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Check out this picture of Mac Batchelor, clamp-gripping a beer keg.

BAD ASS!!

If you aren’t familiar with Clamp grip, it is the type of grip that is used when tearing a phone book. It is also a form of monkey grip, because the thumb sits on the same side as the fingers.

Include lifts like this in your training, whether with a Keg or Plates and you will be well on your way to tearing phone books.

All the best in your training,

Jedd

Hello DIESELS!

The Mighty Atom, One of the Best Strongmen Ever

We are three weeks into the Diesel Classic Strongman Feats Tournament.

Here is where we left off going into last week:

• Cameron Bailey / David Horne – 3 Points
• Richard McLean / Jason Steeves / Mike Rinderle – 2 Points
• Daniel Reinard – 1.5
• David Wigren – 1 Point

Here is how the tournament panned out last week for Phone Book Tearing:

• Darren Shallman – + 3
• Cameron Bailey – +1.5
• Mike Rinderle – +1

And the new running totals after Reverse Nail Bending, Card Tearing and Phone Book Tearing:

• Cameron Bailey – 4.5 Points
• David Horne / Mike Rinderle / Darren Shallman – 3 Points
• Richard McLean / Jason Steeves – 2 Points
• Daniel Reinard – 1.5
• David Wigren – 1 Point

BOOM!! – Darren Shallman steps right into second place in the tournament with Rindo and Horne! Nice work, brother!

This Week’s Challenge – Horseshoe Bending

The Challenge this week is Horseshoe Bending. Below are the rules you should follow.

Bent Horseshoe

1. The horseshoe bend must be completed within 3 minutes

2. The horseshoe must be bent past 180 degrees. To demonstrate this, the horseshoe must be placed on a flat surface and show that at least one of the two legs is free from the surface and pointing upwards. If needed you are allowed to push down on one end of the horseshoe to demonstrate that the horseshoe is past 180. However no tilting of the horseshoe is allowed during this demonstration, therefore the entire horseshoe must be visible during this part of the demonstration.

3. The horseshoe is not allowed to be bent under your feet. During the bend both feet must remain on the floor and you are not allowed to lean on any stationary object. Other than that you are free to use whatever technique suits you best.

4. You must wrap the shoe on the video. Only single wraps allowed. Rubber bands and chalk are allowed. Leg padding is allowed as long as it is of “soft material”, and must be demonstrated by folding the padding on camera. A rolled up hand towel is the best material to use.

5. Before the bend during the documentation of the horseshoe all numbers, markings and brands that might be on the shoe must be shown as clearly as possible. Used horseshoes are not allowed.

6. Only completed shoe bends according to rule #2 will be counted.

These are the shoes that will be used for the contest. The list goes from easiest to hardest. The further down you go on the list (higher the number) the harder the shoe and the better your placement.

1. St. Croix Ultra Lite #2
2. St. Croix Polo #1
3. Diamond Classic #1
4. St. Croix Lite rim #3
5. St. Croix Lite rim #1
6. St. Croix Lite plain #3 / Kerckhaert SSP 8×22 #3
7. Kerckhaert SSP 8×22 #2
8. Diamond Bronco PL #000
9. Kerckhaert SSP 8×22 #1
10. St. Croix Regular Plain #000
11. Diamond Special #5
12. St. Croix #5 XTRA / Kerckhaert SSP 10×22 #5
13. St. Croix Plain Regular #3
14. Kerckhaert SSP 8×18 #000
15. AB 1×3/8 Draft Keg #6**

Need to know how to get started bending horseshoes? Maybe you’ve already bent horseshoes and you want to improve your horseshoe bending technique? Click the banner below to get our Horseshoe Bending DVD, Hammering Horseshoes…

All the best in your training,

Jedd

For this week, the Feat in the Classic Strongman Feats Tournament is
Phone Book Tearing.

Here’s a summary of how the contest will run and how to perform the feat:

Need more info? Here you go…

Here are the rules for this week’s challenge.

First off, there is to be absolutely NO POPPING used. The Tear MUST BE DONE using the widely recognized legitimate means of phone book tearing called the Grip and Rip method, popularized by Dennis Rogers.

Second, the objective is to tear the phone book lengthwise, and for the most part parallel with the spine of the book. The angle of the tear may in fact change move toward or away from the spine, but the objective should be to go from the top of the book and end at the bottom of the book.

Third, bracing is permitted, as this is often done by even many of the best performing strongmen today, and I would imagine most of the Classic Strongmen of the past as well. However, this must be done in a manner that remains in the spirit of the feat.

How the Event will be Scored

The primary way this challenge will be scored is by a page count of the book. A clear shot of the pages should be taken on video of each section of the book, in order to get a solid count. For instance, many books have a white pages section, yellow pages section, and often a blue (governmental) pages section. All of these pages can be counted and added together in order to get the highest count possible. The total will be used as the base count.

Page counts will be rounded down into groups every 100 pages. So if the total comes to 1256 pages, then the book will be considered a 1200-pg book. To be considered a 1300-page book, it must have at least 1300 pages. If only one tear is put through the book, then 1600 beats 1500, beats 1400, etc.

Aside from the page count, the number of lengthwise tears will be the next factor. Multiple tears can be executed on the book, as long as they are fully completed from the top of the book to the bottom of the book. Cornering and notching the book will not count toward a store.

For instance, if two people tear a 1500-page book, and one person tears two slits the entire way through the book, then the person who tears the two slits will beat out the other person who only tears one slit.

However, since page count will be the primary factor, meaning if someone tears a book that is 1800-pages in half and another person tears a 1200-page book twice, the person who tore the bigger book wins.

Because multiple tears might be attempted, time will not be a factor, just as it has not been a factor in past weeks, so if you think you may be able to tear your book into multiple slices, then go for it, because whether you finish it in one minute or ten minutes, the time does not get factored in.

If you are unsure how to tear phone books or if multiple slits is something you have not tried before, check out my phone book tearing ebook, Phone Book Mass Destruction, by clicking on the image below.

All the best and I look forward to your submissions!

Jedd