Finnegann Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 (edited) I didn't see the videos, but is this the "Brad Johnson" from the Ironmind catalogue??? Yep. Doing a one-finger chin with one hand while pinching with the other. Unreal. I haven't been so shocked since I saw the pic of Tommy Heslep two-finger pinching the 45's. Edited July 15, 2004 by Finnegann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikael Siversson Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Spiderman indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonV Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 WOW! Now that was cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ostlund Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Many people try their whole life to do that and fail. Congratulations on one of the most elite grip feats that can be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Dockery Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Edgin Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 That is just too cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroman Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 When I saw the title I thought you were going to be one of those 135lb ex lightweight wrestlers. I was even more impressed when I saw all that extra muscle you have to support. WOW!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SqeezeMasterFlash Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 I'm at work and can't watch the video until I get home. Somebody tell me what it is, I don't want to wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Thanks a lot for the compliments. Aeroman-I had to rotate the video because it needed to be held sideways to get my feet in. The rotation distorted my body a little and made me appear a little more muscular than I am. I am 5'8" and weigh 145 pounds. Raziel-I cut a two 8" sections out of a 2"x10". Drilled a hole through both and put a threaded rod through the holes. I placed washers and nuts on both sides of both boards. You can also adjust the distance apart that the boards are to increase and decrease the difficulty. You have to hang it from something. I hung it to the rafters but could also be hung from a bar or tree. Mike-It was a 72 pound Kettlebell. I can do more weight but on video it appeared that I was jumping. I wanted to display a slow pull-up with a hold at the top. Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminator Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Awesome, totally awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revtor Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 yes awesome indeedie!! so you can do rafterchins.. thats pretty damn good!!! howmany others can do that?? and then ADD 72 POUNDS TO IT ALL !!! HOLY SHEEEIT!! inspiring to say the least, get to your local rock gym now!! ~Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmmicklabs Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FbaLLPlaya_53 Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Thats insane Brad! That video just blew me away man!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Steve Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Humans are not able to do that. DNA test please! I think we have the missing link as a member of the board. Do people ever look up trying to find you in the basement? I saw history today. I can die now!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Styles Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 72lbs! That's half your weight. How far are you from hanging by one hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 That was VERY impressive. A one-hand hang would be dead cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 I have several other things that I am working on with the rafters. It is a lot of fun dreaming up different things to do and then practicing them. A one arm rafter pull-up is a goal of mine. In order to achieve this, I would have to be able to do a one arm pull-up (I can) and pinch grip my entire bodyweight with one hand (not close yet). I periodically test how close I am by placing a bathroom scale on a chair or stool, stand on the scale and pull with one hand to see how much weight is left on the scale. I have not done this for a while but I know that I have got a LONG ways to go. Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumnorix Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Awesome video!!! As for the one arm rafter chin, grabbing your wrist with your free hand might be a "in-between" step. (I know I am not qualified to give Brad advice on rafters, but it did help me ease into one-arm pullups on a bar). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AP Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Or how bout 2 fingers on each hand rafter pinch? How much can you pinch on a block or with plates, Brad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboy250 Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 I don't believe what I just saw!! My mouth was gaping during the entire video. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revtor Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Thumbs of steel!!! ~Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkbone Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 That's crazy! You make it look easy. Awesome stuff!! I've never seen anything like that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 AP- I'll try the two fingers rafter chin in my next workout. I rarely work my pinch grip other than directly on the rafters. I used to do more pinch work after the rafters but my grip and skin is usually fried by then. I can do a pinch chin on a single rafter with around 30 pounds attached so I am guessing that I could pull 175 with two hands from a wood block. I would not be able to pull quite as much with plates since they are harder to grip than wood. If you look closely behind the duct in my weighted rafter pull-up, you will see something round. Those are two smooth 25 pound weight plates attached to the rafters that I sometimes do pinch chins from. It is definitely harder than from a single rafter. With rafter chinning feats, it is about your pinch grip strength relative to your bodyweight. I am not even in the ball park of the pinch grip greats (David Horne, Soren, Gillingham, the Vingeants and others ) but I would need to get to that level in order to do a one arm pinch chin. That is definitely a tall order! I plan to just enjoy the process and see what happens. Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKE HALEY RILEY CLOE Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Well, now that I know it was 72 lbs. (as if it wasnt already one of the most impressive things I have ever seen) , and at 145Lbs. of BWT, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UNREAL Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooinabc1 Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 The rafters workout? That cool to do that. What workout do you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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