Wrap which is an depth collaboration product with long time GASP athlete Branch Warren. Branch helped us to perfect the Hardcore Wrist Wraps and with his feedback we came up with this wrist wrap. It is longer in length than the Hardcore Wrist Wrap but with the same rigidness. It has the “train insane” emblem on them and comes in dark green/black, and got a significantly bigger Velcro patch just for added support and to hold in place longer. You probably wear this more for dedicated lifts but not necessarily keep it on the whole time.

GASP Wrist Wraps Is an 18” inch wrap with the logo weaved into the elastic. It's close to the Branch Warren Wrist Wrap in that it’s also 18 inches long and has the increased contact patch of Velcro. Just different in appearance, and if you’re someone who want to wear wrist wraps through the entire workout and really want to get it tight, then this one would be a good choice for you.

And then we have the 1 RM Wrist Wrap or One Rep Max. This is among the most rigid of the wrist wraps that we make. It’s 18 inches, and only has a 5% elastic, compared to the rest, and will be the tightest on your wrist as it has the most resistance to it. You’ll probably only wear this if you’re doing some very heavy lifting and want that ultimate support. Doing heavy bench pressing or pressing movements is probably when it gets used the most, wrapping your wrists really tight and then almost completely taking them off in between the sets.

The World Off Wrist Wraps were recently added to the assortment. It is an 18” Wrist Wrap and a collaboration product with our GASP athlete Guy Cisternino. With Guys feedback we came up with this wrist wrap being longer in length than the Hardcore Wrist Wrap but with the same rigidness as our One Rep Max. It has less elastic and will be the tight on your wrist as it has more resistance to it. It has the “World Off” emblem and comes in dark grey/black, and has a big Velcro patch for support. You’ll probably wear this for very heavy lifting.

Your training style is probably the deciding factor on which of these you use. And a lot of people own a variety of these wrist wraps. Maybe it’s arm day and nothing overly heavy on the schedule, then the Hardcore Wrist Wraps give you a bit of extra support and you can wear them through the whole workout. Maybe for something like shoulders or chest you want something with a little more support to it, more contact patch on the Velcro and a tighter wrap. Maybe your wrist is hurting and you want a little more firmness then the Branch Warren edition or the GASP Wrist Wraps will be the best choice. Maybe you’re going through a strength phase, or you’re just lifting for strength - whether it is powerlifting or performance training then the 1RM would be a good choice.

Basically, find the wrist wrap that fit your training style, or maybe you need a variety of tools depending on the type workout that you’re doing.

Let's Talk About Wrist Wraps!

"These are my favorite shorts! They’re comfortable, they breathe and they look badass!"

 are today by many considered an all-time favorite in the GASP assortment and the most dedicated GASP fans love this over-sized model.

We’ve made these shorts for more than 10 years and in our efforts to serve the iron community we of course listen to those who wear our clothes the most. They say that our pants are great, but sometimes the climate demands a cooler alternative and the preferred choice was born from our popular 

 are created in the same flexible mesh fabric. They have the traditional GASP size and fit and are pretty much a shorter replica of the pants with the same name.

"These shorts are "just the right fit" making them my go-to for most of my workouts."

"I like the look and the length of the no. 1 mesh shorts. The black ones are my favorite because they are neutral so I usually run with those getting ready.”

"I love these shorts, all I wear to train. On point and rugged!"