Long bar bending and interesting "Sweep technique"

[David Wigren]

Well I finally had some time to do some bending. I didn't feel like pushing it today, so I didn't go for a PR. Instead I went for the 39.25" long 20mm bar that I bent for the #1 spot on David Horne's long bar list.
I thought I'd post it because I know I'm using an "unusual sweeping technique, that is IMO probably one of the most efficient sweeping techniques for bars bars between 35"-48".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYlCj5KJhqc
If you look at what I'm doing between 1:20-2:30 you will see the sweeping technique I'm talking about.
I'm hoping that this information will somehow travel to Stanless Steel(Mike C, help me here;)), I think Stan will be able to do some serious damage with it. And possibly even use it to finish some of the 7/8" bars that he has kinked.
Just a word of cation to everyone. This technique puts ALOT of strain on your obliques. So please be careful and PATIENT, build up slowly. Because tearing an oblique can really be a B****!

[Randall Strossen]

David -

I just watched this and thought it looked pretty impressive.

To make it onto David Horne's lists, do you guys just go by the dimensions of the bar, or do you have any other specs, too?

Not to worry, I'm not breathing down your neck on this and I don't put much stock in the rumor that Kim's in secret training as a long bar bender, either. :;lh)

[David Wigren]

David -

I just watched this and thought it looked pretty impressive.

To make it onto David Horne's lists, do you guys just go by the dimensions of the bar, or do you have any other specs, too?

Not to worry, I'm not breathing down your neck on this and I don't put much stock in the rumor that Kim's in secret training as a long bar bender, either. :;lh)

Haha I think it's pretty obvious how Kim feels about me and my training. But each to his own.

For David Horne's braced lists, the dimensions of the bar is all that matters. Wrapping and such isn't as big of an issue as it is during short unbraced bending. Like for instance if you bend a red nail using big leather wraps, it will be MUCH easier than if you bend it with Ironmind pads. And because of that, it is important to regulate what kind of wraps you use, like you have for the red rooster.
However with braced bending, particularly long bar bending, the wraps don't make much of a difference.
For long bar I personally use a set of thin leather wraps that are smaller than Ironmind pads. But I find them easier to bend with. They stick on the bar really well, so that the wraps doesn't slip around and rotate around the bar.
The thicker wraps also makes it harder to hold on to, similarly like how a thick bar is harder to hold on to. My grip is mediocre at best, so I need a setup that allows me to be able to hang on to the bar.

However with short braced bending having thicker wraps will help greatly. However David H still allows all wrap setups for that list as well.
Eric Milfeld started an 8-10-12" braced bending lists where the wraps were regulated and the bars even calibrated. But that list wasn't around for that long, so it never really kicked off. unfortunately

[Mike Corlett]

I'm hoping that this information will somehow travel to Stanless Steel(Mike C, help me here;)), I think Stan will be able to do some serious damage with it.

I will pass it along to his significant other's sister (the one in the Stanless family with a computer).

What happened to your hair? You didn't join the Army, did you? :D

[David Wigren]

I will pass it along to his significant other's sister (the one in the Stanless family with a computer).

What happened to your hair? You didn't join the Army, did you? :D

It's a kind of obscure technique. I kind of stumbled upon it, just from working with pulling the bar under the leg. I know that Stan mostly works on top of his leg, so I think that this is a technique he might have missed.
You kind of post the top hand against your chest and use your core to push it. I don't think I've seen others do it, so I think that it would be exciting to see what Stan could do with it. Maybe a full bend of a 4 foot long 7/8 bar. That would really be something. I'm not strong enough to do that myself. Maybe(hopefully) a few years down the road, but right now, no way.

Haha, no I didn't join the army. I often rotate my hairlength after the seasons. As soon as the sun comes out I shave my head, and keep it short until it starts to get colder.