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New and Improved : The Fight Geek - Test articles

By Scott Andrew Bird on April 15, 2008 3:19 PM

Remember the Fight Geek blog? Swing by his new home at thefightgeek.org and say hi. For bonus points, take a look at the subtle change in the tagline. Love it.

Beast Building, Part 1 - Test articles

By Scott Andrew Bird on April 15, 2008 2:59 PM

One PR coming up.

Thib kicks off the 'Beast Building' series with a great one; a look at the 'Jacking you up' phase of the program. Excellent.

#5 Draft Horse Shoe - Test articles

By Scott Andrew Bird on April 15, 2008 2:16 PM

#5 Draft Horse Shoe. Slain.

Yes, Adam's been there. Love it.

Close to Home : Finding a Running Club - Test articles

By Scott Andrew Bird on April 15, 2008 1:40 PM

Vancouver Sun Run, April 2005. Photo by kk+.

Blaine continues this month's series on fitness-related things you can do locally with a look at several ways to find local running partners. A good read.

Extreme Sports on Alltop - Test articles

By Scott Andrew Bird on April 14, 2008 8:13 PM

Alltop.

The day when Guy Kawasaki doesn't launch or invest in a new business is a rare one indeed. His latest venture; Alltop - a look at the greatest sites in a number of fields - is definitely up there.

Particularly the Extreme Sports category (thanks for the link Guy). Looks like I've got some reading to do.

Emma Snowsill - Daily Curves

By Scott Andrew Bird on April 14, 2008 7:51 PM

Continue reading Emma Snowsill.

Loz and Dean - Test articles

By Scott Andrew Bird on April 14, 2008 3:29 PM

Laurence Shahlaei (deadlifting) and Dean Slater. Photo via Nick McKinless.

Via Beyond Strong : Laurence Shahlaei (deadlifting) and Dean Slater.

Reactive Rows - Test articles

By Scott Andrew Bird on April 14, 2008 3:18 PM

One of the many superb exercises in Combat Core - the Reactive Row. Love it.

Progressions for Unbraced Short Steel Bending - Test articles

By Scott Andrew Bird on April 13, 2008 2:26 PM

Contents of Beginner's Bag from FBBC.

Where to start with this? Anyone can learn to bend nails, and from that they will learn to brace and direct power through their body to their hands. The term "linkage" is key here.

Bending nails can result in a lot of positive benefits - increased wrist and hand strength, increased arm, shoulder, chest and lat strength, mental toughness, increased muscle mass of the lower arms, and a truly addictive and rewarding sport/hobby.

All of the following progressions are meant for the bender who is looking for progressive, injury free training. All of my progressions listed are for the bender who bends with minimal padding, such as a single set of IronMind hand pads or thin leather no longer than 4"×8".

40D ("D" is "Penny" so don't got asking for 40D's ask for 40 Penny)
50D (Rare)
Iron Mind White nails
Iron Mind Green nails
60D Timber ties (very thin)
60D grip brite (Shiny, a few spirals in it)
IM Yellow nail
60D grip brite (dull with a lot of spirals)
IM Blue nail (video)
Key stone 60D Common (tough little buggers)
Grade 5 hex head cap screw (bolt) 1/4X6" (video)
5" grade 5 bolt
1/4" X 6" Square stock
Grade 8 hex head cap screw (bolt) Silver colored 1/4" X 6"
Grade 8 hex head cap screw (bolt) Gold colored 1/4" X 6"
5" grade 8
Grade 9 hex head cap screw (bolt) 1/4" X 6"

NB : Any piece of steel gets roughly 15% harder every time 1/2 inch is removed. Shorter pieces are usually harder than longer pieces of tougher steel IE a 5" CRS 5/16 bar is harder than a 7" Hex steel bar. Piece for piece in the 5/16 sizes is CRS-Hex-Stainless.

Continue reading Progressions for Unbraced Short Steel Bending.