ruffhans Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 Hello everyone! it has been awhile since i was on here. i am pleased to see the gripboard going strong! i am still training and can now do the following. lever from extended arm position to forehead 12 pound sledge! tear a deck of cards in half! i stoped training for the #3 to train for, (what i feel are more impressive) things. i am now shooting for two goals. bending a 30 penny nail, then going onto a 40, and 60. and tearing a phone book in half. i need to have some input on tearing a phone book though. i cant find any pics of it being done. could you please describe the basic , or most common rip for me please? thanks dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chips Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 I bought a ten pound sledge. But I never tried to lever it from the extended possition. I just hold it at my side and raise it anteriorly to work the brachioradialis. Its a good pump,but I think I should try some other ways to train with it. The cool thing is there is a million ways to use a sledge. Good luck with the phonebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SqeezeMasterFlash Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 The one thick phonebook I did (St. Paul), I pinched the binding as hard as I could, then started pulling back and forth until a rip started. Once it started I just held on and kept pulling until it came apart. It took a few minutes and my hands were shaking afterwards, but it was fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 I just created a new page. www.geocities.com/ltgodfrey/phonebook I hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bballdad Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Wow! Great page bender! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinslater Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Bender-Awesome job on the tearing. Cant wait to try it. Thanks for the tip on the party phone book check, I would hate to be embarrased! Austin Slater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Thanks to Grip-Godess for pointing out the misspelling of the word "tear" in every case I used it... The fun part about that page is it took about 20 minutes to make, from grabbing the cammera to hitting "Save Page As". Too easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chips Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Bender the site is down . will it be back up soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opnsysme Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 I just accesses it , no problem. Maybe its a user error? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Steve Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Thank you Bender for putting that page up. The kids at work have been wanting me to tear books for them. I guess I will start now. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulgrim Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 awesome, im gonna go find some phonebooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Good recommendation of using catalogs, too. I never thought of that. I definitely have more of those laying around than thick phone books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSW Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Yes, you tare a balance (set it to zero) but you tear a phonebook. Nice description of tearing. My apartment building has a HUGE stack of Manhattan Yellowpages in the lobby. Perhaps i should try out your techniques tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Once again Bender you've done it again Master internet teacher!!!!! Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 I remember the word "Tare" from my chemistry scales... I know the liquid that falls from the eye is a "Tear"... So how do you spell the word of "ripping a piece of paper in half?" So it's spelled like the second, but pronounced like the first? To all the people who have learned english as a second language, I appologize for this non-sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landon Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 tear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bport Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Very Awesome page and instructions Bender. I can't wait to get off work so I can try it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooligan Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 I guess I do it the hard way (probably why the 3-inch clearwater, FL phonebook took me 3-5 minutes to tear! Talk about muscular failure!). I grab the book from the top, both hands about 1 inch apart. I then begin to twist the book while squeezing it as hard as I possibly can. If the paper crumples, you aren't squeezing hard enough. If the book bends too much, twist in the other direction. As soon as a small tear starts, I then pull one hand towards me, and the other I push away. The phonebook usually comes apart easily at this point. My forearms were in agony for a couple of days after this... I have a stack of old paperback books that I am using for practice in the meantime. I don't know how well this equates to other feats of grip strength, I can't close a #2 , but I have done farmer's walks with 240lbs in each hand for 85-90 feet before... and I do tons of thickbar work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulgrim Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 hehe i just tore one, thanks alot for puting that page up my fingers hurt so bad, but on the plus side, it was a good warmup and I just got further closing a gripper with my left hand than I have ever done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorman Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 (edited) Dear Bender - With your article, I got 1/3 of the way through a directory the local geeks were daring me to tear. Upon looking at the book, I realised that the tear stopped at a laminated cardboard page 1/3 of the way through. I'm stoked! However, you say on your page - "rip the book in half using any technique" ---- such as? ---------- Addendum - I wasn't happy with this post, so I grabbed the book and tore for all I was worth. I got through it. It was only 1.1" thick, it was the EITD guide, but it was a bona fide phonebook, and I tore it in front of a witness at work, so I can confidently mail him the two halves with a co-worker verifying I did it. Edited September 26, 2003 by Razorman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 I'm glad so many people have had success with just a few pointers on technique. Nail bending is the same way. Once the technique is learned, the mystique of the feat is reduced quite a bit. Ya know, "Knowing is half the battle". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chips Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 Bender,are you a night owl? three in the am!! I'm only on because I work nights and this is the only time I get a chance to check for new stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bport Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 I also tore my first phone book last night. Unfortunately it was only 1/2" thick. It was funny. I started with the 3" thick one. No luck. So I was thinking OK I'll settle for the little 1 1/4" one. I managed to twist it up good but that was it. So finally I took out the 1/2" one and tore it with much effort. I'm on the KTA so technically I'm not supposed to do other grip stuff but I couldn't resist. Then my wife gets home and tells me that that was the phonebook from her hometown that she has been wanting forever and her uncle finally brought it back to her after he visited. I also got scolded for messing up the other phone books as well. I had to laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2strong Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 Then my wife gets home and tells me that that was the phonebook from her hometownthat she has been wanting forever and her uncle finally brought it back to her after he visited. I also got scolded for messing up the other phone books as well. I almost did the same thing... but my mother managed to stop me before I mangeled the phonebook beyond recognition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorman Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 The one I tore didn't split the way it did on Bender's page..... the only thing that happened was that the cover cracked in half. I tore through it with brute force, which was a lot more fun and took a lot more time. I'll find a real phone book without inserts and give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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