kerbjr Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 John O'Brien Officially certified on both the 6.5 and 6 inch Fbbc bars tonight. I was given the great honour of certifing him, and all I can say is....... Awesome. He smoked the 6 incher in 26 seconds, and it was off center by almost 1/4 inch or so.. We got it all on video and I assume that he will post it on his web site.(hint hint).. There is little doubt in my mind that he will bend the 5.5 in Jan, dude is amazing, and probably the most humble fellow you will ever meet. For those of you wondering what style he uses it is Double overhand, similar to Pats style, he buries the nail down to his palmer crease (middle of palm), not pistol grip style like me.. Bending is still just a hobby to him as he actively pursues Strongman, Powerlifting and just recently Olympic lifting, in fact he was split pressing 300lbs tonight right before he bent....Congrats John you da man......Brett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Edgin Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 Congrats on a great bend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handgripperman Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 Wow congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crs9740 Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 Wow! Great job! -CHRIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmainlands Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 Excellent work, looking forward to seeing the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 Congratulations, John! Looks like the Fat Bastard certs are gaining some popularity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Beatty Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 Congrats, John! Looks like the Grand Bastard competition is getting big! I've had a crazy run on bending supplies over the last week. I've got about 750 pieces of steel to cut & grind on Mon. I guess I'll be adding a few more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdoire Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 Congrats John!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnOBrien Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 Thanks guys!! I had a very good day and was very happy with the bends that I did. The guy that was taping the bends was using an older cam corder, so the tape is not digital. I only mention this because it will take a bit longer than usual for me to get the video up, but I will get it distributed (this week hopefully). BTW, I don't know how you guys train, but when I'm training bending I don't use chalk (because my office has a black carpet and it's a pain to clean up), but when I go to certify I do use chalk and it makes a huge difference! The first time I bent a 6" FBBC nail, it took about 3.5 minutes without chalk, but when I certified on Friday, it took less than 30 seconds. I guess the moral is to train under more difficult conditions than you will be competing and when you get to the competition, it will be cake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminator Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 Outstanding job John! Are you talking about chalk on the hands or on the wraps? I've never put chalk on the wrapping, I usually have some chalk residue on my hands from grippers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaury Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 Never use chalk either. But never bend anything special too Congrats John !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnOBrien Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 I chalk my hands, not the wraps (I have chalked wraps in the past, but I didn't think I got much out of it). I don't chalk for grippers either, but I may have to try that too. Thanks for the idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Kotte Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 Wow, 26 sec. for the 6" bar. Congrats John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankyBoy Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 Quick'n dirty, ehh? Congrats John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 I am no bender, so I am not sure if this was a "locker" as well??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamidon Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 I think the part about officially certifying should make it a thread that doesnt need to be locked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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