anwnate Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Hmmm maybe being half crazy and pain tolerance are 1 and 2 :P Ummm...we prefer the term "normally challenged". Thank you. heh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Straussner Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 On December 2, 2015 at 5:31 PM, Lucasraymond said: I think figuring out the your weakest link in the chain is probably the best way to increase your bending ability. If you have a strong chest/upper back/etc but weak wrists you will never be able to elicit a strong contraction to bend anything with significant force. This could also be the opposite. Being flexible enough to get into a good position first then focus on weaknesses. Some of the weaknesses may be pain tolerance, poor technique, bad wrapping, etc but figuring this out first is probably more of an issue for a beginner. If I had to guess JT Straussner probably could ~335-350# when he was bending golds and actually may still have the highest rated bar bent in IM pads (not 100% sure if correct) but watching him bend shoes and nails the guy has serious pain tolerance and incredibly strong wrists while being really flexible in his shoulders. Very accurate assessment, Luke. In my opinion, DO bending has significant carryover to bench press whereas big bench press numbers, don't necessarily carry over to big DO bends. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anwnate Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 20 minutes ago, J.T. Straussner said: Very accurate assessment, Luke. In my opinion, DO bending has significant carryover to bench press whereas big bench press numbers, don't necessarily carry over to big DO bends. Ha...this gives me hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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