…from anyone out there interested in conditioning, strength training, etc., in a DVD that provides a workout for gaining functional hand, wrist, and forearm strength — in many cases, using household items (or readily available items)?
I’m thinking about putting these kinds of demos on the subscription area of the site, but I might also burn the thing to DVD, if there appears to be an interest.
Let me know either way. I’m sure I can figure out a way to make the thing unusual, if not downright offensive.
Which would be like, totally boss.
Comment by Hoodlumman on 12/3 @ 12:37 pm #
How racist can you make the DVD? Because that’s a real sticking point for this uberconservative neo-teabagger. *teeheehee*
Comment by Bite Me! Comics on 12/3 @ 12:39 pm #
I always try to avoid things that are unusual and offensive. :D
Comment by Rich Cox on 12/3 @ 12:44 pm #
I do this already… just have to have a good porn sight….. free is preferred…. lesbian, POV, BBW…. it all works.
Comment by Joe on 12/3 @ 1:02 pm #
Can you combine it with ways to intellectually strengthen the mind in resiting political and intellectual pablum and nonsense and ways to engage the dishonest and dishonorable players on both the left and right we may come across?
Comment by SDN on 12/3 @ 1:03 pm #
I’d be interested if at least some of the “household items” were “hotel room items”; I spend 4 out of 7 nights a week in hotels these days…..
Comment by A simple mind on 12/3 @ 1:07 pm #
SDN: you would be amazed at what can be accomplished with two straight backed chairs and the side of the bed.
Comment by Bob Reed on 12/3 @ 1:10 pm #
Would this qualify anyone using these videos as Outlaws in training?
And do you think that we’d make some kind of “Big Sis” homeland security watch list simply by partaking?
Comment by psycho... on 12/3 @ 1:27 pm #
I don’t believe the Protein Wisdom Solo Chokeout System: Couch by the TV Edition would be presented with anything but stern dignity.
Comment by Carin on 12/3 @ 1:57 pm #
Will you be nekkid?
Comment by The Sanity Inspector on 12/3 @ 1:57 pm #
I’m sure there’d be a market for such a DVD. But me, I’m physically fft, and probably wouldn’t spring for it.
Comment by The Sanity Inspector on 12/3 @ 1:58 pm #
Carin,
Isn’t it enough that he’s a chiseled slab of rippling brawn these days? Don’t be greedy.
Comment by BumperStickerist on 12/3 @ 2:06 pm #
are we talking “GI Joe Kung-Fu Grip” strong?
or just GI Joe strong?
Comment by Timstigator on 12/3 @ 2:11 pm #
As long as I don’t have to lift a finger, I’m all in.
Comment by cranky-d on 12/3 @ 2:11 pm #
I would definitely like to see this kind of thing in the paid-for portion of the site.
Comment by JD on 12/3 @ 2:15 pm #
This would result in Popeye forearms for all.
Comment by geoffb on 12/3 @ 2:42 pm #
I’m with cranky-d.
Comment by Lamontyoubigdummy on 12/3 @ 2:55 pm #
Serve it up Jeff. We will all need strong grip strength to continue to carry this frickin’ economy.
Comment by BumperStickerist on 12/3 @ 3:04 pm #
I’m guessing Jeff will make us sign liability waivers in case we hurt ourselves with our newly developed strength.
Comment by Rougman on 12/3 @ 3:35 pm #
My right hand already has a Popeye forearm attached to it.
Comment by rao6n on 12/3 @ 4:00 pm #
Sorry, Jeff, I think Tiger Woods’ wife has beaten you to the punch on this one. . . . . .
Comment by Simon on 12/3 @ 4:34 pm #
I would probably buy it – depending on price – how much ?
BTW – I’m only an occasional reader – so I would buy it because I like the idea (ie “using household items (or readily available items)”)rather than because I admire your fractured view on modern reality.
Comment by Jeff G. on 12/3 @ 4:45 pm #
I have no idea what #21 means. “Fractured view on modern reality”? Reads like something that’s trying to sound a lot smarter than it is. Because my view on “modern reality” is that it’s now, and it’s real. Is there some other way to look at it?
Comment by Squid on 12/3 @ 4:59 pm #
Well, I see “fractured view on modern reality” as referencing something like arm wrestling with a dolphin in a peacoat as a means of strength training. Which is something I’d heartily approve of, and wouldn’t be at all surprised to see coming from you, Mr. G.
Comment by SBP on 12/3 @ 5:10 pm #
Definitely would watch them if they were on the pay portion of the site, might buy a DVD.
Comment by Obstreperous Infidel on 12/3 @ 5:11 pm #
Epic fail for Simon, I’m afraid. BTW, I second (or third) cranky-d and geoff’s comments. Also, if I came into some cash, I might buy the DVD. It’s practical and that’s hard to find anymore.
Comment by SBP on 12/3 @ 5:17 pm #
Will you be nekkid?
Then I definitely won’t watch. Heh. Maybe you could do two versions — one for the ladies (and some of the guys, I guess, NTTAWWT) and one for the rest of us.
Comment by Kresh on 12/3 @ 5:32 pm #
Do Armadillos even have forearms?
This would be cool to have in the paid section of the upcoming subscription site.
It’s still coming, yes?
Comment by Huey on 12/3 @ 5:39 pm #
hand, wrist, and forearm strength
Yeah, until you need glasses.
Comment by 11B40 on 12/3 @ 5:39 pm #
Greetings:
My first wife tried this approach on me back in the ’80s and it didn’t work then either.
I’m a true kitchenphobic and intend to remain so until the day I die. Maybe after that we can talk again.
Comment by Benedick on 12/3 @ 5:48 pm #
Is anyone else tired of commercials for Gold?
Comment by Simon on 12/3 @ 5:50 pm #
Joking
Comment by happyfeet on 12/3 @ 5:53 pm #
I would buy this product.
Comment by happyfeet on 12/3 @ 5:55 pm #
I would buy this product because of I have girl wrists. It’s awful.
Comment by Jeff G. on 12/3 @ 6:02 pm #
Sorry, Simon. Now that it’s been explained to me (at #23), I get it.
Hard for me to see first hand how fractured my view is, given that I share a refrigerator with smack-addicted sugar beets, and share a bathroom with a little armored fuck who not only doesn’t put the top back on the toothpaste, but has actually been caught on a number of occasions thigh deep in some anti-plaque cinnamon Crest.
That’s my reality.
Comment by Benedick on 12/3 @ 6:06 pm #
Because I think a lot of kids will grow up thinking of G. Gordon Liddy as the “Gold Guy,” just as too many of my contemporaries hear “Fuhr Elise” and think “McDonald’s!”
Comment by Mr. W on 12/3 @ 6:07 pm #
I would like commercials for gold if they would advertise it at reasonable prices. For some reason they are really gouging their customers lately.
I wonder when Henry Waxman will be hauling the gold cartel in front of his committee like he did with the oil executives when gas went to four bucks.
Comment by Simon on 12/3 @ 6:08 pm #
Actually I think the phrase I was looking for was ‘fractured take on modern reality’. I heard it on a sitcom once, and as you say it makes me sound smarter than what I really am – which I would have thought is a good thing.
Comment by Benedick on 12/3 @ 6:09 pm #
Besides, Gold is at an all-time high. Now is not the time to buy it. That’s why I’m getting in on adamantium at the ground floor.
Comment by serr8d on 12/3 @ 6:10 pm #
I’ve got a hell of a grip, but could always use a bit more strength and conditioning. Controlling a .44 Mag isn’t child’s play; but I’m looking at the new(er) .500 S&W, and that’s a whole ‘nother level.
There’s another market for your DVD, BTW; the shootists.
Comment by RAO on 12/3 @ 6:13 pm #
I STILL think Mrs. W owns this approach. . . . .
Comment by Blitz on 12/3 @ 6:17 pm #
Jeff jeff jeff… That’s all ya got? Hell man, I have a Nazi cat, right down to the helmet and Luger. Also? It’s quite possible that the Fritos are planning a counterattack on the bean dip. I’m keeping an eye out for that, since me and the onions have allied. Kitchen warII…
Anyway, since I actually have to lift like trannies and stuff ( turn off the pron PW’ers, TRANSMISSIONS ) I wouldn’t buy it. But like someone above said? I’d pay to watch it.
Comment by Blitz on 12/3 @ 6:21 pm #
Serr8d? Good luck, godspeed and can I have your cat?
Comment by Jeff G. on 12/3 @ 6:24 pm #
“Fractured take on reality” would have clued me in, I think — even though I believe it’s all of you who are living in the matrix.
Me and the dolphin and the Sea Monkey King, we’re what’s real.
Comment by McGehee on 12/3 @ 6:29 pm #
Redundancy alert.
In my house there are four cats, and we’ve laid two others to rest in the last 11 years. Every single one of ‘em was a Nazi at heart.
Comment by Benedick on 12/3 @ 6:31 pm #
McGehee, do you live in Brazil or something?
Comment by Blitz on 12/3 @ 6:32 pm #
McGehee? Can your cat quote fro ‘Mein Kampf’ and goosestep? I’m tellin’ ya, between the cat and the thing growing in the fridge? I’m about to build a safe room…
Comment by Carin on 12/3 @ 7:30 pm #
I like how Jeff ignored my question.
Shirtless, perhaps?
Comment by JD on 12/3 @ 7:32 pm #
Cats are inherently evil. It is a fact. Scientific consensus even.
Comment by Blitz on 12/3 @ 7:58 pm #
Carin? He’s married. Please use an adult chat room to cantact him.
JD? The science is NOT settled. They’re not sure that cats are evil like the Clown in “IT” or evil like Mexican wrestling midgets in masks…
Comment by Blitz on 12/3 @ 8:00 pm #
MY cat? Outdoes the ‘dillo. She fought me for bacon tonight!! I have the scars to prove it!!
Comment by Blitz on 12/3 @ 8:01 pm #
We need a proven expert on cats here. Maggie?
Comment by Carin on 12/3 @ 8:02 pm #
Carin? He’s married. Please use an adult chat room to cantact him.
Blitz, but he wrote:
Besides, the chat room thing would be pretty lame:
Me: so about that shirtless thing …
Jeff:
Me: I mean, you could use lighting so it was arty or whatever …
Jeff:
Me: And, the rimless glasses. You HAVE to wear those.
Jeff:
Me: Well, just get back to me.
Comment by JD on 12/3 @ 8:05 pm #
Okay, we can add Blitz to the list of evil things. Blitz is prolly responsible for this, a site whose mere existence has caused countless sleepless nights.
http://photobucket.com/images/evil%20clown/
Comment by Carin on 12/3 @ 8:06 pm #
Ha, remember when Jeff used to post those IM chats with Bill INDC?
Lol.
Those were funny.
Comment by Blitz on 12/3 @ 8:07 pm #
You: ummm ummm OOOHHH..
Jeff: Huh?
Me: HA HA (channeling Nelson)
Comment by Blitz on 12/3 @ 8:09 pm #
Now now JD…I’m not evil like a visiting Vietnamese Mom in law, so I can’t be all THAT bad, right?
Comment by Carin on 12/3 @ 8:09 pm #
You lost me Blitz.
I was just funning. I think Jeff figured that out. Which was why he ignored me.
Comment by JD on 12/3 @ 8:10 pm #
Visiting implies that there are periods of time when she is not at my house ;-)
Comment by Blitz on 12/3 @ 8:11 pm #
I know that Carin. Was funnin’ on the “nekkid” thingy.
Comment by Blitz on 12/3 @ 8:12 pm #
OMG JD…..Mom in law lives there? You put up the concertina wire WAY too late!!
Comment by Carin on 12/3 @ 8:16 pm #
Actually, Jeff got me started with P90X (two years ago now) , so I know he takes this workout stuff seriously.
I don’t really “do” that anymore, as I’ve evolved it into my own workout, but it’s all based on the p90X stuff.
I’m down to my lowest weight (except add in muscle) since I was … I dunno, 14 years old, perhaps? Size four jeans are lose on me.
Everyone should let Jeff inspire them.
Comment by Carin on 12/3 @ 8:18 pm #
Still can’t do more than one or two pullups, though.
Darn. [insert more serious swear word here]
Comment by Blitz on 12/3 @ 8:18 pm #
May I ask? What is that Carin? I’m very thin, but heavily muscled. could it help me with the only problem I havve? it’s just that I”m not very ‘bendy’ anymore…
Comment by Carin on 12/3 @ 8:21 pm #
Oh, P90X is a set of … 10 workouts or so. It’s great. There is a kick-ass yoga workout in there (hardest I’ve ever done) that will kick your ass and get you nice and bendy.
You can find it on Al Gore’s internet, and I think they even have little bits you can preview.
Comment by JD on 12/3 @ 8:29 pm #
She is a wonderful caring lady that we are fortunate to have with us, Blitz. It does get a bit frustrating at times, but in the grand scheme of things, she is a huge net-positive.
Comment by dicentra on 12/3 @ 8:43 pm #
Every single one of ‘em was a Nazi at heart.
As evidenced by the fact that they can tell when you’ve awakened at 4 am and would REALLY like to get back to sleep before the alarm goes off, and therefore decide it’s time for you to give them the head skratchez you already gave them a few hours ago.
Comment by Benedick on 12/3 @ 8:58 pm #
P90x made me pee blood. I’m not kidding.
Comment by JD on 12/3 @ 8:58 pm #
Last time I peed blood I had a small laceration to my kidney.
Comment by Seth on 12/3 @ 9:02 pm #
At the right price point, sure, I’d be interested. I have trouble figuring out an effective forearm workout.
Comment by JD on 12/3 @ 9:23 pm #
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay off-topic …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Anq88-WUX0&feature=player_embedded
Bocelli & Katherine Jenkins
Comment by SPC Jack Klompus on 12/3 @ 9:32 pm #
“We need a proven expert on cats here. Maggie?
Maggie the Cat? Leave Skipper out of this!!
Comment by Hvy Mtl Hntr on 12/3 @ 9:51 pm #
serr8d-
I have a .500 S&W in the 3 5/8″ bbl; I luv it! Kind of a handfull w/ 400-450 gr bullets, but it sure gets the job done… My daughter can handle it w/ 325 gr. X-bullets, nice to handle and wicked bullet expansion. I find I carry it quite a bit during our field season, not too bad in a shoulder rig.
Comment by JD on 12/3 @ 9:55 pm #
http://www.impactguns.com/store/media/smith_500_10.jpg
This one, serr8d ?
Comment by Lazarus Long on 12/3 @ 10:15 pm #
“Still can’t do more than one or two pullups, though.
Darn. [insert more serious swear word here]”
Here, Carin:
“FRIKKIN’ FRACKIN’ FRICKER FLACKERS!!!!!!!!!!”
Comment by bh on 12/3 @ 10:33 pm #
If you bundle the Popeye Forearms with something on basic hand control for non-grapplers, I’d be in, whatever format.
The pay section is sounding better and better.
Comment by Jeff G. on 12/3 @ 10:43 pm #
P90x was great. I’m back into some of the workouts now — I do the weight workouts, mostly, but I’m slowly adding back in some of the cardio stuff (I’m weakest there, at this point: I’ve been training to go full power in shorter bursts, and my cardio is in rhythm to 7x three minute boxing or Thai boxing rounds) — but like Carin, anyone who’s done it for a long while will eventually mold it to his or her particular interests. My wife does a lot of cardio and plyo, for instance. Me, I do 2 miles or so in a weight vest, so I find that when I have to do all the twisting that P90x calls for in many of the workouts, my knees get pretty taxed.
bh –
What kind of hand control for non-grapplers are you after? Are you after pinch grip, grab strength, hold strength…?
Comment by bh on 12/3 @ 11:21 pm #
Shit, all of the above. Most of my early training was non-striking, just submissions, so there were no gloves to hold onto. I got used to that. And now, everyone cheats, hold my gloves, use their own gloves rather than locking on their own hand, wrist, arm.
Comment by JD on 12/3 @ 11:33 pm #
bh – Long time, no see. Hope all is well. A swift kick to the nads will make them let go of your gloves.
Comment by bh on 12/3 @ 11:44 pm #
Hey, JD. I’ve already been warned about nad kicking. Nad punching too. I’m working on something new, like a headbutt to the balls, but way, way more manly than it sounds.
Comment by JD on 12/3 @ 11:54 pm #
I am still laughing. Don’t forget the eye poke.
Comment by Jeff G. on 12/4 @ 12:01 am #
Put vaseline on your brow, then when you’re standing in defensive mode, tap your gloves to your brow on the top of the hand and on the tape.
Comment by bh on 12/4 @ 12:25 am #
Spoken like a cagey corner man, Jeff. I’ve actually given that some thought. I’m still not the guy with back acne and HGH face, who’s the cheater?
Comment by maggie katzen on 12/4 @ 12:59 am #
um, It’s gotten cold here and one cat in particular is an excellent foot warmer. I ain’t sayin’ nothin. They are lovely creatures. so nice and warm.
although there is this, but I only have brown tabbies.
Comment by Spiny Norman on 12/4 @ 4:15 am #
Throw in some nekkid wimmin, and I’m there.
Comment by Spiny Norman on 12/4 @ 4:22 am #
Evil? Amoral and narcissistic perhaps, but not entirely evil.
Comment by Danger on 12/4 @ 5:55 am #
“Me, I do 2 miles or so in a weight vest, so I find that when I have to do all the twisting that P90x calls for in many of the workouts, my knees get pretty taxed.”
So have you found your Mojo yet?
Comment by Mr. W on 12/4 @ 6:43 am #
I love cats, I just can’t seem to finish one.
Heh.
(picks tooth with toothpick)
Comment by Mr. W on 12/4 @ 6:46 am #
Oh sure! Be all judgemental…like you never ate one of your pets.
(goes back to picking teeth)
Comment by Mr. W on 12/4 @ 6:48 am #
Don’t be so naive.
I mean, what did you think was in that ‘pork’ fried rice? Pork?
Comment by McGehee on 12/4 @ 8:56 am #
And then there’s this cat Charles Johnson inexplicably missed.
He (the cat, not the loon) was at a pro-democracy rally in the Ukraine back in ‘04, which was disturbing.
Comment by Lost My Cookies on 12/4 @ 10:13 am #
I think that’s a great idea. I could use a lower body workout that I could do in a hotel room. Squats and wall sits get boring and I find myself not doing any lower body unless they have a bike or elliptical free, which they usually don’t.
Something a little more challenging than using my 24 inch double-ender as a thighmaster, but doesn’t require too much room or make so much noise that I have to move the dead hookers. Again.
Oh yeah, speaking of dead hookers, I should be able to do it in clear high heels or platforms. So not twisting is probably a good thing.
Comment by The Lost Dog on 12/4 @ 1:02 pm #
Damn!
Ithought I already commented on this post.
You know, my dentist, and all…
Comment by cranky-d on 12/4 @ 1:24 pm #
Different post, TLD.
Comment by Rusty on 12/5 @ 9:02 am #
69.Comment by Seth on 12/3 @ 9:02 pm #
At the right price point, sure, I’d be interested. I have trouble figuring out an effective forearm workout.
Find a job in machine shop where you have to crank a handle all day. Switch hands a lot. I can still take a bottle cap and bent it in half with just my thumb and index finger. I can also tie a cherry stem in a knot with my tongue.
That last one is for the ladies.
Comment by dorkafork on 12/5 @ 11:15 am #
I’d definitely be interested. I’m sure I can figure out a way to make the thing unusual, if not downright offensive. C’mon. They’re forearm exercises. Forearm exercises. That’s why I need good forearm exercises, to strengthen them for all the offensive things I do with them!
P90X is great, got it through Carin’s recommendation. Been very happy with the results.
Comment by JD on 12/5 @ 11:21 am #
Dorkafork?! Haven’t seen that name in ages. Hope all is well.
Comment by dorkafork on 12/5 @ 1:17 pm #
I been hibernatin’. It’s been a while.
Comment by Jeff G. on 12/8 @ 11:23 am #
I introduced Carin and a few others here to P90x. It will get you into great shape, no doubt about it.
But be forewarned: this is not some gimmicky program. It’s taxing, and the workouts — while enjoyable — can be arduous. If you aren’t already in fairly decent shape, start with the Power 90 program and work up to P90X.
Once you’re in shape from completing the program, you can design your own workouts around the individual workouts. For instance, I do far less of the cardio workouts these days (bad on me, but I’ve replaced them with 30 minutes of hitting and kicking a heavy bag, sometimes wearing the weight vest, sometimes not) and really use P90X for the weight workouts and some of the abdominal and core stuff. The stretch and yoga are also great, but I’ve been bad at keeping up with that. I’ll probably bring back X-stretch, but the fact is, there’re only so many hours in the day, and I’m more interested in hand and grip strengt, functional strength training, and catch wrestling than I am in beach muscles, so I have to pick and choose what I can and cannot do in the time I have available.
For those who’ve completed P90x, the next phase workouts would be Tony’s Lucky 13 and Circuit Breaker. But those are for people who are reaching very high levels of conditioning.