Bill Piche Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 http://www.cyberpump.com/training/trainhard/video.html#AOBS Enjoy. Thanks again to John for sending me the video so these clips would be possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted July 10, 2002 Author Share Posted July 10, 2002 Mobster, Is this better!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest woody36 Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Sybersnott, Bless you for taking a video camera Slims performance with the hammers........words fail me!!! Thanks Wanna! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baldy Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Wow. That would probably fall under that category in the other thread about a lift "getting scary". Not scary for Slim, but for anyone watching that has a clue about the strain involved. 70 years old... Wow. Thanks to John and Bill for the great videos. Keep them coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest woody36 Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Tim, 70 years young Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baldy Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Hehehe, you are right Ray. I stand corrected, 70 years young. BTW stranger, are you still bending everything that isn't nailed down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 I'm actually after some Arnold Classic pictures of Mark Henry and the Apollon Axle lifts but will check out Slims work very soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Black Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 I was waiting for the video before posting my photograph of this same lift on my site. If you look closely at the video you can see my big flash lighting everything up when the hanmers are 6-inches above his head. http://www.bigsteel.iwarp.com/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Black Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Tom, or any other leverage lifter, can you please put Slims lift in perspective for me. What is considered strong for this lift? I know Slim is the man in this lift and I don't doubt his power. I just have nothing to compare it too. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Black Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Hmm, maybe the best way to put it in perspective is go to the hardware store and try a 6-pound hammer. Keep in mind that in order to really understand the feeling of torque on the hand the handle must be at a severe angle to the perpendicular, Slim’s are basically 90-degrees. Some beginners drop their hand as the weight comes down so that their hand is at their waist and the hammerhead is at their head, at this angle (maybe 20-degrees down at best) there is little torque on the hand. Slim’s arms are so long the hammerhead comes down to his head, in order for most people to get the handle to parallel the handle would be above their head. BTW, 16-pounds is generally sited as an excellent lift here. In a recent Milo there was a write-up of a great arm-wrestler and one of the feats attributed to him was a 16-pound hammer leverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apdwler Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 VERY impressive lift. I have struggled with technique, since I started levering. When doing front to the nose, my hand have to drop to get the sledge to touch my nose. They also drop (though not to the waist ) on the side lift (the lift in the video). I'm going to try raising my arms, as Slim does, to see if it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybersnott Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 I only wish I were able to tape Slim's entire performance, and since I was saving tape for the end (for Mark), I didn't tape too much of Slim. He put on a unique and impressive show!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaster Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Great video, but is there more on the way? The label of "Part 1" seems to hint at a Part II. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted July 10, 2002 Author Share Posted July 10, 2002 There is a part 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaster Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 Great, that's what I wanted to hear. Thanks for all the hard work guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griparn Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 That was an amazing feat of strength! I wait for the second part....=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersqueeze Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 Any chance of seeing Slim Part 2? How about Dennis Rogers? Mike M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Black Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 apdwler, The reason you have to drop your hand to have the sledgehammer touch your nose is because your arm is not long enough! Slim has really long arms, and his hands are a bit up on the handle of the hammer so when he brings them down they come to his nose. When I started to really emphasis bringing the hammer handle down to parallel is when I realized this. Now when I bring the handle to parallel I actually bring the top of the handle about 5" from the head down to my nose. It is just a difficult to bring the handle down to your nose as opposed to the head, it's just a matter of shorter arms compared to longer arms. Yes, where is the second video? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apdwler Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 Mr Black Thanks for the explanation and tip! I'll try it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Black Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 By the way, ever since the Dinner I’ve been practicing the “reverse Weaver” style start and swing up with the hammers. My coordination with my left is miserable, but I can do 8-pounds no problem with my right. The limitation now is actually the catch at the top of the swing, I did 10-pounds once and it was scary-the hammer actually left my hand and was about 5-inches from my hand for a second! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IrNLifter Posted July 21, 2002 Share Posted July 21, 2002 Well yeh, after watching Slim's awsome style I tried it too!( the reverse lever and swing to forward) It went pretty well. I'm just new getting to the 10's so i only have one at the moment....It didn't leave my hand and swung around very smooth. mt pair of eights were easy, felt very natural.But I have martial arts experience working with the long and short staff and moves like that have been ground into my reflexes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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