jchapman Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Thanks for the advice, guys. As far as antagonistic movements, I currently do a lot of pull ups/chin ups, reverse curls, and rubber band finger extensions. And going band-less during warm ups is a great idea and I will start doing it immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Test out more pulling movements. I found heavy 1 hand rows to be a great contra specific for the kink. You so want something that straightens the elbow tendon completely like Kettlebell snatch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_wigren Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the advice, guys. As far as antagonistic movements, I currently do a lot of pull ups/chin ups, reverse curls, and rubber band finger extensions. And going band-less during warm ups is a great idea and I will start doing it immediately. You should try and do some rows aswell. Doing pull ups are great for shoulder stability, but for antagonistic work for bending it's better to do rows and the like. The lats attatch to the front of the shoulder and cause foward rotation, similar to how the chest will from bending. You want to add work that will rotate the shoulder joint in the opposite direction. When I'm bending and I want to do antagonistic work, I try to engage the rear delts as much as I can and that is better achieved with rows rather than pullups. Edited June 5, 2014 by David_wigren 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anwnate Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Test out more pulling movements. I found heavy 1 hand rows to be a great contra specific for the kink. You so want something that straightens the elbow tendon completely like Kettlebell snatch. Thanks for the advice, guys. As far as antagonistic movements, I currently do a lot of pull ups/chin ups, reverse curls, and rubber band finger extensions. And going band-less during warm ups is a great idea and I will start doing it immediately. You should try and do some rows aswell. Doing pull ups are great for shoulder stability, but for antagonistic work for bending it's better to do rows and the like. The lats attatch to the front of the shoulder and cause foward rotation, similar to how the chest will from bending. You want to add work that will rotate the shoulder joint in the opposite direction. When I'm bending and I want to do antagonistic work, I try to engage the rear delts as much as I can and that is better achieved with rows rather than pullups. Jumping on the bandwagon. Rows pretty much rule. They did a lot to correct the muscle imbalance I had developed with my bending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Jumping on the bandwagon. Rows pretty much rule. They did a lot to correct the muscle imbalance I had developed with my bending. Interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchapman Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Rows for the win! I will add in rows, it great to have all these Red Nail roster guys giving advice. Is there a recommendation as to high reps (prehah/ rehab) or higher weight (strength)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Personally I did one arm rows as heavy as I could, over 150#, supersetted with kink hits. Winds you up like a rubber band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchapman Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I just watched a big, strong guy cert the Red Nail double-underhand. Took it down to 1", and he never switched to overhand for the sweep and crush. What I mean is the ends of the nail kept pointing straight up during the sweep and crush, he never flipped the nail or re-gripped from the DU kink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IJames87 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Cool that takes pretty good wrist strength Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I just watched a big, strong guy cert the Red Nail double-underhand. Took it down to 1", and he never switched to overhand for the sweep and crush. What I mean is the ends of the nail kept pointing straight up during the sweep and crush, he never flipped the nail or re-gripped from the DU kink. Probably Big Dave Ostulnd. Absolute beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchapman Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I just watched a big, strong guy cert the Red Nail double-underhand. Took it down to 1", and he never switched to overhand for the sweep and crush. What I mean is the ends of the nail kept pointing straight up during the sweep and crush, he never flipped the nail or re-gripped from the DU kink. Probably Big Dave Ostulnd. Absolute beast. No, this was a live cert I attended. It just happened this morning. We should see the write-up on Ironmind in a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim71 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Wow. Dave Ostlund was really really good especially when you consider he didn't even wrap the bar but just kinda fold the pads around it like he was using them as pot-holders or something. I'll be curious to see this new guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchapman Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Wow. Dave Ostlund was really really good especially when you consider he didn't even wrap the bar but just kinda fold the pads around it like he was using them as pot-holders or something. I'll be curious to see this new guy. He seemed pretty humble, and I don't know if he would want to have his cert video on the internet. I told him about the gripboard, maybe he'll come on here. I'll link to his Ironmind write-up when it comes out. BTW, he is also a C.O.C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Cashman Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 If I could smash a Red DU (without flipping it over) in imp's under a minute, I'd take out a commercial spot during the Super Bowl just to play that video! But that is beastly! Look forward to seeing the write-up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchapman Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Here is the strong S.O.B who bent the Red DU in about 5 seconds yesterday: http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2014/Jun/Daniel_Splendoria_Certifies_on_the_IronMind_Red_Nail.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Cabrera Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Whoa!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ Livesey Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 That's a monster right there. Those shoulders and traps are huge, no wonder he can DU so crazy strong. Anyone else notice the mouth guard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchapman Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Just bent a Red Nail in IMPs. It took several minutes, but I got it. EJ's huge hex bend inspired me to attempt it. I did video it, but the IPad ran out of memory. So, here is the first seven minutes of the bend. I know it took me under 13 minutes, because that's how long the song playing is, and it was still playing when I got done. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ Livesey Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Huge, huge improvement!! But this needs it's own thread. Start a new thread so it can get the appropriate feed back. We are all looking forward to your progress, but this will more than likely be missed and it shouldn't be. You put a ton of hard work in and your progress needs to be seen for new guys looking to cert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king crusher Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Man nice fight!!! Way to stick that out. My knuckles would never allow me to keep at it like that if it was being stubborn. What's that song playing it kinda reminded me of some Clapton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 Congrats Joel. That is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh O'Dell Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Nice work man;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchapman Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Thanks guys. I just started a new topic for the bend. And yes, King Crusher, that is Derek & the Dominos live at the Fillmore playing in the background. One of my desert island CD's, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJM Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I have finally managed to film bending video. I had problems in finding steel and filming but here it is. Any technique advice is welcome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh O'Dell Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I have finally managed to film bending video. I had problems in finding steel and filming but here it is. Any technique advice is welcome. Nice tosee someone posted here, good job! You should try a red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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