Donc101 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 COLOSSUS BAR: 1/2” x 2” x 47 1/4” flat bar. This bar was first bent by Carl-August Mertz @camz I became the 3rd person to bend it today. The bar makes Goliath look like a little guy. Very hard to wrestle with because it is so wide. My hands, wrists and biceps are trashed more so than from other long bars I have done. I need to train those areas more before attempting a wider bar. Very happy with this bend! Video: 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 Here are a couple snips from the action in the video: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 A truly monster bend! This thing is very hard and you also need a very strong grip for this bar. Great job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Horrido said: A truly monster bend! This thing is very hard and you also need a very strong grip for this bar. Great job! Thanks Jan! My body is still very sore from the bend. Worked me top to bottom. The finger and hand strength required was even greater than I thought it would be. Have a good one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 That's an amazing bend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 35 minutes ago, Brett said: That's an amazing bend! Thank you very much! It is crazy how much this bend took out of me. I was not able to do anymore bends that day as I was completely sapped of strength and energy. I had a deep soreness in my back, sides, abs, biceps, hands and forearms that is just now starting to go away. Probably the most sore I have ever been from a single bend. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTHOS Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) Just watched this. I have no idea how a flat bar feels like but I can understand how hard this is from your effort. Brace bending is great for whole body work out but it's not so popular as unbraced is. Great effort and great bend! Edited May 11, 2021 by MANTHOS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 2 hours ago, MANTHOS said: Just watched this. I have no idea how a flat bar feels like but I can understand how hard this is from your effort. Brace bending is great for whole body work out but it's not so popular as unbraced is. Great effort and great bend! Thank you very much! Braced bending is definitely great training for your whole body. It is my personal favorite style of bending. I have enjoyed watching your videos and learned a lot from them. Have a good day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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