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Pinch Coin
The Pinch Coin is a limited-edition pinch-grip strength tool from strongman Brian Shaw’s Shaw Strength brand. It’s a thick collector-style coin fitted with a U-bolt hook so it can hang from a loading pin, letting you deadlift it off the ground using nothing but a thumb-and-fingers pinch grip — the same movement pattern trained by pinch blocks and plate-pinch lifts, but packaged as a standalone, portable tool rather than a pair of weight plates.
It ships in a black cinch bag with instructions and the loading-pin hook already attached; the loading pin itself and a carabiner are sold separately. Shaw markets it against his own benchmark lift of 71.3 lbs without warmup, giving lifters a fixed target to chase. Reviewers on GymRadar consistently praise its build and finish, with the U-bolt attachment as the main recurring complaint — it can be tight to clip a carabiner to or swap quickly between lifters.
| Included | Coin, black cinch bag, instructions, loading-pin attachment hook |
|---|---|
| Benchmark | Sold against Brian Shaw's own 71.3 lb unwarmed pinch lift |
| Attachment | U-bolt hook for hanging from a standard loading pin |
| Not included | Loading pin, carabiner clip (sold separately) |
| Training focus | Pinch grip strength (thumb-and-fingers grip, no wrap-around hold) |
How it compares
| Pinch Coin | IronMind Hub | Arm Assassin Thumb Blaster | Napalm One Hand Nightmare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GymRadar rating | 4.85/5 | 4.85/5 | 4.86/5 | 4.86/5 |
| Price | $36.95 | $35.00 | ||
| Included | Coin, black cinch bag, instructions, loading-pin attachment hook | |||
| Benchmark | Sold against Brian Shaw's own 71.3 lb unwarmed pinch lift | |||
| Attachment | U-bolt hook for hanging from a standard loading pin | |||
| Not included | Loading pin, carabiner clip (sold separately) | |||
| Training focus | Pinch grip strength (thumb-and-fingers grip, no wrap-around hold) |
Reviews by source
| Expert | 4.85/5 | 11 reviews |
The Shaw Strength Pinch Coin is a novelty-turned-training tool – a collectible coin, backed by strongman Brian Shaw, meant to be hung from a loading pin and deadlifted using nothing but a thumb-and-fingers pinch grip. Owners consistently rate it high on build quality and value: the 12 gym-verified reviews on GymRadar (4.86/5 overall) single out its solid finish and call it a genuinely tough pinch-grip test worth the price. Functionality is where opinion splits a little – most reviewers find it a fun, humbling challenge, but a couple flag the U-bolt attachment point as fiddly to clip a carabiner to or move quickly with. Independent editorial and video coverage is essentially nonexistent for this specific product, so the verdict leans almost entirely on that one community source.
- +Build quality: reviewers repeatedly describe a "nice finish" and call it "well made" (GymRadar user reviews)
- +Functionality: a genuinely humbling pinch-grip test that's harder than it looks -- "pinch grip is a lot harder than you'd think" (GymRadar user reviews)
- +Value: rated 4.83/5 for value across 12 GymRadar reviews, with several owners calling it worth having as both a training tool and a collector's piece (GymRadar user reviews)
- +Versatility: works with any standard loading pin, so it drops into an existing grip-training setup rather than requiring dedicated equipment (Shaw Strength product page)
- −Functionality: the U-bolt attachment is called "kind of a pain" -- tight to clip a carabiner on or off, annoying if moving quickly between lifts (GymRadar user reviews)
- −Value: the loading pin needed to use it is sold separately (available at Rogue Fitness), an added cost beyond the coin's own price (Shaw Strength product page)
- −Durability: no independent long-term wear data exists -- coverage is limited to short community ratings, with no expert review or teardown of how the coin or its finish holds up over repeated pinch lifts
- −Availability: the manufacturer page shows the coin currently sold out, with only a back-in-stock signup available (Shaw Strength product page)
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