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Home Freestyle Bending Rules for Freestyle Bending 1. Any unbraced style can be used, ie. Overhand, Underhand or Reverse. No part of the competitor’s arms/hands may touch their body below waist level. Upper arm down to elbow is allowed contact with chest and stomach. Any part of the arm may contact from the pectorals and above. Hands may only contact body from pectorals and above, this is primarily to prevent injuries caused by unsupported rotation of wrist under extreme load during a bend. 2. The object being bent may not dip below waist level at any time during the bend. 3. Wraps for protection will be the required material allowed for each section. Importantly the two wraps will touch each other in the middle of the bar. This is to make sure that no extra leverage is gained. Do not pack the wraps with chalk. 4. No gloves are allowed. No wrapping or taping of any part of elbows, wrist, forearm, and hands is allowed. 5. Only chalk is allowed. 6. After a bar has been bent into a "u" the ends should not be more than two inches apart. The two inch measurement is to be taken from the inside edge of one leg of the bar to the inside edge of the opposite leg. When measuring bolts, the innermost portion of the bolt's head may be considered the inside edge. With regards to asymmetrical bends, measure from the inside edge of the bar's shorter leg to a point straight across on the inside of the opposite leg. Essentially you're treating the asymmetrical bend as if both legs of the bar were equal in length to that of the shorter leg. All bending claims should be accompanied with a video (Youtube, sent to me, etc) unless it was done in a ratified contest, under these rules, or in front of me. This video should show the length and width of the bar using a ruler, and a calliper (digital), prior to the start of the bend. Rules for Barehand Freestyle Bending Same rules as Freestyle bending rules apply except the bend has to be performed with just your bare hands. For this I am going to make the cert bends Hot Rolled Steel bars, from 7" - 10". We have used HRS for the Braced bends, and it has worked well. Please measure the width with a digital caliper on the video. Time limit = 5 min Top 20 1. Richard Scott - 9" x 8.22mm HRS round bar - 31 August 2010 - Stafford, England 2. 3. Rules for Freestyle Bending (using max size 2" x 2" x 1/4" leather pad on each end of the bar) Same rules as Freestyle bending rules apply except the bend has to be performed with only one 2" x 2" x 1/4" leather pad on each side of the bar. Time limit = 5 min Top 20 1. David Wigren - G5 x 5.5" bolt - 21 March 2008 - Sweden Video 2. Ben Edwards - G5 x 6" bolt – 6 February 2008 – USA Video 3. Takahashi Yoshiyuki - 5" x 1/4" FBBC round bar - 19 May 2008 - Japan Rules for Freestyle Bending (using IronMind cordora wraps on each end of the bar) Same rules as Freestyle bending rules apply except the bend has to be performed with only one IronMind wrap on each side of the bar, touching in the middle. Do not pack the wraps with chalk. Time limit = 1 min Top 20 1. 2. 3. Rules for Freestyle Bending (using one suede wrap (10” X 4”) on each end of the bar) Same rules as Freestyle bending rules apply except the bend has to be performed with only one World of Grip suede wrap on each side of the bar, touching in the middle. Do not pack the wraps with chalk. Time limit = 5 min Top 20 1. 2. 3. OLD DISCONTINUED TOP 50 RANKINGS Freestyle Bending (using IronMind cordora wraps on each end of the bar) 1st) Michael Hadland - 7" x 3/8" (565lb) bar from Eric Milfeld - 15 Feb 2010 - USA Video 2nd) David Wigren - 5.5" x 5/16" FBBC Grand Bastard bar - 24 June 2008 - Sweden Video 3rd) Takahashi Yoshiyuki - 6" x 5/16" FBBC Huge Bastard bar - 11 Dec 2008 - Japan 3rd) Chad "Judoman" Rickicki - 6" IronMind Red Bar- 14 Dec 2009 - USA Video 5) Eric Milfeld - 7" IronMind Red Bar - USA 5) Aaron Corcorran - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 2007 - USA 5) William McCaslin - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 2007 - USA 5) Adam Glass - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 2008 - Minot, USA 5) Bader Samir Tayeb Alawadhi - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 2007 - Dubai 5) Wes Peart - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 2007 - USA 5) John Beatty - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 2006 - USA 5) Jedd Johnson - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 2007 - USA 5) Russell Hadland - 7" x 5/16" FBBC Bastard bar - 13 February 2008 - USA 5) Dave Johnson - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 5 Apr 2008 - Stafford, England 5) Mark Vogels - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 12 July 2008 - Holland 5) Henrik Nystrom - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 24 Nov 2008 - Sweden David Horne - 7" x 1/4" FBBC Square Bar - 4 February 2008 - Stafford, England Matt Carl - G5 x 5.5" bolt – 20 February 2008 – USA Perry Glover - G5 x 5.5" bolt - 16 Aug 2009 - Philippines Kevin McFadden - G5 x 6" bolt - 9 April 2008 - USA Copyright David Horne 2006

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Freestyle Bending

Rules for Freestyle Bending

1. Any unbraced style can be used, ie. Overhand, Underhand or Reverse. No part of the competitor’s arms/hands may touch their body below waist level. Upper arm down to elbow is allowed contact with chest and stomach. Any part of the arm may contact from the pectorals and above. Hands may only contact body from pectorals and above, this is primarily to prevent injuries caused by unsupported rotation of wrist under extreme load during a bend.
2. The object being bent may not dip below waist level at any time during the bend.
3. Wraps for protection will be the required material allowed for each section. Importantly the two wraps will touch each other in the middle of the bar. This is to make sure that no extra leverage is gained. Do not pack the wraps with chalk.
4. No gloves are allowed. No wrapping or taping of any part of elbows, wrist, forearm, and hands is allowed.
5. Only chalk is allowed.
6. After a bar has been bent into a "u" the ends should not be more than two inches apart. The two inch measurement is to be taken from the inside edge of one leg of the bar to the inside edge of the opposite leg. When measuring bolts, the innermost portion of the bolt's head may be considered the inside edge. With regards to asymmetrical bends, measure from the inside edge of the bar's shorter leg to a point straight across on the inside of the opposite leg. Essentially you're treating the asymmetrical bend as if both legs of the bar were equal in length to that of the shorter leg.

All bending claims should be accompanied with a video (Youtube, sent to me, etc) unless it was done in a ratified contest, under these rules, or in front of me. This video should show the length and width of the bar using a ruler, and a calliper (digital), prior to the start of the bend.

Rules for Barehand Freestyle Bending

Same rules as Freestyle bending rules apply except the bend has to be performed with just your bare hands.
For this I am going to make the cert bends Hot Rolled Steel bars, from 7" - 10".
We have used HRS for the Braced bends, and it has worked well. Please measure the width with a digital caliper on the video.
Time limit = 5 min

Top 20

1. Richard Scott - 9" x 8.22mm HRS round bar - 31 August 2010 - Stafford, England
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Rules for Freestyle Bending (using max size 2" x 2" x 1/4" leather pad on each end of the bar)

Same rules as Freestyle bending rules apply except the bend has to be performed with only one 2" x 2" x 1/4" leather pad on each side of the bar.
Time limit = 5 min

Top 20

1. David Wigren - G5 x 5.5" bolt - 21 March 2008 - Sweden Video
2. Ben Edwards - G5 x 6" bolt – 6 February 2008 – USA Video
3. Takahashi Yoshiyuki - 5" x 1/4" FBBC round bar - 19 May 2008 - Japan

Rules for Freestyle Bending (using IronMind cordora wraps on each end of the bar)

Same rules as Freestyle bending rules apply except the bend has to be performed with only one IronMind wrap on each side of the bar, touching in the middle. Do not pack the wraps with chalk.
Time limit = 1 min

Top 20

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3.

Rules for Freestyle Bending (using one suede wrap (10” X 4”) on each end of the bar)

Same rules as Freestyle bending rules apply except the bend has to be performed with only one World of Grip suede wrap on each side of the bar, touching in the middle. Do not pack the wraps with chalk.
Time limit = 5 min

Top 20

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2.
3.

OLD DISCONTINUED TOP 50 RANKINGS

Freestyle Bending (using IronMind cordora wraps on each end of the bar)

1st) Michael Hadland - 7" x 3/8" (565lb) bar from Eric Milfeld - 15 Feb 2010 - USA Video
2nd) David Wigren - 5.5" x 5/16" FBBC Grand Bastard bar - 24 June 2008 - Sweden Video
3rd) Takahashi Yoshiyuki - 6" x 5/16" FBBC Huge Bastard bar - 11 Dec 2008 - Japan
3rd) Chad "Judoman" Rickicki - 6" IronMind Red Bar- 14 Dec 2009 - USA Video
5) Eric Milfeld - 7" IronMind Red Bar - USA
5) Aaron Corcorran - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 2007 - USA
5) William McCaslin - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 2007 - USA
5) Adam Glass - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 2008 - Minot, USA
5) Bader Samir Tayeb Alawadhi - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 2007 - Dubai
5) Wes Peart - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 2007 - USA
5) John Beatty - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 2006 - USA
5) Jedd Johnson - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 2007 - USA
5) Russell Hadland - 7" x 5/16" FBBC Bastard bar - 13 February 2008 - USA
5) Dave Johnson - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 5 Apr 2008 - Stafford, England
5) Mark Vogels - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 12 July 2008 - Holland
5) Henrik Nystrom - 7" IronMind Red Bar - 24 Nov 2008 - Sweden

David Horne - 7" x 1/4" FBBC Square Bar - 4 February 2008 - Stafford, England
Matt Carl - G5 x 5.5" bolt – 20 February 2008 – USA
Perry Glover - G5 x 5.5" bolt - 16 Aug 2009 - Philippines
Kevin McFadden - G5 x 6" bolt - 9 April 2008 - USA

Copyright David Horne 2006