Dave Reslo
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Post by Dave Reslo on Oct 1, 2018 14:06:07 GMT
Some time ago I bought a bison machine off ebay. I got it for £25, reasoning that if it was a waste of time I could always sell it on for more. Some of you might remember you sort of bend it different directions and it works from friction. At the time I had a good go at the prescribed beginners routine which was on their website. I got a hell of a pump and it also toughened up the skin on the hands, but certain exercises hurt my wrists a little, stemming from previous injuries. Recently I decided to get back to it. The website is gone but the main exercises and a few youtube videos remain. I mostly just work the handles backwards and forwards at different angles to work a combination of radial/ulnar deviation (i.e. moving your hands towards or away from the direction your thumb points) and pronation/supination (rotating the hand like in a karate punch). The remaining exercises from the website were mostly a hand-cycle type movement which worked the flexors and extensors similar to a wristcurl or reverse wristcurl. The problem with these exercises is when your hands are sweaty then the handles can slip a lot and you can be moving the equipment round without actually working against the resistance. In the past I wore gloves for this, but this time I've put some grip tape on the handles instead, which I prefer. Here's some demonstrations from Dr Sotsky himself: The device isn't perfect, you can never quite get both sides to give even resistance and sometimes one side will come undone, but if you ever see one going cheap I'd recommend it.
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Dave Reslo
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Post by Dave Reslo on Oct 1, 2018 14:16:49 GMT
There are other wacky variations on the same theme out there somewhere. The Bison with a bit in the middle The Bison with square handles The Bison 2
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Oct 1, 2018 16:04:23 GMT
Stotsky seems to specialize in forearm equipment. That actually looks like a very effective forearm exerciser. Are they still available?
Dave, if the handles are too slippery, get some tennis racket or baseball bat wrap and wrap the handles for a good grip.
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Post by Michael on Oct 1, 2018 16:28:06 GMT
Thanks for posting that Dave. Looks interesting.
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Post by gruntbrain on Oct 1, 2018 19:45:13 GMT
Beware of the Amazon sticker shock . Somehow roll your own friction resistance gizmo
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Post by ganesha on Oct 2, 2018 2:50:24 GMT
Wasn't that touted at some point as a tool for developing nail bending strength?
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Oct 2, 2018 2:54:32 GMT
Wasn't that touted at some point as a tool for developing nail bending strength? I dunno, but at $139 a pop, it had better do something.
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Dave Reslo
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Post by Dave Reslo on Oct 2, 2018 12:51:44 GMT
Wasn't that touted at some point as a tool for developing nail bending strength? Yeah, Sotsky marketed it as letting you bend two nails together into a knot. He probably uses very soft nails but it's still pretty cool, you can see him do it in the end of that video and there's a few other videos of people managing to do the same thing. To my knowledge none of the top nail benders have ever had any use for this thing. If you were to turn the resistance up to the point where you could only get one or two reps then you'd almost certainly find one handle moved before the other. I'd guess it could have some use for recovery/injury prevention. I think in nail bending the joints take a lot of the strain but any extra muscle relieves this. In my experience forearms respond well to high-rep work, and most real-world applications have heavy endurance components. I think it was Glen MacCharles first gave me this idea.
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Post by gruntbrain on Oct 2, 2018 14:22:12 GMT
Bending rebar is a hyperfrugal way to go.
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Oct 2, 2018 15:52:54 GMT
In my experience forearms respond well to high-rep work, and most real-world applications have heavy endurance components. I think it was Glen MacCharles first gave me this idea. That has been my experience, as well. I believe that heavy forearm work runs the risk of damaging the tendons.
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Post by stormshadow on Oct 4, 2018 15:16:10 GMT
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Post by stormshadow on Oct 4, 2018 15:18:03 GMT
Bruce one guy links to you too but link broke
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Oct 4, 2018 17:35:35 GMT
Bruce one guy links to you too but link broke That's because I discontinued the greatest forearm exercise ever made.
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Post by stormshadow on Oct 4, 2018 21:10:12 GMT
Bruce one guy links to you too but link broke That's because I discontinued the greatest forearm exercise ever made. I have one and love it. You are talking about the adjustable wrist roller right?
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Oct 4, 2018 21:20:06 GMT
The one and only.
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