Strength training for the puny

[Zerocrew1984]

Good to see you back Smashy.

 

[SmashiusClay]

How's that ganglion treating you?

Better than before it was aspirated, the swelling from getting it prdded with a needle has mostly gone down, unfortunately it's still not at 100% mobility, if it doesn't get any better over the next few weeks i'm stuck for options and have to get it hacked up.

 

[Stonebreaker]

Where does the surgery put you on your road to Sandhurst? Still workable, or delayed for a year or so?

 

[SmashiusClay]

Where does the surgery put you on your road to Sandhurst? Still workable, or delayed for a year or so?

Oops meant to mention that, I've already deferred til May, hopefully that'll be sufficient time for me to heal up, but may get pushed back even further (there's three intakes a year, so i can jump back in four month intervals).

 

[SmashiusClay]

Middle of a bending workout (also closed the 2.5 a bunch of times with eahc hand) first real workout of the new house, will then go after some BW stuff. I've got the time today so this workout is already going on 2.5hrs, tons of rest time, full details will follow but I've just pwned a 6" grade 5 and I'm going after a PR, either a grade 8 or a a bastard.

I'm caffeinated to the eyeballs and about ready to start headcharging walls, forgot how much i love this shit, I need a gym pronto, feel like 500 dl is in reach on a day like today.

 

[Mickey's]

Good ol' bending. Kill the bastard man...

 

[SmashiusClay]

thanks, I'm drinking more coffee taking aspirin, as per Devil jr's instructions, and listening to machine head, something's going down in the next fifteen minutes, no idea what though and it may just be me injuring myself but it'll be spectacular whatever it is.

 

[Mickey's]

Thats how you do it. Gazza would be proud my friend...

or he would eat you. I dont know probobly one or the other.

 

[SmashiusClay]

Okay ow, my wrist is killing me, turns out that taking a month off from serious bending work, then coming back to try and set a PR isn't that bright. It cheers me up that when I looked up the DU certs no-one's done the grade 8 DU yet.

Managed to kink it but that was it.

I'm gonna take some ibuprofen, then go do some braced bending, finally found some 10mm round cold rolled the other day, will be first session on that.

 

[SmashiusClay]

That was probably the to8ghest bend of my life, I just bent a 10mm (slightly more than 3/8") round cold-rolled bar at 16" length. Took me forever and I feel like I've been raped by a rhino.

Before

After

 

[Zerocrew1984]

so i went to the english store and they were out of hob knobs...

so i had to get something called mcviddles? or something like that.....they suck.

 

[SmashiusClay]

No hob nobs? Denied!

That sucks dude.

I've got to set up the seocnd computer in my house today, so I'll be taking regular breaks to bend pieces of steel and fuck about with my sledgehammers, some kind of workout report probably forthcoming.

 

[Mickey's]

I finally got a 5.5 g5. you going down in some way smashy. I dont have any bastards but wanna race to a g8?

 

[SmashiusClay]

Sure why not, you're girly and bend DO right?

 

[Mickey's]

Yep I bend DO. I actually start the bends by using almost all wrist. If I win can I get a supersexy custom text? If you win you get the satisfaction of knowing you are stronger than an 18 year old.

 

[Mickey's]

first try at a g8 in a long time. gave it a slight kink.

You are going down

 

[SmashiusClay]

My bad wrist doesn't like DO so i only bend fairly light in this style, unfortunately I don't think I can sort you out with custom text, but I might have a go. I'm only 22 so there's not much of an age difference and I only started training properly about two years ago.

Nice work on the g8 attempt, looks a little further gone than my last try, but don't worry, give me a few days to recharge and i'll fold one up without trouble.

 

[Mickey's]

Stay with what you're comfortable with. Do you do the final crush with the bend up or down?

 

[SmashiusClay]

Bend at the top, I think that's still allowable for a DU cert on FBBC as long as the initial kink is big enough (I think they say 45 degrees).

 

[Mickey's]

ya its the same rules as the reverse bend cert. 30 seconds to get 45 degrees. and then you are done. Isnt custom text after like 3 years on the board?