RSW Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 6/24/02 All bends done in spike-bending style (pinkies together) unbraced, with the nail in a wash cloth. 6"x3/16"- U-shaped IM Yellow-U-shaped IM Blue- U-shaped (surprisingly easy) 8-1/4"x3/8" Aluminum- U-shaped 60 penny from Home depot- bent 90-degrees, but skipped the crush down. New personal best. I will cut another 1/2" off of the 3/8" aluminum next time. Also, I will start using 8"x1/4" HRS for the first warm up. 3/16" is getting too easy even for a warm up. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSW Posted June 28, 2002 Author Share Posted June 28, 2002 6/28/02 Kinked a 12"x5/16" HRS on wed. as a test. Definitely a possible bend. IM Green (5"x3/16" HRS)= U-shaped IM Yellow (7"x1/4" HRS)= U-shaped 7-3/4"x3/8" Aluminum= U-shaped 7-1/4"x3/8" Al = 40 degree bend IM Blue = 35 degree bend I think that kinking that 5/16" stock on Wed. kept me from fully recovering from Monday's bending. I will keep progressing on the 3/8" Al until I can bend a 6" length. I will then start working in the 5/16" HRS starting at 12" lengths. So far I have no signs of injury type pain that some complain of from their bending workouts. The only problem I have had were some hand bruises when I first started on the 1/4" HRS. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSW Posted July 6, 2002 Author Share Posted July 6, 2002 7/6/02 9"x3/8" Al= U-shaped 8"x3/8" Al= U-shaped 7-1/4"x3/8" Aluminum= U-shaped 6-5/8"x3/8" Al = kinked I will try 1/4" progressions down from 7-1/4"x3/8" Al to at least 6". Hopefully that will equal the difficulty of my tougher 60 penny nails. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSW Posted July 18, 2002 Author Share Posted July 18, 2002 7/18/02 IM White= U-shaped IM Yellow= U-shaped 10"x3/8" Al= U-shaped 8"x3/8" Al= U-shaped IM Blue= 35 degree bend No PR's today. I haven't injured myself but wrists have felt a little weak. Maybe all my other grip related work is overtraining my wrists a bit. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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