cberg Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 killed a shiny today in about a minute . amazing what taking one day off can do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 killed a shiny today in about a minute . amazing what taking one day off can do This comes as no surprise to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 killed a shiny today in about a minute . amazing what taking one day off can do This comes as no surprise to me. Thanks Zach! It does to me. I was expecting it to be a challenging bend haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 just bent a big shiny. man that was a tough crush. just got the bend in under 5 mins. time for some rest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 did a little more damage to the big square today. Gonna take a couple days off, then the huge shiny is going down! http://www.gripboard.com/uploads/123159050...2_990_79565.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 Tried another huge shiny today. Got it to 2 7/8" in a couple minutes then it completely froze up... gotta love the crush on this stuff. This POS is definitely going down soon though! http://www.gripboard.com/uploads/123299145..._990_133725.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 havent written in here in a while! been pretty busy lately. tried another huge shiny today and failed yet again. not satisfied with this I decided to try some DU for once. Got about a 20 degree kink in some 6'' square, bent on the flat. nothing special but I think its a good start. Might hop on the DU train for a bit and see where that takes me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokhugo Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 good idea Caolan , i think u need o try something "different" for now ... and later your chances to kill the huge shiny will improve a lot!(the passion/animal power" will return! i cross my fingers!! good luck mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 good idea Caolan , i think u need o try something "different" for now ... and later your chances to kill the huge shiny will improve a lot!(the passion/animal power" will return! i cross my fingers!! good luck mate! Thanks Hugo! Yeah I havent made any progress on the huge shiny in the past couple weeks so I think its time to mix it up. I saw your 7mm DU video the other day and that inspired me to try some DU bending of my own. Haha Animal power!!!! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokhugo Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 lol thanks for watching! lots of people liked it wich surprised me a lot ..anyway ... go for another P.B(DU!):-) good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 (edited) thanks man. I think the easiest steel I have left is a 5" square haha, but ill try it in a few days and see what happens! did some card tearing today, first time in a while. managed to get 46 hoyle cards. wanted to try a whole deck but there were a few cards missing . It wasnt pretty but I got it done. These felt a fair bit harder than the easy dollar store cards I had done before. Hopefully a whole deck will be going down soon, and then on to the fun with oven mitts, handcuffs, behind the back and all that stuff Edited February 18, 2009 by cberg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokhugo Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 glad u are enjoying your "new type of training" ..having FUN would do the trick fo u!!:-) 5" DU aquare its offraid of u!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 Did some DU again tonight. finished off the 6'' square and got a 5'' square to 18 degrees! Man my wrists are sore now. Thanks for the motivation Hugo. Gonna try and get a 5'' square on vid soon 6'' square killed: http://www.gripboard.com/uploads/123470957...2_990_10470.jpg 5"" square damage: http://www.gripboard.com/uploads/123470957...2_990_71222.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 finally crushed down a huge shiny!!!! took a piece I had stuck at 2 5/16 from a while back. Gave it 3 hits and it went down to 1 15/16. I think I only have 1 huge shiny left so Im gonna wait until Im sure I can kill it. Shouldnt be too long from now. http://www.gripboard.com/uploads/123470957..._990_102684.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 NICE MAN! Your crush is now stronger than mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 Thanks buddy!! I still got a ways to go to catch you in everything else grip-related haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokhugo Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 amazing caolan! motivation its very important! u are more than capable to bend the 5" square from the beggining if ... u use the "animal power" lol (jk) congrats for the huge shiny! killer crush u have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 amazing caolan! motivation its very important! u are more than capable to bend the 5" square from the beggining if ... u use the "animal power" lol (jk) congrats for the huge shiny! killer crush u have! thanks man, you are right though, I do need to get more intense im too relaxed when im bending! ill try to get both of those on vid soon for your viewing pleasure. when are you going to start bending again. I want to see some shorter bastard bends!! maybe a shiny!? I know you can do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokhugo Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 thanks a lot Caolan , the best i did 2 weeks ago was mini-kink (7" edgin)nothing more. after the small injury i did one training(yesterday) but couldnt finish one g2 5/16" , i was not at 100 % (no animal power and with some pain on my lower back) ...well no excused! my crush sucks! i can get to 90 deg every bar at the bastard level maybe litle more. from now on if the animal power its not there i wont bend ... this may sounds terrible but if the mental aspect its sleeping the bend wont be any good. i have some national crs 8 mm same as 5/16 but at 6" this should be funny ... but i love bolts so my goal its to destroy them. the shiny should be a great reward but i am miles from it :-( i will work on the edgin 7" just to see the big picture") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 thanks a lot Caolan , the best i did 2 weeks ago was mini-kink (7" edgin)nothing more.after the small injury i did one training(yesterday) but couldnt finish one g2 5/16" , i was not at 100 % (no animal power and with some pain on my lower back) ...well no excused! my crush sucks! i can get to 90 deg every bar at the bastard level maybe litle more. from now on if the animal power its not there i wont bend ... this may sounds terrible but if the mental aspect its sleeping the bend wont be any good. i have some national crs 8 mm same as 5/16 but at 6" this should be funny ... but i love bolts so my goal its to destroy them. the shiny should be a great reward but i am miles from it :-( i will work on the edgin 7" just to see the big picture") that sucks about that injury. Ive been lucky so far and havent gotten hurt yet somehow. For the crush I do alot of bench press, weighted dips, rows and pullups. I find that when Im doing good in these lifts thats when my crush is at its best. Confidence is important too man, you gotta believe in yourself. Remember the steel is puny . Im sure youll find the animal power again soon and then some Big steel will fall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokhugo Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 thanks mate! i really appreciate your words! now omn the 5" square(DU)!:P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokhugo Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 caolan, i forgot to ask u ... when u work in the gym doing :bench,dips,rows ... do u use the 5x5 routine(rep x set)? its important to use some ISO's in the gym? i mean doing 3 reps + 1 iso and + another rep?(5 rep total per set) this is used by some armwrestlers,dont have any idea if its good for us:-) thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 caolan,i forgot to ask u ... when u work in the gym doing :bench,dips,rows ... do u use the 5x5 routine(rep x set)? its important to use some ISO's in the gym? i mean doing 3 reps + 1 iso and + another rep?(5 rep total per set) this is used by some armwrestlers,dont have any idea if its good for us:-) thanks in advance glad you asked Hugo. Ive actually been using the 5X5 alot lately and I think its a very good base routine. I do switch it up every now and then to keep my body guessing or else my body will adapt and I will make slower progress. Sometimes I will take a lighter weight and do less sets but with more reps, maybe 3 sets of 8-12 reps. Sometimes I will use a heavier weight and do sets of 3 reps. Sometimes (maybe once a month) I'll work up to a max. Its also important to change exercises often too and not always doing the same thing. For example, for bench you can use the incline bench, decline bench, use a close grip, wide grip, do lockouts, etc. For rows you can do seated rows, bent over rows, chest supported rows, one arm rows and much more. Pretty much any routine will work though if you stay dedicated to your training. I hope this helps! Also I dont think Ive tried any isos, only when bending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokhugo Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 thanks a lot caolan! i did some weight training in the past but never to get stronger. i believe doing any type of iso's training in the gym may help benders but i am not sure about it. regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyWeight Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 (edited) Remember the steel is puny . I've heard that somewhere before caolan,i forgot to ask u ... when u work in the gym doing :bench,dips,rows ... do u use the 5x5 routine(rep x set)? its important to use some ISO's in the gym? i mean doing 3 reps + 1 iso and + another rep?(5 rep total per set) this is used by some armwrestlers,dont have any idea if its good for us:-) thanks in advance glad you asked Hugo. Ive actually been using the 5X5 alot lately and I think its a very good base routine. I do switch it up every now and then to keep my body guessing or else my body will adapt and I will make slower progress. Sometimes I will take a lighter weight and do less sets but with more reps, maybe 3 sets of 8-12 reps. Sometimes I will use a heavier weight and do sets of 3 reps. Sometimes (maybe once a month) I'll work up to a max. Its also important to change exercises often too and not always doing the same thing. For example, for bench you can use the incline bench, decline bench, use a close grip, wide grip, do lockouts, etc. For rows you can do seated rows, bent over rows, chest supported rows, one arm rows and much more. Pretty much any routine will work though if you stay dedicated to your training. I hope this helps! Also I dont think Ive tried any isos, only when bending This is good advice. Constantly forcing your body to adapt is the key to strength. Doing the same exercise every week will aid in your body getting use to it and no longer needs to change to adapt and will quite possibly cause your training to plateau. Also in the words of Jess Marunde, "SQUAT MORE!" Edited March 2, 2009 by easyWeight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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