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Nearly a month ago i did what was probably my best

bend to date,which was 2 pieces of 6"x1/4"diameter steel

taped together,one CR and one HR.At this time my bending

seemed to be improving with every workout,i then caught

a bug and since then everything has gone downhill fast and

i haven't had any strength to bend a thing.

It may sound silly but i began to doubt i would be able to

bend again,this was laid to rest just now because i managed

to bend 2, 7-1/2"x 1/4" pieces taped together as a break-in.

Anyone else gone through this?

Should things like steelbending be done in cycles like other

forms of training?

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Woody, I’ve gone through what you have many times.  I’ve had many lows and highs, I think I follow a natural cycle.  Since the chance for injury is high I have found it is not effective to plan a cycle like in powerlifting.  I have found if I do this I’ll push to do what I planned 6 weeks before, but end up hurting myself because it just wasn’t appropriate on that particular day.  Quoting Joe Wieder (which I don’t do often) I’d say this is “instinctive” training.  Catching a bug of course is a minor setback that will not hurt your overall bending progress.  In fact, the forced rest probably will help heal your hands.  I have found that when I lay off sometimes I find built up soreness that presents itself over a week after my last workout.  I’ve had the feeling many times like I couldn’t bend, it is a mental illusion, be positive and once a bender, always a bender.

Now please excuse me for I am going to attempt to bend a wrench today (albeit a small one).

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