strongmitts Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 Mr. Black, on your BigSteel webpage I saw a pic of you doing a pinch lift of 120lbs on a wooden block in the shape of a deck of cards. Did you use this piece in training to tear a deck? What do you think would be a number to get on this lift before you could tear a deck? I have no experience tearing cards and I am trying to see what kind of training would be best and work out a technique. I really enjoy your webpages, some very impressive feats! Thanks, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarBender Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 Gluing a playing card on each side of the block would better simulate card tearing. Less weight would be lifted if the cards are slicker than the surface of the block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Black Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 I was already able to tear a deck before I started doing that lift. Thus I can’t predict that if you practice this you will be able to tear a deck. The method I used to progress to a deck of cards was simply cut up cereal boxes to card size and make thicker and thicker decks of cards, tearing a little more each week. I like BarBender’s idea of gluing a card on each side to better simulate the surface of the card. Thanks for your comments on my web page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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