David_wigren Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 If you get any closer I'm gonna inject enough test in my glute to kill half of my block and bend that thing to an inch between ends tomorrow!! Crushing it down with your glutes are against the rules... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthcarl Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Good luck with the insane. Like David, 7-8" is easy for me in the high DO position. I have a pretty thick chest/neck, but I think my longish arms and natural flexibility make up for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_wigren Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Guess what Chad. I tried the insane again and got it down further to just over 2.5" Felt like it nearly killed me though. I'm out for a few days now. Now is your chance to get ahead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCrush Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 I'll see what I can do man!! I had some progress on the Insane also this morning. I'll keep quiet till next Saturday though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCrush Posted August 1, 2008 Author Share Posted August 1, 2008 Alright I'll let the cat out of the bag. I got the Insane to a little bit below 2.5 inches this morning. This was with a fresh bar. I am so overtrained at the moment I can't even lift my arms above my head. I have probably kinked and swept nearly 25 pieces of insane shiny's and drillrod over the past week. My pecs are on fire constantly and my index fingers are to the point where I can barely touch em from bending the insane shiny's over em. I'm gonna rest till the day of the 9th. No bending, no lifting, nothing. Hopefully I'm totally healed by then. If I don't get the Insane on that date, it won't be long after. I wanna see you destroy that Insane before I do David!!!! You definitly have what it takes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justiceislost1988 Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 That's awesome Chad! It will be dead on the 9th! If you would stop yourself for a day it might have been dead today! David, 12" unbraced is just not normal . I can do 9.5" without too much trouble, I'm sure I could do 10" though. But 12" is a little out of my reach! Can you do 12" spikes un braced? That would be cool to see. I do some ISOS with a 9.5" spike I have cut down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Whoa! Great job Chad! I knew you'd be here as soon as your body recovered enough from all the hell you've been putting it through lately. You'll smash it on the 9th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCrush Posted August 1, 2008 Author Share Posted August 1, 2008 Thanks guys Hopefully my body recovers before that so I can get one more bending day in. But it's not looking too good right now. I slept with 2 ice packs duct taped under my armpits last night...woke up SOAKED this morning! Seemed to help with the burning though hahah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_wigren Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Chad. I really think you'll do it way sooner than me. When I got it to just over 2.5" it was over several attempts, experimenting with different pads to get the most out of the hybrid motion and then the crushdown motion. I'm quite far away from a completet bend of that one. That's awesome Chad! It will be dead on the 9th! If you would stop yourself for a day it might have been dead today!David, 12" unbraced is just not normal . I can do 9.5" without too much trouble, I'm sure I could do 10" though. But 12" is a little out of my reach! Can you do 12" spikes un braced? That would be cool to see. I do some ISOS with a 9.5" spike I have cut down. I did bend a 12" fbbc spike of the easier kind, felt similar as the 10" in terms of difficulty. I do not have any left. Just some 3/8 G2 at 10" but I've been thinking of working up my 9-10" strength in the future. I recon that some really big steel should be able to go once I'm dialed in to that length. But I've not been so interested because it's more of a hassle to get bars and spikes in that length, and because there is basicly no competition in that area. You and me are the only ones I know that are able to bend deacent in that area. But I've heard that some people are strong up to 7.5" and even 8", Matt carl(writer) being one that I can thing of right now. Perhaps we can start and open up another area of unbrace bending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justiceislost1988 Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 I did bend a 12" fbbc spike of the easier kind, felt similar as the 10" in terms of difficulty. I do not have any left. Just some 3/8 G2 at 10" but I've been thinking of working up my 9-10" strength in the future. I recon that some really big steel should be able to go once I'm dialed in to that length. But I've not been so interested because it's more of a hassle to get bars and spikes in that length, and because there is basicly no competition in that area. You and me are the only ones I know that are able to bend deacent in that area. But I've heard that some people are strong up to 7.5" and even 8", Matt carl(writer) being one that I can thing of right now. Perhaps we can start and open up another area of unbrace bending. David, that's just psycho stuff! I'm FAR away from you when it comes to long stuff. I've bent 8" x 5/16" CRS and 9" x 19/64" Drill rod. That's the best I've done so far, but I haven't tried much. I'll really have to hit the levering and ISOS on the long stuff to come close to the spikes you're bending! It's pretty cool that we have this felixibilty. It's even better because you can bend that short stuff too. Under 5" is a no go for me. Maybe we can inspire some other people to try it too. a goal of mine is a 10" spike in everyway. But the Red cert is all I'm thinking about right now. Sorry to steal the thread Chad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCrush Posted August 1, 2008 Author Share Posted August 1, 2008 I did bend a 12" fbbc spike of the easier kind, felt similar as the 10" in terms of difficulty. I do not have any left. Just some 3/8 G2 at 10" but I've been thinking of working up my 9-10" strength in the future. I recon that some really big steel should be able to go once I'm dialed in to that length. But I've not been so interested because it's more of a hassle to get bars and spikes in that length, and because there is basicly no competition in that area. You and me are the only ones I know that are able to bend deacent in that area. But I've heard that some people are strong up to 7.5" and even 8", Matt carl(writer) being one that I can thing of right now. Perhaps we can start and open up another area of unbrace bending. David, that's just psycho stuff! I'm FAR away from you when it comes to long stuff. I've bent 8" x 5/16" CRS and 9" x 19/64" Drill rod. That's the best I've done so far, but I haven't tried much. I'll really have to hit the levering and ISOS on the long stuff to come close to the spikes you're bending! It's pretty cool that we have this felixibilty. It's even better because you can bend that short stuff too. Under 5" is a no go for me. Maybe we can inspire some other people to try it too. a goal of mine is a 10" spike in everyway. But the Red cert is all I'm thinking about right now. Sorry to steal the thread Chad. haha thats alright man! I'll just steal one of your threads one of these days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCrush Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 Well I took a long rest, well 4 days, which is the longest I've taken off in a while. I ended up losing 8lbs since getting an ear infection over a week ago so this morning I really was hoping I didn't lose too much strength bending wise. I wrapped up an insane shiny and gave it a go... Insane Shiny to 57 degrees Last time I attempted it I got a little bit shy of 40 degrees, so this is a really big PR for me. I'm done bending till Saturday now. Hope everything goes in my favor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCrush Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 Alright one more bend for the day...also a PR Insane Drillrod to 79 degrees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Great final bends Chad! I was going to let you know that I did an Insane Drill Rod on Saturday and finished it off in about 4 minutes. The crushdown felt harder than both Fantastics I've done. I did my final stuff today too. Best of strength on Saturday man! I'll be thinking about that poor little Insane and what you're going to do to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCrush Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 Thanks a lot brotha!! An insane drillrod in 4 minutes... That stuff feels so much harder than the CRS. Once I bend it to 40 degrees it seems to start really loading up on me. Crushing it I can't even imagine. I only moved one slightly with Jason's crushdown pads, after about 5 long long hits on it though. Best of luck on saturday also man!! The day can't come soon enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Knight Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Thanks a lot brotha!!An insane drillrod in 4 minutes... That stuff feels so much harder than the CRS. Once I bend it to 40 degrees it seems to start really loading up on me. Crushing it I can't even imagine. I only moved one slightly with Jason's crushdown pads, after about 5 long long hits on it though. Best of luck on saturday also man!! The day can't come soon enough! Are Jason's crushdown pads good? I've never tried crush pads really except one time on a bar that I don't think I could have crushed with pliers Do you think they are worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxyj75 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Killer PR's Chad!! :rock Keep it up man, all that work is definitely paying off!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCrush Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 thanks you guys!!!! All I can do now is lay off the steel and rest for saturday. I hope I've done enough! Yeah Paul those pads are definitly worth it. I'm gonna have Jason make me another pair just incase someone breaks in and steals em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCrush Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 last workout till saturday! dumbell rows - 4 sets of 15 with the 120's face-pulls - 4 sets of 15 with green jumpstretch band tied to top of power rack Thats it! From now till saturday morning I'll be stuffing my face with everything and anything! Thanks to everyone who followed this log and supported me. I'll try not to let ya guys down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Knight Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Redrum! Redrum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Are Jason's crushdown pads good? I've never tried crush pads really except one time on a bar that I don't think I could have crushed with pliers Do you think they are worth it? They are the best. Period. I hope you get some and give them a shot. I bet you'll crushdown some stuff that has stumped you before. He makes some fat ones, thinner 3rd generation pads, and the original pads that he gave me. They're all great. But they all have their uses. The fat ones are pretty stiff but don't fit my hands really well so I just use them on really stubborn stock that's at 2.5" or closer. The originals have crushed some tough stuff down. The new 3rd gen pads are my favorites! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Knight Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Are Jason's crushdown pads good? I've never tried crush pads really except one time on a bar that I don't think I could have crushed with pliers Do you think they are worth it? They are the best. Period. I hope you get some and give them a shot. I bet you'll crushdown some stuff that has stumped you before. He makes some fat ones, thinner 3rd generation pads, and the original pads that he gave me. They're all great. But they all have their uses. The fat ones are pretty stiff but don't fit my hands really well so I just use them on really stubborn stock that's at 2.5" or closer. The originals have crushed some tough stuff down. The new 3rd gen pads are my favorites! Does he sell'em - do you know? guess I'll PM him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Does he sell'em - do you know? guess I'll PM him He does, but he doesn't advertise and doesn't actually even try to sell them. But those of us who have used them are pimping them. Anyone who recommends them to you is trying to help and is not afraid of getting leapfrogged on any of the lists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Knight Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Does he sell'em - do you know? guess I'll PM him He does, but he doesn't advertise and doesn't actually even try to sell them. But those of us who have used them are pimping them. Anyone who recommends them to you is trying to help and is not afraid of getting leapfrogged on any of the lists. Wow! I'm defenitly gonna get some! Thanks Ben - straight pimpin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCrush Posted August 6, 2008 Author Share Posted August 6, 2008 You won't regret it Paul! I crushed a shiny bastard to an inch with those puppies!!! hahah!! BTW I been throwing my Insane that I'm gonna try to bend on Saturday all over the place today. Took it outside and threw it in the mud then I backed my truck over it, gave it to my dog to chew on and finally I wrote RIP 8-09-08 on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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