horse-shoe

dellotti · 02-09-2008, 07:52 AM

I know all those strong men that travelled around in carnivals, used to bend horse shoes, and I also that most of them was pre-prepared.

Anyway as fun as that is!

Whatever the age, your age, how did people around you react when they understood that you where very strong???

75kg · 02-09-2008, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by dellotti

I know all those strong men that travelled around in carnivals, used to bend horse shoes, and I also that most of them was pre-prepared.

Anyway as fun as that is!

Whatever the age, your age, how did people around you react when they understood that you where very strong???

I bend horse-shoes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KERiz-xEY7o&feature=user

smitsky · 02-09-2008, 10:03 AM

I met Stanley "Stanless" Steel, a number of years ago, who bent a heavy-ass horse shoe, a 40-penny nail, and a thick flat steel plate right in front of me in an exhibition.

These guys exist, and they can bend this stuff for real!

75kg · 02-09-2008, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by smitsky

I met Stanley "Stanless" Steel, a number of years ago, who bent a heavy-ass horse shoe, a 40-penny nail, and a thick flat steel plate right in front of me in an exhibition.

These guys exist, and they can bend this stuff for real!

Stanless Steel is INSANELY STRONG!!! Pat Povilaitis, Steve Weiner and Dennis Rodgers are all modern day strongmen with Dennis Rodgers being the smallest and strongest

smitsky · 02-09-2008, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by 75kg

Stanless Steel is INSANELY STRONG!!! Pat Povilaitis, Steve Weiner and Dennis Rodgers are all modern day strongmen with Dennis Rodgers being the smallest and strongest

I would have loved to meet these other guys, and hopefully, someday will.

It was really like a dream. Here was this hulk (this guy is big) standing in front of the audience, calmly telling us that he was going to bend the living daylights out of these pieces of metal. While he was bending them, his body got pumped and turned reddish. You could just see the amazing amount of tension being applied.

He told me that the hardest piece of those three was the 40-penny nail. He bent it at arms-length, straight out in front of him. He said that the leverage was very difficult in that position. He bent it into a 45-degree angle.

I couldn't carry the horse shoe away, but he gave me that, and the two other pieces which I still have. He signed the flat plate. He bent these piece a lot! He really disfigured that horse shoe!

At the time he was in New Jersey. He gave me his flyer, announcing his availability for Strongman demonstrations, but I misplaced it.

He said

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My strength is half physical and half "Chi," inner strength. It's not just all physical. I'm doing a lot of this with my mind and "Chi."

I was familiar with this concept from Martial Arts.

I hope to meet him one day again.

John Hicks · 02-10-2008, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 75kg

Stanless Steel is INSANELY STRONG!!! Pat Povilaitis, Steve Weiner and Dennis Rodgers are all modern day strongmen with Dennis Rodgers being the smallest and strongest

I've met all four of these guys in person - the most amazing IMO is Dennis. He can do stuff that absolutely boggles the mind... Pat is now an amazing strength guy as is Steve. I can and have bent horseshoes too, depending on what grade shoe it is.

means-2-an-end · 02-10-2008, 04:41 PM

now heres a man who could bend stuff lol

smitsky · 02-10-2008, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by John Hicks

I've met all four of these guys in person - the most amazing IMO is Dennis. He can do stuff that absolutely boggles the mind... Pat is now an amazing strength guy as is Steve. I can and have bent horseshoes too, depending on what grade shoe it is.

Hey John,

Any idea whatever happened to Stanley? I never hear anything about him anymore.

75kg · 02-10-2008, 10:12 PM

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now heres a man who could bend stuff lol

Believe me man, Povalaitis, Rodgers, Stanless Steel, The Mighty Atom, Alexander Zass, Weiner, Slim the Hammerman and guys like them could and STILL bend, break and lift things that guys like Capes, Kazmaier, Pudz or Sigmarsson could not fathom even in their prime.

John Hicks · 02-13-2008, 07:16 PM

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Hey John,

Any idea whatever happened to Stanley? I never hear anything about him anymore.

Stan is still around, if you ever get to the AOBS you'll likely see him there.

rocky21 · 02-13-2008, 07:26 PM

steve "the world's strongest redneck" mcgranahan came and talked to our football team, he was incredible

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjniW...eature=related

75kg · 02-13-2008, 09:08 PM

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steve "the world's strongest redneck" mcgranahan came and talked to our football team, he was incredible

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjniW...eature=related

Big Steve is a Gripboard member

He doesn't post anymore though

Steve is just stupid strong, STUPID STRONG! Anything he does he makes it look like nothing, no matter how tough the feat is. Here's some more good vids of Steve

http://www.cyberpump.com/gallery/albun01
http://www.cyberpump.com/albums/album88/aac.wmv
http://www.cyberpump.com/albums/album87/aak.wmv
http://www.cyberpump.com/albums/albun05/aaa.wmv

dellotti · 02-16-2008, 07:49 AM

Thank you all for all the answers, it didn't make me wiser on some level levels, but what the hell.

I would have tried it myself, if it wasn't that I'm a non-active anymore, and something I hope non of you get, something like an arthritis.

thanx!!!

smitsky · 02-16-2008, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by dellotti

Thank you all for all the answers, it didn't make me wiser on some level levels, but what the hell.

I would have tried it myself, if it wasn't that I'm a non-active anymore, and something I hope non of you get, something like an arthritis.

thanx!!!

Did we somehow not answer your question? Please elaborate.

John Hicks · 02-16-2008, 10:47 PM

Is this the question that you were trying to get an answer to?

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Originally Posted by dellotti

Whatever the age, your age, how did people around you react when they understood that you where very strong???

If I were to answer this, I would say that I'm not a "very strong" person, but I tried hard as hell to be and have always loved strength and strength-related pursuits. For example: I came across the Captain Of Crush grippers by accident and found out that I was pretty good at it, even to the point of certifying (which was not my intention when I first got them).